Have you ever done research into your family tree and ancestry? Have you done a DNA test?
I've used a website to look through my family tree before, and it was interesting. Of course, I do take it with a grain of salt since it might not always be accurate. The main thing I noticed was how many repeats there were, ancestors who appeared in multiple branches of my tree. A lot of my family is from Eastern Kentucky, so some inbreeding is expected. There was one double first cousin marriage, which isn't really ideal since double first cousins share as much DNA as half-siblings. There were other first cousin marriages, but they weren't double first cousins. Of course, first cousin marriages are now illegal in Kentucky. There were also some ancestors who were part of a family that had a very rare genetic blood disorder, made worse by inbreeding, although it doesn't seem any of my direct ancestors actually had the disorder. They were probably just carriers. Also, from what I can tell, most of my ancestors were from the British Isles, with a few Natives Americans, French, Dutch, and Germans mixed in.
It's also interesting to read the stories. Like one of my ancestors who died fighting for the union army during the civil war when he was about 20 had a story talking about the circumstances of his death. He and a few other union soldiers hid in a log cabin, and the confederates they were fighting shot at the cabin until everyone inside was dead. Apparently the cabin is still there with some of the original logs and bullet holes in it. Although the most interesting part to me was that his brother was a confederate soldier and was part of that confederate regiment they were fighting that day, although it did say it isn't known if his brother was there for that particular fight or not. Kentucky was neutral during the civil war, so there were a lot of "brother against brother" cases.
I've never done a DNA test, but it could be fun
I've used a website to look through my family tree before, and it was interesting. Of course, I do take it with a grain of salt since it might not always be accurate. The main thing I noticed was how many repeats there were, ancestors who appeared in multiple branches of my tree. A lot of my family is from Eastern Kentucky, so some inbreeding is expected. There was one double first cousin marriage, which isn't really ideal since double first cousins share as much DNA as half-siblings. There were other first cousin marriages, but they weren't double first cousins. Of course, first cousin marriages are now illegal in Kentucky. There were also some ancestors who were part of a family that had a very rare genetic blood disorder, made worse by inbreeding, although it doesn't seem any of my direct ancestors actually had the disorder. They were probably just carriers. Also, from what I can tell, most of my ancestors were from the British Isles, with a few Natives Americans, French, Dutch, and Germans mixed in.
It's also interesting to read the stories. Like one of my ancestors who died fighting for the union army during the civil war when he was about 20 had a story talking about the circumstances of his death. He and a few other union soldiers hid in a log cabin, and the confederates they were fighting shot at the cabin until everyone inside was dead. Apparently the cabin is still there with some of the original logs and bullet holes in it. Although the most interesting part to me was that his brother was a confederate soldier and was part of that confederate regiment they were fighting that day, although it did say it isn't known if his brother was there for that particular fight or not. Kentucky was neutral during the civil war, so there were a lot of "brother against brother" cases.
I've never done a DNA test, but it could be fun