Sory I may have confused Carleton and Blakley Stores in the area- Please re- read last note with this in mind. Charles Wyly On Fri, 4 Feb 2005 22:21:52 -0800 mygen@att.net writes: > Charles, > > I seriously doubt that "political correctness" had anything to do > with it. The > term "Scots-Irish" was around at least 200 years before we became > what was or > was not politically correct. > > Margaret > > -------------- Original message from Charles Blakley > <geneb@htcomp.net>: > -------------- > > > > > > > > Although it is not politically correct in some circles, I still > consider > > myself to be Scotch-Irish. > > > > That's what my Dad said I was, and I've found nothing in my > background > > to lead me to a different conclusion. > > > > > Blakely/Murphree/Blackburn/Hancock/Goyne/Byars/White/Woodard/Burson/McIni sh/Ray/ > > > Buckner/Phillips/Nall/Winder/Herrin > > etc. etc. > > > > > > mygen@att.net wrote: > > > > >Scots-Irish is the correct term. > > > > > >-------------- Original message from Rick and Susan : > > >-------------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>The term Scotch-Irish is an American invention for the Scots > that moved to > > >>Ireland for nearly a century & then moved to America. So sez the > Scotch-Irish > > >>mailing list administrator. > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2005 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: TXERATH-L@rootsweb.com http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: TXERATH-L-request@rootsweb.com > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >