#52 Ancestor Challenge 2019, Week 33, Rader Cousins
Prompt is Comedy
Prompt is Comedy
A COMEDY OF COUSINS
The Rev. Dr. Cynthia Forde
Hmmm! George Rader! I puzzled over that name after breaking through my great grandfather’s brick wall. One of Charles Edwin Rinker’s maternal ancestors was George Rader, Sr. who was born in 1743 in Lehigh, Pennsylvania. George Rader was praised by George Washington for his eloquent prayers during the Revolutionary War. This was exciting news to me, but it wasn’t the only reason I puzzled over the Rader name.
A few years ago, I researched the lineage of my husband's former girlfriend. She remains a dear friend of both of ours now. I was quite amazed by her illustrious ancestors. I had noted that her lineage contained a long line of Raders from Pennsylvania and Virgina. It was very easy to research because her Barker and Rader lines included some prominent people. Could it be that we are related?
Ancestry trees are notorious for being erroneous, so I hired Raquel Lindaas, of Heritage Consulting, Inc. in Salt Lake City to research the Barker connection. I studied the Rader links and voila, George Rader, Sr. born 1743 Lehigh, Pennsylvania is Linda’s ancestor, too. My husband’s former girlfriend and I are fifth or sixth cousins! I think our cousin match is uniquely comedic!
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