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Carol Lynn L. Napora
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Contents

Biography

Relationship
Carol Lynn is the 3rd great-granddaughter of Chief Joseph Waybwaydum.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger George Soule.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Francis Cooke.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Peter Browne.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Henry Samson.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger John Howland.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger John Tilley.
Carol Lynn Napora is a descendant of Mayflower Passenger Joan (Hurst) Tilley.
Descendant
Descendant of Sir John Throckmorton|18th great granddaughter.
Relationship
Carol Lynn is the 14th cousin 2 x removed of Elivis Aron Presley.

Carol Lynn's extended family included Step Father Frank A Napora

Port Huron, Michigan my hometown where I was born


  • I am the oldest child of my mother Patricia Lynn Samson. Growing up with two younger half siblings. At age 15 I was told by a family member that the father I grew up with Frank A. Napora was not my biological father.
Port Huron, Michigan
  • In 2018 in efforts to find out who my biological father is I started my family tree on Ancestry.com and in 2019, I took a DNA test. It started out like a big puzzle. It took about two months after I received my DNA test results for me to figure out who my biological father and his family are. I was able to put the puzzle together through my DNA matches. My closest DNA match is with a half sibling, a child of my biological father, which helped a lot in my search.
  • Since I began in 2018 I have a love of research and genealogy that I plan to enjoy for years to come. I work on my tree weekly. I feel as though I am also honoring my ancestors as I build up my family tree.
  • I am just a beginner and I am learning as I go.

Part of Carol Lynn's Journey

  • In October 2016 Carol Lynn Napora traveled from her home in Michigan to Standing Rock, North Dakota with enrolled members of the tribe her mother and maternal grandmother are in enrolled in. "The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Traverse_Bay_Bands_of_Odawa_Indians

  • Carol Lynn stayed at the big camp called "Oceti Sakowin Camp"
Carol Lynn Napora at Oceti Sakowin Camp in Standing Rock, ND -pictured in background is Rev Jesse Jackson .
  • "The Oceti Sakowin Camp: a first of its kind historic gathering of Indigenous Nations. The most recent such assembly of Tribes occurred when the Great Sioux Nation gathered before the Battle at the Little Big Horn.
  • The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe supports the peaceful and prayerful message of the Oceti Sakowin leaders. The on-reservation camp allowed the tribe to explore longer term ways to meet the needs of the community that is 100% off-the-grid and features Solar & Wind power generation." https://standwithstandingrock.net/oceti-sakowin/
Carol Lynn Napora - Art Tent at Oceti Sakowin Camp at Standing Rock, ND — at Oceti Sakowin Camp
Carol Lynn Napora at her camp site wearing one of the back patches she helped paint at the art tent. Back patches were given to water protectors that went on the front lines
  • In 2016 over 300 Native American tribes gathered along with thousands of people from around the world in Standing Rock, North Dakota to stand United with The Standing Rock Souix Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline #NoDapl #MniWiconi #WaterIsLife https://www.standingrock.org/
Carol Lynn Napora's first tent while staying at Oceti Sakowin camp, Standing Rock, ND

https://standwithstandingrock.net/oceti-sakowin/

The Dakota Acess Pipeline

  • "The Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) was rerouted near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation after a proposed route near the state capital Bismarck was denied as being deemed too risky for Bismarck's water supplies. The tribe opposed the pipeline to be constructed under Lake Oahe and the Missouri River.

On April 1, 2016, LaDonna Brave Bull Allard, an elder member of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, and her grandchildren established the Sacred Stone Camp to protest the DAPL, which they said threatens the upper Missouri River, the only water supply for the Standing Rock Reservation. The camp was on Allard's private land and served as a center for cultural preservation and spiritual resistance to the DAPL. Protests at the pipeline site in North Dakota began in the spring of 2016 and drew indigenous people from throughout North America, as well as many other supporters. It was the largest gathering of Native Tribes in the past 100 years. A number of planned arrests occurred when people locked themselves to heavy machinery in civil disobedience. Facebook was criticized for assisting the local authorities in censoring the protesters."

to read more: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dakota_Access_Pipeline_protests

Carol Lynn Napora pictured with the Bus that came to the Oceti Sakowin Camp that would take us to the community center in Cannonball, ND for showers-- it used to come around 9am Mon-Fri ~Two dollars there and back

— at Oceti Sakowin Camp.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Rock_Indian_Reservation

Carol Lynn Napora image from Awake: Adream from Standing Rock Documentary. (in this still shot of the film: my picture is under the word Rock)

https://awakethefilm.org/

My Ancestor Surname List

A detailed List of my direct Ancestor Surnames can be found Here


Home State is Michigan

  • Carol Lynn Napora's home state is Michigan

Growing up in Port Huron, Michigan along Lake Huron and the St. Clair River.... also living in the surrounding area is where Carol Lynn's love of the water and appreciation began.

