Presidents, governors, lieutenant governors, city council-people, animal control controllers. I feel a bit obliged to recognize my cousins who served in a public office. One such individual was Thomas Ward Veazey, my 3rd cousin, 6x removed. Thomas was the governor of Maryland from 1836 to 1839. He was the last governor who was not elected by the people – the legislature put him in office three years in a… More →

George W. Bush, my half 8th cousin, 1x removed, and his father account for two of the three presidents who appear in my family tree. The third is Martin Van Buren, the eighth President of the United States. Genealogically speaking, he is most likely my 4th cousin, 6x removed – give or take a generation. To get to Cousin Martin,… More →