It turns out that TJ and Brent Yergensen (the other chap in this photo) are actually third cousins, sharing Norman Ingles Bliss and Lydia Maria Fisk Stout as great-great grandparents. Brent comes through Lillie Cecilia Bliss and TJ comes through Norman Ingles Bliss Jr., who were siblings. Essentially, Grandpa Bliss' aunt Lillie is Brent's great-grandmother. Unfortunately, Grandpa Joe never knew his aunt Lillie because she died in 1914 giving birth to Grandpa's cousin Veida (Brent's paternal grandmother). Small world, eh?
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It turns out that TJ and Brent Yergensen (the other chap in this photo) are actually third cousins, sharing Norman Ingles Bliss and Lydia Maria Fisk Stout as great-great grandparents. Brent comes through Lillie Cecilia Bliss and TJ comes through Norman Ingles Bliss Jr., who were siblings. Essentially, Grandpa Bliss' aunt Lillie is Brent's great-grandmother. Unfortunately, Grandpa Joe never knew his aunt Lillie because she died in 1914 giving birth to Grandpa's cousin Veida (Brent's paternal grandmother). Small world, eh?
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