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Whats your great great grandfather called?

In four generations no one will know your name. Not even those whom share your genes.

Stop taking everything so seriously and just enjoy the ride.
scorpiolovedeep46-50, M
I certainly remember their names , up 4 generations.

It鈥檚 a tradition of ours where the souls/ names from the paternal side are respected / remembered on the occasion of death anniversary.
Vaper31-35, M
@scorpiolovedeep Much respect.
Loretta7846-50, F
Well, we are writing down our ancestors already since generations. My great great grandfather was called Karl. I even know the name of my first documented ancestor (16x grandfather who was born in 1460 馃槈).

Well, I guess that in 4 generations maybe someone still will remember my name but not the thing which is more important: What I was for a kind of person.

But well, we humans are like that... 馃槈
Loretta7846-50, F
@Vaper Oh! Are your ancestors from Iceland? 馃槉馃槂
Vaper31-35, M
@Loretta78 Paternity, yes. As born there myself as well. Grendavic. My mother was born in the US however granting me duel citizenship.
Loretta7846-50, F
@Vaper VERY interesting! 馃憤馃槂
dancingtongue80-89, M
He was a POW of the Confederates, held at Libby Prison in Richmond, VA. I would call him patriot. abolitionist, and hero.
Vaper31-35, M
@dancingtongue Hell yeah. A man to be remembered indeed.
dancingtongue80-89, M
@Vaper The other one on my father's side immigrated to the U.S. to escape the Franco-Prussian war, had a successful career as a skilled woodworker in Chicago until burnt out by the Great Fire, then migrated to California and started a successful brewery/saloon. Once he earned enough in Chicago he sent for his bride as he had promised. I would call him loyal, pragmatic, and achiever. The two on my mother's side I don't know much about because they never left the Island of Pico, but the offspring they sent directly to California got a strong set of values from somewhere.
SW-User
My dad spent alot of time on that stuff. In my mind all of the ancestors that it took to create such a rotten prick as my dad was ain't worth my time. I come from bad blood.
Vaper31-35, M
@SW-User Maybe its not so important from where we have come but more so with whom we leave.
Miram31-35, F
El haj. He has tomb built on his grave, and crazy people who worship him by proxy.

So yeah, sometimes you do live on.
Vaper31-35, M
@Miram Thats awesome!! Like Jim Morrison status! Go El haj.
MagentaF
And in 120 years +/- not a single human living now will exist.
MagentaF
@Vaper Haha. I understand, too much reality for most. 鈽猴笍
Vaper31-35, M
@Magenta Trendy fokes might call you woke. Myself...well.... those whom choose not to dwell in the shadow end of anything remains simply bad ass. Ts
MagentaF
@Vaper I'm certainly not woke. More independent/old fashioned.馃挓
hippyjoe195561-69, M
My great great grandfather was a Russian soldier who fought in the Crimean war. The war made famous by Florence Nightingale. His name was Ivan.
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Vaper31-35, M
@SW-User Intresting 馃
BarbossasHusband36-40, M
Both on maternal side were named Harald.
I never knew my paternal side.
Vaper31-35, M
@BarbossasHusband Cool. Intrigued by the spelling as well. I only know mine by right of heritage. Born in Iceland, your last name is your fathers first + son or daughter respectively.
exexec61-69, C
Charles, Lemuel, David, Lawrence, James, Elisha, Henry, Jesse
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Vaper31-35, M
@SW-User Or perhaps you allow them to....not allow you.
He was a slave named Henri.
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Vaper31-35, M
@Max21 Okay so up there it kinda says " great great" prior to grandfather. Work with me now as I can see thats a bit of a challenge. But, meh...my grandfather was called Joe.
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Vaper31-35, M
@Max21 ok

 
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