There is a great deal of confusion about the "cousin"
relationship. It isn't all that difficult. First cousins have a set of
grandparents in common. Second cousins have a set of great-grandparents
in common, and so forth. The term "once-removed" means the individual is
in the next generation (up or down). For instance: the child of my first
cousin is my first cousin once removed. My first cousin's grandchildren
are my first cousins twice removed. My children are second cousins to the
children of my first cousin. See? Easy. Here is a riddle involving kinship
A man points to a picture on his wall and says "Brothers and sisters I
have none, but this man's father is my father's son". Who is in the picture?
About 75 years ago, Charles Clifford,
the brother of my great grandfather Christopher C. Clifford, wrote a short
narrative about his family and that of his grandfather John Clifford, an
early pioneer in Lorain county, Ohio. If you'd care to read it, use this
link.
"The Clifford Family",
by Charles T. Clifford
