My dads family came from England and my moms family came from Germany. Quite a mix isn't it?
On my dads side they were candle makers and first settled in Boston, Mass. The name in England was Wicks, but when they came through Ellis, Island the spelling was changed to Weeks. Anyway there is a Weeks house in Boston.
My g grandpa & g grandma ended up in Missouri. They came to KS with my dad in a covered wagon. My dad was the oldest of 10. (I am the youngest of 8). Anyway we are also related to the Younger brother's from out of Missouri. They rode with Jesse James. My g g grandma was also a full bloodied Cherokee Indian. All I have is a copy of a tin type picture.
My moms side of the family was much less exciting. No famous people. G pa was a railroader, but died of a heart attack when he was 45. My g ma was 3 mo shy of her 100 b day when she died. So she was a widow for a long time. My mom was a school teacher in a one room school house, when she met my dad.