Carol Lynn Napora is a Water Protector

Michigan


DNA

Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Carol Lynn Napora and her half-aunt. Their MRCA is George Edwin Samson, the grandfather of Carol Lynn, and the father of her half-aunt. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 1st – 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 866 cM across 29 segments.


Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Carol Lynn Napora and her half-brother Charles Tinch. Their MRCA is their father Joe Fred Tinch Jr. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: Close Family – 1st Cousin, based on sharing 2126 cM across 36 segments.

Native American Line


Joseph was born about 1823. He passed away about 1898.

Theresa was born about 1828. She passed away in 1894.


Joseph W. Way bway dum was chief of the Cheboygan River Band in the 1860's to the 1870's (now called the Burt Lake Band). http://www.burtlakeband.org/


Carol Lynn Napora's Native American Line is through her mother Patricia Lynn Samson and her mother's mom Sherline Sara Hoig and both are enrolled in Little Traverse Bay Bands Of Odawa Indians "LTBB" https://ltbbodawa-nsn.gov/

1. Carol Lynn is the daughter of Patricia Lynn Samson (1949-2016) DNA confirmed

2. Patricia is the daughter of Sherline Sara (Hoig) Dieboll (1929-2008) DNA confirmed

3. Sherline is the daughter of Henry Julius Hoig (1898-1967) DNA confirmed

4. Henry is the son of Martha (Waybwaydum) Hoig (1870-1905) [confident]

5. Martha is the daughter of Joseph Waybwaydum (abt.1823-abt.1898) [confident]

This makes Joseph the third great grandfather of Carol Lynn.


Magna Carta Baron (MCB) Ancestors


House of Normandy Ancestors

1066 - 1154 The Normans were descendants of Vikings who had settled by force in North East France around the mouth of the Seine River. The land they occupied became known as Normandy. (The name Normandy comes from the French normand, meaning Norsemen and Normans)

House of Blois Ancestors

Henry I left no legitimate male heirs, his son William Adelin having died in the White Ship disaster. This ended the direct Norman line of kings in England. Henry named his eldest daughter, Matilda (Countess of Anjou by her second marriage to Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, as well as widow of her first husband, Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor), as his heir. Before naming Matilda as heir, he had been in negotiations to name his nephew Stephen of Blois as his heir. When Henry died, Stephen invaded England, and in a coup d'etat had himself crowned instead of Matilda. The period which followed is known as The Anarchy, as parties supporting each side fought in open warfare both in Britain and on the continent for the better part of two decades.

Disputed claimants


House of Plantagenet Ancestors

This dynasty is normally subdivided into three parts.

  • 1154-1216 - The first Plantagenet kings were the Angevins
  • 1216-1399 - The Plantagenets
  • 1399-1485 - The Houses of Lancaster and of York.

Normally separated from main stream Plantagenets because they are considered the first truly English rather than French Kings. Altogether the House of Plantagents ruled for 331 years (includes The Houses of Lancaster and of York).


  • Angevins

1154-1216


  • The Plantagenets

1216 - 1399


  • The House of Lancaster

1399 - 1461, 1470 - 1471


  • The House of York

1461 -1470 1471 -1485


House Of Tudors Ancestors

The Tudors were Welsh. They brought peace to England after 150 years of virtually continuous warfare, encouraged new religious ideas, overseas exploration and colonisation.


House of Stewart/Stuart Ancestors

Union of Scottish and English Crowns

The Stuarts were the first kings of the United Kingdom.

Scotland provided England with a new line of kings, the Stuarts. They were to bring disaster to the nation for, coming from Scotland where royal power had not been curbed by Parliament, they had no understanding of the more democratic ways that had developed in England.


House of Hanoverians Ancestors

Queen Anne, despite so many births, died without leaving an heir, a new family of monarchs now took over the throne - the Hanoverians, from north Germany.

