Monthly Archives: September 2017

The famed jurist, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is reported to be my 6th cousin, 6 times removed.   I can follow the lineage reported for me through my 5th great grandmother (love the name), Thankful Isham (1752-1834).  But, it requires … Continue reading →

Mrs. Wilson, not the famous Mrs. Wilson who reportedly ran the country when her husband, President Woodrow Wilson, became ill late in his term, was only in the White House a short time.   As my 6th cousin, 3 times … Continue reading →

How neat is this?  Wild Bill Hickok as a 6th cousin, 4 times removed though our MRCA, Alice Pepper (1623-1710).  Unfortunately, Alice is five generations beyond where my documentation supports.  The lineage is straight up the Clark family to Alice … Continue reading →

  Robert Ripley and I share the MRCA of Mehitable Holbrook (1649-1719), my 8th great grandmother.   Robert’s lineage goes down through the well documented Sprague family line for four generations.  I guess this believe it or not might just … Continue reading →

Irene Ryan (Jessie Irene Noblitt) appears to be my sixth cousin, three times removed.   My lineage provided by We’re Related going back to our MRCA, my 8th great grandfather, John Chidsey (1621-1688) agrees with the evidence in my possession. … Continue reading →

Frances Clara Folson has the distinction of being the only First Lady of the United States to be married in the White House. On 2 June 1886, she wed President Grover Cleveland.  Our MRCA, William Holbrook (1620-1699), my 9th great grandfather … Continue reading →