According to Mother,
who is so immersed in geneology I'm beginning to think it is actually a cult, her side traces back from Texas to Georgia, previously to England, then to the Orkney Islands. My father's side is almost the same but without the islands. On both sides there are a small handfull of germans and 1 french guy.

Apparently the most common employment options my ancestors chose were either in government (judges, law enforcement, etc) or as artists/artisans. We also had merchants who owned ships apparently. Though, in recent years, we've seen a significant increase in psychologists.

The most interesting bit though, is that if you go back on Mother's paternal line and Father's maternal line......a few generations back, they go to the same person. Yes, my parents are (distant) cousins. (which explains sooooooo much)
( flirting with badgers What? It sounded good at the time., Thu 16 Jul 2009, 3:43, Reply)