Yea, that's kids for you!!! But wait till they get about 50 years old and watch their eyes light up when they read all the info you have collected on all of their ancestors. Jewel -----Original Message----- From: BBarnes525@aol.com <BBarnes525@aol.com> To: HAMRICK-L@rootsweb.com <HAMRICK-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 12, 1999 7:28 AM Subject: Re: [HAMRICK-L] Jones Book >Mr. Jones was definitely not a scholar. I don't think he had but a few years >of formal education. I guess writing the Hamrick book was his hobby. The book >lists my gg-grandfather's mother as being a second wife who never existed or >maybe I just haven't proven it yet. > >By the way, my kids are teenagers and it is hard to teach them anything. When >I start mentioning ancestors or relating history tidbits, their eyes roll >back into their heads. They do know that their great-great-grandmother was a >Hamrick. It is a popular name around here. > >Bev Barnes >Shelby, NC >