Here's the rules...has to be a relative that you were old enough to remember still being alive that you had a relationship with that was born before 1900. My Papa (mom's dad) was born in either 1895 or 1899, can't remember which one but it's either or. Anyway he died when I was in my early 20's, I'm 49 now. My mom is the youngest of 6 and came along late when Nanny and Papa were older...I think she was an "oops" baby. I remember him telling me stories when I was little of him growing up, his first car, etc. Papa was essentially a sharecropper...never owned their own home/land, always renting and farming someone else's land, always poor. He also worked at the local furniture factory. Nanny of course stayed at home to raise the kids like most of them did in that day, and also helped with the farming when needed.

 

So, who has a direct connection to the 1800's?

Edited November 25, 201510 yr by BigVMan23

The oldest relative that I met was my Great Grandma, who was born in 1912. She passed about 10 years ago, but it's definitely still neat to think that she was born over 100 years ago.

I don't have one. Great Gma turned 100 years old this year and still kicking.

 

Posters my age and younger probably aren't going to have one I bet.

Is this a word problem?

I don't have one. Great Gma turned 100 years old this year and still kicking.

 

Posters my age and younger probably aren't going to have one I bet.

 

Yep, definitely have to have a little age on you to answer "yes". But I think it's really neat that, when you think about it, we aren't all that far removed from the 1800's. Heck, @mcpapa has the most direct connection, since he was BORN in the 1800's.:whistling:

I have flashes in my memory of my great grandmother. I don't know if they're real or from photos and stories. She died when I was young but was born in 1897 and lived to be nearly 100.

Grandmother born 1881 died 1973

Uncle (namesake) born 1898 died 1985

Aunt born 1899 died 2003

 

They were all pistols and full of life. Italian with a great love of life, food, wine and cards.

 

My mother also was an "opps" baby. Her mother was 45 when she was born. She had several nieces and nephews older than her as there was a 27 year difference from oldest to her. My aunt led a very interesting life. She married late in life. In her twenties she took the train from Lexington to Chicago with some friends and a family member held a dinner party where one of the guests at her table was Bugsy Siegel. She did not know who he was until much later. Said he was very nice and polite.

My Grandfather, actually step Grandfather, as he was my Dad's foster father, was born in 1888 give or take a year or two. He lived to 93 years old. He was an interesting man. Ann Arbor City Alderman and Councilman, active in politics and ran multiple businesses including a coal distribution company in Ann Arbor. I remember he had an old, old car that was so rusted out that I could see the street passing under my feet as I rode shotgun. Sure do miss my Grandpa...

No connection to the 1800's but one of my exes great grandmothers turned 106 or 107 this year which puts her very early 1900's.

Great-grandfather was born in 1875. Served in the Spanish-American war. Got to visit him in 1968 in his hometown of Kingfield, Maine. He was still getting around pretty well then, but passed away a few months later.

 

We have HIS father's civil war discharge certificate; state of New Hampshire.

My Great Grandpa was born 29 Jun 1888, he died when I was 8 but I vividly remember him. He lived with my Grandma and Grandpa.

 

 

Here he is sitting where I always remember him sitting. That's me holding one of my younger cousins around (1973-74)

My Great grandmother (moms moms mom), was born in 1879 & died in '72 or '73 (I was born in '66). I remember her very well.....because she was blind and I used to play tricks on her. Of course, that all stopped when she whacked me with her cane. :lol2:

 

Coincidentally, Grandma (moms mom) past away in 2013, she was 101. BTW, she was the holiest person I will ever know.

Grandfather born 1894 died 1976, grandmother born 1895 died at 100. Grandparents were 16 & 15 when married in Lincoln County. Grandma taught Grandpa how to read and write.

Yes for me, great grandmother was born in 1897 and passed away in the mid '80's.

 

She lived in the same house from 1930 or so and it still had no indoor plumbing up to the day she died. One phone number from the '60's, a three digit number, when you would call her from next door, where my grandfather lived, it was a long distance call.

My maternal grandfather was born in 1889 and passed away in 1969. I was 11.