During the infancy of the internet I tried to trace my genealogy only the get frustrated enough to give up. My father had no clue aside of his mom, dad, brother and most likely his grandparents. Our family reunions consisted of 9 people. Our family and my uncle's wife and child. I was hoping to go back to Adam and Eve. It would also be cool to see if I am in the family of Christ (Yes I know I have been grafted in due to my faith in Christ as my Lord and Savior).
I do remember as a child people would stop by my parents' home claiming to be related but my father didn't have a clue as to if they were are not. My dad was always polite and listened but I don't remember a single case where dad said "We just might be related".
When I moved to Minot North Dakota there was a promenade Timm family there led by Micheal Timm. Mike was a businessman and State legislator. I had met Mike and several members of his family. I even came close to buying his home when it went up for sale a decade ago. People often ask if I was related to Mike.
I tell them: "No, Mike had hair and money".
There was also a Baptist Pastor here with the last name Timm and I attended his church as long as he was here but he has since moved on and I lost track of him.
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