By the Act of Succession of 1701, on the death of Queen Anne the throne passed to her nearest Prostestant relative. This proved to be George, Elector of Hanover, the great-grandson of James I.


House of Saxe - Coburg Gotha Ancestor

The name Saxe-Coburg-Gotha came to the British Royal Family in 1840 with the marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert, son of Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. Queen Victoria herself remained a member of the House of Hanover.


House Windsor Ancestors

When George V came to the throne, he changed the family name to Windsor because of the anti-German feeling at the time.


Capetian and Plantagenet

  • Capetian-Plantagenet rivalry

The Capetian–Plantagenet rivalry was a series of conflicts and disputes that covered a period of 100 years (1159–1259), during which the House of Capet, rulers of the Kingdom of France, fought against the House of Plantagenet (also known as the House of Anjou), rulers of the Kingdom of England in order to suppress the growing power of the Plantagenet-controlled Angevin Empire. Some historians refer to that series of events as the "First Hundred Years War"

Briefly, under Louis VII (1120–1180), the House of Capet rose in their power in France. Louis married Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122–1204) and so became duke – an advantage which had been eagerly grasped by his father, Louis VI (1081–1137), when Eleanor's father, William X, had asked of the king in his will to secure a good marriage for the young duchess. However, the marriage – and thus one avenue of Capetian aggrandisement – failed. The couple produced only two daughters, and suffered marital discord. Driven to secure the future of the house, Louis divorced Eleanor, who went on to marry Henry II of England (1133–1189). Louis married twice more before finally having a son, Philip II (1165–1223). Philip II started to break the power of the Plantagenets – the family of Eleanor and Henry II – in France.

Louis' three marriages:

(m. 1137; annulled 1152)

(m. 1154; died 1160)

​(m. 1160; died 1180)


Louis VIII (1187–1226) – the eldest son and heir of Philip Augustus – married Blanche of Castile (1188–1252), a granddaughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Henry II of England. In her name, he claimed the crown of England, invading at the invitation of the English barons, and briefly being acclaimed – though, it would later be stressed, not crowned – as king of England. However, the Capetians failed to establish themselves in England – Louis was forced to sign the Treaty of Lambeth, which legally decreed that he had never been king of England, and the prince reluctantly returned to his wife and father in France. More importantly for his dynasty, he would during his brief reign (1223–1226) conquer Poitou, and some of the lands of the Pays d'Oc, declared forfeit from their former owners by the pope as part of the Albigensian Crusade. These lands were added to the French crown, further empowering the Capetian family.

Louis IX (1214–1270) – Saint Louis – succeeded Louis VIII as a child; unable to rule for several years, the government of the realm was undertaken by his mother, the formidable Queen Blanche. She had originally been chosen by her grandmother, Eleanor, to marry the French heir, considered a more suitable queen than her sister Urraca; as regent, she proved this to be so, being associated in the kingship not only during her son's minority, but even after he came into his own. Louis, too, proved a largely acclaimed King – though he expended much money and effort on the Crusades, only for it to go to waste, as a French king he was admired for his austerity, strength, bravery, justice, and his devotion to France. Dynastically, he established two notable Capetian houses: the House of Anjou (which he created by bestowing the County of Anjou upon his brother, Charles I (1227–1285)), and the House of Bourbon (which he established by bestowing Clermont on his son Robert (1256–1317) in 1268, before marrying the young man to the heiress of Bourbon, Beatrice (1257–1310)); the first house would go on to rule Sicily, Naples, and Hungary; the second would eventually succeed to the French throne, collecting Navarre along the way.


The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and, in particular, his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagreement with Pope Clement VII on the question of such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority. He appointed himself Supreme Head of the Church of England and dissolved convents and monasteries, for which he was excommunicated. Henry is also known as "the father of the Royal Navy," as he invested heavily in the navy, increasing its size from a few to more than 50 ships, and established the Navy Board. ~ Wikipedia

Who Were the Six Wives of Henry VIII?

The monarch’s chaotic love life led to an unstable succession, foreign policy changes and a break with Rome. ~CRYSTAL PONTI

King Henry VIII ruled England for 36 years (1509-1547), presiding over the beginnings of the English Renaissance and Protestant Reformation. But it's the monarch's tumultuous romantic life, rather than his politics, that have kept him in the spotlight.

Henry VIII is best known for his six wives, and several mistresses he kept on the side. The monarch’s desperate quest for political unification and a healthy male heir drove him to annul two marriages and have two wives beheaded. His chaotic love life caused an unstable succession, foreign policy implications and even led to the break with the Church of Rome.

