famous/infamous relatives, straw-grasping welcome!

My turn. 50's movie actress Lana Turner is supposed to be a 6th cousin. I served under WW2 Marine ace Marion Carl. In Dayton, I flew in a replica 1910 Wright Flyer with a Navy dive bomber pilot. My son is a movie production assistant and has been to Gary Busy's house many times. He also worked with Lorenzo Llamas and Jon Voigt. I feel my fingers slipping away.

Well, as famous individuals go, I can't say that I know if I'm related to anyone of particular prominence, though my maternal great grandfather was the black sheep of a prominent Irish family, was disinherited and left Ireland for Canada.

However....

Both sides of my family, have, or have had, places in Canada named after them:

There's a town in Ontario, not far from our national capital of Ottawa, currently called Appleton, several years ago it was known as Teskeyville. Named after my mother's side of the family, the Teskeys.

Further East, in our maritime province of Nova Scotia, is a place called Vogler's Cove, named after my father's side, the Voglers.

Its interesting in a way when you think that there were enough of you in one place at one time to name it after you.

Had a history teacher once that was a Korean War vet, he never told us what he did there, he didn't like to talk about it. He was well past retirement age when we got him as a teacher, said he kept teaching because it kept his mind off his memories for a good chunk of every day.

My uncle's cousin is television actress Victoria Principal.
What does that make me?
Cool?

And he's never introduced me to her once!!

My next door neighbor knows a guy who's brother had a friend who had an uncle who went to church with a girl who once dated a guy who used to be in the air force (maybe it was the navy, i'm a little fuzzy on this fact) with another guy who used to deliver newspapers to an old man who said he had a sister who once was sitting on a bus next to a person who claimed to be a distant relative of a chemistry teacher who saw Lady Godiva and a fat man riding around in the Enola Gay. If I'm not mistaken I believe this happened in Tasmania.


Bet you're all envious of me now!

my great uncle was a French Communist Resistance regional leader in WW2. He later testified at Klaus Barbie's trial.

On my mother's father's side, I am somehow related to Wild Bill Cody, a famous outlaw.
Lee

My mother's second cousin was Hollywood star Patricia Wymore, who married Errol Flynn, an equally famous Hollywood actor (from Tasmania as well).
Cheers,
LeeTree

My Mothers cousin was Dizzy Dean, the famous base ball player and anouncer. My Uncle on my Fathers side was an Ace in WW ll, with six kills. He also got one kill in Korea.

A pilot, who I was stationed with and flew my aircraft many times, later became the second American to walk in space.

Lady Godiva is a relative of mine (I can prove it too) -Hot diggity dawg

2 different site superintendants that I had the pleasure of working with were LRRP's and another was a Green Beret. Hours of stories and cases of beer with those guys.

Pres James Monroe, Sir Robert Hillman (a real knight!), one of William the Conqueror's (William the 1st) squires.

My chem teacher was an Avenger pilot, my music teacher was a B-24 tail gunner.

I think that's all

Is this the " 6 Degrees of . . .?" I think I'll stay out of this one.