Genealogy

• bigdaddy2003

  

  I've always been interested in genealogy but I've never really delved into it deeply until recently. I find it pretty interesting to see where my family came from and how they ended up where they did. Is anyone else interested in their family tree?
• se-alum

  

  Jym Ganahl on NBC did a series where he was looking into his family tree, and it got me pretty interested. I just wonder if a site like ancestry.com is worth investing in to research your family tree?
• Curly J

  

  My Dad and a couple of my cousins traced our family back to when our first relative came from Ireland. Most if it done in the 90's with no internet.
  
  I'm heading to Kentucky next week and might stop off to see if I can find the grave of my Great Great Grandpa in Renfro Valley/Rockcastle County. His name was Marvel.
• bigdaddy2003

  

  I just traced my dad's side back to the first relative to come to America. One of the things I'm digging about the whole thing is for most of my life I've generally only knew about my family being from Kentucky and to go back further than that to see how the family made it to Kentucky is pretty interesting.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  How'd you do it without using a site like ancestry?
• LJ

  

  Commander of Awesome;1147986 wrote:How'd you do it without using a site like ancestry?

  I did it for a summer with my grandma was I was a kid. I don't remember everything, but we started here in Columbus and just kept using records at the courthouses to trace back and slowly we traveled from Columbus all the way to Philly to search the records.
• sleeper

  

  We can go ahead and add genealogist to LJ's internet resume.
• LJ

  

  sleeper;1147996 wrote:We can go ahead and add genealogist to LJ's internet resume.

  Can we? Too bad all I remember is going to courthouses with her and traveling.
• justincredible

  

  LJ;1147999 wrote:Can we? Too bad all I remember is going to courthouses with her and traveling.

  We can add judge and world traveler, then.
• LJ

  

  justincredible;1148004 wrote:We can add judge and world traveler, then.

  I just ate a fruit cup.... it was good.
  
  
  BOOM professional food critic.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  LJ;1148006 wrote:I just ate a fruit cup.... it was good.
  
  
  BOOM professional food critic.

  And a comedian.
• LJ

  

  Commander of Awesome;1148009 wrote:And a comedian.

  Sherm is the only pro comedian on here.
• sleeper

  

  Commander of Awesome;1148009 wrote:And a comedian.

  He does have better jokes than Sherm.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  LJ;1148010 wrote:Sherm is the only pro comedian on here.

  And a mind reader/psychic! ZOMG youre a swiss army knife of posters!
• bigdaddy2003

  

  No threads are safe from derailing off topic on this board are they? Ha
• Curly J

  

  It appears my family first settled in Virginia then managed to make it to Tennessee during the Civil War period and later to Rockcastle County Ky post war. It looks like my Great Grandpa Ransom moved to Harlan County Ky. Possibly following the coal boom of the 1900's.
  
  I know there are still some of my family in Rockcastle County as I was contacted on Facebook by one wanting to know my relatives. It turns it was an ex-father in law of a girl I work with. I've actually found the a picture on the web of my Great Great Grandpa's tombstone. I've found where the cemetary is located, but I'm not sure how accessible it is as it might be up a hollow.
  
  I still have relatives in Harlan County. The Wife and I are going there next week for a little vacation.
• LJ

  

  bigdaddy2003;1148013 wrote:No threads are safe from derailing off topic on this board are they? Ha

  Not with Sleeper around
• Gblock

  very short tree here...have no idea where im from. apparently record keeping wasnt very big on slave ships. hope that helps
• FatHobbit

  

  My family all hates each other. I know my immediate aunts and uncles on my mom's side but that is it. (and they rarely talk in the last 15 years, since my grandpa died)
• sherm03

  

  LJ;1148010 wrote:Sherm is the only pro comedian on here.

  
  True.
  

  sleeper;1148011 wrote:He does have better jokes than Sherm.

  He does? Never seen his act. Link?
• Sonofanump

  The most bizarre thing we found was a castle with the same name on Loch Ness.
• hoops23

  

  My great aunt has been working on ours. I'm a 6th decedent of a king in Ireland.
  
  My ancestors came from Ireland and first settled in North Carolina. Most of them then moved west to Kentucky.
• Laley23

  

  Alexander the Great.
  
  At least thats what I, and all Macedonians, claim lol.
• DeadliestWarrior34

  

  I think I have some roots in Africa, because my Great-Great-Great uncle from Nigeria is always trying to give me money.
• Terry_Tate

  

  My 7th great grandfather was the 5th Governor of Ohio. Othniel Looker. Be jealous.