VaNella

An ancestor killed a king. He got away by putting the shoes on his horse backward so it would look like he was coming rather than leaving.

fatquarters

[quote=Willa]No one famous from my family that I know of. Had a great great grandmother that had 5 sets of twins that lived. Hasn't been another set in the family since.

Ha Ha, My DHs Grandmother delivered babies way back when, There was a lady that had given birth to 4 sets of twins. Grandma used to call the father of them, "Double Barrel Tom"

tlcquiltnut

My great great great grandfather was the second settler of our county and the first one of the neighboring county. He has a creek named after him and I live right between the east and west fork of that creek. He was once given an indian war pony from a chief of the indians here.

kso

My father was a bootlegger for the Liccovoli Gang (sp?) in Toledo, during Prohibition.

On a "better" note, I have an ancestor that spent the winter at Valley Forge with General Washington.

plainpat

Not much is known about my Dad's family.
Maternal Grmother was Penna Dutch.Don't know how/where she married my Grfather who was a farmer in Ohio.
DH's Great Grfather had 12 kids with 1st wife.She passed away & he remarried & had another 10-12 kids.
Truth really is stranger than fiction!

Barb44

Compared to some others, my family was pretty boring! My great-great-grandfather on my dad's side was a guard for the King of Prussia. I have the epaulets from his uniform.

Another great-great-grandfather emigrated from Northern Ireland with 7 brothers. They split up when they arrived in the US. My g-g-grandfather and one brother settled in Indiana. They never knew where the others went. I have a lot relatives out there I don't know about.

My mother grew up in a house that was haunted. My grandmother had a sister who died in the house at the age of 12. They would hear her singing upstairs in German. I got a chance to visit that house in May. It has since been torn down. Wonder what happened to the ghosts?

Kimkankwilt

My DH is related to Rebecca Nurse (lady accused of being a witch)

stitchinwitch

This is SUCH an interesting thread - LOVE it! Remember "Roots"? Wouldn't it be fantastic that there would be a DVD on each and every one of you showing the story of your ancestors?? They are ALL SOOOOOOO Fascinating!!!!

stitchinwitch

Barb44!! My Grandfather was a part of the Prussian military too! In fact - I will try to send a picture!

gollytwo

Way back on my Dad's side - the Marquis de Baillet came over with Lafayette to fight in our Revolution.
He also had an uncle who rode with Frank James.
My Cousin Lyda (actually my Dad's cousin) was still making gin in her bathtub when I was a kid.

Thread has been alot of fun to read - thanks for starting it.