User:Kborland/Famous Ancestors & Cousins

The following trees demonstrate my relationship to the most notable of my ancestors and cousins. Where the famous relative is a cousin, the ancestral line from that cousin to our common ancestor(s) is shown. Where the famous relative is a direct ancestor, the ancestral line from me to my famous ancestor is shown.

My Ancestors
The following tree demonstrates the first few generations of my ancestors. The numbers 1 through 7 listed to the right of the tree correspond to the ancestor groups referred to in the subsequent sections of this page, i.e. Group #1 refers to the ancestors of John Earl Borland.
 * Kevin Borland (1975-)
 * Steven Thomas Borland (1950-)
 * John Earl Borland (1924-1986) #1
 * Helen Eloise Freudenberg (1928-1989)
 * Arthur Oscar Freudenberg (1891-1968)
 * Maximilian Sigmund Freudenberg (1858-1921) #2
 * Eloise Lindauer (1860-1935)
 * Charles Frederick Lindauer (1835-1921) #3
 * Anna Augusta Kershaw (1841-1931) #4
 * Maria Elisabeth Winblad (1895-1987) #5
 * Kathleen Szczesny (1949-)
 * Joseph John Szczesny (1920-1997) #6
 * Margaret Rice (1924-2007) #7

President Richard M. Nixon
President Richard M. Nixon is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Price family of Isle of Wight, England.
 * Richard Milhous Nixon (1913-1994), a.k.a. President Richard M. Nixon
 * Hannah Milhous (1885-1967)
 * Franklin Milhous (1848-1919)
 * Elizabeth Price Griffeth (1827-1923)
 * Edith Price (1801-1873)
 * Daniel Price (1761-1846)
 * Samuel Price (1738-1825)
 * Mordecai Price II (1698-1769)
 * Mordecai Price (1669-1715)
 * Mary Parsons (1662-1718)

President Harry S. Truman
President Harry S. Truman is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Gregg family of Winchester, Virginia.
 * Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), a.k.a. President Harry S. Truman
 * Martha Ellen Young (1852-1949)
 * Harriet Louisa Gregg (1818-1909)
 * David Gregg (1767-1828)
 * John Gregg (c1738-aft1791)
 * Ann ? (?-?)

Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Ashton family of Providence, Rhode Island.
 * Vincent Damon Furnier (1948-), a.k.a. Alice Cooper
 * Ether Marnoi Furnier (1924-1987)
 * Thurman Sylvester Furnier (1888-1973)
 * John Washington Furnier (1838-1923)
 * Jane Stout (1813-1885)
 * Jesse Stout (1777-?)
 * Obadiah Stout (?-?)
 * Freegift Stout (1693-1769)
 * Rebecca Ashton (1672-?)
 * James Ashton II (1652-1705)
 * Deliverance Throckmorton (1642-1705)

Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Springsteen family of Groeningen, Netherlands.
 * Bruce Frederick Springsteen (1949-)
 * Douglass Springsteen (c1925-1998)
 * Frederick Springsteen (c1901-?)
 * Antony Springsteen (1871-?)
 * Alexander A. Springsteen (1822-1888)
 * William Springsteen (1793-?)
 * John Springsteen (1759-?)
 * Intermediate generations missing-further research required
 * Casper Springsteen (c1616-bef1652)

Marlon Brando
Marlon Brando is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Du Bois family of Artois, France.
 * Marlon Brando II (1924-2004), a.k.a. Marlon Brando
 * Marlon Brando (1895–1965)
 * Eugene E. Brando (1857-?)
 * James H. Brando (1829-?)
 * Catherine Van Orden (1797-1883)
 * John Van Orden II (1763-1833)
 * Tryntje Du Bois (1729-1805)
 * Benjamin Du Bois (1697-1767)
 * Solomon Du Bois (1669-1759)
 * Louis Du Bois (1626-1696)
 * Catherine Blanchan (1629-1706)

Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Van Meteren family of Thielerwardt, Holland.
 * Lucille Fay LeSueur (1905-1907), a.k.a. Joan Crawford
 * Anna Belle Johnson (1884–1958)
 * Mary Ellen Searles (1862-1944)
 * Harriet Rhodes (1838-1911)
 * Samuel Van Meter Rhodes (1791-1877)
 * Alcinda Van Meter (?-?)
 * Jacob Van Meter (1723-1798)
 * Jan Van Meter (1683-1745)
 * Margaret Molenauer (?-?)

General George Patton
General George Patton is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Van Meteren family of Thielerwardt, Holland.
 * George Smith Patton III (1885-1945), a.k.a. General George Patton
 * George Smith Patton II (1856-1927)
 * George Smith Patton (1833-1864)
 * Peggy French Williams (1804-1873)
 * Isaac Hite Williams (?-?)
 * Eleanor L. Hite (1750-1781)
 * Eleanor Elting (1724-1792)
 * Rebecca Van Meter (1686-1755)
 * Joost Jansen Van Meteren (1652-1706)
 * Sarah Du Bois (1662-?)

W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Du Bois family of Artois, France.
 * William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963), a.k.a. W.E.B. Du Bois
 * Alfred Du Bois (1825-?)
 * James Du Bois (?-?)
 * Intermediate generations missing-further research required
 * Jacques Du Bois (1628-1676)
 * Chretien Du Bois (c1590-1655)
 * Cornelia ? (?-?)

Lizzie Borden
Lizzie Borden is my cousin via Group #1. We are both descendants of the Borden family of Frittenden, England.
 * Lizzie Drew Borden (1860-1927), a.k.a. Lizzie Borden
 * Andrew Jackson Borden (1822-1892)
 * Abraham Bowen Borden (1798-?)
 * Richard Borden II (?-?)
 * Richard Borden (1722-?)
 * Thomas Borden (1697-?)
 * Richard Borden (1671-?)
 * John Borden (1640-1716)
 * Richard Borden (c1595-1671)
 * Joan Fowle (1604-1688)

European Royalty
I descend from the royal family of Sweden (and presumably many of the other royal families in Europe) via Group #5.

Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr

 * Kevin Borland (1975-)
 * Steven Thomas Borland (1950-)
 * Helen Eloise Freudenberg (1928-1989)
 * Maria Elisabeth Winblad (1895-1987)
 * Intermediate generations omitted for brevity. See Ancestors of Maria Elisabeth Winblad
 * Anna Elisabeth Von Rohr (1701-1744)