|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
12-05-2006, 03:25 PM | #1 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,681
| Do you know where you came from? I just love knowing stories about people. Their ancestors, their life, their nationality. Family trees,their truimphs, their defeats, their struggles. Its just an inspiration. |
Welcome Guest! | |
12-05-2006, 04:31 PM | #2 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,681
| I Hope this is not in bad taste. My family comes from Scotland and England from the 17th century. The people who came to america from our family were very poor. They came here because they were starving, or their children were starving. They came here to work in coal mines, and would do any work really to benefit their families. Now most of those families are spoiled. We worked hard. No one else wants to share? Last edited by luvdorkyyorkies; 12-05-2006 at 04:35 PM. |
12-05-2006, 04:37 PM | #3 |
My little furbutts Donating Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Baytown, TX
Posts: 1,692
| I would share but I really don't know much about my background. I know I am Pennsylvanian Dutch and Indian but that is about all I know. I wish I knew more. None of my family really wants or has ever talked about the past much.
__________________ Heather, Benji & Bella |
12-05-2006, 04:39 PM | #4 |
Its all about the yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: South Jersey
Posts: 1,451
| Im Indian and belong to the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
__________________ CHRISSY Nikki Precious Lizzy Mimi , Lena Taboo |
12-05-2006, 04:47 PM | #5 | |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,681
| Quote:
Totally awesome | |
12-05-2006, 04:54 PM | #6 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,681
| Thank you. I would like to learn more from you. |
12-05-2006, 05:13 PM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 73
| DNA tested Hi Everyone! I was so curious about my roots I paid for a continental DNA test; your dna is compared to people from Europe, Asia, Africa and America (Native Americans/The First Americans). Mine came back mostly European from my paternal side (Irish and English) and I am 1/8 Native American from my maternal side (Cherokee or Creek) I have spent countless hours researching my background, it is very addictive and many interesting facts can be found on the net. Hey any Montague or Nix surname connections out there? If so let me know, we may be connected. How kool that would be?!! |
12-05-2006, 05:18 PM | #8 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,681
| Dalexa Thank you so very much. |
12-05-2006, 05:20 PM | #9 |
No Longer A Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Big Friendly City :)
Posts: 4,236
| My ancestors came predominantly from England with a few being from Ireland and Switzerland. My mothers blood line comes from the "Tudors" of England. My father side is predominantly Italian, with the exception that his great Grandmother was a full blooded Cherokee Indian. She was kidnapped from her tribe and became my Grandfathers (An Italian soldier) wife I definitly take after my mothers side more, I'm about as pale as they come without the sun (thank god for self tanner!!) and I have blue eyes and white blonde hair. Most of my other siblings take after my Fathers side and are darker, more olive toned and have darker hair. |
12-05-2006, 05:21 PM | #10 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Oklahoma
Posts: 73
| DNA test OH and I forgot; I am a few drops of African American, approx 2%. I think everyone should know who they are...some would probably be very surprised and possibly more tolerant of others. Some other surnames I am connected to: Graves, Walker, Walkingstick, Browning, Owens, Wall or Walls, many more but they are on down the line. The one I am really trying to find a connection with is Montague..my Father's Father vanished in or around 1906 and left a wife and 5 little kids and was never seen again...we know very little about him but he had a brother Broaddus and they came from north central Texas and either Tennessee or Mississippi before that. Sorry if I am boring you all to sleep but this is another passion of mine. Dana |
12-05-2006, 05:35 PM | #11 |
Little Boogers Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: virginia beach, va
Posts: 4,460
| omg i am everything. ok here we go.... mom's grandmother (my great grandmother) irish mom's grandfather "" italian dad's mother (my grandmother) 100% cherokee indian dad's father """" 100% german my grandmother on my fathers side and before were all american indians WELL ME......I AM A MUTT
__________________ lisa lisa and the cult jam yorkies |
12-05-2006, 05:36 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Central Texas
Posts: 2,624
| My maternal great grandmother is from Switzerland. She was married and had a son. Her husband was killed, so she decided to come to American to make a better life for herself and her son. She didn't have enough money for ship passage for both herself and her son, so she came by herself and worked as a domestic in New York, saved her money and then sent for her son. He came over by himself at age 7 - can you imagine a month on the ship, alone and 7 years old! My great grandfather was living in Kansas and somehow, I'm not sure of the particulars, he knew the people that my great grandmother worked for in New York and he told them he was looking for a wife. My great grandmother said that she would marry him, so he went to New York, they got married, and came to Kansas in a covered wagon. When they opened up the Oklahoma Territory for homesteading - they ran for land, homesteaded, and that is the story! I know that my maternal grandfather was Dutch, my father was Italian and French and I don't know any more about my dad's family - he and my mom were divorced when I was very small and I never knew anything about his family. I don't know much about the rest of my family! I guess I should try to find out.
__________________ Rex & Rowdy's Mom Last edited by RowdysMom; 12-05-2006 at 05:39 PM. |
12-05-2006, 05:37 PM | #13 |
Donating YT 7000 Club Member | My ancestors came mostly from Ireland. I'm not sure around what time period. I think my great-great-great (maybe another great?) Grandmother was the first to come over. Her name was Missouri something...(don't know her last name.) There's Irish on both my mom's and dad's side. We don't know much else about my dad's side, because his father was raised in an orphanage. We do know that my last name should actually be McArthur, but that's a really long story. Allow me to sum it up: My Grandpa (in the orphanage) had always been told his last name was what my last name is now. When he grew up, he found out that was actually his mom's last name, and his dad's last name was McArthur. He changed his name, but my dad kept his. So yeah. I'm (mostly) Irish...and proud of it.
__________________ Megan "I have my dreams, I have made plans." - The Pirate Queen All Gave Some; Some Gave All |
12-05-2006, 05:38 PM | #14 |
BANNED! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Illinois
Posts: 1,681
| Star-trek You know who you are. The people. Every walk of life. We connect. It is very sad. Are you challenging us? If you are, we do not take challenges lightly. Talk to an Indian.......... |
12-05-2006, 05:46 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area, CA
Posts: 857
| i don't know too much My great grandfather on my mom's side came to america from Ireland. and one of my distant cousins put together a HUGE family tree with pictures of everyone dating pretty far back. If i find the link I'll post it, he put it all online.
__________________ Mom to OLIVER & CHARLIE Scents & Warmers for your home from a YT member & Independent Scentsy Consultant https://elizabethcampbell.scentsy.us/Home |
Bookmarks |
|
|
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart