Ron wrote: > When we have time, I'll write about cousins marrying and how it affects us > . One boring day I e-mailed one of our cousins who is a professor of such > things and he explained the effect it has on the gene pool. Very > interesting to find out with as many 1st cousin marriages we have in the > Pyle family. I guess most families were much the same when they didn't have > the bright lights of the city right around the corner. > > Another boring letter to start your day off. Very funny, Ron! Let me tell you that since I had my big break on my husband's PYLE line a few weeks ago, I have been swamped in data relating to intermarriages of PYLES/DAVIS/WATKINS/STARRETTS/TETRICKs in Va/WV. It's kind of like that old joke about West Virginia: 5,000,000 people -- 15 surnames! Sara RootsWeb Sponsor PYLE PENNY