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13 Oct Search for family tree- It’s all Relative

Good morning possible cousins, Most of us grew up knowing we couldn’t and shouldn’t of even think of marrying our cousins.  Did we ever wonder why that was?  Did we assume that’s it’s always been like that? Back in the day, how far a man could ride on horseback was often the limit to whom he could choose to court.  For a boy to even meet a girl with future marriage in mind, she would have to attend his church as outside of immediate neighbors the folks you met at church were likely the only ones of marital age.  When folks moved...