Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)

13th President of the United States of America
Made president after the sudden death of President Taylor, Vice-President Millard Fillmore made his mark on the country by signing the Compromise of 1850 in an effort to avoid Civil War.

Relationship: 4th Cousin 5 times removed through Grandpa Nelson

My 8th Great Grandfather, Robert Millard (1632-1699), is the 3rd Great Grandfather of U.S. President Millard Fillmore. See Line

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)

14th President of the United States of America
A strong background in law, military service and politics brought Franklin Pierce to the presidency of the United States in 1853. During his term the Kansas-Nebraska Act was enacted and the Gadsden Purchase, 45,535 miles of land, bought what now makes up the southernmost area of New Mexico and Arizona.

Relationship: 4th Cousin 7 times removed through Grandma Nelson

My 10th Great Grandmother, Mary Tarbell (1620-1674 ), is the 3rd Great Grandmother of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822-1893)

19th President of the United States of America
Rutherford B. Hayes was known for his honesty and military involvement in the American Civil War. After the scandal ridden years of the Grant  administration, Hayes restored trust to the presidency and ended Reconstruction during his term.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 5 times removed

My 9th Great Grandmother, Hannah Brewer (1630-1717 ), is the 4th Great Grandmother of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.

Chester Alan Arthur (1830-1886)

21st President of the United States of America
Chester Alan Arthur became the 21st President of the United States after the assassination of James Garfield. His presidency is remembered for the Pendleton Act, which helped reform civil service, and Tariff Reforms.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 8 times removed

My 12th Great Grandfather, William Lumpkin (1600-1670), is the 6th Great Grandfather of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur

James Abram Garfield (1831-1881)

20th President of the United States of America
Serving the second shortest term in U. S. history (only 6 months), James Garfield was the second President of the United States to be assassinated.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 4 times removed

My 9th Great Grandmother, Rachel Newcomb (1632-1690), is the 5th Great Grandmother of U.S. President James A. Garfield.

Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901)

23rd President of the United States of America
Grandson of President William Henry Harrison, Benjamin Harrison was the 23 President of the United States. During his term 6 states joined the United States and the Sherman Antitrust Act, an act which prohibited monopolies, was passed.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 5 times removed

My 9th Great Grandmother, Elizabeth Baugh (1612-1680), is the 4th Great Grandmother of U.S. President Benjamin Harrison.

William Howard Taft (1857-1930)

27th President of the United States of America
Taft, serving first as President then as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, is the only president to be the head of both the Executive and

Judicial branches of government. He was the first president to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 4 times removed

My 9th Great Grandfather, Joseph Emerson (1620-1680), is the 5th Great Grandfather of U.S. President William Howard Taft.

Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)

40th President of the United States of America
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the oldest person to be elected president. A former actor, he was called "The Great Communicator." He helped to cut income taxes and to reduce inflation.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

My 10th Great Grandfather, William Dudley (1608-1684) is the 6th Great Grandfather of U.S. President Ronald Reagan.

George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-)

41st President of the United States of America
President George H.W. Bush is known for leading the U.N. coalition in the Gulf War. His presidency saw the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Relationship: 8th Cousin

My 7th Great Grandfather, Nathaniel Millard (1672-1740) is the 7th Great Grandfather of U.S. President George H.W. Bush.

George Walker Bush (1946-)

43rd President of the United States of America
George W. Bush declared a global War on Terrorism and the overthrow of the Taliban. He also adopted the No Child Left Behind Act.

Relationship: 8th Cousin once removed

My 7th Great Grandfather, Nathaniel Millard (1672-1740) is the 8th Great Grandfather of U.S. President George W. Bush.

William Brewster (1567-1644)

Mayflower Passenger
William Brewster was the senior elder of the Plymouth Colony and also served as an advisor to Governor Bradford.

Relationship: 12th Great Grand Uncle

William Harvey (1578-1657)

English Physician
William Harvey was a medical doctor credited with being the first to correctly describe the properties of blood being pumped by the heart.

Relationship: 2nd Cousin 14 times removed

Roger Sherman (1721-1793)

Connecticut Representative
The only man to sign all four American documents of sovereignty was Roger Sherman. Among those documents were the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.

Lyman Hall (1724-1790)

Georgia Representative
Lyman Hall was selected by his parish to represent Georgia in the Continental Congress. He later helped to charter the University of Georgia.

