Isaac Hite, Jr. was born 7 February 1758 at his father's estate, Long Meadows, Middletown, Frederick County in the Shenandoah Valley, VA....

In honor of Halloween, here is a skeleton story. Recently I was on Family Tree DNA reviewing my results and there was a feature I had not...

Here is another notable relative connected through the Holmes branch. There are probably very few people in history who have so shrouded...

Here is a connection to another President. This one is through the Holmes line. Since everyone probably knows a lot about Abraham...

Well, it turns out that there is another Hollywood tough guy hanging out in the branches of my Potter line. Clinton Eastwood, Jr. was...

Harriet Elisabeth Beecher was born 14 June 1811 in Litchfield, CT to the Reverend Lyman Beecher and Roxanna (nee Foote) Beecher, the...

Before he was a Hollywood icon known as John Wayne, he was simply Marion Robert Morrison. He was born on 26 May 1907 in Winterset, Iowa,...

Most people will probably recognize this relative of mine. When one thinks of this 37th President of the United States, the first thing...

This is another post that explores new territory for me. I have not yet posted anything about relatives who did not immigrate to America....

Perhaps there is no more iconic retail store in America today than Walmart. This "hypermarket" began with one humble man who drove a...

There have been numerous relatives who have fought in America's wars; too many to list here in this Veterans' Day post (some you have...

I will now introduce you to a branch of the family with which I am very familiar and on which I have done a fair bit of research. I...

Here is another relative who got bit by the acting bug. She was considered one of the most electric actresses of her generation, but...

Here is another notable relative who was an actor and one who should be familiar to all. Marlon Brando, Jr. was born on 3 April 1924 in...

In this post I will introduce you to a notable branch of relatives in the family tree as well as answering the question: Why did my...

Ok, so maybe there are more than six, but I am still related to this "Footloose" actor. He is also a director, producer and musician....

This is the first in my series of "Notable Relatives". In this series I will highlight famous (or infamous) individuals to whom I am...