Ancestry

Saucy · Dec 31, 2016

OcifferPls said:
Addendum to my previous posts: according to this source (which goes into an offensive level of detail) has a supposed report from the U.S. Government near the turn of the 2

Addendum to my previous posts: according to this source (which goes into an offensive level of detail) has a supposed report from the U.S. Government near the turn of the last century which reports hazel eyes among native americans.

I have traced my family line to the North Carolina and Tennessee Appalachian regions, and, according to the same source, it is an area that was inhabited by Cherokees, which confirms my previous findings, and at least supports my family's story about some of our history. Additionally, there's more background info about interactions between Scots and Cherokee that might provide a feasible context for co-mingling.

I'm not sure why I should have to defend that or why anyone would want to dispute it. I mean, it is what it is. It's not like it proves me to be royalty or something lol.

This is good information that might help in my case. Thanks for sharing!

Archie the Preacher · Dec 31, 2016

My eyes seem to have changed color over time as well. When I was young, my eyes were blue, then green for my High School picture. Following that, my eyes were hazel for years, almost brown. Since retirement, they are showing more or less blue again.

From my High School biology class - the part about basic genetics - that would be impossible. Blue, green and hazel resulted from one genetic 'arrangement' and brown or black was from another.

I have a sister who claimed what one ate affected eye color. I don't have any further ideas; but I like having blue eyes.

Saucy · Jan 1, 2017

I just found out from my aunt that our last name should be "Hannah", which is English. My great-great grandmother got divorced and went back to her maiden name, which is our current last name. That's so weird to think I could've had a different last name. A few other maiden names on my dad's side is Miller and Burns, also English. So, I'm fairly certain the Scandinavian is on my mom's side.

LoveDivine · Jan 1, 2017

I've never paid to research our family heritage. I'm too afraid to find out who my ancestors were, haha.

All kidding aside, I do know that my background is 3/4 Italian and the other 1/4 is mostly Irish with a trace of Scottish. I've always identified more with my Italian roots (my last name is Italian ). My Italian background is easy to trace because my maternal grandparents emigrated to Canada after WWII. I even know the name of the tiny rural village they grew up in Southern Italy ( in the region of Calabria). They both spoke the regional dialect and I grew up listening to it. I understand a fair amount of Italian. My paternal grandfather is Sicilian and was born in NY. I've been to Italy several times and someday I hope to visit the small village my granpdarents were from

Saucy · Jan 2, 2017

I think I finally got a hit on the Scandinavian. My aunt sent me more maiden names. One was Nowicki, which comes from East Prussia. According to a site I use, East Prussia was first colonized by the Goths, who were Scandinavian.

Another name is Arnold, which is German and Italian, which accounts for the other trace hits.

Saucy · Jan 2, 2017

My aunt just sent me this. The youngest son is my great-grandfather Clark McGirr (my grandpa's father on my dad's side). His father is Glenn McGirr on the Hanna side. The wife is Marianna (Nowicki) McGirr.

The McGirr line came down to the U.S. from Canada. We would've been the Hanna family and was involved in logging and railroad building.

MehGuy · Jan 2, 2017

Since people are posting pictures of their relatives, here is one of my grandfather during WW2.

alsughasoughaiuyfygh · Jan 2, 2017

Saucy · Jan 12, 2017

Yes! Thanks to help from my aunt, we were able to trace the McGirr line when they came over from Ireland. John McGirr, born 1824. Came over during the Great Potato Famine to Canada through the Port of Toronto (the same as the city of Toronto?). It's rumored we have some family over that way.

But John made his way to Michigan and they ran a lumber camp. Interesting stuff.

MehGuy · Jan 12, 2017

Saucy said:
Yes! Thanks to help from my aunt, we were able to trace the McGirr line when they came over from Ireland. John McGirr, born 1824. Came over during the Great Potato Famine to Canada through the Port of Toronto (the same as the city of Toronto?). It's rumored we have some family over that way.

But John made his way to Michigan and they ran a lumber camp. Interesting stuff.

Cool. I know on my father's side we have relatives who came to Canada from Ireland.

Saucy · Jan 12, 2017

MehGuy said:
Cool. I know on my father's side we have relatives who came to Canada from Ireland.

Might've been on the same boat!

Toro · Jan 12, 2017

All I know is the bull is:

German - I like to yell angry stuff
Scottish - While in a kilt
Irish - because it's in my nature to love drinking and fighting.

(Oh come on if I cant make stereotype jokes about myself who can I make fun of? )

Saucy · Jan 12, 2017

Toro said:
All I know is the bull is:

German - I like to yell angry stuff
Scottish - While in a kilt
Irish - because it's in my nature to love drinking and fighting.

(Oh come on if I cant make stereotype jokes about myself who can I make fun of? )

You ever track down any ancestors? I know bulls don't quite have the life expectancy as humans do, but they track the line of bulls I think.

Toro · Jan 12, 2017

Saucy said:
You ever track down any ancestors? I know bulls don't quite have the life expectancy as humans do, but they track the line of bulls I think.

Well, my great great grandmother is named Elsie. The borden company used her face back many years ago. In fact she is still known today.

My Grand father Red at one of our family reunions fighting my uncle Fred

They even have a statue of my great grand father on wallstreet. His name was Bob.

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