I have been commanded by the Father to do many things. One of those things was given to me through my Patricarichal Blessing and it says that “It is imperative, Jericho, that you assist in your family history work all the days of your life.” I have dedicated time to search through and fulfill this in completing my family tree to the best that I possibly can. I currently have several large gaps in my near lineage due to lack of known history however my work has been expansive in connecting to the roots of the Family Search Tool provided by The LDS church. For that I am grateful. Currently I have an expansive list I would like to share as I continue to update this record and maintain my families history. These ancestors give a weight to my responsibilities here in this time that I must carry with a contrite heart and a refiners fire. The statistics of this lineage distillment is to my understanding “Unlikely“ by standard metrics. However I feel obligated to share these works with you here and now. Below is a work in progress list of my Famous Relatives through the “Famous Relatives Activity“ in Family Search. Understanding where we come from and the foundation from which we sprout is of paramount importance.
Mayflower & LDS Pioneers (53)
Gilbert Winslow
Mayflower passenger
Twelfth Great-Granduncle
Edward Winslow
Mayflower passenger
Twelfth Great-Granduncle
Alice
Mayflower passenger
Twelfth Great-Grandaunt
Emmeline McCurdy
Pioneer
First Cousin Six Times Removed
Ann Hunter
Pioneer
First Cousin Eight Times Removed
Daniel Miller Johnson
Pioneer
Second Cousin Five Times Removed
Joseph Applegate
Pioneer
Second Cousin Six Times removed
John Wilbert Irons
Pioneer
Second Cousin Six Times Removed
William Ludlow McIntyre
Pioneer
Second Cousin Seven Times Removed
Anson Sheffield
Pioneer
Second Cousin Seven Times Removed
Sarah Brown
Pioneer
Second Cousin Seven Times Removed
Henry Wells Jackson
Pioneer
Second Cousin Seven Times Removed
Ann Eliza Standley Hunter
Pioneer
Second Cousin Seven Times Removed
Frances Rebecca White
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
George Washington Oman
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Sarah Davis
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Mary Jane Hammond
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Ezra Thompson
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Charles Alfred Harper
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Samuel Amos Woolley
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Harriet Wollerton Brinton
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Elizabeth Nebeker
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Eliza Oman
Pioneer
Second Cousin Eight Times Removed
Mary Jane Smith
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
John Wilbert Irons
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
Hettie Irons
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
Mary Anne Applegate
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
Matilda J. Applegate
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
William Lippincott Irons
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
Anna Deborah Irons
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
Sarah Pacific Applegate
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
Samantha Jones
Pioneer
Third Cousin Five Times Removed
William Francis McIntyre
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
James N. McIntyre
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Nicholas Rumel
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
John Henry Rumel
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Horace Martin Alexander
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Elizabeth Packer
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Joseph Wood
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Paula Lucina Sheffield
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Marmora Sheffield
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
James Harvey Brown
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Mary Augusta Sheffield
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Charles Wood
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
John W. Sheffield
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Jane Ann Sheffield
Pioneer
Third Cousin Six Times Removed
Amanda Ann Rumel
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
Mary Abba Rumel
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
Martha Jane Packer
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
Walter McFarland Packer
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
Dianetta Emily Alexander
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
Lewis Williams Packer
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
Mary Eliza Packer
Pioneer
Fourth Cousin Five Times Removed
USA Presidents & World Leaders (28)
Rutherford B. Hayes
President of the United States
Third Cousin Eight Times Removed
Martin van Buren
President of the United States
Third Cousin Ten Times Removed
John Adams
President of the United States
Third Cousin Eleven Times Removed
Millard Fillmore
President of the United States
Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed
James Madison
President of the United States
Fourth Cousin Ten Times Removed
John Quincy Adams
President of the United States
Fourth Cousin Ten Times Removed
Franklin Pierce
President of the United States
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Ulysses S. Grant
President of the United States
Fifth Cousin Nine Times Removed
Franklin D. Roosevelt
President of the United States
Sixth Cousin Five Times Removed
William Howard Taft
President of the United States
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Calvin Coolidge
President of the United States
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Lyndon B. Johnson
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
Theodore Roosevelt
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
Richard Nixon
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Winston Churchill
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
James Garfield
