This week's Featured Connections are US Civil War generals.

My Ancestors and Cousins, I am

29 generations Thomas Edward (Lawrence) Shaw CB DSO (1888-1935)
30 generations Richard Evelyn Byrd II (1888-1957)
31 generations Horatio Nelson KB (1758-1805)
31 generations Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (1843-1864)
33 generations George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945)
33 generations Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
34 generations John Sidney McCain Jr. (1911-1981)
35 generations Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
35 generations Henri (La Tour d'Auvergne) de La Tour d'Auvergne (1611-1675) 36 generations Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976)
37 generations Audie Leon Murphy (1925-1971)
37 generations William Avery Bishop (1894-1956)
39 generations Raymond Ames Spruance (1886-1969)
39 generations Grace Brewster (Murray) Hopper (1906-1992)
39 generations John Archer Lejeune (1867-1942)
40 generations Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981)
52 generations Napolÿone Bonaparte (1769-1821)
53 generations William Frederick Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
29 generations Thomas Edward (Lawrence) Shaw CB DSO (1888-1935)
30 generations Richard Evelyn Byrd II (1888-1957)
31 generations Horatio Nelson KB (1758-1805)
31 generations Sarah Rosetta Wakeman (1843-1864)
33 generations George Smith Patton Jr. (1885-1945)
33 generations Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658)
34 generations John Sidney McCain Jr. (1911-1981)
35 generations Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964)
35 generations Henri (La Tour d'Auvergne) de La Tour d'Auvergne (1611-1675) 36 generations Bernard Law Montgomery (1887-1976)
37 generations Audie Leon Murphy (1925-1971)
37 generations William Avery Bishop (1894-1956)
39 generations Raymond Ames Spruance (1886-1969)
39 generations Grace Brewster (Murray) Hopper (1906-1992)
39 generations John Archer Lejeune (1867-1942)
40 generations Omar Nelson Bradley (1893-1981)
52 generations Napolÿone Bonaparte (1769-1821)
53 generations William Frederick Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)

My connections are:

16 degrees George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
17 degrees Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905)
18 degrees Isaac Brock (1769-1812)
19 degrees Thomas Laycock (abt.1786-1823)
21 degrees Michel (Ney) Ney d'Elchingen (1769-1815)
21 degrees Frank Friday Fletcher (1855-1928)
22 degrees Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr (1920-2000)
23 degrees Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966)
23 degrees Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG (1868-1960)
23 degrees George Johnston (1764-1823)
23 degrees Otto Eduard Leopold (Bismarck-Schÿnhausen) von Bismarck-Schÿnhausen
(1815-1898)
23 degrees William Edward Hall VC (abt.1827-1904)
24 degrees Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
24 degrees Arthur William (Curry) Currie GCMG, KCB (1875-1933)
25 degrees Philippe Franÿois Marie (Hauteclocque) Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902-
1947)
26 degrees Alfred Spencer Heathcote VC (1832-1912)
26 degrees Johannes van den Bosch (1780-1844)
27 degrees John Monash GCMG KCB (1865-1931)

Mike Dippel
My WikiTree ID is Dippel-21

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This week, via the website http://wikitree.com I was able to see my relationship to some
famous military notables.

I am:

16 degrees George Armstrong Custer (1839-1876)
17 degrees Joseph Roswell Hawley (1826-1905)
18 degrees Isaac Brock (1769-1812)
19 degrees Thomas Laycock (abt.1786-1823)
21 degrees Michel (Ney) Ney d'Elchingen (1769-1815)
21 degrees William Frederick Halsey Jr. (1882-1959)
21 degrees Frank Friday Fletcher (1855-1928)
21 degrees Robert Brousard Landry (1910-2000)
22 degrees Elmo Russell Zumwalt Jr (1920-2000)
23 degrees Chester William Nimitz (1885-1966)
23 degrees Andrew Hamilton Russell KCB KCMG (1868-1960)
23 degrees George Johnston (1764-1823)
23 degrees Otto Eduard Leopold (Bismarck-Schÿnhausen) von Bismarck-Schÿnhausen
(1815-1898)
23 degrees William Edward Hall VC (abt.1827-1904)
24 degrees Charles de Gaulle (1890-1970)
24 degrees Arthur William (Curry) Currie GCMG, KCB (1875-1933)

I was also able to see an area of mine that shows all of my cousins, and a separate area
for my cousins spouses. This site is amazing!

Mike Dippel
hobbylinebbs.com

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