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madinmaryland

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4. The sister of my g-g-grandfather murdered her three children and

Reply to Algernon Moncrieff (Original post)

Fri Nov 18, 2016, 04:53 PM

Nov 2016

then killed herself in 1890. She did it with a double barreled shot gun, so she had to reload. She did all of this while her husband was at church. He eventually remarried and had six children.

Another one was a g-g-aunt who was a bootlegger during the 20's and 30's until she got caught and sent to prison. She got out of prison when she was required to marry a blind man. Never quite figured out why the blind man.

Another one was a g-g-g uncle who died in 1924 and was buried with full KKK honors. Obvious a higher up in the Klan, they said he was a good Christian man. Sounds familiar doesn't it. This was in central PA. If he was alive today, he would definitely be a tRump supporter.

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Just Sent Mail to Find Out About Distant Relatives [View all] Algernon Moncrieff Oct 2016 OP

I've found a number of distant relatives who spent time in jail for their crimes The Genealogist Oct 2016 #3

The sister of my g-g-grandfather murdered her three children and madinmaryland Nov 2016 #4

That is an odd requirement Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2016 #5

It was actually the late 1930's, she would have been near 50 and he was 60. madinmaryland Nov 2016 #6

Update Algernon Moncrieff Nov 2016 #4

One of my paternal great grandfathers was the black sheep of the family. dgibby Feb 2017 #7

After my cousin hid out from the police in our attic when I was a kid CanonRay Feb 2017 #8

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