Nichting 1 TJ Nichting October 14, 2013 Family Tree Project Ms. aymon!

1103 "atholic #erman $talian $talia, three %ertical bars o& green, 'hite, an! re! &rom le&t to right. The best &oo! yo( can thin) o&. *+aghetti, meatballs, meatballs an! lasagna j(st to name a &e' o& my &a%orite &oo!s. ,ll !eli%ere! to "incinnati, Ohio 'ith my gran!mothers si!e o& ancestors. My german hal& !eli%ere! here &rom #ermany o& co(rse 'hich is my gran!+a an! the last name $ ha%e to!ay. Nichting is -(ite german an! o&ter !isg(ises the $talian si!e o& me other than my lo%e o& $talian &oo! an! my slightly !ar)er com+le.ion than 'hat yo( 'o(l! see on a #erman. /ari, the home to my great great gran!+arents. ,lso the home to a cr(!e lang(age, 'hich co(l! e.+lain 'hy my gran!+a can s+ea) the 'ay he !oes an! e%en my &ather. 0ets1s j(st say most men in my &amily !o not ha%e a &ilter on their mo(th an! nor !o $ b(t $1m not as ba! as the ol!er men in my &amily. /ari is home to cathe!rals o& co(rse, being that it is in $taly a %astly "atholic nation. This !e&initely sho's in my gran!ma1s !aily habits an! actions. /ari, $taly is an im+ortant harbor an! +ort city. The city has a great architect(ral bea(ty too 'ith a castle, the many ch(rches an! homes to many historic +eo+le. The ro(te they too) tho(gh, (n)no'n. *omething my gran!mother m(st not remember or ne%er really as)e! her &ather abo(t. $& $ 'ere a betting man tho(gh, $ 'o(l! say they came across the ,tlantic Ocean on a boat. Not really big lea+ on that g(ess b(t $1m s(re its tr(e !(e to the time that my ancestor *am(el *al%atore Minnielli, &rom $taly came to the states aro(n! the 1230s. 3e arri%e! to the states in the state o& Ne' 4or) b(t 'o(l! en! (+ in the city o& 3amilton, Ohio j(st &orty5&i%e min(tes north o& "incinnati.

Nichting 2 "incinnati, the city in 'hich my &amily 'as &orme! an! the reason $ am here to!ay. My gran!+a, ay Nichting, the son o& immigrants &rom /a!en56(rttenberg, #ermany an! /a%aria, #ermany met my gran!ma, "armela Minnielli. They 'o(l! meet at the age o& se%enteen an! eighteen on a blin! !ate to a +rom !ance. My gran!+a 'ent to oger /acon an all male school an! my gran!ma the sister school, Mo(nt Notre 7ame. They 'o(l! en! (+ being together to this !ay aro(n! si.ty years no'. $n that &irst !eca!e o& being together they ha%e &i%e chil!ren incl(!ing one o& them being my &ather. One cra8y thing abo(t one o& my gran!ma1s siblings is that he 'as &rien!s 'ith a %ery in&amo(s mobster 'ho !i! a lot o& 'or) in "hicago, a lot o& !irty 'or). John 7illinger 'as born in $n!iana+olis 'here he 'as jaile! a&ter committing many +etty crimes. 6hile in jail, he +lanne! to esca+e an! he !i! it s(ccess&(lly. 7illinger gathere! (+ his cre' an! 'ent to "hicago 'here he got his gang men together an! !re' (+ a heist to rob a big time ban). 7(ring his time as a big time gang member, he 'o(l! come to 3amilton, Ohio other'ise )no'n as 90ittle "hicago:. 6here 'o(l! he hi!eo(t; My great gran!mothers ho(se 'ith my great (ncle /ill. Together they bootlegge! moonshine an! sol! at the local bar my great (ncle /ill o'ne!. /ill has long since +asse! a'ay an! the &amily has no ties to any sort o& illegal 'or) anymore nor are 'e in a gang or some ty+e o& mob, b(t this is !e&initely a cool story to tell &rien!s. /ac) to my gran!+a tho(gh. My gran!+a as a chil! 'or)e! !ay in an! !ay o(t to hel+ his mother raise him. <ach !ay a&ter school he 'o(l! ri!e o%er to the bo'ling alleys 'here he 'o(l! set each +in &or each &rame. $& yo( !on=t )no' m(ch abo(t bo'ling there is thirteen &rames an! ten +ins. Pl(s, those +ins he has to set (+ each time, not %ery light at all. *o i& yo( 'ere to e%er meet my gran!&ather an! yo( too) a glance at his &orearms, yo(1! be ama8e!. 0ater in his li&e he 'o(l! +lay baseball, go to 'ar, an! en! (+ 'or)ing the rest o& his li&e as a barber. My gran!mother she c(t hair too b(t not nearly as long as my gran!+a. $ts +robably beca(se she can coo) a lot better than my gran!+a...

