tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post5813439104547689546..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Ancestor Look-A-Like - What's Your StoryOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-84275425251355053832015-11-21T00:23:31.027-05:002015-11-21T00:23:31.027-05:00I found a photo of an ancestor who looks almost li...I found a photo of an ancestor who looks almost like me when I was younger. I have also located a photo of an ancestor of my husband's that is the spitin' image of him. Each photo was the classic "husband sits in chair, wife stands behind with hand on shoulder" pose. I couldn't resist! I photo shopped the two people together into one photo. Some who have seen it think it is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35271468352332458652013-10-27T18:47:02.395-04:002013-10-27T18:47:02.395-04:00I was always told I looked just like my grandmothe...I was always told I looked just like my grandmother who had died 20 years before I was born. In my teens my grandfather or her sister would sometimes gaze at me and say it was as though they were seeing her again. At the time it creeped me out. I could never see the resemblance until years later my aunt showed me a photo of her I'd never seen. I could see it in that one. I had a photocopyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332468029961199371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-87946483339321414752013-10-27T18:41:20.645-04:002013-10-27T18:41:20.645-04:00I was always told I looked just like my grandmothe...<br />I was always told I looked just like my grandmother who had died long before I was born. My grandfather and her sister would sometime stare at me and then say it was like looking at her all over again. It use to creep me out. <br /><br />I could never quite see it myself until my aunt gave me a photo I'd never seen. When I went to pick up a copy I had maid at a photo shop up the Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332468029961199371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-76313290649740912942013-10-24T21:27:59.468-04:002013-10-24T21:27:59.468-04:00I think this is a fascinating topic. I have a niec...I think this is a fascinating topic. I have a niece that looks so much like my grandmother (her great-grandmother). It's uncanny.Jana Iverson Lasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07687969613629975601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-24462079638019885112013-10-23T13:27:02.411-04:002013-10-23T13:27:02.411-04:00I swear my brother looks like our great-grandfathe...I swear my brother looks like our great-grandfather!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429943996332228949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-14400065362330222652013-10-22T08:02:53.112-04:002013-10-22T08:02:53.112-04:00I'd never seen a photo of my father as a child...I'd never seen a photo of my father as a child or youth. I was visiting my aunt one day and she brought out some old photos to give to me. One was an 8x10 of daddy's family, which she was carrying face toward me. I could tell from across the room which person in the photo was my daddy because he looked almost identical to photos of my son at the same age (about 12). There was another Donnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226401915800956486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45618284610529994672013-10-22T07:31:34.521-04:002013-10-22T07:31:34.521-04:00I'm pleased that others see the resemblance be...I'm pleased that others see the resemblance between my husband Brian and his ancestor William. The mouth is identical for me but I think overall there's quite a striking similarity<br /><br />Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-58920889878283562212013-10-22T07:30:35.426-04:002013-10-22T07:30:35.426-04:00Nancy - Lee and Jeff look very much alike! Thanks ...Nancy - Lee and Jeff look very much alike! Thanks for posting your blog link so I could go and have a look. <br /><br />Christine, I left a comment on your blog. Basically - WOW. That's a really uncanny resemblanceOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-86072923872384581182013-10-21T21:57:46.586-04:002013-10-21T21:57:46.586-04:00The eyes and mouth look a lot alike.The eyes and mouth look a lot alike.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-70278832081498887532013-10-21T20:27:29.241-04:002013-10-21T20:27:29.241-04:00I was really interested to read this post because ...I was really interested to read this post because I have also discovered quite an amazing resemblance between my father-in-law and his 1st cousin 7 times removed and, believe it or not I have photos to prove it.<br /><br />I've written about this on my own blog at http://www.emptynestancestry.com/2013/10/21/ancestral-doppelganger-discovered/, where I've also posted the pictures. Take a Christine Blythehttp://emptynestancestry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-88534822961495836932013-10-21T20:18:52.603-04:002013-10-21T20:18:52.603-04:00Definitely - maybe not the eyebrows.
Definitely - maybe not the eyebrows.<br />Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17628440994023109842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-51494737428384569582013-10-21T20:12:54.592-04:002013-10-21T20:12:54.592-04:00I think they look very similar except for the nose...I think they look very similar except for the nose. I think their mouths are just about identical and their eyes and eyebrows are very similar.<br /><br />I wrote a post a while ago showing photos of grandchildren who looked like grandparents. If you want to see similarities among my family members, here's the link: http://nancysfamilyhistoryblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12136584654825212359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45816683350439350562013-10-21T17:36:36.717-04:002013-10-21T17:36:36.717-04:00I can't see it, other than the mouth - that...I can't see it, other than the mouth - that's the only thing that is the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com