How far back can you trace your family history?

[RU OX Alum]

What does "removed" mean, in this sense?

[AGDee]

In this sense, removed means they are of a different generation than you. My aunts and uncles children are my first cousins. My first cousins' kids are my first cousins once removed, because they are not from my generation, they are one generation off from me.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by AGDee

In this sense, removed means they are of a different generation than you. My aunts and uncles children are my first cousins. My first cousins' kids are my first cousins once removed, because they are not from my generation, they are one generation off from me.

Thank you!!

[violetpretty]

My dad's side I (or rather he) can trace back to 1752 when the last of his family emigrated from Germany. We know that during the Revolution, some of our ancestors were guards for Hessian prisoners because they spoke German. There is a statue in Gettysburg that looks EXACTLY like my father. We knew that we had ancestors fight in the Civil War, and sure enough, the statue is of a Colonel on my paternal grandmother's side!

My mom's side is pretty limited. I believe both sides of her family emigrated from Poland around the turn of the last century.

And my Sig Kap family, I can trace back to 1992!