That's an interesting expression ... "Shirt-tail" cousin. Can someone elaborate on that more to explain how it came about? I've always heard the use of it in conversation with the older folks that have past on but never really understood the meaning. Is it really a cousin or someone who just claims to be a cousin due to the familiarity with the family? I hope I asked that correctly! Shelia webachel@wolf.co.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vickie Neill Taylor" <flip@okplus.com> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:41 AM Subject: [OKGEN ] BIBB > Betty, > My Aunt Fay, wife of Richard "Dudley" BIBB, used to tell that she was > related to Bell STARR. She called her a "shirttail cousin". I don't remember > how it all went but she told it as Richard's cousin's wife's sister-in-law > or something about like that. > Since I know that you have a connection with Uncle Dudley, and I call > him that affectionately, you may be the sister-in-law that Aunt Fay talked > about! > > > Vickie Neill Taylor > flip@okplus.com > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Have you visited OKBits? http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/ > Have you visited OKGenWeb Archives? > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/okfiles.htm > >

We always used it for someone that really wasn't blood kin but one of those, my aunt's, husband's sister's grandmother or something on that order. Vickie Neill Taylor flip@okplus.com