On my Dad's side:
A ggggcousin was captured in a raid on Ruddell's Fort in KY and grew up the 1/2 brother to Tecumseh - then as an adult became an interpreter for Tecumseh. A movie was made of this life. I think the title of the movie is Brave Warrior.
My grandmother grew up in Illinois and remembered traveling back and forth between Illinois and Oklahoma by covered wagon.
My gggrandfather and his 2nd wife were killed the same day by a lightning strike
Ggggggrandparents were members of the church depicted in the story “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”. Yes it’s a real church
Ggggggrandfather lived around the “Goodrich” castle in England. Yes – his last name was Goodrich.
Mothers side:
My grandfather, they said, grew up on a riverboat on the Mississippi river.
Don’t know much else about this side of the family – they didn’t talk much about family but am continuing to do my genealogy research. Hopefully I can find more information on them.