It's not the violence that's inherited. It's a gene that prohibits/inhibits controlling one's actions, especially when angered. I believe that's the same gene that prohibits people from controlling the abuse of drugs, alcohol, gambling, sexual addictions, etc. A psychiatrist explained it to me as "they have no turn off valve." It can be helped with many things, but drugs, psychotherapy and counseling were not available back in our ancestors' days. Then again, my Aunt Dana always said some folks are just plain born mean. Sue At 08:33 PM 7/31/06 -0400, you wrote: > In searching my ancestors on both my father's side, and my mothers.I can >find hardly any on dads side ( Burgess, Canterbury, Jarrel, Farley). On my >mom's >side (Baisden, Hager, Workman,Dempsey), I see plenty of murders, homocides, >suicides. >This is not to say dads side were saints( they might plunk some revenue >officer for busting their still).Im wondering if this violence is >hereditery, or >not ? > >Shelby > > >============================== >Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. >Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: >http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx