Ancestry of General
James Longstreet
Confederate Army - U.S. Civil War
The family tree for General James Longstreet is still in progress.
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Some of the most recently added connections of famous kin for General James Longstreet
Ray Stanton Avery
Founder, Avery Dennison Corp.
12th cousin 4 times removed
via Sir John Throckmorton
George Herbert
8th Earl of Carnarvon
Owner, Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey)
15th cousin 3 times removed
via Sir Baldwin Freville
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
20th cousin 1 time removed
via Reginald FitzPiers of Blewleveney
William Henry Moore
Co-Founder, U.S. Steel and Nabisco
14th cousin 1 time removed
via Sir Baldwin Freville
Thomas Jefferson
3rd U.S. President and Signer of the Declaration of Independence
14th cousin 3 times removed
via Richard Fitzalan
Warren Buffett
Chairman & CEO, Berkshire Hathaway
19th cousin 2 times removed
via Bartholomew de Badlesmere
Francis Scott Key
Author of “The Star Spangled Banner”
16th cousin 1 time removed
via Richard Fitzalan
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