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Demtexan

(1,588 posts) Fri Jan 12, 2018, 12:32 AM Jan 2018

On my Mother' s side my Great and Greatgrandparents came over on a boat. [View all]

They came looking for a better life.

Their grandchildren served in the in WW1, WW2 and Korea.

F**k you Trump in the name of my family members I never knew who were brave enough to get on that boat.

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On my Mother' s side my Great and Greatgrandparents came over on a boat. [View all] Demtexan Jan 2018 OP

Gotcha beat. Most of my parents' ancestors were here in the 18th century or before. spooky3 Jan 2018 #1

My Father's side is like yours. Demtexan Jan 2018 #2

interesting! spooky3 Jan 2018 #6

Both mine and Mr. Shraby's ancestors were here in 1662. shraby Jan 2018 #3

Yeah. Demtexan Jan 2018 #4

One amazing thing about researching genealogy is to imagine spooky3 Jan 2018 #5

My Grandfather almost got killed WW1. Demtexan Jan 2018 #7