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re: What's the closest you or a family member has been to a part of history?
Posted on 5/4/24 at 1:24 pm to Tvilletiger
Posted on 5/4/24 at 1:24 pm to Tvilletiger
My 1st cousin, several times removed, Ninian Edwards, I think territorial governor of Illinois. His son Ninian Wirt Edwards and Abe Lincoln were brothers in law, both marrying Todd sisters; Abe married his wife in the Edwards home.
My 5th great grandfathers, James Garrard 2nd governor of KY and John Edwards, 1st US Senator from KY.
We've seen some correspondence between them and Thomas Jefferson and quite a bit has been written about the two.
It's strange to go back in the family tree and see how many of close kin were on opposite sides during the war between the states.
Some of the Garrards were high ranking union officers, perhaps one a general. But slave owners were scattered among them.
My 5th great grandfathers, James Garrard 2nd governor of KY and John Edwards, 1st US Senator from KY.
We've seen some correspondence between them and Thomas Jefferson and quite a bit has been written about the two.
It's strange to go back in the family tree and see how many of close kin were on opposite sides during the war between the states.
Some of the Garrards were high ranking union officers, perhaps one a general. But slave owners were scattered among them.
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