I tell you, genes and ancestry can be fascinating stuff. My paternal line traces back to an ancient Scottish border clan. On my paternal grandmother’s line, I’m related to a Confederate General, a union Captain, and John Jay Crittenden, US Attorney General. One of his forebears fought in the American Revolution.
I’ve got Native American blood on both sides. About five different tribes that I’m aware of. As to the African blood, some were slaves, but surprisingly (to me), others were freemen. No one knows what tribes they hailed from in Africa.
So, don’t be surprised if one day you run up on a red skinned black guy sporting a cowboy hat and a Scottish clan badge tattoo. That’d be me.
Ha! I can one-up you there. I have a great-great-grandpa who served on BOTH sides of that war. :-) :-)
Or you could say he served in two wars: The first - 1861-1863 - was the War Between The States, aka Mr. Lincoln's War, aka The War of Northern Aggression, aka the Second American Revolution, etc etc etc. And the second war he fought in - from 1863-1865 - was the Civil War, aka The Late Great Rebellion, aka The War of Southern Aggression, etc etc.
And all because his hometown on the Arkansas/Mizoo border switched loyalties mid-war, while he was in a Union POW work-camp.
Yup! I've got all kinds of famous ground-breaking ancestors. On the other side of my family, I have a great-great-grandma & grandpa who were the very first ever to get divorced in their particular branch of the Mennonites.
Just bursting with pride here..... :-)