Title: SCs Who Had Famous/Notable Relatives but Were not
Description: Famous Themselves Except for Their Age
Futurist - June 18, 2012 05:34 AM (GMT)
I know of Luisa Sanchez (1884-1996), grandmother of American entertainer Sammy Davis Jr., and John McMorran (1889-2003), cousin of U.S. Congressman Henry McMorran. Were there any more?
davzar - June 18, 2012 07:46 AM (GMT)
Chelidonia Merosi of Italy born on October 11th 1883 in Subiaco(Lazio) and died on December 10th 1995 in Subiaco(Lazio) at the age of 112 years and 60 days was the aunt of Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida born in Subiaco(Lazio) on July 4th 1927. And I remember correctly she was the first Italian Sc to reach 112. However she was Italy's oldest living person from October 16th 1993 to her death. ;)
Futurist - June 19, 2012 02:37 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (davzar @ Jun 18 2012, 02:46 AM) |
| Chelidonia Merosi of Italy born on October 11th 1883 in Subiaco(Lazio) and died on December 10th 1995 in Subiaco(Lazio) at the age of 112 years and 60 days was the aunt of Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida born in Subiaco(Lazio) on July 4th 1927. And I remember correctly she was the first Italian Sc to reach 112. However she was Italy's oldest living person from October 16th 1993 to her death. ;) |
By aunt, you mean sister of her mother or father, right (rather than cousin of her mother or father)?
davzar - June 19, 2012 08:07 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Jun 18 2012, 09:37 PM) |
| QUOTE (davzar @ Jun 18 2012, 02:46 AM) | | Chelidonia Merosi of Italy born on October 11th 1883 in Subiaco(Lazio) and died on December 10th 1995 in Subiaco(Lazio) at the age of 112 years and 60 days was the aunt of Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida born in Subiaco(Lazio) on July 4th 1927. And I remember correctly she was the first Italian Sc to reach 112. However she was Italy's oldest living person from October 16th 1993 to her death. ;) |
By aunt, you mean sister of her mother or father, right (rather than cousin of her mother or father)?
|
Yes I think sister of her mother...
Futurist - August 14, 2012 06:47 AM (GMT)
I just found out that Soledad Mexia's great(-great-)niece, Blanca Alcala, is the former mayor of Puebla, Mexico. :)
The Doctor - August 14, 2012 07:36 AM (GMT)
Janet Roberts (who sadly passed away earlier this year) had a famous grandfather.
clark kent - August 14, 2012 04:18 PM (GMT)
Yes her grandfather was the founder of Glenfiddich Distillery i think.
Futurist - August 15, 2012 12:43 AM (GMT)
I heard that George Johnson (1894-2006) might have been the grandson of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, but I'm not sure if it's true or not.
Fiskje88 - August 15, 2012 05:08 PM (GMT)
Mildred Clements JaMais (1899-2010).
Futurist - August 15, 2012 05:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Fiskje88 @ Aug 15 2012, 12:08 PM) |
| Mildred Clements JaMais (1899-2010). |
Who was her famous relative?
Fiskje88 - August 15, 2012 05:50 PM (GMT)
Her daughter, Connie Haines. :)
Futurist - August 15, 2012 06:24 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Fiskje88 @ Aug 15 2012, 12:50 PM) |
| Her daughter, Connie Haines. :) |
Oh wow. It's amazing how she outlived her daughter even though her daughter lived to an old age (87 years and 9 months) herself.
hohho56oy - December 23, 2012 11:07 PM (GMT)
Lady Mona Agnew (1899-2010)'s grandson, Jonathan Agnew is a former cricketer and currently broadcasts cricket games .
ryoung122 - December 24, 2012 12:30 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Aug 14 2012, 07:43 PM) |
| I heard that George Johnson (1894-2006) might have been the grandson of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, but I'm not sure if it's true or not. |
It's probably true. There was evidence that his half-black father received preferential treatment from U.S. president Andrew Johnson. George Johnson himself claimed that Andrew Johnson was his grandfather.
Scientists had intended to do a DNA test, but never got around to it.
ryoung122 - December 24, 2012 12:31 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Aug 15 2012, 01:24 PM) |
| QUOTE (Fiskje88 @ Aug 15 2012, 12:50 PM) | | Her daughter, Connie Haines. :) |
Oh wow. It's amazing how she outlived her daughter even though her daughter lived to an old age (87 years and 9 months) herself.
|
Ida Williams of Louisiana outlived her son, who died at 91.
