My sister looked up our family tree and she found that our maternal great and great-great grandfather had the same first name of Valentine. So old world. Love it. They came over in the 1800’s from Germany.
There are two parts of our family tree we can’t search. One you can probably guess is because my father’s mother’s father was an orphan and he didn’t remember anything about his family. Or at least claimed he didn’t. My cynical side showing here. Then my mother’s mother’s family was from the Netherlands and their last name was Smith. You can imagine in the U.S. that’s a very popular name. Unless you have specifics, which most of us don’t, it’s near to impossible to locate that branch of the family. And if you have specifics, why are you looking? Duh.
My sis has done big time research on my dad’s family. They’re mainly Welsh, but with a mix of English, Irish, and Scottish. Can we say United Kingdom?
That's so cool, Carla. All my life I was told that my last name (Rice) was changed from the Welsh Rhys. I was loving bein' Welsh. Then a few years ago, my uncle did research and said no, we're actually German descent; the name used to be Reiss. I said no. I've been Welsh for 50+ years. I would rather stay Welsh, thank you very much. :-)
ReplyDeleteI say you're Welsh too. I like to think we might be related. :-)
ReplyDeleteMaybe we're 'kin' too. I always wanted to be a writer.
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Hi, Darlene. Swafford is my hubby's last name. He has cousins everywhere...so you never can tell. LOL!
ReplyDeleteGet you a pen and paper (or computer) and just start writing whatever comes to mind. That's the best way to start. If you live in Birmingham, AL, you can come to my writers group meeting if you 18 or order.
Too far for me...I live in Hillbilly Land otherwise known as Clay County Kentucky. Thanks for the invite though.
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