When I set out to make my family tree, I never did so with the sole intention of finding famous people nestled in its branches. Sure, it’s great when you find someone famous, but fame is not the treasure – the information that comes with it is. The wealth of verifiable data attached to famous individuals may lead you to discover so much more than just one person.
I’ve found up to 300 people at a time, multiple times, through family trees found through famous relatives. Some of my best finds have lain undiscovered for years until one relative’s quiet work, halfway across