Here’s a look at the lives and, in several instances, the untimely demise of Henry VIII’s wives along with the impact this real-life melodrama had on England.


  • Catherine of Aragon (1485-1536): Demoted for Bearing No Son

Henry took the throne in 1509, at age 17. Six weeks later, he married Catherine of Aragon, daughter of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and the widow of his elder brother, Arthur. From the moment young Henry took his nuptials, he obsessed over continuing the Tudor line. Of multiple pregnancies and several births, the only child to survive was Henry and Catherine’s daughter, Mary, born in February 1516.

Catherine remained at Henry’s side for 23 years and is even thought to be the only woman the king ever truly loved. “Henry viewed her as a model wife in every respect bar one… her failure to give him a son,” says Tudor historian Tracy Borman. Frustrated at the lack of a male heir, Henry’s eyes wandered.

He had a brief extra-marital affair with Elizabeth “Bessie” Blount, one of Catherine’s ladies-in-waiting. In 1519, Bessie was taken in secret to the Essex countryside where she gave birth to Henry Fitzroy, Henry’s only acknowledged illegitimate child.

By the 1520s, Henry had developed a fondness for Anne Boleyn, another lady-in-waiting to the queen, and eventually sought the Pope’s approval for an annulment. “He argued that his marriage to Catherine was invalid because her marriage to his brother Arthur had been consummated, but she always contested this,” Borman explains. When the Pope refused Henry’s request, the king divorced Catherine against the will of the Roman Catholic Church and established the Church of England—ushering in the Reformation.

Catherine died at Kimbolton Castle, as a princess not a queen, on January 7, 1536.

Catherine (Aragón) Queen of England Carol Lynn are third cousins 19 times removed


  • Anne Boleyn (c. 1501-1536): The Union That Sparked Reformation, Beheaded

Anne and her sister, Mary, spent part of their childhood in the France court. Mary returned to England sometime around 1520 and had a brief affair with Henry. Henry then became smitten with Anne, but she refused the king’s advances. She had no interest in being a mistress. When Henry sought an annulment from his first wife to marry Anne, Rome refused. So the king broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and formed the Church of England.

READ MORE: How Henry VIII's Divorce Led to Reformation https://www.history.com/news/henry-viii-divorce-reformation-catholic-church

Henry and Anne wed in January of 1533, and Anne gave birth to their first child, Elizabeth, in September the same year. Henry remained hopeful Anne would give him a son, but after a series of stillborn births, Henry lost interest in his wife. When he took a mistress, Anne became enraged. “On one occasion, her sister-in-law, Lady Rochford, was banished from court when she and Anne had plotted to remove an unnamed mistress from court,” says Tudor historian Elizabeth Norton. Desperate to end the relationship, Henry accused her of adultery and treason and had the marriage annulled.

On May 19, 1536, Anne was beheaded for her alleged crimes. She is by far the most studied of Henry VIII's wives, but much of her life remains a mystery, including the terms of her execution. “Although we know that Henry annulled his marriage to Anne two days before her execution, we do not even know the specific legal pretext,” says Norton.

Many historians believe Henry fabricated the charges against Anne.

Anne Boleyn of England and Carol Lynn are second cousins 18 times removed


  • Jane Seymour (1508-1537): Died After Giving Birth to Male Heir

Days after Anne’s execution, Henry married his third wife, Jane Seymour. Jane had served as a lady-in-waiting to both Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. Anne Boleyn’s and Jane Seymour's mothers were first cousins, who shared the same grandmother, and were raised together for a time. “Anne did not stand meekly aside when Henry's interest in Jane became apparent. We know from sources that the pair came to blows on more than one occasion at court,” says Norton. On October 12, 1537, Jane gave birth to Edward VI and died from complications of the birth several weeks later. At the wishes of the king, Jane is buried at St. George's Chapel alongside him.

Jane "Queen of England" Seymour and Carol Lynn are third cousins 14 times removed


  • Anne of Cleves (1515-1557): Strategic, Six-Month Marriage

Henry stayed a bachelor for two years, until his chief minister suggested that he seek a European alliance and marry one of the sisters (Anne and Amelia) of Germany’s Duke of Cleves. Henry requested the women’s portraits and found Anne to be the more flattering of the two. When Anne arrived in England on January 1, 1540, Henry was shocked that she looked nothing like the painting. He tried to halt the wedding, but because the arrangement had progressed so far, they married on January 6, 1540. Anne, the so-called “ugly wife,” accepted a divorce and generous settlement six months later and lived in peace as the “King’s Sister” until her death in July 1557.

