The Towering Giants of
Rushmore
The Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota is an awesome sight to
behold. Four of our most prominent United States Presidents are
sculptured into the mountain side in a marvelous artisan accomplishment that
took 14 years to complete, each of the majestic heads of the Presidents being
about 60 feet high.
The four presidents are (and what they represent):
George Washington, representing our nations struggle for independence; Thomas
Jefferson, representing our accomplishments in forging a working representative
government; Abraham Lincoln, representing our nations assertion that all citizens
are free and equal and representing a union among the states, instead of a
loose federation of states; and Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt, representing our
nations turning to give global leadership as of the 20th century.
It is a very great honor for our family to have distant
relationship to all four of these heroic Presidents. Washington and
Roosevelt are from my FatherŐs lineage.
Jefferson and Lincoln are from my MotherŐs lineage.
Here are the genealogical chart descriptions of these
Presidents' relationships to me. Clicking on the link of their names will take
you to a specific genealogical chart showing the mutual connection.
George Washington is my 26th cousin,
seven times removed. Thomas Jefferson is my 28th cousin, five
times removed. Abraham Lincoln is my 30th cousin,
three times removed. Theogore (Teddy) Roosevelt is the fifth cousin to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who is my half eighth
cousin. So, it can be said that Mount Rushmore is all in the
family. A national portrait we can all enjoy.
Compiled by
Dwight Albert (D. A.) Sharpe
805 Derting Road East
Aurora, Texas 78760-3760
C: 817-504-6508