52 Ancestors 

My Ancestor 2 is my mother Ruth Delores "Dee" Christian

Theme - Orgins

My mother was born in Fulton MS.  Her family has been in this area since the 1830s  They were from North Carolina and then spent some time in Kentucky before continuing to MS. Many of the original group were planning on continuing to Texas but they couldn't cross the Mississippi River so they turned around to head back and stopped in the Fulton area for the winter. They planted crops and decided to stay. Many of this family lived in western  Alabama as well as MS as Fulton is on the line.  Most of the family was really poor during her time of growing up there.  The previous generations in the mid 1800s of her father's side had large farms and slaves during that time period. The families gradually lost their money and land during the depression. All families had many children back then. Her parents left the area when she was a teen and moved to the Blytheville Ar looking for work.  Her father passed away when she was 19, right after she was married.