Anne "Queen of England" of Cleves and Carol Lynn are 4th cousins 13 times removed



  • Catherine Howard (1523-1542): Treasured, Then Executed

Henry married 19-year-old Catherine Howard—a lady-in waiting to Anne of Cleves—in July 1540. By this time, he had become overweight and unable to walk. Said to be delighted with his rambunctious new bride, Henry showered Catherine with gifts and called her his “rose without a thorn.” But less than a year into their marriage, rumors of infidelity surfaced. With enough evidence that she had been at least promiscuous, Catherine was executed for adultery and treason at the Tower Green on February 13, 1542.

Catherine Howard of England and Carol Lynn are third cousins 15 times removed



  • Catherine Parr (1512-1548): Peacemaker Who Outlived Henry

Henry married his sixth wife, Catherine Parr, in July 1543. A spirited and educated widow, when Catherine showed an interest in Protestantism, Henry had her arrested. She managed to avoid the fate of her predecessors, bringing stability and peace to the court, while serving as a kind and caring stepmother to Henry’s children.

Of all Henry’s wives, Borman says Catherine Parr had the most influence upon the widest variety of areas including court culture, religion, the role of women and the education of Henry’s children. “She also persuaded Henry to restore his daughters Mary and Elizabeth to the order of succession and acted as Regent when Henry went to war with France,” Borman explains.

Catherine died in 1548, a year after Henry’s passing.

Catherine "Queen of England" Parr and Carol Lynn are second cousins 16 times removed


https://www.history.com/news/henry-viii-wives

BY CRYSTAL PONTI


Eleanor of Aquitaine

  • Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Consort of France

Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122 – 1204) was queen consort of France (1137–1152) and England (1154–1189) and duchess of Aquitaine in her own right (1137–1204). As the heir of the House of Poitiers, rulers in southwestern France, she was one of the wealthiest and most powerful women in western Europe during the High Middle Ages. She was patron of literary figures such as Wace, Benoît de Sainte-Maure, and Bernart de Ventadorn. She led armies several times in her life and was a leader of the Second Crusade.

As the duchess of Aquitaine, Eleanor was the most eligible bride in Europe. Three months after becoming duchess upon the death of her father, William X, she married King Louis VII of France, son of her guardian, King Louis VI. As queen of France, she participated in the unsuccessful Second Crusade. Soon afterwards, Eleanor sought an annulment of her marriage,[1] but her request was rejected by Pope Eugene III.[2] However, after the birth of her second daughter Alix, Louis agreed to an annulment, as 15 years of marriage had not produced a son.[3] The marriage was annulled on 21 March 1152 on the grounds of consanguinity within the fourth degree. Their daughters were declared legitimate, custody was awarded to Louis, and Eleanor's lands were restored to her. (wikipedia)


Marie Antoinette

  • Marie Antoinette; Queen consort of France

born Maria Antonia Josepha Johanna; 2 November 1755 – 16 October 1793) was the last queen of France before the French Revolution. She was born an archduchess of Austria and was the penultimate child and youngest daughter of Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. She became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, heir apparent to the French throne. On 10 May 1774, her husband ascended the throne as Louis XVI and she became queen.


Mayflower Passenger Ancestors



Historical Figures in American History

  • Martin Luther King Jr

January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a United States clergyman, activist, and leader in the civil rights movement.

King's efforts led to the 1963 March on Washington, where King delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. There, he expanded American values to include the vision of a color-blind society, and established his reputation as one of the greatest orators in American history. He was named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" in 1963.

At the age of thirty-five, Martin Luther King, Jr., was the youngest man to have received the Nobel Peace Prize. When notified of his selection, he announced that he would turn over the prize money of $54,123 to the furtherance of the civil rights movement.

On the evening of April 4, 1968, while standing on the balcony of his motel room in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was to lead a protest march in sympathy with striking garbage workers of that city, he was assassinated.

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/

Martin Luther King Jr. and Carol Lynn are 12th cousins



  • Mary Mason Lyon

February 28, 1797 – March 5, 1849

Mary Lyon was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, (now Wheaton College) in 1834. She then established Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1837 and served as its first president (or "principal") for 12 years. Lyon's vision fused intellectual challenge and moral purpose. She valued socioeconomic diversity and endeavored to make the seminary affordable for students of modest means.

