re: #213 klys (maker of Silmarils)

Wait, I was off by a generation. His great-great grandfather.

To be fair, his great-grandfather was born in 1814.

The men on that side lived long and had children late.

I actually come from a similiar type family only it was more a result of my ancestors being in the latter part of their family’s lineage. Both of my parents are the youngest. Two grandparents were the youngest too and my one grandfather was the second youngest and my one grandmother was the middle child of her father’s second marriage. I’ve looked at other people’s genealogies and have been amazed to see they had great grandparents alive or only recently deceased when they were born. My last great grandparent died 25 years before I was born. My parents have no memories at all of their grandparents..