Relationship: 3rd Cousin 10 times removed

Button Gwinnett (1735?-1777)

Georgia Representative
Button Gwinnett has one of the most famous signatures in American history. This signer of the Declaration of Independence has a Georgia county named for him.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 8 times removed

John Hancock (1737-1793)

Massachusetts Representative
John Hancock made his signature very large on the Declaration of Independence so that King George could read it without his glasses, thus the use of his name to mean "signature."

Relationship: 3rd Cousin 8 times removed through Great Grandma Nelson's (Maude Jane Graham) maternal line and 3rd Cousin 9 times removed through Great Grandma Kitts' (Senia Luella Hallett) maternal line

Richard Allen (1760-1831)

Reverend, ex-slave
Richard Allen was an African American pastor and the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. He was born as a slave to a colonial jurist.

Relationship: 4th Cousin 6 times removed

Robert Hobart (1760-1816)

Politician
Robert Hobart, 4th Earl of Buckinghamshire, was elected Member of Parliament in 1788 and served as Colonial Secretary from 1801-1804. Hobart, Tasmania is named for him.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 8 times removed through Grandma Nelson (Ethel Charlotte Kitts)

Eli Whitney (1765-1825)

American Inventor
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin. He patented it on March 14, 1794. This machine separated the cotton from the seeds and hull and greatly enhanced cotton production.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 6 times removed through Grandma Nelson (Ethel Charlotte Kitts)

Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832)

Scottish Novelist and Poet
Very popular in his day, Walter Scott wrote such classics as Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, and The Lady of the Lake

Relationship: 2nd Cousin 10 times removed

Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775-1864)

First Lady
Though her husband only served as president for 1 month, Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison was nominally the First Lady of the United States.  The couple never entered the White House.

Relationship: 3rd Cousin 7 times removed

Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863)

French Artist
Eugèène Delacroix was one of the most Important French Romantic painters. His studies of the optical effects of color influenced Impressionism. Many of his works depicted contemporary events, such as "Massacre at Chios".

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

American Author
American author, poet, and philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson first formulated the philosophy of Transcendentalism. His essay "Nature" expresses this philosophy. He also wrote "The Concord Hymn" and coined the phrase "the shot heard round the world."

Relationship: 4th Cousin 6 times removed

Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864)

American Author
Nathaniel Hawthorne was a key figure in the development of American literature. He wrote such classics as The Scarlet Letter and The House of Seven Gables.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 6 times removed

Oliver Winchester (1810-1880)

Gun Company Owner
Oliver Fisher Winchester was an American businessman and politician. He manufactured and marketed the Winchester repeating rifle, which was a much re-designed descendant of the volcanic rifle of some years earlier.

Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

American Poet
Perhaps the greatest of all American poets, Walt Whitman broke with the European style and structure of poetry and developed an innovative and "American" style of poetry. He revised and added to his most famous book Leaves of Grass until his death in 1892.

Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910)

Religious Leader
Mary Baker Eddy was an influential American author, teacher, and religious leader, noted for her groundbreaking ideas about spirituality and health, which she named "Christian Science." She articulated those ideas in her major work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, first published in 1875. Four years later she founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, which today has branch churches

 and societies around the world. In 1908 she launched The Christian Science Monitor, a leading international newspaper, the recipient, to date,

of seven Pulitzer Prizes.

Relationship: 4th Cousin 6 times removed

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

American Novelist
Louisa May Alcott's transcendentalist family supported abolitionist and feminist movements during the Civil War. Her family was the inspiration for her best known novels, Little Women and Little Men.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 5 times removed

Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

American Painter
Famous for painting landscapes and his engravings, Winslow Homer was an American artist during the Civil War Era. Homer's subject matter was often pastoral and depicted the farms and landscapes of the United States.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 6 times removed

J.P. Morgan (1837-1913)

American Banker
John Piermont Morgan I was one of the wealthiest men at the beginning of the 20th century. A financier and banker, he arranged the merger for General Electric, and his bank today is known as Morgan Stanley.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 3 times removed

James "Wild Bill" Hickock (1837-1876)

American Outlaw
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok was a legendary gunfighter and law man in the American Wild West. Many characters in Western novels are  fashioned after Hickok.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 6 times removed

William W. Winchester (1837-1881)

Gun Company Owner
William Wirt Winchester was the second president of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company from 1880 to 1881. He was the son of Oliver Fisher Winchester who manufactured and marketed the first Winchester repeating rifle.

