Presidential Genealogy

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Permalink Reply by Larry Davies on January 10, 2010 at 6:16am

Hi John, A good source for Presidential genealogies is "Ancestors of American Presidents" by Gary Boyd Roberts. There is an older edition, but the most recent is the 2009 edition and it is available from the New England Historic Genealogical Society. I suspect it may be available through Amazon.com and you might find it at your local library.

Permalink Reply by John Scott McKay on January 10, 2010 at 6:34am

Larry: Did it snow up where you were at today? Anyway I got my sources from the Previous addition of American Presidents. But online the resources are pitiful. Scott

Permalink Reply by Larry Davies on January 10, 2010 at 7:56am

Scott, No snow here, but there were flurries further south. It's certainly colder than I would like, 23 this morning. Larry

Permalink Reply by bonnie Morris Conrad on January 30, 2010 at 5:22pm

I am a first cousin 5 times removed of President Andrew Jackson. I have read most of the books written about him confirming my linage.
Bonnie Morris Conrad

Permalink Reply by Mary Gretzschel on February 8, 2016 at 12:06am

Hi , I am a second cousin 2 times removed from President George Washington. My granddaughter told some friends at school and it got her in trouble because the teacher thought she was lying. I am also related to Jesse James, the real outlaw, but very distantly. As it turned out it wasn't in my James line , but the Fuqua line. one of the early Fuqua men had married a Woodson. And Jesse's Mom was related to the same family. In fact if I remember correctly his middle name was Woodson. There are a few other famous and infamous ancestor as well, that's the fun for me placing my family in history as look for those family members I haven't discovered. Maryg

Permalink Reply by Mary Gretzschel on February 14, 2016 at 1:13am

that was suppose to be second cousin 9 times removed. whoops.

Permalink Reply by Christopher Gene Johnson on February 9, 2016 at 8:56am

I think its pretty cool to claim kinship to U.S. Presidents. I've been a family historian for several years and though its strange to say, I'm related to 41 Presidents, though one was our 22nd Pres. then 24th Pres., I guess that should be 40 Presidents I'm related to. The closest being Thomas Jefferson, our 3rd U.S. President.

Mr. McKay, if you go to the web site, "Famous Kin," you can find "trails" to famous relations. You just have to search out those trails to find the person. And by finding those trails, you might use Roots Web.com, to follow the trails.

Permalink Reply by Christopher Gene Johnson on March 12, 2017 at 12:36pm

Actually, if you check out Famous Kin.com, you could find a trail to perhaps more Presidential connections. Pick a President, then check the "trail" to whom may be related in your family tree. Personally, the only Presidents I'm missing are Van Buren, Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, and Trump, the rest are related. Yeah, pretty cool stuff!!!