A Wonder of Relationship
The following remarkable genealogical curiosity appeared originally in Hood's Magazine, and is a singular piece of reasoning to prove that a man may be his own grandfather.There was a widow [Anne] and her daughter [Jane], and a man [George] and his son [Henry]. The widow married the son, and the daughter married the father. The widow was therefore mother [in law] to her husband's father, and grand-mother to her own husband.
By this husband she had a son [David], to whom she was also great-grandmother. Now, the son of a great-grandmother must be grand-father or grand-uncle to the person to whom his motherwas great-grandmother ; but Anne was great-grandmother to him [David], therefore David is his own grandfather.
The accompanying diagram will enable the reader to follow this more easily.
From The World of Wonders, 1873
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After WWII, I remember a song came out titled "I'm My Own Grandpa". I don't know what record company or who sang it. It was a very comical song and hard to picture how he became his own grandpa.
Written by : Teri C | 9 May 2009 at 03:50
I have found this song:
- on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I%27m_...
- on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7x1...
Written by : Jean-Yves - GeneaNet | 9 May 2009 at 09:38
Brings back fond memories. Glad to see the diagram to parse the songs lyrics.
Written by : lee1209 | 14 May 2009 at 00:47