How far back can you trace your family history?

[AGDLynn]

On my dad's side, it's been traced all the way back to England.
www.leftwich.org

Those that came to America started primarily in the Lynchburg, Bedford, Richmond, VA area.

My aunt has told me I'm related to some folks but I can't remember who other than Billy Graham's wife Ruth. Maybe Bryan Leftwich, the football player??

On my mom's side, all I know is that my gmother was born in Hartwell SC and her grandfather was a Cherokee Indian who was rescued by "a white man" named Sanders when his village was raided.

On my dad's mom's side, there is a Cherokee Indian female relative a couple of generations from her.

[summer_gphib]

I haven't gotten really far, by my husband's family has been traced back to the 900's in Norway. (He has an aunt who had done a ton of research.) His dad recently went and met a realtive in Norway and spent some time with them. He said it was really neat.

[honeychile]

This Relationship Chart is a good way to explain the difference between the types of relatives.

You take the common ancestor between you (along the top row) and the person to which you're related (down the side), and make the rows meet. Just like when you learned the multiplication tables!