#18 We are related to Whom?

I have been enjoying a site through familysearch, called Relative Finder, that shows famous people that we are related too. This program shows how we are related to each individual and through what common ancestor, it is amazing. It was put together by BYU. I thought some of you might be interested.

We are related as Koontz's to William Bradford from the Mayflower. He is a 1st cousin removed 13 times. Also related to John Alden from the Mayflower.

Elvis Presley is a 10th cousin 1x removed. We are also related to Walt Disney.

Presidents we are related to in order of the closest relative: James Garfield, Calvin Coolidge, William H. Harrison, Benjamin Harrison, Franklin D Roosevelt, Rutherford Hayes, Benjamin Pierce the 3rd, Fillmore, Jefferson, Jackson, Arthur, Madison, Abraham Lincoln 10th cousin, 4 X removed, Nixon, Cleveland, Hoover, Lynden Johnson, Harding and John Q. Adams.

FYI for the O'Hair side of my family we are only related to 4 presidents. William H. Taft, Zachary Taylor, Barack OBama 8th cousin, 3X removed and Truman.

For the LDS in the family we are related to many well known pioneers. Those that are in both the O'Hair and Koontz family, we are related to 15 Prophets the closest 3 are Ezra Taft Benson on the O'Hair side--9th cousin, George Albert Smith (Koontz) 8th cousin 2 X removed and Joseph Smith (Koontz) 7th cousin, 7 X removed. We are also related to the current Prophet Thomas S. Monson 11 cousin, 2X removed.

Those that are Catholic (Koontz) 1 relative related to Saints & Popes----Katherine Drexel 13th cousin 1X removed.

So many more on the Koontz side such as Winston Churchill, Thomas Alva Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright and Samuel Morse.

Each pedigree chart as it winds through our known ancestors up through some unknown to the famous ancestors is just plain awesome to me!  I hope you enjoy this information too!!