Mary, I think we should credit for having Kentucky roots--even if we are stuck up here in Michigan. Candy Parent Tazewell County, VAGenWeb Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe Candy's Clan http://www.htonline.com/~candy candy@htonline.com -----Original Message----- From: Mary Ann Merritt <pharoh@eesc.com> To: KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com <KYJOHNSO-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 03, 1999 5:08 AM Subject: Re: EASTERN KENTUCKY >Sorry everyone but I just had to put in my 2 cents. My Mom was born in those >hills and what she became instilled in us was it is not what you have but >how you use it. Mom quite school in the sixth grade. Education was not >really deemed necessary in some places. Mom was very articulate. She met and >married my Dad, (a northern Mi. potato farmer) Dad started a construction >business and Mom took care of all the paperwork and payroll. It should be >noted that the IRS did come to the house to do an audit and after going back >into 4 years of records they found one error of 7 cents, in their favor I >might add. Just from the learning of a country girl. I think I should also >point out that Mom took great pride in the fact that whenever someone had >the nerve to call her a hillbilly, she pointed to the dictionary and >directed them to look up the word. It seems Dad was the hillbilly as it >shows a hillbilly to be " a northern Michigander" Since I am from lower Mich >that must make me only half hillbilly. >Poorness knows no boundaries. >Semper Fi. >Mary in Mich > >Researching surnames: Hajduk, Welch, Litton, Collins, Merritts, Meier, >Staples and Szela > >Proud member of the WOMEN MARINES ASSOCIATION, MOTOR CITY CHAPTER > > > >==== KYJOHNSO Mailing List ==== >Comments or suggestions pertaining to this list may be sent to: >annapplegate@maysvilleky.net >Visit the Johnson County Historical Society homepage: >http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyjchs/johnson.html > >