Ancestry of
William Durant
Co-Founder of General Motors and Founder of Frigidaire
The family tree for William Durant is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for William Durant
Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood
Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War
7th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Howland
Horatio Collins King
Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War
7th cousin 2 times removed
via Richard Warren
Brig. Gen. Henry Clay Wood
Medal of Honor Recipient
U.S. Civil War
6th cousin 3 times removed
via Francis Cooke
Roland L. Bragg
Silver Star Recipient - WWII
Fort Bragg Namesake (2025)
7th cousin 1 time removed
via William Chase Jr.
Porter Goss
1st Director of the C.I.A.
19th and last Dir. of Central Intelligence
9th cousin 2 times removed
via Henry Howland
Silas Stillman Soule
Underground Railroad Abolitionist
8th cousin 2 times removed
via Jacques Mahieu
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