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President Abraham Lincoln’s size 14 Goat Slippers

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President Abraham Lincoln’s Slippers

Abraham Lincoln wore these size 14 goat slippers while relaxing at home, right up until the day he was assassinated. Soon to be displayed at President Lincoln’s CottageĀ in Washington, D.C., the slippers are on loan from theĀ President Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, where they are part of a permanent exhibit. Replicas of the slippers were used in Steven Spielberg’s 2012 film Lincoln.Alex Williamson, tutor to William and Tad Lincoln, presented the slippers to President Hayes, a collector of historical artifacts, after Lincoln’s death. Williamson attached a note that read, “Sir, Please accept the accompanying slippers. They were worn by the late President Lincoln up to the day of his murder.”

Source: www.neatorama.com/2014/07/01/President-Abraham-Lincolns-Slippers/

The Ancestors’ Geneameme

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The original questions come from the blog: Geniaus
As Geniaus is an Australian side I added couple more questions.
The Ancestors’ Geneameme

Which of these apply to you?
The answers are mine (me: Carl Rhodes).

Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents: 16 if you include my step great-great-grandfather
Can name over 50 direct ancestors: I can trace to 333
Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents : 4
Have an ancestor who was married more than three times : Margaret Ann Snyder my Great-Grandmother
Have an ancestor who was a bigamist : not that I know of.
Met all four of my grandparents : All but my grandfather Clarance, he died when my father was a teenager
Met one or more of my great-grandparents : All died long before I was born.
Named a child after an ancestor : no
Bear an ancestor’s given name/s : no
Have an ancestor from England, Scotland or Ireland : All three
Have an ancestor that is a Native American : yes Japasaw, leader of the Patawomeck and Paupauwiske tribes of Virginia, born before 1600, my 11th Great-Grandfather
Have an ancestor from Asia : yes, if you consider the Native American originating from Asia.
Have an ancestor from Continental Europe : yes
Have an ancestor from Africa : if you go back far enough we all do
Have an ancestor who was an agricultural laborer : yes
Have an ancestor who had large land holdings : this question is relative, my great-great-great-grand William Rhodes was given 466 acres of land for his service to his country.
Have an ancestor who was a holy man – minister, priest, rabbi : yes Amos Alexander one of my 4th Great-Grandfathers, and Josephus Good, my 2nd Great grandfather.
Have an ancestor who was a midwife : don’t know
Have an ancestor who was an author : don’t know
Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones : Elizabeth Jones, she was my 5th Step-Great-grandmother
Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng : no
Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X : no
Have an ancestor with a forename beginnining with Z : Zachariah Callaway my 5th Great-Grandfather
Have an ancestor born on 25th December : unknown
Have an ancestor born on New Year’s Day : unknown
Have blue blood in your family lines : yes
Have an ancestor the served in the American Revolution : several
Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth : no
Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth : no
Can trace a direct family line back to the eighteenth century : to my great-great-great-grand William Rhodes
Can trace a direct family line back to the seventeenth century or earlier : not yet
Have seen copies of the signatures of some of my great-grandparents : yes
Have ancestors who signed their marriage certificate with an X : yes Amos Alexander one of my 4th Great-Grandfathers
Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university : yes Josephus Good, my 2nd Great grandfather.
Have an ancestor who was convicted of a criminal offense : I have one ancestor sentenced to 100 lashes for giving birth to a basted child, but I can’t recall the ancestor
Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime : probably
Have shared an ancestor’s story online or in a magazine (Tell us where) : Many on this site
Have published a family history online or in print (Details please) : Many on this site
Have visited an ancestor’s home from the 19th or earlier centuries : yes
Still have an ancestor’s home from the 19th or earlier centuries in the family : no
Have a family bible from the 19th Century : sadly, no
Have a pre-19th century family bible : dido with the above

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