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Do you guys have any interesting family history?
I was looking through this family tree book my mom just bought from one of my Aunts and whoa, it's interesting!
One of my great-great- to some number Grandfathers originally lifed in England, or so it's guessed. But then the Evangalical Church was upset at all the Catholics, so he moved to Germany. There my family lived for many of years, but once the Prussians were trying to unite the German States by going to war against France, two of the men left for America, where they moved their way to Wisconsin and settled a farm, but they left before the whole fighting began. Then once the fighting began, the rest of the family boarded a ship and left for America. Sadly, 4 of the children died on the journy over, and 100 of the 600 or 700 of the people died on the long journey. So the family made their way over to the two settlers' farm, and they all lived together, even though there was no real shelter. They were use to eating like Europeans ate, but they had to learn quickly how to hunt rabbits and the like. Once everyone got settled and spread out, they all farmed their land. Back in Europe, the current German Prince heard he had a half-sister, and saw to it that she made it off of the land because she was a threat to the throne. He died a little later, after being reported to be crazy. Quickly thereafter, about two or three men heard where the prince's half-sister moved to, which is one of my relatives. They tracked her down to one of her relative's farms, and when her uncle saw the people asking for her, he sent one of his sons to go to her because these men could be dangerous. So he rode off for the 20 miles or so to his cousin. The visiting men heard from other people where the lady lived, so they went to the farm. When they arrived on the farm, they met the cousin the uncle sent over, who was holding a shotgun. They eventually were allowed to talk to the lady, and when they did, they announced themselves and offered her the throne back in Germany. She said to them, however, that she "was only German by blood and birth, and that American by hard work, sweat, and choice," so they left, and she stayed in America with her family.
Dammit, I want to be German royalty!
I was looking through this family tree book my mom just bought from one of my Aunts and whoa, it's interesting!
One of my great-great- to some number Grandfathers originally lifed in England, or so it's guessed. But then the Evangalical Church was upset at all the Catholics, so he moved to Germany. There my family lived for many of years, but once the Prussians were trying to unite the German States by going to war against France, two of the men left for America, where they moved their way to Wisconsin and settled a farm, but they left before the whole fighting began. Then once the fighting began, the rest of the family boarded a ship and left for America. Sadly, 4 of the children died on the journy over, and 100 of the 600 or 700 of the people died on the long journey. So the family made their way over to the two settlers' farm, and they all lived together, even though there was no real shelter. They were use to eating like Europeans ate, but they had to learn quickly how to hunt rabbits and the like. Once everyone got settled and spread out, they all farmed their land. Back in Europe, the current German Prince heard he had a half-sister, and saw to it that she made it off of the land because she was a threat to the throne. He died a little later, after being reported to be crazy. Quickly thereafter, about two or three men heard where the prince's half-sister moved to, which is one of my relatives. They tracked her down to one of her relative's farms, and when her uncle saw the people asking for her, he sent one of his sons to go to her because these men could be dangerous. So he rode off for the 20 miles or so to his cousin. The visiting men heard from other people where the lady lived, so they went to the farm. When they arrived on the farm, they met the cousin the uncle sent over, who was holding a shotgun. They eventually were allowed to talk to the lady, and when they did, they announced themselves and offered her the throne back in Germany. She said to them, however, that she "was only German by blood and birth, and that American by hard work, sweat, and choice," so they left, and she stayed in America with her family.
Dammit, I want to be German royalty!
. that is all I know right now becuase this is just off the top of my head.
