I tried to look it up - and what I think really happened is sisters married brothers and such like. I am absolutely positive I share no blood with Omar - but I will continue to call him "cousin Omer" - after all, I am an Army brat and an Army retired!!!!! Glad to see you are back on line. I missed you. How are Karon (spelling wrong I know) and Meggie? I hope Meggie is doing alright. Haven't heard since they were going to move out. Has it worked out well? I care, I care! Carolyn -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Bowlin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 1:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MoRandolph] Omar Bradley Hi Carolyn, I think our connection is through the Wisdom family, back to John Wisdom and Ann Collins. I think the relationship calendar said I was a 6th cousin twice removed. I doubt I'll be invited to the family reunions. Your link might be closer. Kathy Bowlin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carolyn Gibbons" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 12:27 AM Subject: RE: [MoRandolph] Omar Bradley >I also have been told by my mother who was told by HER father that Omar > Bradley is a cousin - she called him "cousin Omer" - I tracked it down one > time and of course did not write it down = he turned out to be related > dimly > - about 3rd cousin once removed or some such. I think when anyone famous > comes from the same neighborhood, people try to get in on it. > > The same type of thing happened with another branch of my family. They > came > from Illinois and some were buried in the "Tom Lincoln" graveyard where > Abe's parents were buried. He came to town one time, and in a newspaper > article many years later, one of my relatives was interviewed and wanted > to > talk about how close he and Abe were - but not. > > Carolyn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jane Debellis [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 10:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [MoRandolph] Omar Bradley > > Here goes a new topic for the evening. I have been told on numerous > occasions by my mother (and possibly her brother) that General Bradley > was a cousin. My younger sister asked this again of me and I related to > her that it is possible but I have not been able to find any link to the > General. > > > > I have long surmised some connection through the Foreman (or Forman > line) as there are several of my great-grandmothers sisters I have not > accounted for. The other lines for maternal great-grandparents are all > well accounted for and at least through Bradley's grandparents no > matches are apparent. It could be more logical that rather the link is > through the Ragsdales or Stipps who were in the Randolph County area > long before my great-grandmother and her sisters came to Randolph > County. > > > > When Bradley came back to Moberly in 1966 for the centennial, my > grandfather had his picture taken with him and my brothers and that > could be the source of this myth, but thinking that I have heard my > uncle confirm this, I tend to think there may be a grain of truth > somewhere. I know my grandmother was a classmate of Bradley's and they > attended church and Sunday School together at Central Christian Church > in Moberly and perhaps that somehow also got tangled into the myth. > > > > If there are any Bradley researchers out there with additional > information I'd love to hear it. I'm not strongly attached to this > relationship so debunking it wouldn't hurt my feelings at all. > > > > Jane DeBellis > > Milton, FL > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > > > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== > Questions for the List Administrator? > Send them to Leslie at [email protected] > > ==== MORANDOL Mailing List ==== Questions for the List Administrator? Send them to Leslie at [email protected]