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Harry Truman
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Warren G. Harding
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Abraham Lincoln
President of the United States
Seventh Cousin Seven Times Removed
Nancy Reagan
First Lady of the United States
Eighth Cousin Twice Removed
Herbert Hoover
President of the United States
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Henry Ford
Automotive pioneer
Eighth Cousin Five Times Removed
Dwight D. Eisenhower
President of the United States
Eighth Cousin Five Times Removed
King Haakon VII
King of Norway
9th Cousin Five times Removed
Diana
Princess of Wales
Tenth Cousin Once Removed
Ronald Reagan
President of the United States
Tenth Cousin Four Times Removed
James K. Polk
President of the United States
Tenth Cousin Four Times Removed
Ole Reistad
Head of Little Norway
Eleventh Cousin Three Times Removed
LDS Church Leaders (98)
Orson Hyde
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Third Cousin Eight Times Removed
Spencer W. Kimball
President of the Church
Fourth Cousin Six Times Removed
J. Reuben Clark
Counselor in the First Presidency
Fourth Cousin Six Times Removed
Zina D. H. Young
President of the Relief Society
Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Thomas B. Marsh
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Emma Smith
President of the Relief Society
Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Frederick G. Williams
Apostle
Fourth Cousin Nine Times Removed
Lyman Wight
Apostle
Fourth Cousin Nine Times Removed
John Henry Smith
Counselor in the First Presidency
Fifth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Clarissa S. Williams
President of the Relief Society
Fifth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Wilford Woodruff
President of the Church
Fifth Cousin Seven Times Removed
David W. Patten
Apostle
Fifth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Brigham Young
President of the Church
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Heber C. Kimball
Counselor in the First Presidency
Fourth Cousin Nine Times Removed
Willard Richards
Counselor in the First Presidency
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
John Johnson
Apostle
Fourth Cousin Nine Times Removed
Luke Johnson
Apostle
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Franklin D. Richards
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Alonzo A. Hinckley
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Five Times Removed
Parley P. Pratt
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Orson Pratt
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
George Albert Smith
President of the Church
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Richard R. Lyman
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Abraham O. Woodruff
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Matthias F. Cowley
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Louie B. Felt
President of the Primary
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Hyrum M. Smith
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Joseph Fielding Smith
President of the Church
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Elimna Shepard Taylor
President of the Young Women
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Brigham Young, Jr.
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Eliza R. Snow
President of the Relief Society
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Lorenzo Snow
President of the Church
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Heber J. Grant
President of the Church
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
John E. Page
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Emmeline B. Wells
President of the Relief Society
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Joseph Smith
President of the Church
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Erastus Snow
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Marriner W. Merrill
Apostle
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Gordon B. Hinckley
President of the Church
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
Francis M. Lyman
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
David B. Haight
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
George F. Richards
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Sixth Cousin Seven Times Removed
Orson F. Whitney
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
George Q. Cannon
Counselor in the First Presidency
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Joseph F. Merrill
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Abraham H. Cannon
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Sylvester Q. Cannon
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Moses Thatcher
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Matthew Cowley
Apostle
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Junius F. Wells
President of the Young Men
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Anthony W. Ivins
Counselor in the First Presidency
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
G. Carlos Smith
President of the Young Men
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
George R. Hill
President of the Sunday School
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Lucy Grant Cannon
President of the Young Women
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Rudger Clawson
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Joseph F. Smith
President of the Church
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Stephen L. Richards
Counselor in the First Presidency
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Harold B. Lee
President of the Church
Eighth Cousin Twice Removed
Barbara W. Winder
President of the Relief Society
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
Howard W. Hunter
President of the Church
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
Barbara B. Smith
President of the Relief Society
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
David Lawrence McKay
President of the Sunday School
