Interesting Article on Genealogy/DNA

I saw this article and found it interesting enough to share here.

ARTICLE HERE

Seems mathematically that everyone alive is related to every one else at some level.
See?  Me being related to friends/practically all the people I know is NOT so bizarre and out of the question. lolz

As the guy says in the article,"Charlemagne for Everyone!"

Supposedly from the research I have done the closest I have come to being descended from Charlemagne is that he is the 34th x Great Grandfather of the Husband of my 1st Cousin 8 x removed(Susannah Stith-c.1752 to 1802).

I have found my link to William the Conqueror(28th Great Grandfather-c.1028 to 1087)and a famous Viking named
Rollo or Rollon or Ganger-HrÓlf(33rd Great Grandfather-c.860 to c.930 ad)Spelling depends on which language you take his name from.

I guess it makes senses now that I take such a thrill from pillaging Rite-Aid....it's in my genes!  8-)))


Sluggy

When Family Lines Intersect

Sometimes I think about that silly children's song, "I Am My Own Grandpa" when I consider my maternal ancestry.

Seems like I am always running into branches that double back on themselves.

For instance I just found that I am related to a specific family surname of OVERBY or OVERBEE by marriage through both my maternal Grandmother AND my maternal Grandfather's lines.

This Overby line goes back to John Overby.  Before 1860 his middle name was given as Wesley, perhaps named after John Wesley, one of the founders of Methodism.
Currently no one has the definitive answer to where John was born....some say England, some say North Carolina.  All the records that can be found have him living in Wake County, North Carolina his entire life.....except for during the Civil War.
Family oral tradition is that John had a small plantation in North Carolina before heading off to fight the Yankees.  He was a POW for 4 years and had a hand crippled by a musket ball.

John Overby came home after the war to find his property had been confiscated and his 1st wife was dead.  Indications are that the wife, Catharine Cunningham Overby had died around 1855.  The 1860 census seems to support that Catharine died prior to 1860 as John and 4 children are listed in the same household in 1860, but no Catharine.  This means that John lost his wife about 10 years before the war.

After the war John Overby married again, to Elizabeth Frances "Betty" Cannada or Canady.  John also gains a new middle initial, "D." and many speculate that the "D" stands for David or Davidson.
John and Betty went on to have five children-twin sons Charles David and John David, Rosanna, Robert Clingman and William Burton.

My cousin Ruby....in the center of this photo(in jean jacket)......

had a brother Warren Rayford Sublett who died in 2017.  Ruby and Rayford are/were my mother's 1st cousins so my 1st cousins 1 x removed.  This connection is through my mother's father, Wirt Harper and his sister, Ollie Harper.  Ruby is Ollie's daughter and my mom was Wirt's daughter so my connection is through my maternal grandfather.

                               Warren Rayford Sublett

Rayford married a woman named Barbara Wills Overby.  Barbara's father was Clifton Lee Overby and Clifton's father was William Burton Overby, John D Overby's youngest child, making Barbara the great granddaughter of John Overby.  This link makes me related to the Overbys through marriage to my 1st cousin 1 x removed, Rayford Sublett.

While noodling around on my maternal grandmother's side of the family, I was filling in another of my mom's cousins' branches.  Mom's mom, my grandmother Lillian Vassar Harper had a sister Rosabel Vassar(my Great Aunt)who married Raymond Foster(Raymond is also related to me not only trhough marriage but directly through my 3 x Great Grandfather Wesley Baxter Foster, so my 2nd cousin 2 x removed).  Their second child was Hilda Janet Foster. 

Hilda dancing with her cousin's husband back in 2014 at the Family Reunion.
Hilda passed away in early 2016.
Hilda and my mom were quite close as children and remained close throughout their lives.

Cousin Hilda Foster's third husband(she had four)was Kenneth Sledd.  Kenneth's first wife was Barbara Ann Fuller.  This Barbara's parents were William Henry Fuller and Hattie Sue Overby.
There's that Overby surname again!

Hattie's parents were Martha Chitty and Charles David Overby.  Charles David was one of the twin son's of none other than John Overby and Betty Cannada/Canady.
This makes me relate by marriage to the same Overby family through Hilda Foster, my 1st cousin 1 x removed.
So through my maternal grandfather AND my maternal grandmother lines I am related by marriage to the same Overby family line.

And to just make things more confusing....how can it possibly get worse!?...lolz....I see that Barbara Ann Fuller second husband was John Robert Couch Jr..

John's father was Cleveland Mason Harper.  Hmmmm, I already had Cleveland Harper's father, Richard Washington Harper on my tree but it's not "my" direct Harper line.

Every time I find an answer it leads to new questions.  ;-)

Any interesting discoveries in your family tree lately?


Sluggy

This Week on the Dining Table

The "Garden is Winding Down" Edition--

I took this photo of Hubs holding the last zucchini of the season when we picked it on Sept 7th.
And then the garden made a liar out of me this past weekend when Hubs found another one.......

LOLZ
Zucchini......what can I say, they are sneaky!!!  ;-)

Moving On....

