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Ancestry/Genealogy

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multigraincracker

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Mon Apr 20, 2026, 08:42 PM Monday

Go back far enough and we are all related. [View all]

My brother loved to dig into family trees. Informed me we have two famous 8th cousins. Booker T. Washington and Ab Lincoln. The to top it off, 36th cousin to George Washington.
I have a family tree done by the US Government that show a, many times great grand father, Thomas Barr that was involved in supplying our Revolutionary Army with goods from Europe in the late 1700s.
Like I said, I figure we are all related if you dig deep enough.

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How did you get your hands on a family tree radical noodle Tuesday #1
Great grandfather Barr never got paid multigraincracker Tuesday #2
Fascinating! radical noodle Tuesday #3
Dig deep and you'll find someone. multigraincracker Tuesday #4
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