His great-granddaugther Mary Crowinshield ( 1778 – 1835 ) was the wife of Senator Nathaniel Silsbee-parents in law of Jared Sparks.

Grandfather Vincent had perhaps been named in turn after his own father's uncle, the successful sculptor Vincent van Gogh ( 1729 – 1802 ).

Grandfather is a village in Avery County, North Carolina, United States ; named after Grandfather Mountain.

* Polk County, Missouri, named after Ezekiel Polk a colonel in the American Revolutionary War ( and Grandfather of James K. Polk )

The semi-mythical founder of Faction Paradox is Grandfather Paradox, named after the grandfather paradox of time travel theory.

He is the Heir Apparent to the present holder's Viscounty and his son Alan George Simon Lennox-Boyd ( b. 11 March 1993 ) is the Heir's Heir Apparent who is named after his Great Grandfather.

Despite coming from a technically purely human background, Susan has inherited abilities from her adoptive Grandfather through a way that is more than conventional means: Into Death's family, her mother, Ysabell was merely adopted, into Death's family, her father, Mort merely married, but, into Death's family, Susan was conceived and born ; " some things were inherited through more than genetics ... some things were inherited through the soul ... some things were in the bones.

* Countess Mária Mathild Festetics de Tolna ( 24 May 1881, Baden-Baden – 2 Mar 1953, Strobl am Wolfgangsee ), who married Prince Karl Emil von Fürstenberg ( Grandfather of Princess Ira von Fürstenberg, Prince Egon von Fürstenberg and Prince Karel Schwarzenberg )

Grandparents often bequeath their home to a favored couple, and then move out of that home, often to move in with the family of their eldest daughter – however, there is often stiff competition between those daughters who are married to lure their Grandmother and Grandfather into moving into their home.

* Neihardt, John G.: The Sixth Grandfather ( University of Nebraska Press, 1984 ; ISBN 0-8032-6564-6

* Black Elk Speaks: Being the Life Story of a Holy Man of the Oglala Sioux, The Premier Edition, 2008, SUNY Press, Albany, NY, ISBN 978-1-4384-2540-5, with annotations by Raymond DeMallie, author of The Sixth Grandfather: Black Elk's Teachings Given to John G. Neihardt ( 1985 ).

For example, if players received the letters E. U. M. G., one might write, " Elvis Unglued My Grandfather ," and another, " Eek !!!

Mountbatten was a strong influence in the upbringing of his grand-nephew, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, and later as a mentor —" Honorary Grandfather " and " Honorary Grandson ", they fondly called each other according to the Jonathan Dimbleby biography of the Prince — though according to both the Ziegler biography of Mountbatten and the Dimbleby biography of the Prince, the results may have been mixed.

It was founded by a mysterious figure Grandfather Paradox, who it is believed was once a Time Lord from the House of Lungbarrow.

Itosu is sometimes referred to as " the Grandfather of Modern Karate.

He has been dubbed the Grandfather of the American Oil Industry by historians.

A number of Wiccan, pagan and even some " Traditionalist " or " Tribalist " groups have a history of " Grandmother Stories " – typically involving initiation by a Grandmother, Grandfather, or other elderly relative who is said to have instructed them in the secret, millennia-old traditions of their ancestors.

But this legend appears for the first time in only a much later account, " Tales of a Grandfather " by Sir Walter Scott, and may have originally been told about his companion-in-arms Sir James Douglas ( the " Black Douglas "), who had spent time hiding out in caves within his manor of Lintalee, which was then occupied by the English.

The Deity of the Sun in Chinese mythology is Ri Gong Tai Yang Xing Jun ( Tai Yang Gong / Grandfather Sun ) or Star Lord of the Solar Palace, Lord of the Sun.

* February 8 – Stanley Armour Dunham, Grandfather of US President Barack Obama ( b. 1918 )

* Jean Dubuc ( Born 1600's ), Great Grandfather of Julien Dubuque ( 1762 – 1810, French-Canadian explorer ) and founder of Dubuque, Iowa, USA.

Grandfather to documentary film producer Leslie Iwerks, and Chris, Larry, John, and Kathie Iwerks.

* Cosmo Allegretti as Mr. Bunny Rabbit and Mr. Moose ( both of which he also created ), Dennis the Apprentice, Miss Frog, Mr. Whispers, Dancing Bear, Grandfather Clock, Uncle Ralph, was the voice of Aniforms puppet TV Fred ( a live-action on-screen puppet that appeared behind the blackboard in the Treasure House ), and was the artist behind the Magic Drawing Board.

