Date: 8/22/2002 8:59:00 PM
From Authorid: 21499
actually, on my dad's side, I'm a 2nd generation american. and on my mom's since like the 1880's. We found this journal of my great great great granmothers, that has all these dates like August of 84, Dear old Mary Blasinger died of pneumonia. You know like that, so yeah, anyhow, great post! :-D  |
Date: 8/22/2002 9:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 15033
On my mom's side and some on my dad's side...only about 1 and a 1/2 hundred years.  |
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Date: 8/22/2002 9:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 15033
Oh yeah, and all my Native American relatives were here ???... Many Moons I guess. |
Date: 8/22/2002 9:10:00 PM
From Authorid: 40543
Native American :D  |
Date: 8/22/2002 9:11:00 PM
From Authorid: 25828
i'm half indian half irish.........so, my roots were native, and, the other half, came over during the potato famine.  |
Date: 8/22/2002 9:19:00 PM
From Authorid: 20750
since the day the Titanic sank! April- 1912  |
Date: 8/22/2002 9:25:00 PM
From Authorid: 53836
my uncle has gone back into the 1700's on all sides but hasn't gotten over seas yet...seems we are pretty darn American :D From Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee before all side migrated to sweet Texas!~SpaceCase (yeehaw)
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Date: 8/22/2002 9:27:00 PM
From Authorid: 53836
I should mention that on my mom's side of the family, I have Irish and Cherokee, and many more native varieties...but the coolest thing I've seen was the tiny skinny Irishman paired next to a robust giant of a Cherokee woman...and their three freakish daughters, LOL~SpaceCase
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Date: 8/22/2002 9:37:00 PM
From Authorid: 3688
i'm not sure how long my mother's family has been in America but my grandparents on my father's side were the first to be in America and they came over in 1924  |
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Date: 8/22/2002 9:37:00 PM
From Authorid: 3688
oh and they were from Hungary :) |
Date: 8/22/2002 9:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 19875
I live in Canada, but my great-grandfather lived in the US. Well, he actually smuggled alcohol in from Canada when it was outlawed by the American government, then he moved back to Canada to get away from the law. Good post ^_^  |
Date: 8/22/2002 10:21:00 PM
From Authorid: 3125
My grandmother (father's side)who was a full blooded Indian, and my great grandmother (mother's side) came from what is known as the Occaneechi/ Saponi tribes..These Native Americans occupied the Piedmont of North Carolina and Virginia.. The Saponi, the Occaneechi, the Eno, the Tutelo, and other related tribes such as the Cheraw agreed to join together in 1713.. All of these were remnants of the Siouan tribes that had lived in North Carolina and Virginia long before America was discovered...I (along with several genealogists) have also traced my family roots to what is known as Melungeons who were a group of dark-skinned people with European features found living in the mountains of Virginia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and West Virginia by explorers as early as the mid-1600's. These people were farmers living in cabins and speaking broken english. They were not Native Americans nor black or white. They practiced Christian religion and when asked who they were they replied that they were 'Portyghee.' ..No one has proven where the name Melungeon originated, but, it was long believed to be of French origin meaning melange or mixture. These settlers eventually mingled with several Native American tribes including Powhatans, Pamunkeys, Creeks, Catawbas, Yuchis, Cherokees,etc..My mother had always told me that we were the three "I's"..Indian, Italian and Irish, :) but after doing some deep family research, I found quite a few pieces of treasured information. I am in the process of putting up my own web site. It's a lot of hard work and very time consuming, but it's worth it all.  |
Date: 8/22/2002 11:30:00 PM
From Authorid: 31255
I have some ancestors that came over in 1870 from Switzerland, one of them became a teacher. I have some who came over before 1850 from Ireland and worked for the R.R. A few before 1750 from France. Then I have a number of ancestors that came over on the mayflower from England.  |
Date: 8/22/2002 11:54:00 PM
From Authorid: 21867
Yo TC, well...I would say that my ancestors have been in the US for a VERY long time. See, my people the NZ Maori have an old saying "No Hawaiiki Nui, Hawaiiki Roa, Hawaiiki Pamamao" Which means "From the Big Hawaiiki, the long Hawaiiki, the original/first/authentic Hawaiiki". Its is a saying to remind us where we came from. Firstly, Hawaiiki is considered our Ancestral Homeland...yet there is much debate as to where Hawaiiki is. It ISN'T Hawaii by the way. My people were migrant people, and this saying is believed to pertain to that migration. Hawaiiki Pamamao is believed to be somewhere in Africa...Hawaiiki Roa is believed to be the European/Chinese/Soviet continents...and Hawaiiki Nui is believed to be the Americas. There are many tribal/ancient cultures through those areas that have very similar mythology to the Maori, many similar belief structures and rituals pertaining to life, birth, marriage, death etc...which for most cultures remain unchanged, for those are the cornerstone events of any culture. Many believe that the Maori and the NA Indian share bloodlinks...for we have VERY commone mythology/rituals etc. From the Americas we migrated into the Pacific, settled a number of the Islands before eventually migrating on to NZ. So how long have my ancestors been in the US?? Well...I would believe many of the US ancestors are probably mine too. Peace,  |
Date: 8/22/2002 11:55:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
don't live in america so none*LOL* i'm quite british!!! my great uncle still lives over in england!  |
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Date: 8/22/2002 11:56:00 PM
From Authorid: 53052
and my grandma was a war bride! |
Date: 8/23/2002 5:17:00 AM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 177
Thanks for all of your very interesting replies. I will add that my first wife was Swedish & Welsh, and my second wife was half Hawaiian & half Japanese. My step grandson in that marriage was Hawaiian, Japanese, Sioux Indian, & Mexican.  |
Date: 8/23/2002 8:50:00 AM
From Authorid: 22852
My Maternal side comes from Germany and have been here since the Revolutionary war, even fought in it. My paternal side comes from Ireland and arrived here sometime in the 1900's. My Grandfather came here in utero and has lived in the same area his whole life.  |
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Date: 8/23/2002 9:40:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 177
Storm Chaser, it sounds like your kin were Hessians, nicht wahr? |
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Date: 8/23/2002 9:42:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 177
.....that's interesting; conceived in the Old Country and born in the New World. |
