Top 10 Darkest Family Reveals on Finding Your Roots

it's intense sir, it's intense welcome to Ms Mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the most disturbing revelations made by celebrities in this genealogy documentary series this is wild this is do we know what she wanted for number 10 Roseanne Cash in? 2021 Roseanne Cash, the daughter of country music icon Johnny Cash, appeared on Finding Your Roots, where she made a particularly interesting discovery. Would you like to know

your

DNA? Yes, turn the page to 1965. Cash's mother Live was attacked by the KKK in a racist campaign that the white supremacist group believed Live was black, so she claimed her marriage to Johnny was illegal, she filed for divorce. a kind of ultimatum and wishful thinking and the thought that maybe if he sees that I'm serious, he'll come back with just the controversy. she calmed down after the country singer issued a public statement insisting his wife was white;

However, in Finding Your Roots Cash discovered that his mother had African American heritage. Vivian's maternal great-great-grandmother was a mixed-race woman named Sarah Shields who was born into slavery. in Alabama, Shields later married a white man and recorded all of her children as white on official documents number nine Joe manganello actor Joe manganello owes his existence today to the remarkable tenacity of his maternal great-grandmother Turvy Rose dck John's grandmother Joe, sandre, was born in the Ottoman Empire during World War I his mother a woman named Rose dck John was a survivor of the Armenian genocide derck John was an Armenian woman who was married and had eight children in 1915 during the Armenian genocide her husband and seven of her children were killed before her.

Eyes Derck John managed to escape and swam across the Euphrates River with her last surviving child strapped to her back, but tragically the baby died during the journey. Are you ready to see what we found, oh man, she was then thrown into an internment camp where she encountered a German soldier named Carl Vilim Buinger who impregnated her on her paternal side. Manganelo also found out that the man she believed was her grandfather. emelo manganelo was not biologically related to him I close the door and I open the door and I am here in Germany in this time looking at my ancestor that I never met number eight, TIG Naro, even before Finding Your Roots.

Comedian TIG Naro always knew that she was the descendant of a politician. Comedian TIG Naro grew up knowing that he had a famous ancestor, his great-great-grandfather. It was John Fitzpatrick who served as mayor of New Orleans from 1892 to 1896, but it was on the show that Taro first learned of his ancestors' education record of children received into the asylum. Child's name John Fitzpatrick. Age when he received 10 years. At the age of seven, Fitzpatrick lost his father and was placed in an orphan home along with two of his siblings. Surprisingly, this was not due to the death of his mother but rather the limited public welfare system that apparently left her no choice but to entrust some of his children to her. an orphanage, can you imagine being Cath's position and being forced to do that?

That's something I don't think I could get over. Fitzpatrick later reunited with his mother and rose from journalist to the mayor's office. The only thing I know about him is this man in a photo, it's like he's the mayor. I don't really know anything about this number seven, Edward Norton, while Edward Norton is widely recognized for his roles in several popular Hollywood films. It turns out that he may not be the most famous individual in his

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tree. Goas is actually

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12th grade grandmother, oh my goodness. In the Season 9 premiere of Finding Your Roots, the actor learned that Pocahontas was his 12th great-grandmother, confirming a long-standing relationship. data.

Family lore makes you realize what a small part of all human history you are, but perhaps the most uncomfortable detail uncovered during the episode was the Revelation that Norton's third great-grandfather, John Winstead, was a slave owner in North Carolina . While she wouldn't be the first celebrity to make such a discovery, Norton reflected on its disturbing nature and described it as an awkward quote, a truth that needs to be acknowledged and contained, you know it is, no, it's not a judgment on you. and your own life but it's a judgment on the history of this country number six Fred Armison for most of his life Saturday Night Live alum Fred Armison believed he was one-quarter Japanese and attributed this to his grandfather, the late Mami Kuni, who came from Japan, would later discover that all of this was false, so I'm Korean.

No IOC was actually South Korean. It was originally called pakyong and I only assumed a Japanese identity after the massacre of Koreans in Japan in 1923. It definitely changes the way I think about myself, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. Armison also learned that while Cooney lived in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s, he participated in propaganda efforts for the Nazis by entertaining German troops. Additionally, during this period Cooney also apparently worked as a spy for Japan Gathering Intelligence in Southern European and Turkish Affairs, he is one of the smartest agents. They have Lena Dunham number five, the cinematic treasure of 2024.

