“Scoundrels. Ne’er-do-wells. Criminals. Every family has them. This week, explore someone like that in your family tree. Feel free to post your links and stories in the comments.” prompt by Amy Johnson Crow for 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.
Do I have scoundrels in my tree? I honestly have not found anyone I would consider a scoundrel let alone a criminal. I know I still have lots of relatives to find, but so far they are pretty average. What a bummer! I have a boring family!
Sure we have our share of traffic tickets and accidents, and other small events. Those are just life and day to day living. I guess I’m not disappointed that I haven’t found a criminal yet.
I did find a relative who ‘borrowed’ a bike, of course he was only 7 at the time. Yes it was in the newspaper! He was later in life praised for his good deeds and honored for his military service. Luckily his crime spree ended young.
I was just reading an article about ‘kids tend to follow in their parents footsteps.’ This is clearly not always the case but we do seem to have a heavy lean in my family to mathmaticians and medical fields. We also have many musical, theatrical members. Quite a few creative people. If you put us together I’m sure we could come up with some ideas for creative crimes and work out all the logistics and take care of anyone who was injured during the crime. But, the planning is as far as it would go because there are also many sarcastic, humorous members in my family. They would have fun figuring out the perfect crime and go home and laugh about it.
No specific family members to add here, just your run of the mill ordinary family living our lives to the best of our abilities. Ask me this again in a year and maybe my answer will be different. You just never know when you might uncover that one relative.
My Tree in the Forest 