Mary McElroy (1841-1917)

First Lady
Mary Arthur McElroy was the sister of President Chester A. Arthur, and assumed the role of First Lady because Arthur's wife had died a year and a half earlier.

Relationship: 3rd Cousin 6 times removed

W. G. Grace (1848-1915)

English Cricketer
A great cricketer, W. G. Grace brought the game of cricket to a new level of technique and fame. His development of modern batting and his amazing ability, made cricket one of the first spectator sports.

Relationship: 10th Cousin 3 times removed

Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (1860-1914)

First Lady
Ellen Louis Axson Wilson was the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. She found time for painting among other social responsibilities as First Lady.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Tom Ketchum (1863-1901)

American Outlaw
Thomas Edward Ketchum was a cowboy turned robber. He joined a gang and pursued train robbery until he was caught and executed in 1901

Relationship: 5th Cousin 7 times removed

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

American Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright was an influential American architect. Pioneering the prairie style house and designing the Guggenheim Museum in New York are two of his most famous accomplishments.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867-1957)

Laura Ingalls Wilder's experiences growing up in the unsettled West inspired her famous children's series Little House on the Prairie.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 10 times removed

Richard Bedford Bennett (1870-1947)

Former Prime Minister
Richard Bedford Bennett was the first Canadian Prime Minister to be a member of the House of Lords.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 4 times removed

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American Poet
Robert Frost is remembered for his award-winning American poetry. He was the recipient of 4 Pulitzer Prizes and read his poem "The Gift Outright" at the inauguration of President John F. Kennedy.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed

Edward Hopper (1882-1967)

American Painter
Edward Hopper was an American painter best remembered for his eerily realistic depictions of solitude in contemporary American life.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930)

English Author
D.H. Lawrence was a prolific and controversial writer. His novels include "Women in Love" and "Sons and Lovers".

Relationship: 5th Cousin 6 times removed

Ruth Benedict (1887-1948)

American Anthropologist
American anthropologist Ruth Benedict wrote, Patterns of Culture which was translated into 14 languages. She studied cultural relativism and spoke out against fascism.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 3 times removed

E.E. Cummings (1894-1962)

American Poet
Edward Estlin Cummings' use of unconventional punctuation, syntax, and layout distinguish his poetry. His avant-garde style is still popular and influential today.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 5 times removed

Norman Rockwell (1894-1978)

American Painter
Norman Rockwell is known for his illustrations on the covers of The Saturday Evening Post. His work most often portrays the idealized American lifestyle. During his lifetime he produced over 2000 original works.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Robert Graves (1895-1985)

English Author
English scholar, poet, and novelist; Robert Graves produced over 140 works. His famous works include The Long Week-End.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 6 times removed

Amelia Earhart (1897-1937)

American Aviator
Amelia Mary Earhart was an early female pilot who broke new ground for women in aviation. She disappeared over the Pacific Ocean while trying to fly solo around the world.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Spencer Tracy (1900-1967)

American Actor
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy was a two-time Academy Award-winning actor. He acted in movies such as Dante's Inferno, Captains Courageous, Boys Town, and The Old Man and the Sea. Tracy's career included 74 films.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Philo T. Farnsworth (1906-1971)

Inventor of the Electronic Television
Philo Taylor Farnsworth grew up in Rigby, Idaho and tinkered with electronics for fun. His "image dissector tube" was the first prototype of the  modern electronic television which showed only one straight line across the screen.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 5 times removed through Grandma Nelson (Ethel Charlotte Kitts)

Wernher von Braun (1912-1977)

Rocket Scientist
Wernher Von Braun was a leading figure in the development of rocket technology. He is generally thought of as the father of the United States space program.

Relationship: 11th Cousin twice removed through Grandpa (Kenneth William Nelson)

Julia Child (1912-2004)

American Gourmet Chef
American chef Julia Child introduced French cuisine to America through her many cookbooks and television shows.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 7 times removed

Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-)

First Lady
Barbara Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush, was a strong advocate for literacy and education, having had several schools named for her.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed through Grandma Nelson (Ethel Charlotte Kitts)

Shirley Temple (1928-)

American Actress
Shirley Temple, the most famous and popular child star of all time, began her acting career at age 3. Heidi and The Little Princess are just a few of the many popular films she starred in during the 1930's.

