tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post2957828446195374172..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Who Knew? Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are Cousins!Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-88055548520871533002012-10-13T18:11:19.081-07:002012-10-13T18:11:19.081-07:00Just to clarify, Ms. Johnson is incorrect in many ...Just to clarify, Ms. Johnson is incorrect in many of her assertions. Presidents with no known presidential cousins are: Jefferson, Monroe, Jackson, Polk, Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, Arthur, McKinley, Wilson, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Reagan, and Clinton. That's 13 out of 43 men to hold the office or roughly 30%. Additionally the Bushes have the most lines in common with other presidents at 18. Coolidge, FDR, and Ford are tied for second place at 17. See: Ancestors of American Presidents by Gary Boyd Roberts 2009 edition, pp. 591-593.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-33612379568623264612012-10-13T06:32:44.921-07:002012-10-13T06:32:44.921-07:00Please do not credit Thomas Kemp with this. This ...Please do not credit Thomas Kemp with this. This was discovered by long ago by (among others) Bill Reitwiesner and Gary Boyd Roberts. All presidential genealogy started at the NEGHS. Mr. Kemp (a one time employee at NEGHS for a very short time) is just exploiting that for his new business. He gives no credit to the people who truly did the research. I find that shameful. You shouldn't link to such stuff.Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17205797878738290997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-6162959290761473532012-10-12T16:14:16.907-07:002012-10-12T16:14:16.907-07:00It is really interesting when you look at the list...It is really interesting when you look at the list of Presidents who have no common ancestry with any other Presidents. It is a short list. Ronald Reagan, John F. Kennedy and Andrew Johnson. I am actually related to Andrew Johnson - he was my great great grandfather's first cousin. Calvin Coolidge has the most common lines with other Presidents with 19 and Bush 41 & 43 share 18 common lines.CarmenMJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12928765351501514151noreply@blogger.com