How can I find out for sure if a person is really my 5th, 6th, or 7th, cousin if they are famous?

RandallBell2

Minnie Mae Hood

Chas Howell

The only way I know is to verify the genealogy step by step.

Brett .

@RandallBell2

Randall

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

'Yes', as 'Chas' suggests ... "... verify the genealogy step by step ...".

Furthermore ...

Here are some articles that may be of interest ...

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'FamilySearch' "Blog"

Cousin Chart—Family Relationships Explained

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/cousin-chart

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/cousin-chart

What Is a Second Cousin?: How to Calculate Family Relationships

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/what-is-a-second-cousin

https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/what-is-a-second-cousin

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'FamilySearch' "Research Wiki"

Cousin

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cousin

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Cousin

Genealogical Helps, Relationship Chart, List of Ancestral Names and Places, Date Calculator (National Institute)

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Helps,_Relationship_Chart,_List_of_Ancestral_Names_and_Places,_Date_Calculator_(National_Institute)

https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Genealogical_Helps%2C_Relationship_Chart%2C_List_of_Ancestral_Names_and_Places%2C_Date_Calculator_%28National_Institute%29

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I hope, that these may help/assist, somewhat.

Brett

Gail Swihart Watson

Web sites which talk about the history of surnames will list famous people, contemporary and historic.