Family heritage

[Just JT]

I was thinking, how far back can you trace your family's background?
Did you ever try and do a family tree?
How many generations are you able to follow?
Do any names seem to follow any paths in your families?

[Flapjack]

My nan traced her family pretty far back and I found out loads of cool things like I have a lil Native American in meee xD My family comes from all other the world so I imagine creating a tree including both sides of my family would be too hard.

Have you done a family tree buddy?

[Jinglebottom]

My family from my father's side has its roots in Western Yemen, in the foothills of the mountains surrounding Sana'a. Afterwards, they migrated to Iraq, and made their final stop in the Levant during the 10th century, Mount Lebanon to be more specific (and made their conversion from Islam to the religion I follow today), before finally settling in Beirut. As for my mother's side, all I know is that they're part Italian and have been living in Mount Lebanon for a long time.

I tried putting a family tree together, but tbh I'm unfamiliar with the generations that came before my parents.

[rioo]

We have picture of old family from around 70 years ago. And few years ago my mom show me a book family tree but I don't remember andnever try to reach it anymore.

[Phosphene]

I've never done a family tree, but my dad's family originated from Italy and my mom's from a few countries. So I'm also part Irish, French, German, and Cherokee Indian.

[Dalcourt]

Ah...one of the fave topics of my maternal grandma....she did this family tree thing and everything, lol.

[jamie_n5]

I know that one of my aunts has traced our family tree back I think 10 generations. It is interesting to see where all your ancestors came from and where they settled and so forth.

[ethan-s]

Well let's see... I'm part Cherokee Indian from my dad's side, and I'm related to the Shelton brothers on my mom's side... great great uncles, iirc.

[Cadanance00]

Huh. Which family?

[Just JT]

Huh. Which family?

Who ever you wana post about

[Drewboyy]

I can track my family back 5 or 6 generations

[VTGEEK14]

I traced down my family like 5 or 6 generations before me

[kissban]

Well let's see... I'm part Cherokee Indian from my dad's side, and I'm related to the Shelton brothers on my mom's side... great great uncles, iirc.

you are a half Chuck Norris... ;) :D :cool:

[JohnC]

I can only go to my great grandfather on my dads side. And my mom's side we can go back 4 generations. They have a family tree and all that.

[Just JT]

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[Dalcourt]

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So what about your heritage then? Since I'm way too lazy to write about mine.

[Vermilion]

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[Pilyk]

I was thinking, how far back can you trace your family's background? The early 1500's (it's quite difficult to go further in the past than 1539, when it became mandatory to keep civil registers in France, as all my ancestors were French).
Did you ever try and do a family tree? Yes, my father began it and then I completed it.
How many generations are you able to follow? 10 on most lines, then I can go as far as 12 generations.

Nevertheless, there are not just names on the paper. I do think "ancestors" one's have encountered (such as grandparents or great grandparents) or the furnitures, papers, journals, photo albums one's may have inherited are also part of it, isn't it?

This video is quite interesting related to the questions you asked :):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvI-hd-iOOg

[Cadanance00]

The only thing that seems to be relatively certain is that one of them was rounded up on the streets of England and deported to the Georgia penal colony in the 1700s.

[Falcons_11]

My mom's great-uncle is the family genealogist. He traced the family back to 16th century Britain. One of them fought for King Charles I and fled to the Colonies when the king was executed. That's how my family came to America. Genealogy is interesting subject because it tells the story of where you came from.

[Just JT]

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[PlasmaHam]

I have studied my genealogy some on occasion. From all my research, I've really haven't gotten too much. My mom's side of my family can be traced back to the late 1700s. They were originally from Virginia, but around the turn of the 18th century they settled in the same little town I live in today. They fought in the Revolution, and at least three of them were officers in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. They were mainly just your stereotypical white farmer of that era, though one was actually a schoolteacher and county commissioner.

My dad's side is more limited. All I know is that my great grandpa came to America from Germany in the 1930s. He was Jewish, so I am guessing he was likely fleeing Nazi Germany. My last name is also very German, but I don't know anything beyond that.

[DriveAlive]

Half of my family are Hungarian Jews and the other half are German nazis.

[Dalcourt]

Half of my family are Hungarian Jews and the other half are German nazis.

That's a really awesome combination.

[Porpoise101]

For my American family, it is pretty simple. My great grandparents came from what is now Serbia and Croatia. They settled in Pittsburgh to work the steel mills.

As for my Indian family, it's interesting. It's all from Kerala. My grandfather's side historically has been in the administrative class. We are even descended from some prince. My grandmother's side is less royal, but of similar stature. Supposedly her family even has a little bit of Arab in it because some of the traders settled down near Cochin.

