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]

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] > >

Hey, we can have our own "I think I'm related to Omar" reunion! We might have to rent out a large hall, though. Valerie -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Bowlin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2006 10:50 PM 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]