This extremely interesting story I thought was of enough general interest to be forwarded to you. I thought I had enough trouble with my trees with a few double marriages and 14 children families: imagine trying to diagram this one below. It's from the PA statewide list at Rootsweb. Ashley Mary Baier wrote: > this happened in my family;; > My grandmother was widowed with several children, she married my > grandfather. > thus my mother was born. > My aunt (Half sister to my mother) married her step fathers brother. > Thus becoming my mothers aunt, and my grandmother became sister-in-law > to her daughter, Oh! what a mess of relationships was started I do not > pretend to get them all. > > But one day I had taken my Uncle to visit my aunt at the Hospital and > some of their friends came in and Auntie said "have your mett my neice > " and introduced me, > Then Uncle being hard of hearing said"Have you meet my Neice" > they looked at him then her and said "Whose neice is she" they both said > mine. > > The people then looked at me to get this straight, They left there that > day saying that they had never heard of such. It sure messed up > relationships in our family > By the way this marriage lasted for 74 years, both were in their 90's > when they died. > > Mary > > ==== PENNSYLVANIA Mailing List ==== > Have you seen the new Mid-Atlantic Roots Network at: > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog