There’s an old story in my family from the 1800s that one of our ancestors who lived in Canada left the family home on horseback to go into town to take care of some business and never returned. He just vanished without a trace.

Was he robbed and killed? Or maybe he wanted to disappear and start a new life elsewhere? We’ll never know, but it’s an unsolved mystery that my ancestors have talked about for generations.

Folks on Twitter shared the interesting stories from their family’s history and I think some of these people need to put pen to paper soon and write some books.

Let’s take a look.

1. A real lifesaver.

https://twitter.com/WittyApothecary/status/1219708446666317824

2. Trail of Tears.

https://twitter.com/BeChoctaw/status/1220042671646892032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

3. That is amazing.

I've told this story before, but, when Reagan cut 40K fed gov. jobs my mom was tasked with getting rid of all "non-essential positions" in her division. She promoted everyone in her office in rank, and then made her own position "non-essential" and took early retirement. Baller. https://t.co/1QAYuy0Rlh

— eh (@BethLynch2020) January 24, 2020

4. A true artist.

An uncle of my grandfather sculpted the statue of the Holy Family of the Basilica of the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona (his name was Jaume Busquets) pic.twitter.com/REL19E75Bk

— Pedrito (@Pedri_009) January 22, 2020

5. Don’t mess with this guy.

One of my grandfathers killed a bear with a hammer

— Dr. Ol' Gregg (New to Hamas, please be patient 🙏) (@Gregorvski) January 23, 2020

6. A harrowing tale.

https://twitter.com/Armo_007/status/1219965013005414401?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

7. Never backed down.

https://twitter.com/emilyherself/status/1220402939522617352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

8. He told the world.

My grandfather smuggled a camera into a WWII concentration camp to document life as a prisoner. https://t.co/vM3XScbuxQ

— Mark Takahashi (@Mark_Takahashi) January 23, 2020

9. American hero!

https://twitter.com/Caldera2700/status/1220228551728910337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

10. A life well-lived.

https://twitter.com/BlackWomenLead_/status/1220178115022000129?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

11. Trailblazer for women.

This woman right here. Victoria Claflin Woodhull. Ran for POTUS in 1872 with Fredrick Douglass as her VP. Huge figure in the suffrage movement. Promoted independence for women in their marriages. Advocate for sexual freedom and human rights. pic.twitter.com/x9hMaEnqeF

— Oh. Hey there, Holls. (@ohheythereholls) January 25, 2020

12. Congrats to her!

My mom is the first Black Woman to ever graduate from her law school. pic.twitter.com/k1GHi8oMah

— Bad Art Friend (@Putney_Kotto) January 24, 2020

Those stories are very interesting, no doubt about that.

How about you? Do you have some fascinating tales from your family’s past?

Tell us about them in the comments. We’d love to hear from you!