Cynthia, that's a nice chart. It should be remembered that in older times, the term "cousin" could mean almost any sort of relationship including nephew or niece. The term "brother" or "sister" could just as easily mean brother-in- law or sister-in-law. "Father" could mean father-in-law. On Mar 17, 2009, at 10:05 AM, Cynthia Claytonroberts wrote: > For anyone else born 'n raised north-(westerly) of the Mason-Dixon > line who is having enuf of a problem these days getting to sleep an > hour earlier, or later, or whichever in the world it is now, here's a > handy little URL explaining the other thing that makes no sense > whatsoever: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin > > > . > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to VACULPEP- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message