Poll; Do you know the occupation of your great great grandfather?

Question

Just another day- Yes I do, he was a soldier and a farmer.

Star,wow, good story, the records are perhaps there-somewhere, you just have to know where to look.

Ron, give me some names and dates and I will look into it...I'll mail you.

Thomas, yes I know, but it would be a little awkward to ask; what are the 16 occupations of your GGGrandfather.

Answer 1

I do believe that my Great Grandfather was born into slavery on a plantation in South Carolina. From verbal accounts he was a Chef and my Great Grandmother was seamstress. I don't know about his dad but I think he was of mixed heritage.
I've heard of Scottish and American Indian being mixed in that generation.

great question!

Answer 2

Like every one else I have sixteen Great Great grandparents (You have two parents, four grandparents, eight great grand parents and sixteen great-great grandparents) I do not know what any of them did for a living. I do know what all my grandparents, and great grandparents did

1) My father was a electrician and a soldier
2)His father was a cop
His mother was a hat model
3) His father's father was a fishermen
His father's mother was a house wife
4) His mother's father was a Blacksmith
His mother's mother was the daughter of a landowner
5) His Father's Grandfather (My Great Grandfather)
was fishermen
His Father's Grandmother was a house wife
6) His Mother's Grandfather was a solider
His Mother's Grandmother was a house wife

1) My Mother was a CPA
2) Her Father was an electrician, a drummer, a boxer, a solider and a cab driver
Her Mother worked in a piano factory
3) Her Father's Father worked in Central Park running the boat rides
Her Father's Mother was a house wife
4) Her Mother's Father was a trolley driver
Her Mother's Mother was a House wife
5) Her Father's Grandfather (My Great Grandfather) was a diamond cutter
Her Father's Grandmother was a housewife
6) Her Mother's Grandfather was a solider and a blacksmith
Her Mother's Grandmother was a housewife

Answer 3

Rumor has it, he was an outlaw from Alabama who came to Texas in his early twenties bought some land and became a farmer who married and Indian woman. The outlaw part is the rumor, the rest is true, Anyway, he was killed by Texas Rangers when his oldest son (my grandfather) was 15. The records of why he was killed are closed and we have been trying to get them opened since all involved ( his children) are all gone. But no luck. It looks like they knew we could never find out. And there are no records in Alabama that he ever existed.

Answer 4

At least 2 fought in the civil war, 1 ran a store and owned it, and 2 others were farmers, the rest- anyone''s guess.
Oh, the 2 who fought in the civil war were fighting for the north, my mother has a letter one sent to his wife. He sent it from a hospice were Grant was recovering from dysentery while he was there. True story.

Answer 5

Yes... he was a dairy farmer, just like my grandfather(who fought in World War I) and my Uncle were... my Uncle being the oldest took over the farm, so my Dad went into business after getting a B.S. in Chemistry.

Answer 6

No....I never knew any of my grandparents....let alone my great grandparents. My father did have guardians whom I knew, though....and I knew the father of one of my father's guardians....if that makes any sense. He passed away when I was around 14. So....I suppose, in a sense, I had an "adopted" great grandfather until I was 14. He was 96 when he passed away....and he was born 114 years ago tomorrow.

Answer 7

Yeah, he was a pharmacist named John Pemberton in Georgia. He invented Coca Cola in the late 1800s and sold the recipe for a pittance. Figures....

Answer 8

Papa Jack was a farmer.

Answer 9

Fisher man and Farmers import and export [Merchants]
[ Two ] Pat, & Mat, ,

Answer 10

Boot maker