re: Where did your family immigrate from and when did they come to this beautiful country?

My maternal side is 100% polish and moved here around the turn of the 20th century. My dads family is Arky through and through. Ive never been able to suss out any verified history pre-Arkansas. I think the majority are descendants of British people that settled in the Carolinas. My grandfather used to say we were Jews but he had all kinds of crazy theories.

Father’s side immigrated to Virginia from England/Wales in the early 1600’s. Direct descendent was a contractor who worked in the area, and did work for the governor who refused to pay him for work he did at the time, but instead wiped his taxes he owed clean. The Irish side didn’t do anything that we’ve found of note. Don’t know much about them.


Mother’s side immigrated to Louisiana in early 1700’s as part of the John Law’s travels by way of Alsace–Lorraine, settled along the German Coast, and many who have actually never left far from where they supposedly first settled. Other families include John Folse’s family (Foltz), as well as Oubre, and many other German families who settled the area to farm and cultivate the area. Also mother’s side were French people by way of Venice under French Rule. He was supposedly a French soldier who when decommissioned or whatever, left for Louisiana in early to mid 1700’s.

My moms side: DeCUIR - Albert deCuire, was a native of Macon, County of , Hainaut, (an ancient countship which is now mostly in southern Belgium near the French border. Albert's ancestor's are noted in Macon as early as the year 1535. Albert deCuire migrated with 138 families from Hainaut to Louisiana with four of his children in 1720 from the Port of Lorient, and settled at Pointe Coupee. These Hainaut families were among the first permanent families to settle in Louisiana - and their group has been likened to the Mayflower of Louisiana. Their descendants number in the thousands. The Avoyelles branch stems from Albert's great-grandson, Marcellin DeCuir, who moved from Pt. Coupee to Avoyelles and settled at what is today Longbridge. Marcellin was my triple great grandfather.

They weren't the rejects from Canada. Real french people! They came up the Mississippi.

Dad's side: Our surname was first found in Silesia, where the name came from humble beginnings but acquired a significant reputation for its contribution to the emerging mediaeval society. It later became more prominent as many branches of the same house acquired distant estates and branches, some in foreign countries, always elevating their social status by their great contributions to society.

Goes back to Germanic barbarians!!!!!

Varying times...
- 1880's Ireland
- 1910's Norway
- 1940's Austria
- Alibamu and Coushatta so they didn't immigrate as much as migrate.

Scotland and England in the late 1600's.

Croatia. Early 1900s

One side came from Nova Scotia in the early 1800s I think. Other side came from Poland after WWI. The side from Poland was also Jewish, and I am extremely lucky to be alive right now.

Cork/Dublin : late 1700s

Sicily. My great grandparents from Palermo and I do not know why. Had a few other members escape a concentration camp and get sent over here

Canary islands 1700s

Nova Scotia


Also even if you are native American, chances are your bloodlines eliminated another bloodline that was here before you