Notable Relatives 3/3

Nov 22, 20213 min read

The President's Brother-in-Law

Isaac Hite, Jr. was born 7 February 1758 at his father's estate, Long Meadows, Middletown, Frederick County in the Shenandoah Valley, VA....

Nov 1, 20215 min read

Cheddar Man

In honor of Halloween, here is a skeleton story. Recently I was on Family Tree DNA reviewing my results and there was a feature I had not...

Oct 25, 20219 min read

The Pioneer Aviatrix

Here is another notable relative connected through the Holmes branch. There are probably very few people in history who have so shrouded...

Oct 18, 20216 min read

The Great Emancipator

Here is a connection to another President. This one is through the Holmes line. Since everyone probably knows a lot about Abraham...

Aug 23, 20214 min read

Go Ahead, Make My Day

Well, it turns out that there is another Hollywood tough guy hanging out in the branches of my Potter line. Clinton Eastwood, Jr. was...

Aug 16, 20217 min read

The Little Lady Who Wrote The Book That Made The Big War

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher was born 14 June 1811 in Litchfield, CT to the Reverend Lyman Beecher and Roxanna (nee Foote) Beecher, the...

Aug 8, 20215 min read

The Duke

Before he was a Hollywood icon known as John Wayne, he was simply Marion Robert Morrison. He was born on 26 May 1907 in Winterset, Iowa,...

Apr 19, 20217 min read

A Tarnished Legacy

Most people will probably recognize this relative of mine. When one thinks of this 37th President of the United States, the first thing...

Feb 21, 20218 min read

Sturm und Drang

This is another post that explores new territory for me. I have not yet posted anything about relatives who did not immigrate to America....

Nov 15, 20204 min read

The Entrepreneur

Perhaps there is no more iconic retail store in America today than Walmart. This "hypermarket" began with one humble man who drove a...

Nov 11, 20205 min read

A Young Patriot In the Revolution

There have been numerous relatives who have fought in America's wars; too many to list here in this Veterans' Day post (some you have...

Nov 2, 20203 min read

The Hites of the Shenandoah Valley

I will now introduce you to a branch of the family with which I am very familiar and on which I have done a fair bit of research. I...

Sep 27, 20208 min read

Cousin Dearest

Here is another relative who got bit by the acting bug. She was considered one of the most electric actresses of her generation, but...

Aug 23, 20205 min read

The Godfather

Here is another notable relative who was an actor and one who should be familiar to all. Marlon Brando, Jr. was born on 3 April 1924 in...

Aug 16, 20204 min read

Enter the Van Meters - When Sarah met Joost

In this post I will introduce you to a notable branch of relatives in the family tree as well as answering the question: Why did my...

May 21, 20202 min read

Six Degrees of...

Ok, so maybe there are more than six, but I am still related to this "Footloose" actor. He is also a director, producer and musician....

May 10, 20204 min read

The Matriarch

This is the first in my series of "Notable Relatives". In this series I will highlight famous (or infamous) individuals to whom I am...