It stars Lena dun denim as a young woman who visits Poland with her elderly father and is forced to confront her

family

's Holocaust past when denim appeared. In Finding Your Roots she discovered unexpected parallels between her own ancestry and that of her character in the film. Can you imagine that when you were 14 your parents would put you on a boat? No I can not. It turns out that Denim's great-great-grandmother, Regina, emigrated. To the United States as a teenager, tragically leaving nearly a dozen siblings behind in Europe during World War II, one of Regina's nieces, Alana, was separated from the rest of her family and sent to the Nazi-occupied city of CET. pisi in Ukraine.

Elana is believed to be one of Approximately 24,000 Jews who lost their lives there to see a personal connection with him literalize it in a way that is very, very powerful, Joe Madison's number four celebrities featured in Finding Your Roots delve into the unknown without being sure what family secrets might be revealed. While many learn disturbing details about distant ancestors, veteran radio host Joe Madison was confronted with a shocking truth about his own father—it was such a shocking discovery that I felt compelled to call Joe at home before our interview to let him know. in private, away from any television cameras in the Season 5 episode, Madison, they discovered that Felix Madison, whom she had always believed to be her biological father, was actually not.

I appreciated his sincerity and concern in feeling the sensitivity of the information that host Henry Lewis Gates Jr first called Madison. privately to share it with him away from all the cameras and then the real question is who was mhm. Madison's appearance on the show also led to the discovery that his biological grandfather was one of the subjects of the controversial Tuskegee Institute syphilis study number three. For Williams, for many African Americans, having the opportunity to read firsthand stories about the lives of his ancestors, especially those who were enslaved, is rare. An established music producer, Fel Williams, had this opportunity when he appeared on Find Your Roots in 2021.

Born December 18, 1852 I was born on the plantation near Tar River during the show. Williams was presented with an interview given by his great-great-grandmother Jean Arrington, who participated in part in the slave narrative project in the 1930s. In the interview, Arrington shared detailed accounts of his harrowing story. experience as an enslaved person while reading the program notes Williams was deeply moved by the hardships his ancestor was forced to endure; Those words also forced him to face the cruel reality of what those ancestors actually experienced. He also discovered the disturbing fact that his great-great-grandfather Fenner Williams spent the first decade of his life enslaved so much, man, oh I gotta say I've changed forever, number two, Michael Douglas, throughout his career, actor Michael Douglas has starred in multiple crime thrillers, but few of those fictional narratives. can match the exciting real life Tales of his own ancestors last permanent residence chowy Russia cha Russia you know who he is that's your father's uncle in a 2024 episode of the show Douglas found out about his grandfather Harry danovich and his great uncle mosha, who immigrated to the US from chowy in present-day Bellarus before leaving for America, both Harry and Mosha found themselves caught up in a life of crime.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of Dani elovich is obliged to inform the court where he is. Harry had been arrested and sent to prison for robbery, while Mosha was implicated in an armed robbery case in 1906 and was declared a wanted man in Chowy, however it is unclear if he was ever arrested before leaving the country. , this blows my mind a little, this really blows my mind before I continue. Be sure to subscribe to our channel and hit the bell to receive notifications about our latest videos. You have the option to receive notifications for occasional videos or for all of them if you are on your phone.

Make sure to go into your settings and turn on notifications. number one Maya Rudolph like many other celebrities who have appeared on Finding Your Roots Maya Rudolph aimed to discover her identity 1860 slave census for a man named John Warren griggsby OMG OMG OMG OMG I can't believe who is watching this, the SNL Alum was curious about his maternal African American heritage and was able to glimpse his ancestry through the show. Rudolph discovered her maternal great-great-grandfather James Griggsby, who was born a slave in Lincoln County, Kentucky, which breaks my heart. An 1860 census document showed Griggsby listed without a name, but only by his sex and age.

This discovery was deeply disturbing to Rudolph, causing her to burst into tears. Wow, I can't believe what I'm seeing. She also learned of another maternal ancestor whose owner. Her grandson denied her the financial compensation and freedom promised in her owner's will. Fortunately, she took the grandson to court and won. It just makes you feel part of something much bigger. Have you ever made a surprising discovery in your family's history? I know in the comments and if I hear it and see it, I was supposed to feel it. Do you agree with our photos? Check out this other recent clip from Miz Mojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified. about our latest videos