Stepparents
Audubon, John James, Bussell, Darcey Andrea, Cain, Dean George Thomas, Church, Charlotte, Clinton, William Jefferson, Collins, Joely, de Beauharnais, Eugène-Rose, de Beauharnais, Hortense, Ford, Gerald R., Gingrich, Newton Leroy, Hitler, Adolf, Jackson, Jesse, Jesus Christ, Kamehameha II (under Hawai'ian Royal Families), Kuini Liliha (under Hawai'ian Royal Families), Kunuiakea (under Hawai'ian Royal Families), McCartney, Heather, Melcher, Terry, Nero Claudius Caesar (under Roman Empire), Ponsonby, Sarah, Presley, Priscilla Ann, Reagan, Nancy Davis, Schramm, Leo Paul, Vanessa-Mae,
Hitler, Adolf
Among documents reportedly seized from Hitler's Munich home after World War II is a curious paper, apparently emanating after 1940 from the Gestapo. It suggests that he was the illegitimate... [more]
Jackson, Jesse
Jackson was born to an unmarried woman. His birth father was her next-door neighbor, but he was married with children and had very little contact with Jesse. His mother married when he was ... [more]
Jesus Christ
According to the Biblical accounts and orthodox Christian tradition, Jesus was not the biological son of Joseph the Carpenter , but literally the son of God. He was referred to by his cont... [more]
Kamehameha II (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
The history of the royal dynasties of Hawai'i has been as tangled as that of many others. Until the early 19th century each island was ruled by its own dynasty, but Kamehameha the Great (17... [more]
Kuini Liliha (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
The history of the royal dynasties of Hawai'i has been as tangled as that of many others. Until the early 19th century each island was ruled by its own dynasty, but Kamehameha the Great (17... [more]
Kunuiakea (under Hawai'ian Royal Families)
The history of the royal dynasties of Hawai'i has been as tangled as that of many others. Until the early 19th century each island was ruled by its own dynasty, but Kamehameha the Great (17... [more]
McCartney, Heather
McCartney was born to Linda and Melville See in Arizona. Her parents divorced after 18 months and after raising Heather on her own for several years her mother married Paul McCartney of the... [more]
Melcher, Terry
Melcher was born to actress Doris Day and her first husband, Al Jordan. She divorced Jordan in 1942 and Terry was later adopted by her third husband, Marty Melcher. He has worked with th... [more]
Nero Claudius Caesar (under Roman Empire)
Ancient Roman society institutionalized the adoption of adults. It was relatively common for a wealthy Roman couple to adopt an adult man, even a slave, as heir if they did not have any son... [more]
Ponsonby, Sarah
Ponsonby was the orphaned daughter of an upper class family of the Irish Protestant Ascendancy. Her mother died when she was three; her father remarried, but himself died when she was seven... [more]
