I read in a book today that just about one out of every two Americans have had an ancestor come to the United States through Ellis Island. Are you aware of any of your ancestors who came to America through Ellis Island?
There are rumors of a distant great (etc) grandfather that ran off to America but I have no proof or further information. Otherwise I am the first soon-to-be American in my bio family.
At most on either side of my family, I am third generation American. My grandmother was born in Denmark, my great grandmother was born in the Ukraine. None of my great grandparents were born in the US.
My family came here and landed in New Orleans in the 1890s from Germany. Not sure about my dad's side because they didn't keep any of the history and it's hard to get it out of him. Lol
I've traced my father's direct line back to 1750, Campbell County, Virginia. Every family tree has hundred of branches. I'm sure most people have some lines that cam through Ellis.
That sounds exactly like my family. My dad's family came over in 1624. My great grandparents on my moms side came over from Italy in the early 1900s :)
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