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William Berry · (This post was last modified: 07-03-2016 01:38 PM by William Berry.)

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Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 07-03-2016 05:17 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)

Welcome to the forum, Mr. Berry! Impressive!
May I ask - why isn't Barack Obama on the "Irish" presidents list?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...llage.html

William Berry · 07-03-2016, 08:40 PM

(07-03-2016 04:50 PM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: Welcome to the forum, Mr. Berry! Impressive!
May I ask - why isn't Barack Obama on the "Irish" presidents list?
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnew...llage.html

No color issue here Smile

Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 07-04-2016 05:00 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)

??? Could you please explain your reply, Mr. Berry? So is it not true his maternal great-great-great-grandfather was Irish?
This site claims he has German roots, too:
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/wash...oots_N.htm
(I think the last sentence nails it. I have no such widely spread ancestors, so no interesting, "colorful" stories...)

Eva Elisabeth · 07-04-2016, 08:13 AM

PS: There are even some more: http://virginiasoftware.com/Presidents.htm

William Berry · (This post was last modified: 07-04-2016 10:25 AM by William Berry.)

(07-04-2016 08:13 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote: PS: There are even some more: http://virginiasoftware.com/Presidents.htm

Obama grandfather was in the 3rd herd during ww2 and name Dunham sounds more Irish than german

Eva Elisabeth · (This post was last modified: 07-04-2016 10:15 AM by Eva Elisabeth.)

Odama grandfather? (Or do you mean Obama's grandfather?) I'm afraid I don't get the message/reasoning of your replies at all.

No, "Dunham" doesn't sound German, but "Johann Conrad Woelflin" does, according to my second link Obama's 6th great-grandfather who "sailed...in 1750 to America, changing his last name to 'Wolfley',...and eventually settling in Middletown, Pennsylvania," where "he married Anna Catherine Schockey in 1756 and had at least six children, including Ludwig Lewis Wolfley - Obama's 5th great grandfather".

PS: I didn't mean to discuss Obama's entire roots, I just wanted to learn what makes someone (some presidents) eligible or not to count as of Irish or whatever ancestry as I know little on the matter.