Mary's definition looks the best that I, as a 65 year old ex-Georgia resident from birth to age 28, have seen. Cecile Harrell -- Original Message ----- From: <GenealogyStar@aol.com> To: <HANCOCK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2001 11:53 AM Subject: [HANCOCK-L] Re:Crackers > Hello fellow Hancock's, > I am 61 yr.old and have always heard that the term Crackers was a slur,like a > racial remark.You hear the term Ga.Crackers.My understanding these were poor > tenant farmers,sometimes mixed race that were not schooled people and made a > living as best they could from the land and made a little moonshine on the > side. > Now this is what I have heard so read it with a grain of salt(southern > term,could be > true or not). > Mary > > > ==== HANCOCK Mailing List ==== > If you would like to submit HANCOCK Census records, Wills > or other documents to be posted on our Project Page, > contact: JuliaFWood@aol.com > > >