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Subject: Re: [TMG] Relationship
Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 19:15:25 EDT

In a message dated 6/1/04 5:34:51 PM Central Daylight Time,
writes:

> Where I come from these are your cousins and the description there of:
> (note
> they are NOT genealogically correct.
>
> Your mother's siblings children-cousins (unless they live with you, then
> they are "brothers" or "sisters")
>
> Your grandmother's sibling's children- cousins.
>
> Your grandmother's sibling's grandchildren- cousins.
>
> Your mom's best friend's children- Cousins. She is known as "Aunt Betty"
>
> The children of your aunt's new husband and his first wife (no blood
> relationship to you)- cousins.
>
> The children of your Aunts and Uncles-in-law that they have with their next
> spouse after they divorce your blood Aunt or Uncle-Cousins (most of the
> family like the in-laws better anyway.) Unless of course, he marries your
> mom, then they are brothers and sisters. <G> You can choose to call his
> children with your aunt your brothers and sisters, or cousins. Depends on
> how well you like him. <G>
>
> Anyone who comes to a family reunion and is friendly is of course a cousin.
> <G>
>
> Second Cousins or kissing cousins are those that share a common ancestor
> that you never heard of yet you know you are kin somehow.
>

Hi Teresa,
I don't think you and I are related in any of the ways that you mentioned,
but I am convinced that you and I are "bubba' cousins!.......<grin>

John B. Windham
Metairie, Louisiana

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