Our families come from all over the world. They came to America in
search of freedom and the opportunity to have the "American Dream."
The Toppino Family:
On my dads side I am Italian, on my moms side I am German and Native
American from the Cherokee tribe. My great grandfather named was
Edward had a wife named Betty, but she died. He got married again
to Elizabeth, she had a child named Paul. Paul is my
grandfather, my grandfather got married to Jan , she is my
grandmother, Jan and Paul had one son named Kevin, he is my Dad.
In conclusion my family traveled from Italy and Germany .
The Kerwin Family:
I'll tell you some about my family tree. I am the son of Kenneth
Kerwin who grew up in Stanberry, Missouri and attended college at
Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri. My
mom, Kristen McAuliffe Kerwin grew up in Kansas City and went to
college at the University of Saint Mary's at Notre Dame. I also
have a sister who was born about 4 years before me. She currently
goes to Park Hill South High School in Riverside, Missouri. My
dad, Ken's parents were James Kerwin and Wilma Messner Kerwin. My
parents on my mom's side of the family were Joseph McAuliffe and and
Imogene Haeglen McAuliffe.
The Kovac family:
My family came from Croatia and all over Europe. The name "Kovac," means "Smith" when translated from Slavik to English. Some of the countries I have in my heritage include England, Italy, and Croatia. Some of my great great grandparents came over on a small boat. Some of my family ended up in Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Iowa. My mom was born in Pennsylvania, and my father was born in Kansas. My dad went to Ward High school. My mother married my father when she was in her early twenties. My father married her in his thirties. I was born in Missouri, and I am now eleven years old.
On my mom's side, my great great grandmother is
still alive. My great great grandfather, however, died
several years ago. My real grandfather divorced my grandma and
then died some years later. On my father's side, my grandfather
died when I was young, although, my grandma is still around.
Also, on my mom's side, I have some relatives in Saipan. Even
though most of them are deceased, almost all of my grandfathers fought
in a war. About three of them fought in the same war on the same
side, and didn't know it. My Great Great Grandma's soup recipe is
one that is hard to get. Her daughter, my Great Grandma, likes to
trick you, but I have it for you. Check the family recipes
link.
The Kirk family:
My family first generation great great grandfather was from Ireland he moved to America.
My great grandmother was 106 year old at the time she die. From
that generation my grandmother Regie was born, she married my
grandfather Ralph.
They are very nice, my grandfather loves to play golf.
The Killen family:
My great great great great Uncle Freedrick Killen
sailed on the Mayflower. Beyond that the only other thing I know
about him is that my Grandpa Freedrick Killen was named after him. My Grandpa Freedrick Killen was in the Vietnam, Korean,
and World War 2. He didn't die in any of the wars, but he fought
in all of them. Six months after he came home and retired
from duty he died from cancer of the lungs. My grandpa while
being in the army was posted in Baltimore, Malta, and Ireland
that is where my ancestors are from also. My dad usually never got to see my grandpa, his dad, because he was always away
during the wars. But every Monday night when my grandpa was
coming home he would always take my dad to Pizza Shoppe and
they would get a large pizza and watch Monday night football. Sadly my grandpa divorced my grandma when my dad was in 4th
grade. But my dad was alright after a while. On my mom's
side of the family she was born in Savannah, Missouri. My grandpa
on my mom's side of the family was the top running back in the state in his senior year of high school but in his freshman year
at Missouri he broke his knee and couldn't run very fast ever again. My mom had three brothers and sisters, two brothers:
Uncle Tim and uncle Dirk who are both married. And the One sister is Aunt Cara she is single. My great grandma on my mom's side of the family was named Margret Clark.
The Frazier family:
My great, great, great-grandmother, Marie Louise Tondre Schorp, was from France. She had a daughter
named Elizabeth. Elizabeth married Leon Toudouze, and they had Mary Ann. Mary Ann married Curt Walker,
and they had my grandma, Mary Ann Walker. My grandpa, Harry Wallenburn, was married to a woman, and
they had two kids. The two kids were my Uncle David and my Aunt Teresa. The woman died of cancer.
Then my grandpa married my grandma, and they had my mom and two of my
aunts. The two aunts' names are Aunt Tina and Aunt Jenny. My grandma's sister had three kids:
Linda, Greg, and Mary Ann. Greg went to live with my grandma. The oldest one, David, got
married to a woman named Joann. They don't have any kids. Greg married a woman named Karen.
They had two kids, Jennifer and Mace. Jennifer married a man named Sean, and they had two kids
with another one coming. Their kids' names are Riley and Ally. Mace is married to Sara, and they
had two kids, too. Their names are Logan and Aiden. Teresa got married to a man named Jeff.
They had two kids, too. Their names are Sara and Jerrica. Then Teresa and Jeff got a divorce.
Then Teresa married another man named Jeff. Jerrica got married to a man named Michael, and they
had two kids, too. Their names are Jazlyn and Michael. They're three and six. Sara is getting
married to a man named Shawn. He already has three kids. Elizabeth, my mom, married my dad, Sam.
He already had been married and had a kid named Sean. After they got married, they had me. My
brother, Sean, is getting married to a woman named Marissa. My Aunt Tina got married to my Uncle
Jeff and had two kids, Corinne and Alanna. My Aunt Jenny married my Uncle Greg, and they had two
kids. Their names are Mary and Jacob. Linda, my mom's cousin, married Bob, and they had three
kids named Amanda, James, and Bobby. James married a woman named Alyse. They had two kids,
Kristen and Andee. Amanda married Joe and they had three kids, Trey, Trennon, and Tyana. Bobby
married a woman named Erin. They had two kids, Garek and Gavin. My mom's other cousin, Mary
Ann, married a man named Kent, and they had one son named Jason.
My dad's grandma had my grandma. My grandma's name is Barbara. She married my dad's dad and they had my dad.
They also had my Aunt Sue Ellen. She got married and had three kids. They are my cousins Rhiannon, Blake, and
Rachel. Rhiannon got married and had three kids. Their names are Brawnwin, Hayden, and Rayne.
The Buttler family:
My family started with my grandparents. They were born in Italy. They were my Dad's
parents. My Mom's parents were born in Mexico and the United States. My Mom's parents
came here by car. My dad's parents came here by plane. And my Mom's parents can talk more
then one language . So do my dad's parents. My mom's parents had 8 boys and 6 girls.
My dad's parents had him plus 4 more boys and 4 girls. My dad was married before he
met my Mom and he had my big sister and my big brother. There names are Andrea and Brandon.
My Mom met my dad in Arizona where they had me. We moved to Ohio were my brother was born Joseph.