Onward to the meal planning!

This  is what was planned--

1. Sunday--Chinese Eggplant dish, rice

2. Monday--Lasagna, Caesar Salad

3. Tuesday--Chicken and Dumplings

4. Wednesday--Leftovers or Corn Chowder and Bread

5. Thursday--Fettuccine Alfredo, Steak Tips, Salad

6. Friday--Leftovers or FFY
7. Saturday--Beer Can Chicken, Veggie TBD, Potato Salad

And this is what actually happened--

1. Sunday--Chinese Eggplant dish, rice

2. Monday--Lasagna, Caesar Salad

3. Tuesday--Leftovers

4. Wednesday--Hot Dogs on Rolls, Cuke and Tomato Salad, Baked Beans

5. Thursday--Fettuccine Alfredo and Steak Tips, Caesar Salad

6. Friday--Leftovers or FFY
7. Saturday--Beer Can Chicken, Grilled Corn on Cob, Potato Salad

Last week saw 5 nights of home cooked dinners, 2 night of leftovers/fend for yourself/tv dinners, 0 nights of Take-Out or Eating Out.  
Tuesday and Wednesday it heated up here again and was too hot for Chowder or Chicken and Dumplings so I punted and we had hot dogs, beans, salad one night and more leftovers the other night.
Hubs made the lasagna on Monday and daughter did the beer can chicken on the grill on Saturday which gave me a break from cooking.

Two trips to Weis(1 larger, 1 smallish), 1 trip to the Bread Outlet and 1 trip to Dollar General brought the weekly food spending to $97.74 and brought the monthly total to $287.21.
I have 13 days left in my shopping month for September and have $112.79 left in the food budget.

My savings percentage last week was 59.77%(without Rite-Aid trips)and September's monthly savings grand total came to 53.46%.

Leftovers going into this week......small bit of Fajita filling, 3 ears of corn, a helping of eggplant, extra rice, roast chicken, baked beans, fettuccine Alfredo, a bit of steak tips, lasagna, potato salad.  A little bit of lots of things.

Here is this week's "food plan".....

1. Sunday--Breakfast for Dinner

2. Monday--Leftovers or BLTs

3. Tuesday--Ravioli in Sauce w/Sausage, Salad

4. Wednesday--Tacos or Taco Salads

5. Thursday--Chowder, Bread

6. Friday--Pizza, Caesar Salad
7. Saturday--Leftovers

This week will see 5 new meals cooked, 2 nights of leftovers/FFY, 0 nights of Take-Out/Eating Out.

What needs buying for this menu? Can't think of a thing I need to make all this.  My grocery spending could use a break too. lolz

What is getting fixed and served at your house this week?

Was last week's plan successful, did you go off plan or did you not even plan what was going to be eaten last week?

Any great deals on food at your stores this week? 

Sluggy

Great Little Shop at Weis(PMITA)Markets

**THE GIVEAWAY**  Please make sure I have your email address so your Giveaway entry is valid.


I did a little shop last Wednesday at Weis on the last day of the sales ad.

5 x Pillsbury whack biscuits on sale=$10.00
2 x Celetano ravioli BOGOFree sale=$2.18
2 x Hanover frozen veggies on sale=$3.74
SubTotal.......$15.92

Coupons Used
1 x $1/3 Pillsbury items IPQ=$1.00
2 x $1/1 Celetano item IPQ=$2.00
I also had 2 different Pillsbury $1 Digital Qs attached to my loyalty card which also came off so
$5 off at this point.
Then I got $3 off instantly for buying 5 select Pillsbury items in a transaction so $8 off.
$15.92-$8 off=$7.92.

Then I received $2 back in cash rebates from SavingStar($1 Pillsbury, $1 Celentano)so my little shop cost $5.92 when all was said and done.

I've only got two items I want this sales ad at Weis so the shopping will be light this week.

Sluggy

September Giveaway Time!!!

September and Fall is almost in the air so it's time for the Tenth Sluggy's Boring Blog Box Giveaway for 2018. 8-)

This one is gonna be a bit different again.  I'm letting the winner pick out what they want to receive.

A nice box of goodies will head to whomever's name is picked from the entries.
Somebody has to win and it might just be YOU!

Here are all the goodies you can pick from to fill your box if your entry is picked.

Personal care items...deodorant to body wash to shampoo to razors to dental care items to lip balm.

Laundry detergent pods, to sinus rinse to hydration to light bulbs to mouthwash to vitamins to lotions to tampons to supplements to night light bulbs to tape to shower cap to hair goods to hand soap to topical pain relievers to eye drops to baby wash.

More lotion to nail care to all sorts of make-up products(mascara, blush, eye pencils, eye shadow, face powder, lip products).

It's all about the chocolate and candy in this photo......Lindt truffles to sugar-free Russell Stover to gums to chocolate bars(from whole bags and to bars to singles).

Here's the full list of items........

