[PGR88]

As a child, I knew a man (born @ 1890) who claimed that his grandfather, as a baby, had been “bounced on the knee of George Washington.” I always thought the math was a stretch, but he knew approximate dates, places and certainly had the “old-Virginia” lineage to have made it possible.

I was only a young boy, but I thought - how cool! I know a man, who knows a man - who met George Washington!

We are still a young Republic!

[TexasRepublic]

“I was only a young boy, but I thought - how cool! I know a man, who knows a man - who met George Washington!”

It is interesting how a single life can bridge eras. The great-grandmother that held me as a baby sat in Robert E. Lee’s lap!

[WKUHilltopper]

“We are still a young Republic!”

We used to be a Republic. I have nfi what we are now.

[Woodman]

I knew a woman (my cousin) who knew a man (her great uncle) who's father was a Revolutionary War vet who crossed the Delaware with Washington's troops. Does that count? BTW My Cousin (1st cousin once removed) was 104 in 1979 when she passed. She new quite a few Civil War vets growing up.

Funny thing is longevity runs in my family, but not particularly late childbearing. I was born in the early 60’s and all of my grand parents were born in the 1800’s.