[Verginius Rufus]

It has been a while since I read Bierce, so I just tried Googling the quote. According to ThinkExist.com, it goes:

"GENEALOGY: n., An account of one's descent from an ancestor who did not particularly care to trace his own."

[nopardons]

It’s been decades since I’ve read any Bierce.
Thanks for the new info.