Relationship: 9th Cousin twice removed through Grandma Nelson (Ethel Charlotte Kitts)

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

26th President of the United States
Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt was the first president to win the Nobel Peace Prize. With the assassination of President McKinley he became the youngest president in the nation's history. He brought new excitement and power to the presidency as he vigorously led Congress and the American public toward progressive reforms and a strong foreign policy. His popular presidency had many accomplishments, but he personally considered his greatest accomplishment to be the creation of the Panama Canal. The "Teddy" Bear got its name from President Roosevelt.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed

Lyndon B Johnson (1908-1973)

36th President of the United States of America
Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President on Air Force One after the assassination of President Kennedy. He launched the Medicare Program, and saw the beginnings of the Vietnam War.

Relationship: 10th Cousin once removed

Gerald R Ford (1913-2007)

38th President of the United States of America
President Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. became President after the resignation of President Nixon. He struggled through economic problems and even a few assassination attempts.

Relationship: 10th Cousin twice removed through Great Grandma "Nana" Martin's (Lena May Huey) Sealover line

George Herbert Walker Bush (1924-)

41st President of the United States of America
President George H.W. Bush is known for leading the U.N. coalition in the Gulf War. His presidency saw the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Relationship: 10th Cousin 3 times removed

George Walker Bush (1946-)

43rd President of the United States of America
George W. Bush declared a global War on Terrorism and the overthrow of the Taliban. He also adopted the No Child Left Behind Act.

Relationship: 10th Cousin twice removed

Jane Austen (1775-1817)

English Author
Jane Austin was well educated and began writing at a young age. Though she wrote with a man's alias, many of her novels, which include Pride and Prejudice and Emma, have become widely popular.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 9 times removed

Mary Cassatt (1844-1926)

American Artist
Mary Cassatt was an impressionist artist (although hated to be classified by a movement). One third of her paintings depict a mother and child or a domestic setting.

O. Henry (1862-1910)

American Writer
Born William Sydney Porter, O. Henry's famous endings known for their clever surprises, coined the phrase "the O. Henry ending."

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Orville Wright (1871-1948)

American Inventor
Orville and Wilbur Wright were the first people to create a working flying machine, which first flew in 1903. They are also credited with many other aviation inventions.

Relationship: 9th Cousin once removed

Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944)

First Lady
Lou Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert C. Hoover created a period style sitting room with furniture owned by James Madison. She also restored Abraham Lincoln's study so her husband could use it.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 3 times removed

Edward Hopper (1882-1967)

American Painter
Edward Hopper was an American painter best remembered for his eerily realistic depictions of solitude in contemporary American life.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957)

American Actor
In 1999, the American Film Institute named Humphrey DeForest Bogart the "Greatest Male Star of All Time". Bogart played in such movies as "The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", "Casablanca", and "The Caine Mutiny".

Relationship: 5th Cousin 5 times removed

John Wayne (1907-1979)

American Actor
John Wayne, a western film icon, was named Marion Robert Morrison at birth. His parents later changed his name to Marion Michael Morrison. He starred in many different movies including True Grit, The Alamo, and The Green Berets.

Relationship: 9th Cousin twice removed

Marlon Brando (1924-2004)

American Actor
Marlon Brando, Jr. was an Oscar-winning actor who appeared in many films including A Streetcar Named Desire, The Godfather, Julius Caesar, On the Waterfront, and Superman.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 3 times removed

Barbara Pierce Bush (1925-)

First Lady
Barbara Bush, wife of George H. W. Bush, was a strong advocate for literacy and education, having had several schools named for her.

Relationship: 10th Cousin once removed through Grandpa Martin

Shirley Temple (1928-)

American Actress
Shirley Temple, the most famous and popular child star of all time, began her acting career at age 3. Heidi and The Little Princess are just a few of the many popular films she starred in during the 1930's.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 5 times removed through Grandpa Martin

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)

British-American Actress
Audrey Kathleen Ruston (Audrey Hepburn), born in Belgium, continues to be a figure of iconic beauty and classic film. Her award-winning role in "Roman Holiday" marked the beginning of her long and successful movie career. Hepburn is also well-known for her humanitarian work with UNICEF.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 9 times removed

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