First Cousins Once Removed
First Cousin Once Removed is your relationship to your parents' first cousin.
Two people whose closest common ancestor is grandparent for one person and great-grandparent for the other person are First Cousins Once Removed.
Kate and Bob are first cousins once removed, because their common ancestors are Adam and Eve, but Adam and Eve are great-grandparents to Bob, but grandparents to Kate.
As you can see from the chart above, Tim and Emma are also first cousins once removed. Emma's mother is Tim's first cousin.
Did you know that Hannah Hoes Van Buren was the wife of President Martin Van Buren and his first cousin once removed?
(Learn more about the First Ladies)
Other people that married their first cousin once removed include Jerry Lee Lewis and Vice President John C. Calhoun.
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