I never knew my great grandfather on my father side was white 
Also, they have the death dates of my grandparents wrong. They have my grandmother listed as dying in 1995, she passed in 1981. Plus everyone
elses death date was wrong. Seriously thats something they should've double checked on before putting it on the DVD. 
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I Just Watched A DVD On My Family History! |
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Posts: 9220 (05/08/2008 6:19 PM) |
Did someone is your family make that? Or was it just some random person?
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Posts: 8413 (05/08/2008 6:19 PM) |
Your dad never told you his grandpa was white?
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Posts: 67637 (05/08/2008 6:21 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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kwz4angels wrote: Yes, my cousin made the DVD. The only death date that was correct is his father. But he did a great job on the DVD, besides that. But how could you be 14yrs off on your grandparents date?!? 
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Posts: 4962 (05/08/2008 6:39 PM) |
It's really weird tracing back your family. My great great grandma was English.... I thought that was weird!
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Posts: 67639 (05/08/2008 6:41 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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NiteSky83 wrote: Are you not white? |
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Posts: 1272 (05/08/2008 6:45 PM) |
My great grandmother was a foster child and became a slave in England.
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Posts: 67641 (05/08/2008 6:48 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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Doppelganger wrote: I wasn't aware slavery was going on during the 20 century in England. |
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Posts: 67642 (05/08/2008 6:49 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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gravis911 wrote: Obviously not. My great grandfather was HOT! My Grandma Bertha snagged herself a looker. No wonder why she got married at 15
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Posts: 21496 (05/08/2008 6:50 PM) Most Outspoken '08 |
My great great grandfather on my mom's side was white.
I think NiteSky is Mexican...I could be making that up though. |
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Posts: 67645 (05/08/2008 6:55 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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I pretty much assumed my great grandfather was white, because of how my grandmother looked. But I had never seen a picture of him before.
I'm really shocked at how good looking he is. |
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Posts: 67646 (05/08/2008 6:57 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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I'm also curious how all of that went down, considering they married in 1917. Didn't even think interracial marriage was legal?
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Posts: 21500 (05/08/2008 6:59 PM) Most Outspoken '08 |
I've seen an old pic of my great great... he uh... yeah. Scary redhead.
Genetics are crazy because my grandma had fine hair but she was dark, her brother and sister have light eyes and the orangeybrown hair. A lot of my folks have brown/red hair and freckles but my grandmother and all of her offspring just have dark features. It sucks my folks don't have more...tangible history. Just a few pics here and there and my great aunt and uncle's stories. |
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Posts: 21503 (05/08/2008 7:04 PM) Most Outspoken '08 |
MoreThenAWoman414 wrote: ME TOO! My mom thinks they weren't really married though. We don't really know.
What was his ethnicity? Do you know?
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Posts: 67649 (05/08/2008 7:10 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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It sucks my folks don't have more...tangible history. Just a few pics here and there and my great aunt and uncle's stories. Yeah -- we have very few pictures of my great grandmother from her younger years. I wish I could show y'all a picture of my grandmother & her sister. They are absolutely beautiful. They are dressed in hawaiian print bra tops & longs skirts. They look like polynesian women -- with the long black silky hair. |
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Posts: 67650 (05/08/2008 7:13 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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ME TOO! My mom thinks they weren't really married though. We don't really know. Yeah, I'm guessing they weren't legally married. I have no idea. The picture is obviously black & white. But he appears to have lighter hair & eyes. |
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Posts: 36293 (05/08/2008 7:13 PM) |
MoreThenAWoman414 wrote: Indentured servitude was common in the early 20th century and would have been a possible outcome for orphans. |
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Posts: 63126 (05/08/2008 7:15 PM) Best Newcomer '03 |
My great grandma apparently lived to be 120. Or legend tells us. But no one will know because there were no birth certificates in Nigeria when she was born.
I don't think I have any white ancestors! But my great great uncle did some sort of black magic shit apparently! Says my grandma. Legend tells that when he died his chest was still moving up and down like he was breathing, except he was dead. |
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Posts: 21512 (05/08/2008 7:18 PM) Most Outspoken '08 |
What if he was just sleeping and they buried him?
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Posts: 63130 (05/08/2008 7:19 PM) Best Newcomer '03 |
I asked that.
My grandma said he was dead! But his chest was still moving! I don't know how they know he was dead, but I'm assuming if he was
sleeping he would have woken up sometime during the procession. It must have been loud!
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Posts: 21518 (05/08/2008 7:23 PM) Most Outspoken '08 |
If his chest was moving he probably wasn't dead.
I don't know though! Let me shut up. I don't need any spirits running up on me in my sleep. 
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Posts: 63133 (05/08/2008 7:23 PM) Best Newcomer '03 |
My great great uncle is gonna get you!
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Posts: 67651 (05/08/2008 8:04 PM) Most Outspoken '05
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Yeah...I'm confused on how they knew he was dead.
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Posts: 63146 (05/08/2008 8:08 PM) Best Newcomer '03 |
I don't know, but this is the story.
I doubt that it's true, because my grandma is insane, and when I was little and heard the story I was too
stupid to ask if he was still alive.
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Posts: 4965 (05/08/2008 8:08 PM) |
I'm Mexican
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Posts: 5266 (05/08/2008 8:13 PM) |
I'm having a backwards moment with this post. Everytime I glance at it I read it as 'I just watched my family history on ABC Family'
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