Author Topic: How long has your direct line been in America? (Read 1376 times)

weaselsan · « **Reply #30 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:05:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Sandman
I have vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals.

is this the smallest font we get?

Sandman · « **Reply #31 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:07:41 PM »

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Originally posted by midnight Target
Glad to see my references are not completely obscure.

Not that obscure... I was young, impressionable and Etta Place looked yummy.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:11:54 PM »

6th generation German on my Dad's side.

God only knows how many generations of Brit on my mom's side.

2stony · « **Reply #33 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:12:53 PM »

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Just to clarify, but 2 generations would be 2 parents and some kids?

To keep this simple, the line that carries your name(i.e. male side). If you want to lay them both out, then please do so.

bustr · « **Reply #34 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:19:07 PM »

Fathers side supposedly were indentured servant welsh sheep theives early 1700's. That side of the family setteled to Sand Mountain in Alabama and parts of Tennesee.

My mother's side of the family were 2 brothers last name Brink probably shortened from Brinkerson mixed from Sweden and the Bohemian region of Czecoslovacia came here through Boston in the 1800's.

One brother stayed in Boston and started the Brink security service. Eventualy Brink armored cars. The other son setteled in South Dakota my mothers branch of the family. There is some contraversy in the Brink family that I may be related to a Son of the Brink brother from SD that had several children of a Lakota Souix woman in the very late 1800's. Being good Lutherans they did't talk much about it. The original sod hut foundation is still on the family land in SD.

Elfie · « **Reply #35 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:53:00 PM »

As far as I know, my grandparents on both sides came over from Czechoslovakia (sp?)

Eagler · « **Reply #36 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:56:13 PM »

three generations removed from Italy - great grandfather took the boat ride to America

Zulu7 · « **Reply #37 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:56:45 PM »

So you are all ex Europeans then!

cars · « **Reply #38 on:** February 28, 2005, 06:56:53 PM »

1700's from Nova Scotia

cars

Airhead · « **Reply #39 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:15:11 PM »

Maternally we settled in Monterrey prior to 1776 and were among the very first Spanish settlers in San Francisco in June (I think) of that year. I believe I'm sixth generation- my grandma kept track of all that but she died in 1963, my Mom insists we never intermingled with the indiginous populations which might make us (ugh) Mexicans, so I believe we interbread for a couple generations in there, which might explain the crosseyed trait we all share.

My Dad's family immigrated here in the early 20s from Germany and were devout facists. They were German sympithizers during WW2 and refused to fight against Hitler- in fact a great uncle of mine was imprisoned for refusing induction into the Army and didn't get out of prison until 1952. Old pics from the 1930s show my great aunts wearing Swastika beltbuckles.

I guess that makes me an American.

Martlet · « **Reply #40 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:17:24 PM »

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Originally posted by cars
1700's from Nova Scotia

cars

Where is mooseballs?

storch · « **Reply #41 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:32:06 PM »

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Originally posted by Zulu7
So you are all ex Europeans then!

it's worse than that I'm afraid. some of us are actually ex frenchmen. oh dear did I just say that?

Sandman · « **Reply #42 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:35:56 PM »

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Originally posted by storch
it's worse than that I'm afraid. some of us are actually ex frenchmen. oh dear did I just say that?

****... the secret is out.

vorticon · « **Reply #43 on:** February 28, 2005, 08:51:01 PM »

im of the first generation born in canada of my direct line...however, some relatives of a slightly unknown distance came here in the 20's or 30's...

Eagler · « **Reply #44 on:** February 28, 2005, 09:09:07 PM »

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Originally posted by Zulu7
So you are all ex Europeans then!

the key word is "EX"