Since the list is kind of quiet, here's a question for y'all. Have you ever heard your elders speak of a "weaning house?" My aunt told me that when the children of the family reached a marriageable age and found a spouse that the young couple would set up housekeeping in the "weaning house," a small cabin or house nearby the family home so Mama and Daddy could keep an eye on the young newlyweds and still allow them some privacy. The young couple would probably take most meals with the main family and help with the farm chores. After the couple was "weaned," or proved their ability to take care of themselves and a home, they would either buy their own place or be given a piece of land by his or her parents. Anybody else have the story of the "weaning house" in their family? Mary Ann

I remember reading of a weaning house in the Ozark Mountains in southwestern Missouri in about the 1940s, but hadn't heard of them elsewhere. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry and Mary Ann Holder" <barryh@cafes.net> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:01 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] "Weaning house" > Since the list is kind of quiet, here's a question for y'all. Have you ever heard your elders speak of a "weaning house?" > My aunt told me that when the children of the family reached a marriageable age and found a spouse that the young couple would set up housekeeping in the "weaning house," a small cabin or house nearby the family home so Mama and Daddy could keep an eye on the young newlyweds and still allow them some privacy. The young couple would probably take most meals with the main family and help with the farm chores. After the couple was "weaned," or proved their ability to take care of themselves and a home, they would either buy their own place or be given a piece of land by his or her parents. Anybody else have the story of the "weaning house" in their family? > Mary Ann > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >

I should add that many of the early settlers in the Ozark Mountains of southwestern Missouri came from TN. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry and Mary Ann Holder" <barryh@cafes.net> To: <TNBEDFOR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:01 PM Subject: [TNBEDFOR] "Weaning house" > Since the list is kind of quiet, here's a question for y'all. Have you ever heard your elders speak of a "weaning house?" > My aunt told me that when the children of the family reached a marriageable age and found a spouse that the young couple would set up housekeeping in the "weaning house," a small cabin or house nearby the family home so Mama and Daddy could keep an eye on the young newlyweds and still allow them some privacy. The young couple would probably take most meals with the main family and help with the farm chores. After the couple was "weaned," or proved their ability to take care of themselves and a home, they would either buy their own place or be given a piece of land by his or her parents. Anybody else have the story of the "weaning house" in their family? > Mary Ann > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >