52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week 9 (March 1-7)
Prompt: Multiples
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The myth is that twins come every other generation. That is not true in my family. It seems as if every generation has twins. My mother even had two sets of twins.
Going backwards from the youngest generation and their relationship to me:
(Gen 1) Eryn Nissa & Kenneth Lee - Grandchildren
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| Kenny & Eryn are 21 now How time flys! |
(Gen 2) Heather LeAnn & Chase Wayne- 1st cousins, once removed
(Gen 3) Bobby Lee & Barbara Lynn - Brother & Sister
(Gen 3) Bryan Keith & Brent Kevin - Brothers
(Gen 4 ) Sadie Fay & Vadie May - Aunts
(Gen 5) Not in my line as there was only one child born in this generation, but maybe some of her cousins?
(Gen 6) That brings us to the 6th generation. The family story is that two brothers drowned in a tank (pond) when one brother tried to save the other. There were some who thought that they were twins or at least very close in age as they were supposed to be in college at the time. At this point, I have not been able to prove this story. I have found no indication of any twins for this generation in either the maternal or paternal line of generation 5. Nor have I found any proof of two brothers drowning.
(Gen 9) Going back in this line, there is a brother born on 1 Jan 1830 and his sister, born on 2 Jan 1830. Is this a mistake? or twins born hours apart? This brother and sister are not in my direct line but siblings to my 3rd Great Grandfather, so this genealogy conundrum hasn't been a priority for me to solve. Maybe it should be.
If the twins were vaginal and the dr/midwife waited they can be born hours apart. I helped deliver twins on different days one a few hours before midnight the second a couple hours after midnight. It was amazing!!
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