Family History/Lineage

[dizzyde]

This is really making me want to start a serious study, I have been putting it off, but hearing about what you all know about your family history is inspiring me!

[Esther]

I have thought about getting Boom to set up a genealogy section.

I find it very interesting.

On my fathers maternal side, traced back to Westmeath County Ireland and the other one from England. Can't remember off hand which was which.

While doing the study discovered someone married a cowboy, possibly an outlaw that could ride and shoot very well. Only problem is he went to his grave with his real surname.

He named himself Lee.

[Esther]

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

Does't First Timothy say something against the study of geneologies?

GOD BLESS!
Bro. Alex

Yet, Matt begins with geneology.

You have to understand the context in which that was written.

[Ron]

Still searching to see if there are any wealthy people in the lineage!!!

[pelathais]

I read an article a while back that said, based upon computer models, it is estimated that 90% of all North Americans with European ancestry are descended in some way from three people: Charlemagne, the Prophet Mohammed and William the Conqueror.

[dizzyde]

Originally Posted by Ron

Still searching to see if there are any wealthy people in the lineage!!!

I do know that my great-great-great grandfather owned a bank in Arkansas at one point, around the 1900's, but the money from that is loooong gone.

Actually, before my great-grandmother died, I remember her getting an inheritance from that line of the family, the remainder of what was left from her grandfather was dispersed between the living relatives.

I think it was about $900 dollars.

[Nahum]

I completed our geneology search about three years ago. It wasn't too hard because our last name is fairly uncommon.

Our family arrived in Virginia in the early 1700's and followed westward migration across the country.

We are as Irish as Irish can be.

The southern coast of Ireland has a county that still bears our last name.

The most famous ancestors I had were bad, bad people.

They were the only two people to ever escape from Alcatraz.

In my search I found that my grandfather's grandfather was a slave owner who lost everything during the civil war. He moved the whole family to southern Missouri because of it.

That's where most of my family still lives.

[Neck]

Originally Posted by Ron

Anyone ever trace thier family history?
How fare back can you go?
Did you find anything interesting?

On my dad's side, his mom & dad were married in Sharon, N.D in 1913 shortly after they both arrived from Norway.
From that union there are almost 500 descendants as my dad was 1 of 12.
We go back to the Vikings.

On my mom's side, her dad was from Scotland & in our direct lineage we descended from Robert the Bruce the only King of Scotland.

Your family?

I traced both sides of the family.

My dad is named after his Grandfather. Who was here in New York city as far back as 1850. His name was John A Eckstadt the same as my dad.

My grandfather Arthur George Eckstadt was in WW1 and was on the USS Nathanial Fanning.

I have his service records.

They sunk a U-Boat U-58 in November 1917 and it was a major victory in
WW1.

The Naval Cross and several other medals were earned for the battle victory.

Some 50 plus Germans and commanders were captured and taken captive.

My grandfather was given a letter of accomodations from the President of the US as well.

My Grandmother my dads mom was the house keeper for Movie Actress Barbara Stanwyck .

My Grandmother was given a set of Louis the 15th furnature by Barbara Stanwyck.

My Grandmother passed away in 1943 at the age of 31.

My Grandfather Eckstadt re-enlisted in the Navy during WW2 at the age of 45 and served on a ship until Sept 1945.

My dads sister Florance died at the age of 11 during his time off to WW2.

My grand father passed away in March 1971 unsaved.

My dad was a childhood friend of Frank Torre the older brother of Joe Torre former NY Yankee manager.

Both my grand father and the Torre's dad served on the police force together.

My dad received the HG in 1953 at the age of 18 at an AOG church Brroklyn, NY.

Then moved over to the UPCI in 1963.

My moms side of the family are from New Bruswick,Canada and are related to the 11 President James K Polk.

My Grand Mother is on his family tree located at his museum at his personal residence in Columbia, Tennessee.

My grand parents came to the US to work in Boston in 1921 as a couple with a newborn son...

My grand mother did not become a citizen by error until 1971.

When Social Security found out she was not listed as a Citizen.

She had lived in the US for 50 years.

She pass away in 1996 at the age of 98 and was a great Oneness lady of faith...


Neck



My mom still has the 4 piece set today

[Rev]

Originally Posted by Ron

Anyone ever trace thier family history?
How fare back can you go?
Did you find anything interesting?

On my dad's side, his mom & dad were married in Sharon, N.D in 1913 shortly after they both arrived from Norway.
From that union there are almost 500 descendants as my dad was 1 of 12.
We go back to the Vikings.

On my mom's side, her dad was from Scotland & in our direct lineage we descended from Robert the Bruce the only King of Scotland.

Your family?

I forgot to mention that we go back to William, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale. He was know as Lord Eskdale in Benjamin Disraeli's book "Coningsby". There is a town, river and castle (restored and still standing) that carries our last name.

[Ron]

Originally Posted by Rev

I forgot to mention that we go back to William, 2nd Earl of Lonsdale. He was know as Lord Eskdale in Beajamin Disraeli's book "Coningsby". There is a town, river and castle (restored and still standing) that carries our last name.

Nice to meet you Bro Coningsby!