re: Your random but interesting family history

theres acutally something on my moms uncle from wikipedia

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One theory as to how Göring obtained the poison holds that US Army Lieutenant Jack G. Wheelis, who was stationed at the Nuremberg Trials, retrieved the capsules from their hiding place among Göring's personal effects that had been confiscated by the Army and handed them over to the prisoner,[137] after being bribed by Göring, who gave him his gold watch, pen, and cigarette case.[138] In 2005, former US Army Private Herbert Lee Stivers, who served in the 1st Infantry Division's 26th Infantry Regiment—the honour guard for the Nuremberg Trials—claimed he gave Göring "medicine" hidden inside a fountain pen that a German woman had asked him to smuggle into the prison. Stivers later said that he did not know what was in the pill until after Göring's suicide.

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My great grandfather was an ice salesman in NOLA. He once shot a black guy dead in broad daylight for whistling at his wife. No arrest, no charges, no trial. Nothing. NOPD just picked up the body and it was over. His last name ends in a vowel, he immigrated here from Italy.

His son-in-law, my grandpa, was the cheif engineer in Roswell, NM during the Korean war. He was in charge of a team that built to scale battlefields covering the floor of a huge aircract hangar. The generals etc would walk on catwalks over the model and have them move things around so they could play out various scenarios. He suffered a stroke in the 1990's and since recovery weight lifted 7 days a week for the next 30 years until he died from blood cancer at 82. Doctor said he was in the gym the day before he died. His dead beat father immigrated here from either Austria or Yugoslavia (we don't know, because he abandoned his family very early after arriving in the US).

His wife, my grandma, is the only lay person to be known to have been buried wearing a Carmelite Nun's habit. She was not a nun, but was extremely involved with the archdiocese, and had stipulated that if my grandfather had died before here she would become a Carmelite. The Nun's honored her by burying her in one of their habits. It's supposedly never been done for a lay person before.

A lot of my family members were depicted in the movie about Jones County Mississippi.

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Of course they also claimed we were related to William Weatherford aka Red Eagle like every other redneck in south Alabama.

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To be fair, most of the rednecks in Alabama come from the same family tree

Let's begin with the "Bookie", then there are immigrants from Southern Europe. My alcoholic uncle was married to Babe Ruth's aunt. Other side of the family were descendants from "The Trail Of Tears", thus the free health care for life. My little brother played for the football Tigers.

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cheif engineer in Roswell, NM during the Korean war.

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So from 1950-1953 we can assume he was older than college aged, lets say 25.

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He suffered a stroke in the 1990's

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Lets say 1990. That makes him 65.

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since recovery weight lifted 7 days a week for the next 30 years

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So 95

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he died from blood cancer at 82

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Not doubting the story, just curious if he was a freakishly young chief engineer or something...

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rounded those frickers up and rode them to OK.

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That was us, thanks a lot.

Can we include family who are not blood, but still considered family?

If so, I have an uncle who is a knight (recipient of Norway's Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Merit). His father was the Norwegian ambassador to Venezuela, and also a knight. He and his twin brother attended UPenn and had a pet african lion while there. His twin brother was a human rights advocate, imprisoned by Chavez in Venezuela (Fidel Castro was also majorly involved), for political activism against his dictatorship. He died under suspicious circumstances in Miami a few years ago. Some movie producer is trying to make a movie about his life. A lot of us suspect he was an asset in the CIA. His son is now a human rights activist dealing with the UN, NATO, etc. He was also imprisoned in Venezuela very recently for his activism.

One side = literally Islenos
Other side = literally Mexican

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Jim Bowie is a direct relative.

Pretty cool looking at our family tree to pick baby names for our son due in September and seeing him on it.

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Serious shite? I'm reading a book about the Thibodaux Massacre right now. The author is giving background how the area became so relevant and rich in early 1800s.
I had NO idea Bowie had significant property and slaves in South Louisiana before his legacy at the Alamo. Very interesting history.


Wikipedia on Thibodaux Massacre of 1887