Not very far back, although I've tried to by speaking with those who directly related to me. My mother's sister did a search though, and what she sent me went back to the Revolutionary War.

We know who owned some of our enslaved ancestors; a great-great grandfather was able to purchase the freedom of his mother and siblings from them. Ancestry.com even found a newspaper article from those times about it.

1959 when my dad was born. 😅

What did you find out about your family? That you're comfortable sharing in public, of course.

My mom traced back to the 1800's. An Irishman came to America and married a Native American woman.

My maternal grandparents were born in Europe so I only know up to my great great grandparents, my paternal side early 1600s.

I have some lines back to the 1600's, but most to the 1700's. I can't get my direct male line past 1750. Actually, I can go a lot farther back when I link to the English royal line, but I can't document that.

On the paternal side,my grandfather and later my father,traced it back at least to the year 1801,when an ancestor arrived in Australia.

1965. My mother was adopted. Never found her biological parents.

I only know up to my great grandparents

1803, my half-sister tried to go back to Germany and find more but the family history was destroyed by the Nazis

1400 on my father's side

How did you do that?

Not very far

My family tree is a wreath, so I gave up

I don’t know who my real parents are so I don’t know

After my birth I never looked back.

I'm too cheap

figured I just run for public office and let the opposition do it for me

Late 1800's

The 1600's. My Grandma did it for us.