Aussie spray conditioner
Aussie mousse
Softsoap body wash x 2
Irish Spring body wash
Garnier shampoo
Pantene shampoo
Suave Professionals shampoo
Tresemmé shampoo
Suave Professionals shampoo
Gillette shave cream
Skintimate shave cream
Barlow's dry shampoo x 2
Arm and Hammer toothpaste x 2
Colgate toothpaste x 3
Oral-B dental picks
Oral-B dental floss
Listerine dental floss x 2
Oral-B toothbrush x 3
Arm and Hammer battery toothbrush
Oral-B battery toothbrush
Venus disposable razors
Bic men's disposable razors
DayLogic men's refillable razor x 2
Bic Silky Touch disposable razors
Degree fragrance spray
Suave ladies' deodorant x 4
Speed Stick men's deodorant
Lady Speed Stick deodorant
Arm and Hammer deodorant
Degree men's dry spray deodorant
Lever 2000 bar soap 2 pack
Yardley honey and almond bar soap
Carmex lip balm
Carmex cherry lip balm

Cetaphil baby body wash x 2

XLEAR sinus rinse and bottle

Playtex sport compact tampons(reg.)

Arm and Hammer laundry tablets

Noxzema cream

Scuncii hair bands x 2

Conair hair brush

Emergen-C super orange supplements

St. Ives face scrub

Aveeno positively radiant cleanser

Liquid RX hydration packets x 2

Magnavox ear buds x 2

Watkins lavender hand cream

Dial hand soap pump

Conair shower cap

Thermacare back patches

GE LED light bulb

R-A night light bulbs x 2

R-A mouth rinse

Max Freeze topical pain cream

Aquaphor cream

Centrum fruit vitamins

Centrum Silver vitamins

Rolaids 3 pack

Visine eye drops x 2

Neutrogena oil-free acne wash

R-A cellophane tape x 2

Eucerin cream tubes x 2

Rimmel face cream

Cover Girl liquid foundation

Cover Girl face powder

Cover Girl lip stick

Physician's Formula bronzer powder

Sally Hansen nail strengthener gloss x 2

Wet n' Wild nail polish x 3

Sally Hansen nail polish

Revlon emery boards x 2

Neutrogena concealer x 2

Cover Girl face compact

Cover Girl eyebrow pencils x 4

Rimmel eyebrow pencil

Jesse's Girl lip pencils x 3

Wet n' Wild eye pallette

Wet n' Wild single eye shades x 5

Cover Girl lip pencil

Rimmel bronzer/shader pallette

Revlon nail clippers

Revlon tweezers

Burt's Bees lip color x 2

Cover Girl eye shadow pallette

Maybelline eye shadow pallette x 2

Almay single eye shadows x 6

Cover Girl mascara x 4

Rimmel mascara

Russell Stover sugar-free chocolates x 3

Hershey's cookie layer crunch w/mint

M & Ms caramel bag

Biscoff cookies

Perugina dark chocolate bar

Lindt Peppermint white chocolate bar

M & Ms peanut butter x 2

M & Ms regular x 2

Mentos fruit rolls x 2

Reese's fast break

Hershey's Gold bar x 2

Dentyne's Ice gum 2 x

Orbit gum x 2

Trident gum x 2

Cadbury singles caramel x 16

Cadbury singles mint x 11

Cadbury singles fruit and nut x 6

Kit Kat bar singles x 16

Lindt truffles(assorted)x 36

Lots of things you can win and the retail cost depends on what you pick.

I'll leave this giveaway open until Monday, September 24th at 11:59pm Eastern Time, so that gives everyone a full week to enter this one.  On September 25th I'll mark all the valid entries and use Random dotorg to pick a number and that corresponding person's entry wins.

*Please note the rules*
I'll post the name/Id of the winner on this blog and that person has 48 hours from then to contact me privately via email(my email addy is listed on my "About Me" page).
If I am not contacted via email I'll attempt to contact the winner via the email they supply with their entry and if that email is not responded to within another 48 hours I'll pick another winner.

There will only be ONE way to enter this time by leaving a comment on this post.  Tell me what your favorite activity is during Autumn, your favorite Fall recipes, the best grocery deal you got recently, or the thing you most want to win.....those sort of comments.
You may enter once each day by leaving a daily comment on this post before September 24th at 11:59pm Eastern time.

Disclaimer--This giveaway is open to those with mailing addresses within the US only.
As the cost of postage to foreign countries has gotten to high I am sorry to say I can no longer afford to mail boxes outside the US.  These giveaways are not sponsored by any companies, I pay for it all(cost of items given away and the postage to mail it all)out of my own pocket.

***PLEASE NOTE***

Please make sure there is a way for me to contact you in your comment.

If you're not a registered Blogger User with your contact information on your User page, please put your email addy in your comment or email me your email addy privately when you leave a comment so I can get a hold of you. If your Blogger associated user profile is a GOOGLE one with those Google Circles nonsense I CAN NOT CONTACT YOU as Google Circles doesn't show your contact info.

If I can't contact you then you can't win.  I am still having to disqualify entries due to this issue and I sure don't like doing that.  Thanks!

So let's get this started!

Sluggy