GeneaBabble

If John McCain becomes president then I will forever have to hear the question, “Are you related to the president?”  See, the surname McKean is pronounced the same as the Senator’s surname, despite what that guy from Spinal Tap says.  Somewhere along the way it got mutilated into all sorts of spellings, from McCain to McKane to McKeen.  This happens to a lot of surnames and can make research a real pain in the butt!

As to whether I’m related to John McCain or not: I don’t know.  I haven’t bothered to check for any relationship, although I’m sure our lines meet up somewhere.  By the time you get that far back, however, does it really matter?  We’re all related in some way!