LovesTimone
Christmas Day 2017
- Joined
- Apr 29, 2009
So in tracing some of my family roots, I have found out some very interesting things, that really I had know earthly idea about... As well learning about how how to go about getting dual Citizenship, is mind boggling... Each country is very different... So the first step is to find out about my families history, and then go from there...
So I looking at my Mom parents -
My Grandmothers - Father ( my Great Grand Father)was was born and raised in Germany( both parents were German) and He immigrated to America with all his brothers and sister, still working on the exact date they arrived, and became citizens.
My Grandmothers - Mother - I thought that she was German as well... That's not correct - Apparently she was adopted by a German minister and his wife... I remember my Granny telling me that her mother spoke 3 languages, German, English and French... but only spoke French sometimes and kinda in secret, my Great Grandfather did not wanting them speaking anything but English, as they were Americans... the more Research I have done on her, is that both her parents were French, and that she had 12 brother and sister, Her mother died when she was very little, cause unknown, her father could or would not take care of the children, so they were basically given to whoever would take them... The problem I am running into is there is no birth certificate or adoptions paper for her to this couple... that I have been able to find.. She just pops up in Kentucky, with a marriage license to my Great Grandfather...
My Grandfathers - Grandmother was supposedly Irish, which may or may not be the truth... My Granny said that really they were from Scotland, and had flee to Ireland due to some type of uprising that they started in Scotland... which was some type of family secret... She( my great great Grandmother I think that right) came to America by herself, with her children, and was pregnant with my Grandfather's - Dad ( so my Great Grandfather) and he was born on the ship coming over here, So he was given dual citizenship ( Irish and American)... She used a different name when coming here, either her maiden name, or her moms maiden name... still running all this down...
Looking at my Dad's side -
My Grandfather's - family were thought to be English, the more I dig, It looks like Scotland, maybe Wales, My Dad said that the stories that they were told as Children was that way back when there was some type of arranged marriage, between a English noble and a Scottish noble woman, and apparently she wasn't having it... and ended up running off with someone else he was Scottish, and something of a rebel, and at some point they fled to America. My Dad said she possibly had children with the English gentleman, and as well as the Scottish man, and since there are not any birth records.... again that I can find... It's very muddied up... and again it is something that was passed down sooo who really knows... this side of the family is really hard to find anything on them... lots of creative name changing, spellings, and such to weed through...
My Grandmother - family French 100 %... from what I can find, At some point they were living the Louisiana Territory,
So for me to prove and be able to file for dual Citizenship, I think I have to prove one grandparent was 100 percent, either- French, German, English, Irish or Scottish...
The other way is to marry someone - Which isn't going to work as I am already married.. very happily
I am not living in Europe which is the last way...
The reason I want dual Citizenship, is that we love to travel, and from what I can tell it is easier to move about with a European passport... as well if we ever got a wild hair and wanted to buy a flat in Europe it would be soo much easier... so if we were to buy a flat, we could use it as Vacation rental property, which is not allowed if you are an American with property in certain countries... I think...
So looking for suggestion on where I can start to look for all the missing piece of the puzzle that is my family history...
Thanks so much...
So I looking at my Mom parents -
My Grandmothers - Father ( my Great Grand Father)was was born and raised in Germany( both parents were German) and He immigrated to America with all his brothers and sister, still working on the exact date they arrived, and became citizens.
My Grandmothers - Mother - I thought that she was German as well... That's not correct - Apparently she was adopted by a German minister and his wife... I remember my Granny telling me that her mother spoke 3 languages, German, English and French... but only spoke French sometimes and kinda in secret, my Great Grandfather did not wanting them speaking anything but English, as they were Americans... the more Research I have done on her, is that both her parents were French, and that she had 12 brother and sister, Her mother died when she was very little, cause unknown, her father could or would not take care of the children, so they were basically given to whoever would take them... The problem I am running into is there is no birth certificate or adoptions paper for her to this couple... that I have been able to find.. She just pops up in Kentucky, with a marriage license to my Great Grandfather...
My Grandfathers - Grandmother was supposedly Irish, which may or may not be the truth... My Granny said that really they were from Scotland, and had flee to Ireland due to some type of uprising that they started in Scotland... which was some type of family secret... She( my great great Grandmother I think that right) came to America by herself, with her children, and was pregnant with my Grandfather's - Dad ( so my Great Grandfather) and he was born on the ship coming over here, So he was given dual citizenship ( Irish and American)... She used a different name when coming here, either her maiden name, or her moms maiden name... still running all this down...
Looking at my Dad's side -
My Grandfather's - family were thought to be English, the more I dig, It looks like Scotland, maybe Wales, My Dad said that the stories that they were told as Children was that way back when there was some type of arranged marriage, between a English noble and a Scottish noble woman, and apparently she wasn't having it... and ended up running off with someone else he was Scottish, and something of a rebel, and at some point they fled to America. My Dad said she possibly had children with the English gentleman, and as well as the Scottish man, and since there are not any birth records.... again that I can find... It's very muddied up... and again it is something that was passed down sooo who really knows... this side of the family is really hard to find anything on them... lots of creative name changing, spellings, and such to weed through...
My Grandmother - family French 100 %... from what I can find, At some point they were living the Louisiana Territory,
So for me to prove and be able to file for dual Citizenship, I think I have to prove one grandparent was 100 percent, either- French, German, English, Irish or Scottish...
The other way is to marry someone - Which isn't going to work as I am already married.. very happily
I am not living in Europe which is the last way...
The reason I want dual Citizenship, is that we love to travel, and from what I can tell it is easier to move about with a European passport... as well if we ever got a wild hair and wanted to buy a flat in Europe it would be soo much easier... so if we were to buy a flat, we could use it as Vacation rental property, which is not allowed if you are an American with property in certain countries... I think...
So looking for suggestion on where I can start to look for all the missing piece of the puzzle that is my family history...
Thanks so much...