General Discussion

We have long rural roots going back to the 1790's
when my paternal ancestor came to America from
England (possibly origninally from Scotland) and
became an indentured servant.

After awhile both sides ended up in Tennessee
where they were essentially poor but still owned
a couple of slaaves.

Then the moved to Texas to take advantage of
the Spanish land grants. I know of at least one
of them who fought for the Confederacy in the
Civil War, survived it, but died soon after from
lung problems.

In Texas they were historically poor and very very
racist.

The GI BIll following WWII allowed by dad and his
brother to go to college and do well in business. But
although they were no loner technically rural, they
were still rural at heart.

What drove them remained racism mainly, and also
sexism and homophobia. THis has spread down to
all my cousins and their families.

I and my siblings and their kids are all Democrats,
due to the influence of my Irish Catholic mother who
was descended from the Irish Dore family, who were
all Democrats and active in politics for the good of
all people, regardless.