Mary Lyon and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins four times removed



  • Susan Brownell (Susan B.) Anthony

15 Feb 1820 - 13 Mar 1906

Susan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17. ~ Wikipedia

Susan B. Anthony and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins four times removed



  • Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp

19 Mar 1848 - 13 Jan 1929

Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp (Wyatt Earp) was an American gambler, deputy sheriff (Pima County, AZ), and deputy marshal (Tombstone, AZ) who took part in the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Wyatt Earp and Carol Lynn are 7th cousins five times removed




  • Olive Oatman

Sep 7, 1837 - Mar 20, 1903

Olive Ann Oatman was a woman born in Illinois. While traveling from Illinois to California with a company of Mormon Brewsterites, many members of her family were killed in 1851, in present-day Arizona by a Native American tribe. The town of Oatman, Arizona is named after the Oatman family and the massacre which occurred therein. Though she identified her family's attackers as Apache, they were most likely Tolkepayas. This small group of Native Americans clubbed Olive's family to death. They captured Olive and her younger sister, Mary Ann, and enslaved them for one year. The girls were later traded to the Mohave people. Olive spent four years with the Mohave. During her time with the Mohave tribe her sister, Mary Ann, died from starvation. Olive returned to white society five years after the Oatman Massacre, wearing a blue tattoo on her chin as a reminder of her time with the Mohave people.

Following her repatriation into non-Native society, Olive's story began to be retold with dramatic license in the press, as well as in her own memoir and speeches. Novels, plays, movies, and poetry have been inspired by Olive's story, which resonated in the media of the time and long afterward. ~Wikipedia



  • James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok

27 May 1837 - 2 Aug 1876

James Butler Hickok, better known as "Wild Bill" Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West known for his life on the frontier as a soldier, scout, lawman, gambler, showman, and actor, and for his involvement in many famous gunfights. ~Wikipedia

"Wild Bill" Hickok and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins five times removed



  • Helen Adams Keller

27 Jun 1880 - 1 Jun 1968

Helen Adams Keller was an American author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia, Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at the age of nineteen months. ~ Wikipedia

Helen Keller and Carol Lynn are 11th cousins three times removed



  • Amelia Mary Earhart

24 Jul 1897 - about 2 Jul 1937

Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviation pioneer and author. Earhart was the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean. She set many other records, wrote best-selling books about her flying experiences, and was instrumental in the formation of The Ninety-Nines, an organization for female pilots. ~Wikipedia

Amelia Earhart and Carol Lynn are 8th cousins four times removed



  • Captain Meriwether Lewis

18 Aug 1774 - 11 Oct 1809

Meriwether Lewis was an American explorer, soldier, politician, and public administrator, best known for his role as the leader of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, also known as the Corps of Discovery, with William Clark. Their mission was to explore the territory of the Louisiana Purchase, establish trade with, and sovereignty over the natives near the Missouri River, and claim the Pacific Northwest and Oregon Country for the United States before European nations. They also collected scientific data, and information on indigenous nations.[1] President Thomas Jefferson appointed him Governor of Upper Louisiana in 1806.[2][3] He died of gunshot wounds in what was either a murder or suicide, in 1809. The Louisiana Purchase was not made official until July 1803, Jefferson still requested Congress to fund the expedition in January of the same year. ~Wikipedia

Meriwether Lewis and Carol Lynn are 13th cousins four times removed


  • William Clark

1 Aug 1770 - 1 Sep 1838

Along with Meriwether Lewis, Clark led the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–1806 across the Louisiana Purchase to the Pacific Ocean, the first major effort to explore and map much of what is now the Western United States and to assert American claims to the Pacific Northwest.[3] Before the expedition, he served in a militia and the United States Army. Afterward, he served in a militia and as governor of the Missouri Territory. From 1822 until his death in 1838, he served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs. ~Wikitree

William Clark and Carol Lynn are 10th cousins 7 times removed



Country Music Star Johnny Cash

  • John R. (Johnny) "J. R." Cash

26 Feb 1932 - 12 Sep 2003

John R. Cash was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his career. ~Wikipedia

Johnny Cash and Carol Lynn are 9th cousins three times removed


Marriages:


Johnny married first Vivian Liberto in 1954. They divorced in 1966.

