tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post1524248059082645972..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: New Insights From Old StoriesJacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-3294471440244169602015-02-03T22:48:05.239-08:002015-02-03T22:48:05.239-08:00Usually, when I find physical descriptions in docu...Usually, when I find physical descriptions in documents, it doesn't really strike a chord. Somehow, finding out that an ancestor had blue eyes, for instance, doesn't seem like much of a surprise (so do I, for the record).<br /><br />But it was interesting to see that detail of the six foot height echoed in the records of the two brothers. I wonder if that was just a figure of speech of the day for someone who was considered tall, or whether they meant that literally.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-1789500371208038972015-02-02T07:24:27.108-08:002015-02-02T07:24:27.108-08:00Both of these guys were really tall (for the day)....Both of these guys were really tall (for the day). Sounds like they ate well (and properly).<br /><br />I look at both of my sister-in-laws and am very thrilled I didn't marry either one of them....Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-26661925696883773602015-02-01T22:33:08.830-08:002015-02-01T22:33:08.830-08:00I'm sure it was, although not to as many gener...I'm sure it was, although not to as many generations as would reach mine. But I have seen that story written up in other accounts, so it was doubtless shared far and wide at the time.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-51417155584392159852015-02-01T21:19:40.047-08:002015-02-01T21:19:40.047-08:00Now that is a great "how I met my wife" ...Now that is a great "how I met my wife" story that I hope was passed down:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.com