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Everything else aside, I’m impressed his grandfather was born in 1896. My most recent ancestor whose grandparent was born before 1900 was my grandmother, and sh

Everything else aside, I’m impressed his grandfather was born in 1896. My most recent ancestor whose grandparent was born before 1900 was my grandmother, and she died 25 years ago. Some families have much longer generations than mine. I already knew we aren’t a hearty stock, but this difference seems ridiculous.

dotancohen 2y ago
My father (still alive) has a grandparent born in the 19th century. I should go find out exactly when, thank you.
- langcss 2y ago
  Im guessing paternal grandfather.
- bambax 2y ago
  My parents were born in 1931 and 1932 and are both still alive and well. One of their four parents was born in 1899. All of their eight grandparents were born in the 19th century.
croisillon 2y ago
My grandfather was born in 1895, AMA ;)
mixmastamyk 2y ago
It’s not how long they live, for the most part, but how early/late they have kids.
- elric 2y ago
  Also depends on how old you are ... if you're 80, a grandparent born in 1890 isn't particularly impressive.
incanus77 2y ago
I’m 47. My dad’s mom, who I knew well, was born in 1910. Her father was born in 1857, before the Civil War. I always thought the span on that side was fascinating.
drewg123 2y ago
My grandmother was born in 1901 and passed away in 1995. It was an amazing span of years to be alive, in terms of progress. She saw computers go from room-size to PCs. She saw the birth of aviation and people walk on the moon. She saw electrification and indoor plumbing. She saw cars go from rare toys for the super rich to commonplace.
- dh2022 2y ago
  Not to mention old enough to witness two world wars and the Cold War. I wonder what could we have learned from her about how human nature flows from one conflict to another…
  - drewg123 2y ago
    She was remarkably untouched by the world wars, as she lived her entire life in the USA, and my grandfather was in college and was not drafted into WW1, and was too old for WWII (Nor did she have any sons). In fact, WWII was probably a positive for her. She worked as a "Rosie the Riviter" building P40 at the Curtiss plant in Buffalo, NY.
layer8 2y ago
It easily happens when two generations in sequence father a child in their 40s. That happens more frequently than you’d think.

dotancohen 2y ago

My father (still alive) has a grandparent born in the 19th century. I should go find out exactly when, thank you.

langcss 2y ago
Im guessing paternal grandfather.
bambax 2y ago
My parents were born in 1931 and 1932 and are both still alive and well. One of their four parents was born in 1899. All of their eight grandparents were born in the 19th century.

croisillon 2y ago

My grandfather was born in 1895, AMA ;)

mixmastamyk 2y ago

It’s not how long they live, for the most part, but how early/late they have kids.

elric 2y ago
Also depends on how old you are ... if you're 80, a grandparent born in 1890 isn't particularly impressive.

incanus77 2y ago

I’m 47. My dad’s mom, who I knew well, was born in 1910. Her father was born in 1857, before the Civil War. I always thought the span on that side was fascinating.

drewg123 2y ago

My grandmother was born in 1901 and passed away in 1995. It was an amazing span of years to be alive, in terms of progress. She saw computers go from room-size to PCs. She saw the birth of aviation and people walk on the moon. She saw electrification and indoor plumbing. She saw cars go from rare toys for the super rich to commonplace.

dh2022 2y ago
Not to mention old enough to witness two world wars and the Cold War. I wonder what could we have learned from her about how human nature flows from one conflict to another…
- drewg123 2y ago
  She was remarkably untouched by the world wars, as she lived her entire life in the USA, and my grandfather was in college and was not drafted into WW1, and was too old for WWII (Nor did she have any sons). In fact, WWII was probably a positive for her. She worked as a "Rosie the Riviter" building P40 at the Curtiss plant in Buffalo, NY.

layer8 2y ago

It easily happens when two generations in sequence father a child in their 40s. That happens more frequently than you’d think.