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One of my Baker cousins in Texas is doing a family tree so, I recently joined ancestry.com to help research some of my real family...below are a few real famous - real cousins and their relationship to me.  They are ALL double cousins and the Grandparents are also, Aunts/Uncles...this because my Grandmother and her sister married each a Gilbert making 2 lines to all. To make matters worse (from a researching perspective) my Aunt who is a Gilbert married a Gilbert in totally different family.  The cousins below are from the Baugham or my Grandma's side...besides ELVIS PRESLEY (abt 5'th double cousin), BRAD PITT (abt 9'th double cousin) and BARACK OBAMA (abt 9'th double cousin) all Double cousins on the Baugham tree hehe. It's a trip just how many people we have added on this tree from just on Grandmother.  She lived to  age 99 and bore 9 children including my Dad, who was second youngest. My Grandfather was born in 1881 and it's truly amazing to read some of the collective history of their lives.  :)~ !

Daniel Wesson  (1825-1906)

Gun Company Owner

Daniel B. Wesson partnered with Horace Smith in Norwich, Connecticut in the early 1850's to develop the first repeating rifle, the Volcanic rifle.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

James "Wild Bill" Hickock (1837-1876)

American Outlaw

James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok was a legendary gunfighter and law man in the American Wild West. Many characters in Western novels are fashioned after Hickok.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Elizabeth Kortright Monroe  (1768-1830)

First Lady Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was the wife of President James Monroe. She spent many of her years as First Lady frail and sickly.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 6 times removed

J.P. Morgan (1837-1913)

American Banker

John Piermont Morgan I was one of the wealthiest men at the beginning of the 20th century. A financier and banker, he arranged the merger for General Electric, and his bank today is known as Morgan Stanley.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Willa Cather (1873-1947)

American Author

Willa Cather has been called one of the most eminent American Authors. A muckraking journalist at first, she penned the famous My Antonia.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 2 times removed

Rutherford Birchard Hayes  (1822-1893)

19th President of the United States of America

Rutherford B. Hayes was known for his honesty and military involvement in the American Civil War. After the scandal ridden years of the Grant administration, Hayes restored trust to the presidency and ended Reconstruction during his term.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Lucy Ware Webb Hayes (1831-1889)

First Lady Lucy Ware Webb Hayes convinced her husband, Rutherford B. Hayes, to fight in the Union army and to oppose slavery. He later became an influential part of the abolitionist cause.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 6 times removed

Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894)

American Author

Physician, Oliver Wendell Holmes, wrote the famous poem "Old Ironsides" about a U.S. naval ship. The ship later was made a monument; he also coined the word "anesthesia."

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman  (1885-1982)

First Lady Elizabeth Wallace Truman, often called "Bess Truman", struggled with the lack of privacy that surrounded the family of the president. However, her sense of duty prevailed and she supported her husband in his duties.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 2 times removed

Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950)

American Writer

Edgar Lee Masters is the author of several biographies, books of poetry, plays and novels. His most famous work is "Spoon River Anthology" which was inspired by his experiences growing up in Illinois.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed

John Wayne (1907-1979)

American Actor

John Wayne, a western film icon, was named Marion Robert Morrison at birth. His parents later changed his name to Marion Michael Morrison. He starred in many different movies including True Grit, The Alamo, and The Green Berets.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed

T. S. Eliot (1888-1965)

American-born British Poet

Nobel prize winning poet T.S. Eliot is considered one of the most significant poets of the twentieth century. His most famous works are "The Love Song Of J. Alfred Prufrock" and "The Waste Land".

Relationship: 7th Cousin 5 times removed

Humphrey Bogart (1899-1957)

American Actor

In 1999, the American Film Institute named Humphrey DeForest Bogart the "Greatest Male Star of All Time". Bogart played in such movies as "The Maltese Falcon", "The Big Sleep", "Casablanca", and "The Caine Mutiny".

Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed

Florence Kling Harding (1860-1924)

First Lady

Florence Mabel Kling Harding was the wife of President Warren G. Harding. Though she had struggled to support herself and her young son, she thrived as the hostess of the White House.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 2 times removed

Lillian Gish (1893-1993)

American Actress

Lillian Diana de Guiche, or Lillian Gish, is known as the "first lady of the silent screen" and starred in many silent films including The Birth of a Nation and The Scarlet Letter. Her career spanned over 75 years and countless television and film appearances.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Byron White (1917-2002)

Football star and Supreme Court Justice

Byron White was nicknamed "Whizzer" during his days playing football for the University of Colorado Buffaloes. He played for the Steelers (formerly the Pirates). He later became a Supreme Court Justice.

Relationship: 10th Cousin 1 times removed

Gregory Peck (1916-2003)

American Actor

Eldred Gregory Peck was an Oscar-winning actor and is considered one of the most handsome leading men of all time. He acted in films such as "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Twelve O'clock High", "The Guns of Navarone", and "McArthur".

Relationship: 11th Cousin

George Orwell (1903-1950)

British Author

Eric Arthur Blair is most commonly recognized by his pen name, George Orwell. His political commentary is a major theme in his most famous works: "1984", "Animal Farm", and "Down and Out in Paris and London".

