This is Carl Nelson, my Great Great Great Great Grandfather. He was born in New York in 1853. Would he believe that 100 years after his death (in 1900) we would be able to "post" his picture and send it "through the air" for everyone around the world to see? That his Great x5 Grandson Steven, 16 years old in the year 2012, could look at this picture and agree that we look alot like him?
Yesterday, I received a link to my birth familys' family tree/genealogy website. So much work was done with this research. I am telling you, two branches from my maternal Great Grandfather go back as far as 1743 and 1814! One branch goes back to Samuel Nelson (Carls' Father), my Great x5 Grandfather. He was born in Monaghan, Ulster, Ireland in 1814. The other branch goes back to Andrew Mrotek, also my Great x5 Grandfather. He was born in Gromadno, Wyrzyski, Pozan, Poland, in 1743.
Andrews' Grandson, Andrew Mrotek 2, was born in Poland on March 8, 1833. He was the one who immigrated to the USA in August 1865. Q: "Purpose for travel?" A:"Staying in the USA."
He was a newlywed to Madglen Zarnik. They arrived in the USA, settled in Manitowoc,Wisconsin (where I was born) and went on to have 16 children!
I must have spent a total of 10 hours yesterday clicking on names and links, finding out more about my ancestry than I could have ever imagined possible!
Two years ago, I knew nothing, not even my birth mothers real name. Now I even know who my Great Grandparents x5 were! I could be like the people on the TV show "Who Do You Think You Are?" - I could travel to Poland and Ireland and walk on the same ground they walked on!
Funny how two days ago I posted about feeling complete now that I found my birth family. Yesterday I received this genealogy website link. Well.... is it possible to feel so complete that you feel like you're going to explode? I was just getting used to one feeling and didn't realize that feeling could intensify like it has.
And to think it all started because I wanted to know who I looked like. To find a family resemblance.
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