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
L.Tom Perry
Apostle
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
Neal A. Maxwell
Apostle
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Ezra Taft Benson
President of the Church
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
W. Jay Eldredge
President of the Young Men
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Marion G. Romney
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Eight Cousin Four Times Removed
LeGrand Richards
Apostle
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Hugh W. Pinnock
President of the Sunday School
Eight Cousin Four Times Removed
Bertha S. Reeder
President of the Young Women
Eight Cousin Four Times Removed
Hugh B. Brown
Counselor in the First Presidency
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
N. Eldon Tanner
Counselor in the First Presidency
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Elbert R. Curtis
President of the Young Men
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Florence S. Jacobsen
President of the Young Women
Eighth Cousin Five Times Removed
Bathsheba W. Smith
President of the Relief Society
Eighth Cousin Five Times Removed
Delbert L. Stapley
Apostle
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Adele C. Howells
President of the Primary
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Robert D. Hales
Apostle
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Joseph B. Wirthlin
Apostle
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Jack H. Goaslind
President of the Young Men
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Victor L. Brown
President of the Young Men
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Elaine A. Cannon
President of the Young Women
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Harold G. Hillam
President of the Sunday School
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Merlin R. Lybbert
President of the Sunday School
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Amy B. Lyman
President of the Relief Society
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Boyd K. Packer
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Joseph T. Bentley
President of the Young Men
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Bruce R. McConkie
Apostle
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Henry D. Moyle
Counselor in the First Presidency
Ninth Cousin Five Times Removed
James E. Faust
Counselor in the First Presidency
Tenth Cousin Once Removed
Neil D. Schaerrer
President of the Young Men
Tenth Cousin Twice Removed
Richard L. Evans
Apostle
Tenth Cousin Three Times Removed
James E. Talmage
Apostle
Tenth Cousin Four Times Removed
George D. Pyper
President of the Sunday School
Tenth Cousin Four Times Removed
Naomi M. Shumway
President of the Primary
Eleventh Cousin Once Removed
Vaughn J. Featherstone
President of the Young Men
Eleventh Cousin Twice Removed
Milton Bennion
President of the Sunday School
Eleventh Cousin Three Times Removed
Thomas S. Monson
President of the Church
Thirteenth Cousin Once Removed
Entertainers & Artists (21)
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Author
Fourth Cousin Nine Times Removed
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Author
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Henry David Thoreau
Author
Fifth Cousin Nine Times Removed
Emily Dickinson
Author
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
John Wayne
Actor
Seventh Cousin Three Times Removed
Katharine Hepburn
Actress
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
Cecil B. DeMille
Filmmaker
Seven Cousin Four Times Removed
Bing Crosby
Singer
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Agatha Christie
Author
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Marilyn Monroe
Actress and model
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Walt Disney
Animator and producer
Eight Cousin Four Times Removed
T. S. Eliot
Author
Eight Cousin Five Times Removed
Shirley Temple
Actress
Eight Cousin Six Times Removed
Buffalo Bill
Showman
Eight Cousin Six Times Removed
Lucille Ball
Actress
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Buster Keaton
Actor
Eight Cousin Five Times Removed
Elizabeth Taylor
Actress
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Jackson Pollock
Painter
Ninth Cousin Four Times Removed
Adam West
Actor
Eleventh Cousin Once Removed
Edgar Allan Poe
Author
Eleventh Cousin Three Times Removed
M.C. Escher
Graphic artist
Thirteenth Cousin Once Removed
Inventors & Scientists (8)
Samuel Morse
Inventor of the single-wire telegraph
Fifth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Philo T. Farnsworth
Pioneer in television
Sixth Cousin Five Times Removed
Thomas Edison
Prolific inventor
Sixth Cousin Five Times Removed
Wilbur Wright
Invented the first successful airplane
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Orville Wright
Invented the first successful airplane
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
Frederick Banting
Co-discoverer of insulin
Seventh Cousin Three Times Removed
Walter Chrysler
Automotive pioneer
Ninth Cousin Three Times Removed
Robert Ingebretsen
Pioneer in digital audio
Tenth Cousin Twice Removed
Trailblazers (10)
Gilbert Winslow
Mayflower passenger
Twelfth Great-Granduncle
Edward Winslow
Mayflower passenger
Twelfth Great-Granduncle
Ann Franklin
First female newspaper editor
Third Cousin Ten Times Removed
Baden Powell
Boy Scouts founder
Fifth Cousin Six Times Removed
Amelia Earhart
Aviation pioneer
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
Robert Peary
First person to reach the geographic North Pole
Seventh Cousin Six Times Removed
Helen Keller
First deaf-blind college graduate
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
Charles Lindbergh
Aviation pioneer
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
Neil Armstrong
First man on the Moon
Eleventh Cousin Three Times Removed
Athletes (3)
Bruce McLaren
Formula One champ, automotive innovator
Seventh Cousin Four Times Removed
Gordie Howe
Hockey player
Eighth Cousin Three Times Removed
Sir Donald Bradman
Cricketer
Eleventh Cousin Three Times Removed