[Dalcourt]

My heritage is not too uncommon where I live so yeah:
From my mother's side one part of the family comes from Western Africa part is still there the other part moved to the Caribbean. One of the woman married a French plantation owner...later also Spanish people where mixed into it . One branch of the family moved to Louisiana which still belonged to France back then while the others stayed on Martinique and Haiti. The family never lost contact and till today we still are in contact with those parts of the family.
Living on the American mainland there has also some part of Houma native Americans mixed into the family. After Louisiana purchase the family gave up a plantation they owned and moved to the city owning several houses and businesses in the French quarter.
The family was one of those free people of color. They owned slaves themselves and were generally accepted by the white society. They made it through Civil War without having to take part in the fights cuz it was mainly females in this generation.

Still they lost part of their businesses( wasn't manageable without the work of slaves I assume) and due to economical decline the family lost most of it's wealth later and now my grandma only owns the smallest of the houses and can only keep it by renting out a great deal of it...

My father's side is so called Cajuns . French people that first settled down in what is now Canada. Like all Cajuns they had to flee Canada as the British took over and settled in the South of the US. They have a very strong cultural heritage and maintain speaking French and stuff like that.
They are all white people but since my grandma fell in love with a black musician the skin color in the youngest generation has gotten way darker again than it used to be for several generations.
I don't know anything about my Dad's Dad apart from the above though but I assume it's typical Southern black people's history.

So I guess I have bored everyone long enough now :)

[lliam]

An uncle traced our family tree back to the 1650th.

My dad has letters, documents and even photo albums which are documenting how our ancestors lived at the beginning of the 19th century til now.

I find those letters more interesting than a family tree, eg cause the all the letters were written by my ancestors and they describe directly there lives during the 19th century and all the changes they expierenced. I call it a real familiy treasure,
So I am directly related to history.

I call it a real family treasure that is more worth than chests full of gold and such. Especially when you consider that my ancestors at that time were very simple people. None of the rich and important folks. And in other families of this time hardly diaries or letters were written. Most people couldn't even read or write properly.

So one of my ancestors has to become a teacher by the will of his father. The first teacher who was born in that little Village. Also Especially when you consider that my ancestors at the time were very simple people. None of the rich and important folks. And in other families of this time hardly diaries or letters were written. Most people couldn't even read or write properly.

So one of my ancestors has to become a teacher by the will of his father. The first teacher who was born in that little Village. He also was the youngest son of a farmer and cattle dealer. A huge climb at the social ladder in these times. His old dad died literally with pride. And that happened, as Hessen was French. Vive la révolution française. Et vive Nappi 1., le petit Corse.

[Just JT]

An uncle traced our family tree back to the 1650th.

My dad has letters, documents and even photo albums which are documenting how our ancestors lived at the beginning of the 19th century til now.

I find those letters more interesting than a family tree, eg cause the all the letters were written by my ancestors and they describe directly there lives during the 19th century and all the changes they expierenced. I call it a real familiy treasure,
So I am directly related to history.

I call it a real family treasure that is more worth than chests full of gold and such. Especially when you consider that my ancestors at that time were very simple people. None of the rich and important folks. And in other families of this time hardly diaries or letters were written. Most people couldn't even read or write properly.

So one of my ancestors has to become a teacher by the will of his father. The first teacher who was born in that little Village. Also Especially when you consider that my ancestors at the time were very simple people. None of the rich and important folks. And in other families of this time hardly diaries or letters were written. Most people couldn't even read or write properly.

So one of my ancestors has to become a teacher by the will of his father. The first teacher who was born in that little Village. He also was the youngest son of a farmer and cattle dealer. A huge climb at the social ladder in these times. His old dad died literally with pride. And that happened, as Hessen was French. Vive la révolution française. Et vive Nappi 1., le petit Corse.


That's really cool. I hope he has those letters protected AP they don't decay and can be preserved so your descendent scam enjoy them to. It's so important to have those things. Memory and word of mouth can only go so far.
That's really cool. Family thees are cool, but actual letters and stuff is really cool.

[ImCoolBeans]

A cousin of mine made a very detailed family tree that goes back to the early 1800's a few years ago. I only got to see it once but it was really cool. It was just my dad's side of the family. Both of my paternal grandparents were Italian, and my grandmother actually came through Ellis Island in 1912.

On my mom's side I'm a huge mix. Part German, Russian, English/Australian, French/Canadian, and Irish. My middle name has been passed down from my great great grandmother. It was her maiden name, my great gandmother's middle name, my grandfather's middle name, my mom's, and mine. I'm the fifth generation in the family tradition, my first child will be the 6th. Only one child from each generation has the name.