Ida lived to 113.
Optimist - December 24, 2012 12:39 AM (GMT)
Wow an sc was possible a relative of a president?
vic726 - December 24, 2012 02:20 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ryoung122 @ Dec 23 2012, 07:31 PM) |
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Aug 15 2012, 01:24 PM) | | QUOTE (Fiskje88 @ Aug 15 2012, 12:50 PM) | | Her daughter, Connie Haines. :) |
Oh wow. It's amazing how she outlived her daughter even though her daughter lived to an old age (87 years and 9 months) herself.
|
Ida Williams of Louisiana outlived her son, who died at 91.
Ida lived to 113.
|
Marie-Clémentine Solignac outlived her 91-year-old daughter on 20 September 2007 as well.
Futurist - December 24, 2012 04:33 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (ryoung122 @ Dec 23 2012, 07:30 PM) |
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Aug 14 2012, 07:43 PM) | | I heard that George Johnson (1894-2006) might have been the grandson of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, but I'm not sure if it's true or not. |
It's probably true. There was evidence that his half-black father received preferential treatment from U.S. president Andrew Johnson. George Johnson himself claimed that Andrew Johnson was his grandfather.
Scientists had intended to do a DNA test, but never got around to it.
|
Is there any chance to do a DNA test right now?
a massive zebra - December 24, 2012 11:11 AM (GMT)
A very tenuous one:
The husband of Lucy d'Abreu (24 May 1892 – 7 December 2005) was a cousin-in-law of the mother of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
Talk about scraping the barrel. :lol:
clark kent - December 26, 2012 12:08 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Dec 23 2012, 11:33 PM) |
| QUOTE (ryoung122 @ Dec 23 2012, 07:30 PM) | | QUOTE (Futurist @ Aug 14 2012, 07:43 PM) | | I heard that George Johnson (1894-2006) might have been the grandson of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, but I'm not sure if it's true or not. |
It's probably true. There was evidence that his half-black father received preferential treatment from U.S. president Andrew Johnson. George Johnson himself claimed that Andrew Johnson was his grandfather.
Scientists had intended to do a DNA test, but never got around to it.
|
Is there any chance to do a DNA test right now?
|
If true then George Johnson would be the longest lived relative of any US president living longer than Rose Kennedy by almost 8 years!
Pieter - December 26, 2012 12:20 PM (GMT)
Futurist - January 2, 2013 10:57 AM (GMT)
James McCoubrey might fit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_L._McCoubreyHe and Edgar were born in the same place and have the same last name.
Futurist - January 4, 2013 11:38 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (clark kent @ Dec 26 2012, 07:08 AM) |
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Dec 23 2012, 11:33 PM) | | QUOTE (ryoung122 @ Dec 23 2012, 07:30 PM) | | QUOTE (Futurist @ Aug 14 2012, 07:43 PM) | | I heard that George Johnson (1894-2006) might have been the grandson of U.S. President Andrew Johnson, but I'm not sure if it's true or not. |
It's probably true. There was evidence that his half-black father received preferential treatment from U.S. president Andrew Johnson. George Johnson himself claimed that Andrew Johnson was his grandfather.
Scientists had intended to do a DNA test, but never got around to it.
|
Is there any chance to do a DNA test right now?
|
If true then George Johnson would be the longest lived relative of any US president living longer than Rose Kennedy by almost 8 years!
|
That's correct, which is why getting a DNA test done is so important.
Futurist - January 4, 2013 11:39 PM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Optimist @ Dec 23 2012, 07:39 PM) |
| Wow an sc was possible a relative of a president? |
Yep, and to make it more interesting the SC was (partially) black and the President in question was a hardcore racist.
clark kent - January 5, 2013 07:18 AM (GMT)
| QUOTE (Futurist @ Jan 4 2013, 06:39 PM) |
| QUOTE (Optimist @ Dec 23 2012, 07:39 PM) | | Wow an sc was possible a relative of a president? |
Yep, and to make it more interesting the SC was (partially) black and the President in question was a hardcore racist.
|
Yeah some presidents during the 1800s were racists but they eventually had African-American descendants.
I think the first president of the USA who was not racist was Abraham Lincoln since he wanted to abolish slavery
