Cool Family Trivia!

[Formalhaut]

Right, I guess I shouldn't be a total tease with the whole "look at my EoEo post and find all about it", some people may not bother clicking links, so I'll give a few highlights here for the sake of taking part.

Fun Fact One: While I thought I was half English and Half Irish, I'm actually quarter English, Irish, Chinese AND Indian. I've certainly got my fingers in many countries's pies/noodles/curries.

Fun Fact Two: I thought my "real" dad was my actual dad, but I was actually fathered by someone else entirely, which I never knew about till yesterday.

Fun Fact Three: This makes my three older brothers half-brothers, and I also have another half-brother who I never knew about until yesterday.

And as for my family lineage? I guess from the Cleary clan in Ireland I suppose. I do believe however an ancient descendant called Michael Ó Cleirigh (c.1590 - 1643) wrote, together with his brothers, a book called the "Annals of the Four Masters", which was essentially are a chronicle of medieval Irish history. As for everything else, who knows?

This is legitimate, Formalhaut. My maternal family are the Wyatts, we have relatives in England, and the line can be traced.

I'm inclined to believe you

Who is Donna?

Part of the Doctor Who Whoniverse, as an assistant for the Doctor!

Donna Noble - Wikipedia

[Jinx]

I have absolutely no interest in my family's geneology because my grandmother tried to shove it down my throat when I was younger researching names for mormon baptisms for the dead.

Though I did learn I was the descendent of a Cherokee princess and that I have Blackfoot indian in me.

edit: I also have an older brother I've never met.

I've just watched way too much Roseanne.

Why Your Great-Grandmother Wasn't A Cherokee Princess
The Cherokee Princess Myth - Common Genealogy Myths & Legends

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Who is Donna?

Part of the Doctor Who Whoniverse, as an assistant for the Doctor!

Donna Noble - Wikipedia

If I lie and say "yes", will you guys think less of me?

[Shorty]

almost as if the phrase "Cherokee princess" has become a cliché

This is what I intended when I wrote what I wrote Way to try to rain on my parade, though.

[Jinx]

Who is Donna?

Part of the Doctor Who Whoniverse, as an assistant for the Doctor!

Donna Noble - Wikipedia

If I lie and say "yes", will you guys think less of me?

No, I'll love you more.

almost as if the phrase "Cherokee princess" has become a cliché

This is what I intended when I wrote what I wrote Way to try to rain on my parade, though.

Oh. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH. I get what you were doing. :winkieface:

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

Who is Donna?

Part of the Doctor Who Whoniverse, as an assistant for the Doctor!

Donna Noble - Wikipedia

If I lie and say "yes", will you guys think less of me?

No, I'll love you more.

We're totally related. TOTALLY!

[Tonberry Time]

I'm 1/16th french. Appearently, my great-great-grandfather was some sort of sailor who found his wife in France in the late 19th century, they got married and he brought her back to Norway. Viking-style. Other than that, I'm wholly Norwegian, descended from proud farmers and fishermen.

[Formalhaut]

How'd you find that out TT?

[Tonberry Time]

My grandmother told me a few years back, and I've also looked it up in a church registry online(because I wasn't sure I wanted to be 1/16th french ) Her name was Constance, appearently. It was her late husband's(my grandfather) grandmother though, so she couldn't get into more detail.

[Formalhaut]

I don't think I can be bothered, or have the time to go searching for relatives online. Do I particularly care? Hard to say really.

[Tonberry Time]

Well it was my father's father's father's mother, so she wasn't particularly hard to find on account of her having my last name. And I was simply curious, I always thought I was 100% Norwegian. It doesn't really make any difference to me, but that's my only interesting bit of family trivia.

[Formalhaut]

I always thought I was 50% English & Irish, then life throws a curve ball then suddenly I'm quarter English, Irish, Indian and Chinese. Funny how life pans out.

So what does your family do for a career throughout the years then?

[Raistlin]

I am apparently related to 19th century President Rutherford B. Hayes, one of the most useless Presidents in US history. I don't know much of my family's history further back, at least not that's particularly interesting. On my dad's side, my ancestors were Englishmen who way have come over as far back as the colonial era (they were in the US as far back as the late 18th century, anyway), and on my mom's side, my great great grandfather emigrated from Germany.

[Formalhaut]

I am apparently related to 19th century President Rutherford B. Hayes, one of the most useless Presidents in US history.

Useless or no, that's still a US President!

As an aside, has anyone ever heard of the six degrees of separation?

[Freya]

I dont' know much on my dad's side. Besides that they came over from germany during the late 1800's-early 1900's.

I do know on my mothers side i'm related only a few generations back to Will Rogers. Which of course, is because of my Cherokee. My grandmother is a fourth Cherokee making my great great grandma Full Cherokee. Except on the paperwork we're not that. She married a "white" man and he was ashamed of her heritage but he wanted the free land so when she registered, she registered as a fourth so they could get land but he could pass her off as not a full Native American. Since it's been so long and there aren't any birth certificates or any of that nonsense we can't get it changed. So on paper I'm much less than I actually am. I take after my german heritage more though.