From left: Dancing Bear, Bunny Rabbit, Captain Kangaroo, Grandfather Clock, Mister Moose, and Mister Green Jeans.

Favorites on the show were Grandfather Clock ( voiced by Cosmo Allegretti ), Rollo the Hippo and Dancing Bear.

* Grandfather / granddaughter or grandmother / grandson → 12. 5 % ()

Gideon first appeared as a suspect in The Case Of The Grumbling Grandfather and later appeared in eight episodes.

Pepin, sometimes called Pepin II and Pepin the Middle was the grandson and namesake of Pepin I the Elder by the marriage of Pepin I's daughter Begga and Ansegisel, son of Arnulf of Metz. He was also the Grandfather of Pepin the short and Great-grandfather of Charlemange.

* In Pawn of Prophecy, Belgarath is rather surprised at the use of the term ' Grandfather ' by Garion, yet in Belgarath he is used to the term by all of his descendants and acknowledged them all as his grandsons.

Daimler baptized it the Standuhr ( Grandfather Clock ) because of its resemblance to a pendulum clock.

Maybach supervised the installation of an enlarged 1. 5 hp Grandfather Clock engine into the coach, and installed a belt drive to the wheels.

Larry Norman, often described as the " father of Christian rock music ", and in his later years " the Grandfather of Christian rock ", who, in 1969 recorded and released Upon This Rock, " the first commercially released Jesus rock album ", challenged a view held by some conservative Christians ( predominantly fundamentalists ) that rock music was anti-Christian.

I give unto my son & heire apparent Alexander Standish all my lands as heire apparent by lawfull decent in Ormskirke Borscouge Wrightington Maudsley Newburrow Crowston and in the Isle of man and given to mee as Right heire by lawfull decent but Surruptuously detained from mee My great Grandfather being a 2cond or younger brother from the house of Standish of Standish.

The literal translations are: Sijo — Founder or grand master ( Great Grandfather ); Sigung — Instructor's Uncle ; Sifu — Instructor ( Father ); Simu —( female ) Instructor ( Mother ), or wife of instructor ; Sibak — Instructor's brother ( Elder Uncle ); Sisok — Junior ( or assistant ) instructor.

" In an early episode of the television series Kung Fu Jagger appeared as Caine's Grandfather who wants little to do with him, but starts Caine on his series long search for his half brother Danny.

His Grandfather, Robert Clunies Ross, was a brother of John Clunies-Ross who settled with his family and crew on Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands in 1826-7 and proclaimed a kingdom.

* Grandfather of Congressman John J. Hardin-killed at the Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico.

Following his shipwreck off the coast at Cape Horn, Admiral John Byron ( Grandfather of the poet Lord Byron ) traveled across Chile and came back to England with a glowing review of Chilean Muscatel comparing it favorably to Madeira.

* John Houseman as Grandfather Edward Stratton II ( 1982 – 1987 )

And whereas the said Sir John Cotton in pursuance of the Desire and Intentions of his said Father and Grandfather is content and willing that the said Mansion House and Library should continue in his Family and Name and not be sold or otherwise disposed or imbezled and that the said Library should be kept and preserved by the Name of the Cottonian Library for Publick Use & Advantage ...."

He also won acclaim for his roles as Brother Benedict in Lamb ( 1986 ), Grandfather George in John Boorman's Hope and Glory ( 1987 ) ( for which he received a second " Best Supporting Actor " BAFTA nomination ), the elder Robert de Brus in Braveheart ( 1995 ), and as the touchingly crafty villager in Waking Ned Devine ( 1998 ).

Throughout this time, John Yerburgh, Elma Yerburgh ’ s grandson, was the Brewery ’ s chairman and he saw his great great Grandfather ’ s business grow and flourish to become a well-respected regional brewer.

There is a story in " Grandfather Tales ", a collection of tall tales from the region, called " Wicked John and the Devil " about a man who even the devil feared, who when he died was given a red hot coal by the Devil and told to go to the Great Dismal Swamps to make his own hell.

* John Boas as Grandfather

Later on in the mini-series, it is subtly hinted that Grandfather Howlett killed the young John Howlett ( the III ) after attacking Elizabeth when John Howlett, Jr., couldn't defend his wife.