4-Generation Chart

Family Tree Analysis

It was rather interesting going back and looking at my genealogy because there are some funny things that happened throughout history just observing the chart that I created. For example, I didn’t realize my grandma Bonnie married her cousin because their mothers were sisters. So I decided to talk to her about it because it was so strange to think that there was incest in the family. After talking with her, she informed me that she did marry her cousin, but it was justified because my grandma was adopted. The adoption of my grandma Bonnie into her family also played a huge part into my mom’s adoption. Bonnie Brown had felt the love expressed from Mae and Harry Jackstien and decided she was going to adopt a few children as well.

Another observation that I made was the fact that past first names became very common middle names. For example, on my dad’s side of the family my grandma Marsha’s mom’s name was Marie and now my middle name is Marie. My dad’s grandpa was named Blas Soria and my dad’s middle name is Blas. Also my grandma Bonnie’s middle name was Mae which is the name of her mother. Anyway I thought it was rather interesting how previous names showed up quite often from generation to generation.

When it comes to living in certain areas the immigration process began with my great-great grandparents. On my mom’s side the Jackstein’s came from Prussia and Germany, the Brown’s came from Germany, and the Gudmundson’s came from Denmark. It was really interesting because either way all of these individuals ended up crossing the plains to reach the Salt Lake Valley and most of my relatives stayed the in the general area. Looking at various family history sites there were a few memories or stories that were expressed by my great-grandma Jackstien and she basically elaborated on all of her siblings. In some ways I feel as if the characteristics have trickled down from generation to generation. She had a sister by the name of Irene who was incredibly outgoing, funny, and positive. She was a professional chocolate dipper and how my great-grandma always remembered that her sister always smelt of delicious chocolate. My great-grandma further expands on the topic of education and how most of her siblings didn’t graduate from high school. In fact, many found jobs at local banks at such by the time they were in the 10^th grade so they would drop out. She also talked about her older brother Arthur. You can really tell by her description that he was a role model to her. Her brother served in the First World War He went to officer’s training school and became a Major. He also served in the Second World War and saw the worst of the war in England. Now on my dad’s side the Carothers came from England and the Soria’s came from Spain and Mexico. The Soria’s somewhat spread out and they range from Kansas, Nebraska, Illinois, and Colorado. Overall it was rather interesting to discover so many new facts and details I didn’t realize about my family.