Whose who in your family...anyone famous?

[hannahfievel]

Howdy everyone,

I thought about who is who...and how some may here actually be related...so I thought...hmmm...

Is anyone in your family famous and if so "WHO" and "WHAT DID THEY DO OR ARE STILL DOING"?

My dad is doing a family tree and it got me thinking...huh...wonder if anyone here is related to me..and maybe "how"?

So, if someone knows that they are related to:

Samuel Gompers who founded the AFL Labor Unions...we may be distant relatives!

So, anyone else wanna play? Thanks, hannah

 

[middleman777]

Well just two examples of who's in my family line.

1. Stonewall Jackon (Jackson is my grandma's maiden name)

2. Betsy Ross is also a relative

 

[hannahfievel]

Wow, that is some patriotic bloodline there brother!

I lived outside of Boston when I was a child, so I learned alot about the founding fathers. As..John Adams and family lived about a mile from where we used to live...we did sneak into his house a couple of times when we were little! It was cool!

My family to the best of my knowledge had one other famous person...and that was:

Beatrice Kay (April 21, 1907 – November 8, 1986) she was a singer, vaudevillian, music hall performer, stage and film actress. She was born in New York, New York and died in North Hollywood, California.

Yeh, I copied and pasted her stuff, I couldn't remember it all. She sang too...these Songs she popularized include "I'm Only A Bird In A Gilded Cage, "And The Band Played On", " Mention My Name In Sheboygan", and "Ta Ra Ra Boom De Ay."

So, there ya' go...anyone related to me? Or how about to middleman777? Wouldn't it be cool to meet someone else with some of the same history? I know others here have to have some famous people in there families. Can some of you share them with us, please?

 

[Ladybug4Jesus]

I am somehow distantly related to the Hatfield side of the Hatfield and McCoy Fued. And also Ricky Skaggs, the bluegrass country singer. He is my grandma's 2nd cousin (I think...)

 

[One day at a time]

Well, I am related to Noah Webster --he wrote the dictionary. My grandmoter was a Webster. Also Daniel Webster was a relative. I also heard that we have Spencer's in our family line --Lady Diana Spencer (still waiting to see the paper work on that!). That is on my mom's side.
On my dad's side--John Daily (may be spelled Daly)--who was a primitive Baptist preacher who wrote books and song books.

 

[nikkipompom]

On my mother's side Bob Dylan the singer is a distant relative.

 

[One day at a time]

I forgot....on my husband's side Dean Stockwell (from Quantum Leap and other movies) is his mom's cousin. She was a Stockwell. No we have never met him though!!