tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post5590355582144206135..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: Nineteen and CountingJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-23300699081783260372016-05-05T21:51:09.816-07:002016-05-05T21:51:09.816-07:00That's a good point, Far Side. In this particu...That's a good point, Far Side. In this particular family, at least in William's generation, the distance between the first and last child was a span of almost forty years.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-55604153443775522282016-05-05T21:46:39.470-07:002016-05-05T21:46:39.470-07:00I imagine 175 miles would be a great undertaking b...I imagine 175 miles would be a great undertaking back then. It would be interesting to see how it was all accomplished, Iggy. I'd be wondering whether they moved all their livestock, too--or just sold everything and planned to start anew in their next home.<br /><br />I do remember reading something in one book about how some people of that era--possibly this Gordon family as well--facilitated their move by rafting their belongings down river. I really need to go back and check out that book once again. Sometimes, reading the details the first time, they all seem to slip by, unnoticed--until later, when you wish you had the reference at your fingertips...Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-77791490768073828432016-05-05T21:42:09.168-07:002016-05-05T21:42:09.168-07:00That's funny, Colleen. Even my husband remembe...That's funny, Colleen. Even my husband remembers the days of his childhood when his parents would have all the kids pile into the station wagon and take off for overnight trips. The kids slept while dad drove. And that was way after the covered wagon era ;)Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-7069389819020523322016-05-05T21:40:04.111-07:002016-05-05T21:40:04.111-07:00Knowing these dates and details are certainly help...Knowing these dates and details are certainly helpful for researchers, Geolover--and yes, one <i>would</i> think families would be aware of these relationships.<br /><br />In our family's case, the marriage in question didn't occur until 1926, and the relationship was more distant than that. I'll lay it out more clearly tomorrow.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-21433814260222570122016-05-05T08:54:38.412-07:002016-05-05T08:54:38.412-07:00In huge families cousins can get "lost" ...In huge families cousins can get "lost" especially if one is younger and doesn't pay attention. :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-48709879728154897472016-05-05T05:51:58.566-07:002016-05-05T05:51:58.566-07:00According to Google Maps, the move was about 175 m...According to Google Maps, the move was about 175 miles (give or take a dozen).IntenseGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02456182395472362760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-68158209215378012602016-05-05T04:43:05.004-07:002016-05-05T04:43:05.004-07:00It would be fascinating to be able to go back in t...It would be fascinating to be able to go back in time and join the family when they migrated.Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-11039480341977021892016-05-05T04:39:46.659-07:002016-05-05T04:39:46.659-07:00I wonder if transporting such a large family was e...I wonder if transporting such a large family was easier before mandatory seat belts and other safety features. They probably walked or piled into wagons.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-43999340500320995862016-05-05T04:13:17.211-07:002016-05-05T04:13:17.211-07:00By the 1830s marriage license applications include...By the 1830s marriage license applications included that the parties were not nearer kin than 1st cousins. Later, I am not sure when, this was changed to 2nd cousins. Probably the issuing clerks varied in diligence as to relationship inquiries, and marriage license applicants could have made assumptions or simply lied.<br /><br />Wouldn't you think folks would know who their first cousins were? Second-cousinship might be less well understood.<br />Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.com