Subj : Famous Texans
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Wed Feb 25 2026 09:08:00

In honor of Texas Independence Day (March 2), wikitree.com researched my relationship 
to famous Texans.  I am:

17 degrees from Sam Houston
16 degrees from Stephen Austin
31 degrees from Richard Cavazos
18 degrees from Buddy Holly
21 degrees from Howard Hughes
19 degrees from Janis Joplin
28 degrees from Scott Joplin
19 degrees from Steve Martin
21 degrees from Matthew McConaughey
20 degrees from Sandra O'Connor
16 degrees from Stevie Ray Vaughan
19 degrees from Carl zu Solms-Braunfels

More about them:

Samuel Houston, President of Texas and later Governor and US Senator.

Stephen Austin, considered the "Father of Texas."

Gen. Richard Cavazos, the first Hispanic American to reach the rank of four-star General.

Buddy Holly, musician and singer-songwriter, and inspiration for the song "The Day the 
Music Died."

Howard Hughes, business tycoon, investor, aviator, aerospace engineer, inventor, 
filmmaker and philanthropist.

Janice Joplin, rock singer known as the "Queen of Psychedelic Soul."

Scott Joplin, composer and pianist who achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and 
was dubbed the "King of Ragtime."

Steve Martin, actor and musician, known for his comedic roles and bluegrass banjo 
skills.

Matthew McConaughey, actor.

Sandra Day O'Connor, first female US Supreme Court Justice.

Stevie Ray Vaughan, blues-rock musician.

"Texas Carl" zu Solms-Braunfels, founding resident of New Braunfels, Texas and step-son 
to the King of Hanover.

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I have some ancestors that were actors, architects, astronauts, Afro-American, 
authors, bank robbers, boxers, comedians, detectives, ghosts, holocaust survivors
Indian chiefs, pro hockey players, singers and musicians, painters, physicians, 
politicians, poets, popes, writers, WW I heroes.  I guess that I am a collection of 
all of them, as we ALL are.

https://www.wikitree.com helps me gather this information with their weekly 
newsletters.  It is totally free and very useful to genealogists.

If you would like to find your connections to famous people, you can start by 
giving me some basic information by going to:

https://www.hobbyline.com/genealogy_web_design.htm
and click on the 'Request Form' link.

I have researched the ancestry for many persons interested in their family history, 
and I would love to see how WE are related.

Mike Dippel
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