Nichting 3 My gran!ma is the jac) o& all tra!es tho(gh an! &its the stereoty+ical ho(se 'i&e )in! o& 'oman. *he coo)s great &oo!, se's, )nits, cleans, sho+s, an! ser%es e%eryone (ntil they say they aren=t h(ngry &or the &i&th time> To!ay she still has a +art to the hair c(tting an! hair styling in!(stry 'ith my a(nt Nancy 'here they both together share their o'n bea(ty salon calle! ?ni-(e 7esigns. My gran!mother o'ns the b(il!ing an! my a(nt o'ns the b(siness in the b(il!ing. $t 'or)s o(t +retty 'ell an! its con%enient &or my &ather an! me to be able to get a hairc(t 'hene%er 'e 'o(l! li)e to. My &ather as a yo(ng )i! an! teen, !eli%ere! ne's+a+ers on a bicycle to hel+ his +arents, my gran!+arents. My gran!&ather an! gran!mother li)e $ sai! earlier ha! &i%e chil!ren an! they all are 'ithin abo(t eight years o& one another. *o yo( can )in! o& see 'hy my &ather an! his brothers nee!e! jobs to hel+ s(++ort the &amily. Not only !i! they ha%e &i%e chil!ren b(t all &i%e o& them 'ent to a +ri%ate "atholic high school, the same one $ 'ent to last year an! &o(r years in all. The only !i&&erence is, to!ay its a little nicer an! a lot more e.+ensi%e. The e.+enses $ s'ear are going to be the !eath o& my !a! some!ay beca(se that man !oes not li)e to lose money. My !a! an! my gran!+a both !on=t ha%e the best health either. My gran!+a has ha! three heart attac)s an! t'o almost &(lly clogge! arteries. My &ather at the age o& &i&ty5three has a +acema)er. The bottom o& his heart 'as not &iring li)e it sho(l! ha%e been an! each time he 'ent to !o something that too) some ty+e o& +hysical e.ertion he 'o(l! blac) o(t. 3e 'as in the hos+ital &or abo(t &i%e !ays an! the !ay he got o(t, 'as the !ay my gran!+a ha! his thir! heart attac). $ts easy to say that it 'as a ro(gh 'ee) &or me an! my baseball sa' an im+act. My gran!ma an! great gran!ma ha%e ha! e.ce+tional health> My great gran!ma li%e! (ntil the age o& ninety5&o(r an! my gran!ma is eighty5one an! e.tremely healthy. 9@noc) on 'oo!.: $ ho+e $ manage to get my gran!ma an! great gran!ma1s health. *o &ar tho(gh $1m only eighteen, $1%e been +retty blesse! to say the least. My &amily isn=t m(ch &or +olitics. $& $ ha! to categori8e my &amily $ 'o(l! say they are in!e+en!ent an! %ote &or the best can!i!ate an! someone that is s(itable &or the 'ell being o& e%eryone.

Nichting 4 *omeone 'ho is j(st. $ )no' my !a! has ne%er %ote! once in his li&e an! my gran!+arents 'o(l! !e&initely be more "atholic than e+(blican or 7emocratic. 7(ring my gran!&athers latter teen years, he 'as !ra&te! into the military, j(st years a&ter he 'as !ra&te! b(t &or that 'as &or a !i&&erent ca(se, baseball. My gran!&ather 'as !ra&te! to go to the @orean 6ar. 3e air!ro++e! on a hill in a battle, later )no'n as the /attle o& Por) "ho+ 3ill. There 'ere a++ro.imately 2A0 men in his in&antry, only abo(t si. 'o(l! ma)e it o(t ali%e. My gran!+a tho(gh !i! not ma)e it o(t in one +iece. My gran!&ather 'as s(rro(n!e! in the trenches o& 'ar. #rena!es an! missiles 'ere being thro'n an! &ire! at him le&t an! right. 3e &o(n! sa&ety belo' m(lti+le !ea! bo!ies o& his comra!es as the shra+nel +(lle! a+art his men. The shra+nel manage! to get his legs tho(gh. "ra'ling o(t o& the trenches he tie! his belt aro(n! his legs to sto+ the bloo! &lo' so he 'o(l! not blee! o(t. olling !o'n the hill an! +assing o(t !(e to the bloo! loss, he 'o)e (+ 'ith t'o @orean men abo%e him, b(t they 'ere the goo! @oreans, 'ho too) him to the nearest me!ical (nit an! he 'as sa%e!. My &ather 'as a'ar!e! t'o +(r+le hearts that both are no' locate! in my be!room bac) home. 6itho(t the s(r%i%al o& my gran!&ather in this 'ar, the s(r%i%al o& my &amily 'o(l! ha%e j(st been a mere tho(ght that my gran!&ather 'o(l! ha%e ha! in his hea! as a chil!. $t is ama8ing ho' the 'orl! 'or)s an! ho' timing is e%erything. $t is ama8ing ho' j(st one s+lit secon! an! !i&&erent !ecision can sha+e yo(r li&e an! many others aro(n! yo(> "ra8y to thin) one !i&&erent !ecision can sen! yo(r li&e !o'n a com+letely !i&&erent roa!. $t e.cites me to )no' that is tr(e 'ith my li&e an! ma)es me an.io(s to see ho' my li&e 'ill t(rn o(t in the en!.

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