Heritage Album

Has anyone here traced their family tree and learned that one of their ancestors was a pile of dirt?

Public Comments

1. Ha
2. Not me. I think that some of my ancestors were pirates, though. Interesting.
3. I'm not related to President Bush.
4. no, actually a bunch of famous generals and authors. I already knew from family stories and own some of their stuff.I just got bored and traced them anyways to get more info.No other my other side I'm Native American
5. Sure. Not piles of dirt, just military drunks. Okay, I take that back. One of my grandparents was a pile of dirt.
6. Only the dead ones.
7. That was worth a good laugh, I also like the pic.
8. most of mine were piles of crap actually--thanks for asking!
9. I found out one of mine owned a whole town, sold it and blew the money way before I was born.
10. I don't have to go that far as to the tree I can just check the ground around the tree.
11. No, but I traced back 2 generations and discovered that my paternal grandfather was the biggest a##hole and so full of crap it would be better that he was a pile of dirt.
12. No, I only got as far back as a rib. From there the trail just vanisthed.
13. I don't have to trace my ancestors to know that.
14. Yeah! I'm a descendant of English kings and rogues of the worst kind. Our geneology is really funny. I inherited the aversion to alcohol from the English kings (bet you didn't know they can't drink, did you), but the other side of my family are Irish drunks, French pirates and assorted criminals of all varieties. Including Richard Nixon! .
15. Hello =) It's terrible..... One branch ends in a pile of dirt....another a rib...another a monkey.... dirt, ribs and monkeys, the lot of them.... All except one.....and that one was the rib-eating dirty monkey!!!! Nasty bugger that he was.... Namaste, --Tom
16. Not a pile of dirt, but one of my ancestors was thought to be a witch, and was hung. Also, when I asked my dad if he thought we had any relatives that were in the mob (we're Italian) he said "probably".
17. lol..even a pile of dirt is energy capable to change form....but i don't believe ancient jews knew that
18. I would just like to say that Pilgrim's ancestry is not "really funny" and moreover it is really stupid.
19. You know, politicians aren't the only ones who can delete negative marks on their past records. History can be selective as people don't make note of negative things...they only want the positive remembered. I would dare to say that most people have black sheep in their family but they tend to be ignored. I know there have been "cover ups" in my family. There is much history about a white fellow who raped a Cherokee woman and the half breed son was several grandfathers away from me but our family didn't want to mention any Native American blood. However, it is obvious in our facial features and skin color when we tan. In our direct line, we can't find it but the system can be tricked and run the other way that leaves tremendous gaps if the facts are not swallowed. Somewhere there is a rapist in our family line producing illegitimate children. Can't figure exactly where and how but I'm certain it is there. My people like to rewrite history too as the facts can be humiliating.
20. no, I found a mushroom *roll eyes*