tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post6790393707164640268..comments2024-03-03T11:33:31.376-05:00Comments on Family Sleuther: Small Town Marriages: When Sibling Sets Tied The KnotFamily Sleutherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-23720528103088530402017-04-04T11:07:33.620-04:002017-04-04T11:07:33.620-04:00Thank you, Michael.Thank you, Michael.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-48370433734785374592017-04-04T10:49:18.261-04:002017-04-04T10:49:18.261-04:00I suppose finding a spouse from within a tight kni...I suppose finding a spouse from within a tight knit community helped you have a better idea about who they were and what they were like (or at least their family). Maybe. <br /><br />I do my photo editing in PowerPoint. Not what it was intended for, but it's easy and works for me - usually. Thanks for the compliment!Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-35871107843529810952017-04-04T03:52:53.153-04:002017-04-04T03:52:53.153-04:00I see the same phenomenon in my West Virginia fami...I see the same phenomenon in my West Virginia families. Their lives were full of work from dawn to dusk. They met at church or at the general store or at a neighbor's. <br />I love your illustrations. Nice touch - the photos on the documents. ~ CathyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-76059634346695365172017-03-31T20:48:19.610-04:002017-03-31T20:48:19.610-04:00From everyone's comments here and on social me...From everyone's comments here and on social media, I'm learning this was quite a common occurrence. It certainly brought families closer together...doubly so!Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-16956184361335215192017-03-31T19:15:09.267-04:002017-03-31T19:15:09.267-04:00This runs thick on my paternal Grandma's side ...This runs thick on my paternal Grandma's side of the family because she was from a very small town! Caitie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02054807096733772596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-29177398628771666012017-03-27T23:55:49.010-04:002017-03-27T23:55:49.010-04:00That's a good point. Smaller population sizes ...That's a good point. Smaller population sizes certainly contributed to multiple marriages between the same families. In fact, it may seem quite novel to us now but was likely much more common a few generations ago - as you've seen with your family. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment, Amy. Family Sleutherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11584864778317578299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5826248344207578284.post-391747997675422092017-03-27T14:59:48.966-04:002017-03-27T14:59:48.966-04:00I have had that phenomenon in my family many times...I have had that phenomenon in my family many times---siblings marrying their sibling's sibling. In my case I think it was for similar though somewhat different reasons. There were so few Jewish families in the towns where some of my ancestors lived---both in Europe and in the US---that it was not surprising that there were these overlaps in the family marriages. Great post!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720293202890878993noreply@blogger.com