Relationship: 9th Cousin 7 times removed

Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993)

British-American Actress

Audrey Kathleen Ruston (Audrey Hepburn), born in Belgium, continues to be a figure of iconic beauty and classic film. Her award-winning role in "Roman Holiday" marked the beginning of her long and successful movie career. Hepburn is also well-known for her humanitarian work with UNICEF.

Relationship: 12th Cousin 2 times removed

Georgia O'Keefe  (1887-1986)

American Painter

Georgia O'Keefe is well-known for her abstract and close-up paintings of flowers.

Relationhip: 9th Cousin 2 times removed

Robert Morris (1734-1806)

Pennsylvania Representative

Prior to signing The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Articles of Confederation; Robert Morris borrowed money to pay Washington's troops during the Revolutionary War.

Relationship: 29'th Great Grandfather

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

American Novelist

Louisa May Alcott's transcendentalist family supported abolitionist and feminist movements during the Civil War. Her family was the inspiration for her best known novels, Little Women and Little Men.

Relationship: 3rd Cousin 6 times removed

Francis Lightfoot Lee (1734-1797)

Virginia Representative

Francis Lightfoot Lee was a radical patriot during the revolution. He worked with Patrick Henry to oppose the Stamp Act. He later signed the Declaration of Independence.

Relationship: 2nd Cousin 8 times removed

Zachary Taylor (1784-1850)

12th President of the United States

With most of his background in military service, Zachary Taylor assumed the title "Twelfth President of the United States" in 1849. He was the second president to die in office.

Relationship: 3rd Cousin 7 times removed

William Holden (1918-1981)

American Actor

William Franklin Beedle Jr. (William Holden) was known and typecast as Hollywood's "Golden Boy" due to his first starring role in the film Golden Boy. He is most famous for his roles in Sunset Boulevad, Bridge on the River Kwai, and his Academy Award winning performance in Stalag 17.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 1 times removed

Judy Garland (1922-1969)

American Actress

Judy Garland, born Frances Ethyl Gumm, was a child prodigy who's singing and acting career soared after The Wizard of Oz. Her untimely death at 47 was caused by a drug overdose.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 2 times removed

Gore Vidal (1925-)

American Writer

Eugene Luther Gore Vidal is a versatile writer of screenplays, novels, and essays. His radical political views as often expressed in his controversial writings attributed to his fame.

Relationship: 8th Cousin

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

American Author

Spending 2 years "living simply" in the forest was the premise for Henry David Thoreau's famous book, "Walden". Thoreau also wrote "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience", an essay that encouraged people to prohibit governments from having absolute power.

Relationship: 5th Cousin 6 times removed

Pretty Boy Floyd (1904-1934)

American Outlaw

American bank robber and alleged murderer, Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd robbed so many banks in the 1930s that there was a $56,000 reward on his head.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 1 times removed

John Browning (1855-1926)

Gunsmith

John Browning was a firearms designer who developed a variety of weapons, cartridges, and gun mechanics.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 3 times removed

William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

English Poet

England's Poet Laureate from 1843 through 1850, William Wordsworth began what is now referred to as the Romantic Age in literature. "The Prelude" is considered one of Wordsworth's most notable and applauded poems.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 4 times removed

Lyndon B Johnson (1908-1973)

36th President of the United States of America

Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as President on Air Force One after the assassination of President Kennedy. He launched the Medicare Program, and saw the beginnings of the Vietnam War.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 2 times removed

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)

English Poet

""Ozymandias," "Ode to the West Wind," and "Mont Blanc" are famous poems written by Percy Shelley. He has been called one of the greatest lyric poets of all time. His wife, Mary Shelley, is the author of the classic novel Frankenstein.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 5 times removed

John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

American Author

John Steinbeck's writing is characterized by portrayals of working class families in California. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature as well as the Pulitzer Prize. Two of his most famous works are The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice and Men.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 3 times removed

Winslow Homer (1836-1910)

American Painter

Famous for painting landscapes and his engravings, Winslow Homer was an American artist during the Civil War Era. Homer's subject matter was often pastoral and depicted the farms and landscapes of the United States.

Relationship: 8th Cousin 4 times removed

Raymond Massey (1896-1983)

Canadian Actor

Raymond Hart Massey became famous from his traditional American roles even though he was Canadian. He starred in films such as Abe Lincoln in Illinois and How the West Was Won.

Relationship: 9th Cousin 2 times removed

Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)

English Poet

Alfred, Lord Tennyson is remembered for his classical poetry. "Idylls of the King", written in 1885 is a work derived from the legend of King Arthur and is one of Tennyson's most famous pieces of writing.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 7 times removed

Jane Austen (1775-1817)

English Author

Jane Austin was well educated and began writing at a young age. Though she wrote with a man's alias, many of her novels, which include Pride and Prejudice and Emma, have become widely popular.

Relationship: 6th Cousin 9 times removed

Button Gwinnett (1735?-1777)

Georgia Representative

Button Gwinnett has one of the most famous signatures in American history. This signer of the Declaration of Independence has a Georgia county named for him.

Relationship: 7th Cousin 9 times removed

Elizabeth Browning (1806-1861)

English Author and poet

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. These famous words were penned by English poet and author Elizabeth Barrett Browning, one of the most respected writers of the Victorian era.

Relationship: 10th Cousin 3 times removed

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Mary