  • Vivian Dorraine Distin formerly Liberto aka Cash

23 Apr 1934 - 24 May 2005

"Vivian was born in 1934. She passed away in 2005. Vivian was a housewife, author and the first wife of Johnny Cash with whom she had four children, including Rosanne Cash."

Vivian Dorraine Liberto and Carol Lynn are 10th cousins twice removed


Johnny married second Wife June Carter in 1968

  • Valerie June (Carter) Cash

23 Jun 1929 - 15 May 2003

"Valerie June Carter Cash b. June 23, 1929 d. May 15, 2003 was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. She was ranked No. 31 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music in 2002."

Valerie June (Carter) Cash and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins twice removed


Authors and Poets

  • Agatha Mary Clarissa (Miller) Christie (1890-1976)

Agatha Christie "Queen of Crime" was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. The Guinness Book of Worlds Records lists her as the best selling novelist of all time!

Agatha Christie and Carol Lynn are 9th cousins four times removed



  • Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888)

Louisa May Alcott was an abolitionist, a feminist, and an author, most notably of the novel Little_Women, published in 1869.

Louisa May Alcott and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins five times removed


  • Emily Elizabeth Dickinson (1830 - 1886)

Emily Dickinson was an American poet. Little known during her life, she has since been regarded as one of the most important figures in American poetry.

Emily Elizabeth Dickinson and Carol Lynn are 10th cousins three times removed


  • Harriet Elizabeth (Beecher) Stowe (1811 - 1896)

Harriet Beecher Stowe was an American abolitionist and author. She came from the Beecher family, a famous religious family, and is best known for her novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), which depicts the harsh conditions for enslaved African Americans.

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Carol Lynn are fifth cousins 6 times removed


Salem Witch Trials - Accused and Accusers

  • Sarah (Proctor) Munyan (1676 - aft. 1739)

Sarah (Proctor) Munyan was accused of witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials.

Sarah's mother was accused. Sarah's Father was hung. Sarah, was accused but paid a fine and was released.

Sarah Proctor and Carol Lynn are fourth cousins 10 times removed


  • John Proctor (bef. 1631 - 1692)

John Proctor was executed for witchcraft in the Salem Witch Trials

John Proctor and Carol Lynn are third cousins 11 times removed


  • Mary (Walcott) Hardwood (1675 - 1752)

Mary (Walcott) Hardwood was a witchcraft accuser in the Salem Witch Trials

Mary Walcott and Carol Lynn are third cousins 9 times removed



  • Thomas Putnam Jr. (1652 - 1699)

Thomas Putnam Jr. was a witchcraft accuser in the Salem Witch Trials

Thomas Putnam Jr. and Carol Lynn are first cousins 10 times removed



  • Ann Putnam Jr. (1679 - 1716)

Ann Putnam Jr. was a witchcraft accuser in the Salem Witch Trials

Ann Putnam Jr. and Carol Lynn are second cousins 9 times removed


  • Mary (Perkins) Bradbury (bef. 1615 - 1700)

Mary (Perkins) Bradbury was tried for witchcraft in July 1692. She was defended by Major Robert Pike. Accounts of her case tell of the high esteem in which she was held:

Mary Perkins Bradbury = Carol Lynn is Mary's 10th great grand niece


Ladies of country music

  • Loretta Lynn formerly Webb

Born 1930s

Loretta Lynn journeyed from the poverty of the Kentucky hills to Nashville superstardom to her current status as an honest-to-goodness American icon. She is a multiple gold album American country music singer-songwriter whose work spans more than 50 years. She has received numerous awards and other accolades for her groundbreaking role in country music.

Loretta Lynn and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins twice removed


  • Naomi Judd (1946 - 2022)

Naomi Judd was born Diana Ellen Judd on January 11, 1946 in Ashland, Kentucky. She was a daughter of Charles Glen Judd and Pauline Ruth Oliver. She was the paternal granddaughter of Roy Ogden Judd and Sallie Ellen Moore and maternal granddaughter of Howard Waverly Oliver and Edith Mae Burton.