[Just JT]

ImCoolBeans that's really cool...really cool, thanks for sharing

[Just JT]

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[Abyssal Echo]

I dunno much about either side of the family...my fathers Dutch and moms German.

[PlasmaHam]

This is sorta an update from my previous post. While my dad's side still ends around the 1930's, I have managed to trace back my mom's side of the family to the 1600's.

Most of her ancestors prior to 1700 were from Central Europe and were members of an early Protestant denomination called the Moravians. The Moravian Church originated in the modern Czech Republic around the 1400's and like all early Protestant denominations were heavily persecuted by the Catholic Church.

In the early 1700's a large percentage of the Moravian Church fled to Germany to escape persecution in the more Catholic south. Some Moravians stayed in Germany, but many(like my ancestors) decided to leave Germany for the New World. They went to America in the late 1720's and initially settled in Pennsylvania, but in the 1750s some of them went down to North Carolina after some church leaders bought a large amount of land. I am descended of those who settled in North Carolina, and that is where that story ends.

As far as I know, they were just simple tradesmen and farmers. The only exception would be my 5th great-grandpa, who was a major land owner and local politician. Some fought in the Revolutionary War, and some fought in the Civil War for the CSA. Again no greats, you wouldn't see their names in any history books.

[Jericho14]

My mom's side can be traced back to 1800s. One of them was a sailor in Acapulco, Mexico and worked in Manila Galleon ship (which trades goods between Philippines and Mexico from 1500s-1815). Then came to Philippines after Mexico gained independence and settled in a little town named Lopez, In fact some of my relatives still lives there up to this day.

Not much details goes after that except they kept their Spanish genes by marrying other Mestizos a.k.a. Filipinos that are pure or half Caucasian for few generations until my great grandfather (Apparently my last pure white ancestor) married my great grandmother which is of mixed Austronesian and Chinese ancestry. My mom's mother also is Filipino-Chinese

They even used to be rich and once owned a hacienda (large farm) until early 1970s, They had to sell much of their land size but it's small now and is being look after by my great uncle's family.

So my mom is 1/4 Spanish, 3/8 Chinese and 3/8 Austronesian

Dunno much about my father's side except he's 1/4 Indian from his mother's side. He was adopted but we ever met his parents a few times

[Trevor.]

I was thinking, how far back can you trace your family's background?
Did you ever try and do a family tree?
How many generations are you able to follow?
Do any names seem to follow any paths in your families?

I can't trace my family background that far b/c the Vietnamese war broke down and my parent came to america by boat. I never did try to do a family tree b/c almost every other Vietnamese person has Nguyen or Pham or le as their hmlast name. I could only follow 3 generation. All names were different

[tom20012016]

I dont know i think we came from europe but i never do a genalogic tree

[Just JT]

I dont know i think we came from europe but i never do a genalogic tree

Maybe your parents know and you could start one

[tom20012016]

Maybe your parents know and you could start one
Well i have asked them and yeah we came from europe but they dont remeber anything just that the grandfather of the grandfather of my father was from i think London.So i think doing agenalogic tree is almost imposible.I think they left UK in 1800 or something like that

[user-999]

I was thinking, how far back can you trace your family's background? It depends on where were your your family lived, but churches kept registered the people and you can find them on internet or archives.
Did you ever try and do a family tree? Yes I started one a few years ago.
How many generations are you able to follow? 6 generations
Do any names seem to follow any paths in your families? Well a few people on my fathers side have been given the same names, like my father was named after his grandfather.

[Atlantis]

Most of my family (both sides) are from Irish descent, as far as I know. My aunt (fathers side) was born in Ireland and moved with my grandfather and grandmother when she was young, then my dad was born a few years later.

My mother's family moved from Ireland quite early on, my grandmother was however born in Egypt as her father (so my great grand father) was serving in a war at the time and they wanted to be closer to where he was, I believe. There is a name tradition, my great grandfather's name has been passed down to my grandfather, my uncle and then his son (my cousin).

We tried a few years ago to get a family tree running, we got quite far with my father's side but not so much on my mother's.

[NewLeafsFan]

I've never drawn out a family tree. I know that my mother is 3/4 French (Quebec) and 1/4 Irish. And my Dad is 1/4 Scottish, 1/4 Irish, and 1/2 French (Quebec). And theyre a bit of Swiss on my dads side too.

[BlackParadePixie]

My dad has people in his family who has traced their lineage, loosely, back to 17th century Ireland...with possible roots in Scotland as well a century earlier.
My mom has an aunt still living in Italy who has a big family record book which supposedly traces her family history back to before the Renaissance.

how accurate all of that stuff is...I dunno.