Good Morning Mr. Bill ! This is a good topic, and something I've always been curious about too! As far as I know, my G-grandpa Ditterline was a " Fiddle Player and Heavy Moonshine drinker", although I don't know that those count as " occupations " ! There were farmers in his family though, because he tended to " rent out " his own son's ( at a very early age ), to his brothers as workers. ( Doesn't sound like a very pleasant man to me!) I don't know about my Murphy's and Ellis'. Hopefully they were a little more " upstanding" people!!! Take care all, Nova ( Ditterline ) Ferrington

Good Morning Nova and other Good Folk, Wonderful!! I can just hear the 'fiddlin' and stomping foot! One of my Great Grandfathers was a harmonica playing 'carnie' man, but it was Great Grandma who 'hired' out the girls to keep a cash flow in the family. But, that is a different story. :) Some of our ancestors were sure colorful, and here we are today! <VBG> Bill Oliver List and Site Manager -=- NovaB@aol.com wrote: > Good Morning Mr. Bill ! > This is a good topic, and something I've always been curious about too! > As far as I know, my G-grandpa Ditterline was a > " Fiddle Player and Heavy Moonshine drinker", although I don't know that > those count as " occupations " ! There were farmers in his family though, > because he tended to > " rent out " his own son's ( at a very early age ), to his brothers as > workers. > ( Doesn't sound like a very pleasant man to me!) > I don't know about my Murphy's and Ellis'. Hopefully they were a little more > " upstanding" people!!! > Take care all, > Nova ( Ditterline ) Ferrington