Naomi Judd and Carol Lynn are 10th cousins once removed


  • Reba McEntire

Born 1950s

Grew up on an Oklahoma cattle ranch, and before her music career competed in rodeo barrel racing. Her father was a champion calf-roper Sang the National Anthem at the 1974 National Rodeo finals in Oklahoma City. Country artist Red Steagall was impressed, who helped launch her recording career Member of the Grand Ol' Opry since 1986 Starred in TV sitcom "Reba" which ran from 2001-2007 Starred in 2001 Broadway revival of "Annie Get Your Gun" Inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame, 2011 Starred in TV sitcom "Malibu Country" which aired on ABC for one season (2012-2013) 50+ top ten singles Four-time CMA female vocalist of the year Two Grammy Awards

Reba McEntire and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins once removed


  • Dolly R. Parton

Born 1940s

Dolly is a singer, songwriter, author, actress, and humanitarian from Tennessee, United States. Dolly is known for not only her music but also her humanitarian work, she has won countless awards including:

11 Grammy Awards (Nominated for 50) 10 Country Music Association Awards 5 Academy of Country Music Awards 4 People's Choice Awards 3 American Music Awards Kennedy Center honoree

Dolly Parton and Carol Lynn are 7th cousins once removed


  • Valerie June (Carter) Cash (1929 - 2003)

Valerie June Carter Cash b. June 23, 1929 d. May 15, 2003 was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash. She played the guitar, banjo, harmonica, and autoharp, and acted in several films and television shows. Carter Cash won five Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Christian Music Hall of Fame in 2009. She was ranked No. 31 in CMT's 40 Greatest Women in Country Music in 2002.

June Carter Cash and Carol Lynn are 6th cousins twice removed



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Dodge-4214 Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Hello Carol Lynn,

The April 2022 Connect-a-Thon is about a week away. It will be from Apr 22-25, 2022. Would you like to participate with the Tree Nuts Team again in this Thon? If you would like to join us, be sure and ANSWER the G2G sign up post. Click ‘Answer this post’ and mention that you want to be on the Tree Nuts team!

We hope you can join us!

Robin

P.S. For this event, ‘connecting’ means that you use the add links on a profile created before 22 April to create profiles for parents, siblings, spouses, and children. The goal is not to connect to the main tree, but to add as many linked profiles as possible.

posted by Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Napora-16 Carol Lynn Napora
Hello,

Yes, I would like to participate he April 2022 Connect-a-Thon. I had a lot of fun during the other Thons on the Tree Nuts team. I will be sure to Answer the G2G sign up post and mention that I want to be on the Tree Nuts Team again.

Thank you so very much. I look forward to joining you all again.

Best Wishes, Carol Lynn

posted by Carol Lynn Napora
Dodge-4214 Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Hi Carol Lynn,

Thanks! You're all signed up. We're glad you're going to join us again.

Best,

Robin

posted by Robin (Dodge) Shaules
Selman-334 David Selman
Hi Carol Lynn,

Thanks for self-certifying for the Pre-1700 badge! Collaboration with Pre-1700 Project members is essential for those wishing to edit Pre-1700 profiles. Collaboration is essential because those ancestors are usually shared by many descendants.

It looks like the United States Project would be a good fit based on your branch of WikiTree. Review the project page to learn about resources and guidelines as well as how to collaborate with the project members.

Do you have any questions? Let me know. I'm happy to help! :-)

Remember to cite reliable sources in pre-1700 profiles you manage, or edit. (See:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Help:Pre-1700_Profiles#Cite_reliable_sources).

David ~ Pre-1700 Greeter

posted by David Selman
Karen (Finnerty) Butler
Hi CL

As you have been a member of WikiTree for a few weeks now I thought I would check in to see how you are getting on with the site.

Has the New Member How-To been helpful or left you with any questions?

I am here to help with any problems or queries you may have. Just click my name, then ask in the comment section of my page or send me a private message.

Sometimes links don't work in emails.  If that's happened to you, check the public comments on your profile. The links will work from there.

Karen ~ WikiTree Messenger

posted by Karen (Finnerty) Butler
Sheppard-2686 Pip Sheppard
Hi CL!

A warm welcome to WikiTree. It is my privilege to confirm you as a full member. Now you can add your family to our Shared Tree!

Important: Check out our New Member How-To pages. They will save you time, energy and frustration as you add your family profiles.

Sometimes links don't work in emails. If that's happened to you, check the public comments on your profile as the links will work from there.

I hope you find your WikiTree experience as fruitful and enjoyable as I have. Please let me know if you have any questions. I'm always happy to help!

Pippin Sheppard ~ WikiTree Greeter

posted by Pip Sheppard

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