tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post3721937025102872382..comments2024-03-26T12:01:39.690-07:00Comments on A Family Tapestry: "The Taylor Shop"Jacqi Stevenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-55387789111062035532019-11-10T19:32:21.470-08:002019-11-10T19:32:21.470-08:00That's an interesting observation on those fro...That's an interesting observation on those from the South who picked up and moved west after the Civil War. I know Emmala's father often dreamed of it, himself, and her journal tells of organizers who promoted such ventures. I suspect, wrecking ball or not, families like the Taylors and the Simpsons--and even William B. Smith--had too much to lose to leave it all for the risk of a venture out west.Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5034998384799920884.post-20464449263247847212019-11-10T09:39:16.865-08:002019-11-10T09:39:16.865-08:00Really enjoy this post! When I read the book, I al...Really enjoy this post! When I read the book, I also noticed Tally's concern about his Taylor relatives - as if he feared they would mess things up for him. My impression was that Tally thought they were snobbish, and would disapprove of a connection with the Smith family. There is some corroboration of that perception in Emmala Reed's journal - she disparaged the Smith's social status as being less than that of the Heyward family into which Fannie married.<br /><br />From the distance of time, we can see that these concerns about family status were ridiculous in light of the wrecking ball of the Civil War. I often feel admiration for all those family members, before and after the war, who just packed up their wagons and moved west. I wonder if some of them were just getting away from it all.Lisa Jeffers Fultonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008852323273792190noreply@blogger.com