This week's famous cousin is my 5th cousin 4x removed James Abram Garfield (1831-1881), the 20th President of the United States.
Here is James Abram Garfield's Family Search Family Tree short biography:
When President James Abram Garfield was born on 19 November 1831, in Orange Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Abraham Garfield, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Ballou, was 30. He married Lucretia Rudolph on 11 November 1858, in Hiram, Portage, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1880 and Lake, Ohio, United States in 1890. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 19 September 1881, in Elberon, Long Branch City, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
The Wikipedia profile for James Abram Garfield includes this information:
James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his assassination in September that year. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Garfield served nine terms in the United States House of Representatives and is the only sitting member of the House to be elected president. Before his candidacy for the presidency, he had been elected to the U.S. Senate by the Ohio General Assembly—a position he declined when he became president-elect.
Here is the Relative Finder chart showing my relationship to Chester Alan Arthur:
My most recent common ancestor with 5th cousin 4x removed James Abram Garfield are my 8th great-grandparents Samuel Bigelow (1653-1732) and Mary Flagg (1658-1720).
Are you related to James Abram Garfield? Check out his profile on the FamilySearch Family Tree and click the "View Relationship" link at the top of the page. Note that you have to have your profile connected to the FamilySearch Family Tree in order for this to work.
This shows that you never know to whom you might be related!!! I'm having lots of Genealogy Fun. Click here to see all of my famous cousins.
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