Vince, I think it's a Mormon thing, everyone's a cousin. Ernst (2009), p. 95, quotes a David Gillespie, Sr. (1875-1958) letter saying she was 'a Texas lady he [Sundance] had known previously." The... more
Only issue I have with placing her in Texas as a main background is no one ever said she had a Texas accent For instance, the Etta in BLACKTHORN: "Wha ya tellin'. may?" No indication she spoke like... more
Texas Accents Donna Humphrey Donnell,Fri Jan 5 5:19pm
Okay, I have to say something about Texas accents, being a Texas descendants since the 1870's. Even in the 1800's we didn't all talk like a country bumpkin. There were actually some very fine... more
"if you be a think'n I don't knows what I'mma talk'n about, well I be a think'n you ain't never been to Texas." That's a whole lot closer to the way Laura Bullion talked than the way Etta probably... more
Chris, are you saying that Mormons do not statistically have larger families that, say, Catholics, Lutherans, etc. Or are you saying that Cassidy dated his cousin? Or didn't date his cousin at all,... more
I would say on average, Mormons statistically have bigger families. I can accept that and say so what? Big families have nothing to do with incest. Did Butch date a cousin? I don't know and I don't... more
Chris, no one, save you, has raised the idea of incest. No one has even raised the idea that Butch Cassidy had sex, with anyone. There is that 1904 letter Cassidy wrote about being "laid up with a... more
Chris. The context of the discussion is whether Etta was a cousin or a Parker. The tongue and cheek comment was not meant to point out Mormons as it could easily be directed to Appalachia or any... more
Cousin Mark, It's not necessary to explain or summarize previous posts to make it seem like you are trying to help. The "joke" is insensitive and fake news. The "Tongue and Cheek" reference can be... more
Lighten up. The jest does have a factual basis. Mormons have larger families, thus more cousins. Modern era Mormons, per a recent Pew study, have almost a third more children than the next most... more
So now it is a joke. Classy! The Pew study has nothing to do with your reference that all Mormons are cousins. You are just trying to cover up what you really meant. If you believe in the Old... more
Not only a Mormon thing but a southern thing like in kissin cousins. Plus no one knew who their daddy's were. The Poly's in Mexico who had fled the US with multiple wives and kids later abandoned... more
You know damn well I know what I'm talking about. Like my mom's last husband. 4th generation Utah pioneer (who came to guard Brigham. And Brigham was said to have over 60 wives.). His great... more
Pat, you are not being funny. Shame on Me???, how about Shame on You! My little finger on my left hand knows more about LDS Church history and doctrine than you do. Living a few years around a fringe ... more