President and Chief Justice Taft appears to actually be my sixth cousin, 4 times removed through our MRCA, my 9th great grandfather, William Holbrook (1620-1699). The Taft line up to Grandfather Holbrook goes through the well documented Torrey and Holbrook famlies. So, We’re Related, that is one that we can put in the WIN column!
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 6 additional generations to get to our reported MRCA, Hannah Howse (1594-1634). That is going to be a lot of hours! And would a Supreme Court argument accept less preparation? Another TO DO item!
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 removed, we share a MRCA, Hannah Chapin (1644-1719), two generations beyond where my documentation supports. I cover through my 6th great grandfather, Moses Hitchcock (1717-1768). I will use the We’re Related next two entries as clues in my search for added generations. But, I will need to find evidence that they are the correct entries before I put them in MY database.
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 (she married a Clark). So, I see a research TO DO item that is to complete the Clark Family lineage from the point of 4 times great grandmother, Esther Clark, to Alice’s spouse.
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 end up with believe it! Sixth cousins, three times removed.
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. Now if the same can be said of Cousin Irene’s lines, it would be like Texas Tea! I’ll take a look at it and see if it holds water around the cement pond. (PS – bad photo, WR — Irene is on the left)
Admiral Farragut as a cousin was quite impressive. My lineage kept going with names and dates beyond my documented 5th great grandmother, Thankful Isham (1752-1834) for another 5 generations to our MRCA, Richard Ingraham (1600-1683). Not a single PRIVATE in my line nor in the Admirals. Then, I read his biography on Wikipedia – something We’re Related seemed to have attached but not referenced. The lineage given to David Farragut is that of David Porter, HIS FOSTER FATHER. Uh, We’re Related, that is NOT how it works.
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 is well documented along my lineage. Cousin Frances’ lineage was presented in a clear manner without those pesky PRIVATE place holders. Once I have confirm that lineage, I will be able to claim the youngest First Lady of the United States as a cousin.
Asa Gray, 6th cousin, 5 times removed, was one of the most noted botanists of the 19th century. The pedigree chart provided by We’re Related is clean — No PRIVATE place holders — on both lineages. Mine progresses to my 6th great grandfather, John Munn (1712-1785), and then four more generations to our MRCA, William Parsons (1570-1653). That makes another TO DO item of 4 generations that I will need to investigate to be able to include Asa as a cousin.
Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, as my 6th cousin, 4 times removed is an interesting development. The lineage provided for my line in the pedigree chart is in agreement with what I have documented all the way to our MRCA, William Ballard (1603-1689), my 9 times great grandfather. There are not PRIVATE placeholders in Clara’s lineage presented! The only question mark arises with her grandfather, David Stone (1750-1827) being the son of David Haven (1731-1800). Children usually have the same surname as their father. I need to look into why this change in name occurred before I make Cousin Clara a definite. I am seeing too many instances where We’re Related is reporting non-genealogical relationships as if they really were the actual biological relationship (i.e. calling a foster parent the actual genealogical parent of a child and then assigning the lineage upward). But, investigation will tell one way or the other.
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