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Tell us an interesting family story
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:07 pm
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:07 pm
Was talking to my great aunt over the weekend and found out something interesting I never knew about her dad. He ran a grocery store, but he was also a bootlegger. He and his brothers distilled brandy and whiskey and were apparently very good at it. Unfortunately, when my great grandma's house burned down several years ago, their recipes were lost.
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Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:11 pm to Masterag
My great-grandfather murdered my great-grandmother and left their 5 kids orphaned. This happened in the early 1930s.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:18 pm to Masterag
My great grandmother's grandmother was a Choctaw medicine woman. She would take my great grandmother out in the woods with her looking for plants to make poultices and such.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:23 pm to Masterag
My grandfather was diagnosed with lung cancer and drank himself to liver failure before the cancer could kill him
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:26 pm to Masterag
My great uncle was a fighter pilot in World world II
Near the English Channel his plane crashed head on with the enemy, killing him
My uncle was in Vietnam and was killed in combat at the young age of 19. My dad gave me his name.
Near the English Channel his plane crashed head on with the enemy, killing him
My uncle was in Vietnam and was killed in combat at the young age of 19. My dad gave me his name.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:26 pm to Masterag
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my great grandma's house burned down
If your great grandpa burned the house down to kill his wife, yours and Comanche’s stories both have a twist.
My stories:
Great great aunts told the family they were going to Europe to be nurses during WWI. Never returned home. Much later it was discovered they went to NOLA and worked in a brothel.
A great great great grandfather was collecting moss from a tree to stuff pillows and fell to his death.
A branch of the family was run out of Stone Mountain, GA, for bootlegging.
This post was edited on 8/20/18 at 5:34 pm
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:29 pm to Masterag
The Shah of Iran’s sister who was exiled from Iran during the Iranian revolution stayed at my grandparents house for a short stint
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:31 pm to Masterag
Gov Earl Long caused a car accident with a family member while driving down Airline Hwy. The Gov was riding with Blaze Starr and didn't want any attention that day. My relative sized up the situation, told the Gov to go about his way. A few days later a political handler contacted my relative and said the Governor extends his appreciation and took care of the expenses.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:40 pm to Masterag
One of my great aunts was married to a convicted sheep fricker.
This post was edited on 8/20/18 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:45 pm to Masterag
My great-great-grandfather and his brother came to America on a boat from France.
They came thru New York, One stayed and the other made his way to St Francisville lol.
They came thru New York, One stayed and the other made his way to St Francisville lol.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:48 pm to Masterag
In Southwest MS, there was a bar where drugs were rampant and murders were frequent. Owner cared less to stop the trouble and it was causing problems in the community.
My grandpops helped organize an effort. By effort I mean they torpedoed that bar with C4 and he sat on the front porch with my aunt to listen to the explosions.
My grandpops helped organize an effort. By effort I mean they torpedoed that bar with C4 and he sat on the front porch with my aunt to listen to the explosions.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:49 pm to Masterag
In a span of 3 years, I had a cousin, uncle, aunt, grandma, and grandpa die. All on my dads side.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:50 pm to Masterag
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:53 pm to Masterag
I have the same name as my father, his father, his grandfather, and his great-grandfather, making me the 5th.
...and I have no sons, only 2 girls.
...and I have no sons, only 2 girls.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 5:57 pm to Masterag
My grandfather was stationed on the Aleutian Islands during WWII. While on his death bed he started recalling stories about his time there.
He said one day he was on foot patrol along the beach and started shooting at what he thought was a Japanese sub. It turned out to be a whale.
He said one day he was on foot patrol along the beach and started shooting at what he thought was a Japanese sub. It turned out to be a whale.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 6:06 pm to Masterag
My great grandmother was head of household for the first King of Norway.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 6:24 pm to Masterag
My ancestor got in a big fight with a wife over dinner. She wanted him to eat this fruit dish that he wasn’t supposed to eat
Posted on 8/20/18 at 6:25 pm to Masterag
My mom was a bit of an alcoholic and tried to give me “the talk” because she saw me watching the opening scene to Tombstone where that new bride was going to get raped, and it was in the cramped living quarters of our gooseneck in the middle of the woods on a weekend trail ride where I couldn’t get away. It was awkward.
Posted on 8/20/18 at 6:29 pm to Masterag
My grandfather brought my gma back to the States from Cardiff Wales after WWII. During one of their dates he had the cook on the ship make them some ham sandwiches. Apparently they slathered a bunch of butter on the sandwiches. They scraped the butter off the bread because butter was rationed in England. She brought the butter back home to cook with.
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