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Posted By: Tom Hufford

If most of us would trace our families back far enough and then find out who the descendants of those ancestors are (besides ourselves), its not unusual to find some famous (or surprising) kin.

My mother is from central West Virginia - where everyone is kin! - so on her side of the family I've found (so far) that I'm related to the following:

Dale Dodrill, Pittsburgh Steelers 1950s - 3rd cousins (we have the same great-great-grandparents)

Bert Hamric, 1955 Dodgers and 1958 Orioles - 4th cousins

Wayland Ogden Dean, Giants-Phillies-Cubs 1924-1927 - 5th cousins

Edward B. "The Pitching Poet" Kenna, 1902 A's - 5th cousins

On my father's side, the wife of Gene Garber (1969-88) is my 6th cousin, and the wife of Charlie Bowles (1943 A's) was my 5th cousin.

My wife's distant cousins include Hal and Charlie "King Kong" Keller, Skip Lockwood, and Milo Lockwood (1884 Washington UA).