LJI 10: How I Met Your Great-grandfather, A Genealogy

[alycewilson]

A note from Alyce: Since writing this entry, further research has led me to conclude that my great-grandfather was not, in fact, Marvin Beard Eutsler, but his uncle, George W. Eutsler III, co-owner of the Eutsler Brothers, which as it turned out, was both a building contractor and a lumber mill. Marvin, however, only ever served in the lumber

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[halfshellvenus]

Wow-- that is some past!

It's amazing to think, too, that while a 16-year-old was quite a bit younger than she was, he likely was very much a grown-up. It's almost unimaginable now, but life was shorter then and so was childhood.

[alycewilson]

So true! I learned today that my great grandparents on my mother's side probably lied on their birth marriage licensws to make themselves seem older. Every other source has their ages down as younger than the marriage license. They were probably only 19 and 17 at the time, but lied and said they were 22 and 19.

[majesticzaichik]

Family history is quite fascinating... I can't quite do the Ancestry.com because my family is from Russia and we know little about our ancestors. Instead I think I'd like to do that DNA test some day to try to figure out what ethnicities are in me... we strongly suspect my mom's side has some Russian Inuit : ).

[alycewilson]

I am thinking about doing the DNA test, too. The amount of German I have in me could help to confirm this family story.

[tonithegreat]

That is really interesting! So glad to see you back. I'm really looking forward to this idol season.

[alycewilson]

Thank you! Good to see you, too, former teammate! Looking forward to seeing what you come up with.

[wolfden]

That is such a great story.

My family has some good ones too. I should have written more down when my grandma and my mom could still tell them.

[alycewilson]

Write down what you remember, and talk to other family members who might have heard them, too. My Dad has a great memory, and he has been a terrific resource for information I thought had died with Mom.

[xlovebecomesher]

Love this story!

[alycewilson]

Thanks so much!