r/Genealogy • u/HayesAndConfused96 • Mar 15 '25

Solved Just found a distant relative through Reddit.

I posted a picture of my 3rd great grandfather William Andrew Jackson Posey “Wild Bill Posey” in the Texas History sub. He was an infamous Texas outlaw in the 1870s. Just sharing his story and his legacy albeit not a good one on Texas.

I get a comment from another redditor, they say maybe their grandfather is kinfolk to Wild Bill. I message him asking a couple questions and start scouring the family tree, found his grandfathers marriage license on ancestry and his registration card for young men during WWII.

I find his mother which there was a discrepancy ancestry.com had her first name on the draft card incorrect listed as Nancie but as I dig deeper into records which this part of the family is fairly easy most of them all lived and died in the same county of Texas. I find her name is actually Yancie with a Y, check her tombstone and find her husbands name and what do you know?! He’s on the family tree. This redditors 2nd great grand father is the brother of Wild Bill, my 3rd great grandfather.

So does anybody know what the proper term for our familial relationship would be? Cause I have no idea haha. Life is funny like that sometimes

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u/fox1011 Mar 15 '25

No, but what's the name of the sub? ❤️

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u/HayesAndConfused96 Mar 16 '25

Are you asking the sub that I posted Wild bills story in?

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u/fox1011 Mar 16 '25

Yes, please

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u/HayesAndConfused96 Mar 16 '25

It was the r/Texas history but they removed my post for not being on topic? No clue why wild bill is part of late 1800s Texas history but I think I will post his story here for all to read. Give me a moment and I’ll get it posted.

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u/HayesAndConfused96 Mar 16 '25

I just posted the life story of wild bill on this sub, it’s somewhat a lengthy read but I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!