Hi Judy! Here's one descendent! My Great-Grandfather was a blacksmith in Kansas. He had a number of children by each of his wives and I'm finding that many of them went into auto mechanics (including my Grandfather and my uncle). Has anyone noticed that as a pattern or a common transition as the world moved from horses to horseless carriages? Cheers, Susie > Subj:[BLACKSMITHING] Where are all the blacksmith descendants? > Date:3/23/2002 10:21:24 PM Central Standard Time > From: [email protected] (JJastram) > Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> > To: [email protected] > > > > > This was a very promising list -- why no posts? I descend, in one line, > from Irish blacksmiths, but I only know them in the USA: originally > McCarty, but the spelling changed to MeCartea and McCartea in > California. They settled in Tuolumne County, California, during the Gold > Rush, first in Chinese Camp, then in Big Oak Flat, having come through > the Midwest. Later they had a blacksmith shop in Fresno, California. I'm > also related by marriage to the Hurley family, also Irish blacksmiths in > the Fresno area. Where is everyone -- blacksmiths were plentiful in the > old days! > >