09-23-2020, 12:22 PM
(09-23-2020, 11:34 AM)fredtoast Wrote: Vance's family experience was very heavy on alcohol and violence. Not all hillbillies are like that at all. So I agree with you to a point.
But at the same time many hillbillies see their people as "honest, hard-working Christians" and that just is not true. They are very insular, and this keeps them from thriving and progressing.
Good to know you're willing to stereotype.
(09-23-2020, 11:59 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: One thing I noticed about researching my Virginia Appalachian ancestors versus my Maryland/DC Irish Catholic ancestors is the amount of kids they had. 7+ seemed to be the norm. Not a ton dying in childhood either. More frequently, you'd see the mom die and the dad remarry and have a few more kids.
The vast majority of my DNA matches on Ancestry being from my paternal grandmother's side makes sense now.
Were your Virginian ancestors Scots/Irish or German? Being that the northern part was more German and the southern part more Scots/Irish, I'm guessing German but it could go either way. There is a dividing line in the Shenandoah Valley which is the border between Augusta and Rockingham counties.
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