SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- What do Elvis Presley and former President Jimmy Carter have in common? Genealogists say the answer is a 17th-century German ancestor who might make them sixth cousins once removed.
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In honor of the King's 65th birthday -- he would reach retirement age Saturday if still alive -- a San Francisco genealogical Web site Friday reprinted little-known research saying that Presley and the 39th president of the United States are part of the same family tree -- although Carter is best known for a toothy grin rather a swinging pelvis.The publishers of RootsWeb Review http://rootsweb.com said the findings were first published in a scholarly work, "More Palantine Families," in 1991 by Henry Z. Jones.