My family heritage

Ariana Gremmels Olson

Dad's Side

• 100% German• His great-great-

grandfather was Georg Grossmann, founder and first president of Wartburg College

When and where

• My dad's maternal ancestors came to America in 1852

• They did not go through Ellis Island because it was not established yet

• My dad's paternal ancestors came to America in 1867

Mom's Side

• 50% Norwegian • 30% German • 20% English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh

When and where

• My mom's paternal ancestors came to America in 1867

• They also did not go through Ellis Island • My mom's maternal ancestors came to

America in the 1760s

Me

• 65% German • 25% Norwegian • 10% English, Irish, Scottish,

Welsh