NO ONE HAS CHANGED SIDES from the one they are geographally and ancestorial tied to.

KEN, I agree with that about 90%. Howsoever from reading the post I see something unusual so to speak. I believe Craig's ancestors were Confederates, I don't know where he lives. MoFed, which stands for Missouri Federal is from a border State and once posted he had ancestors on both sides. Martin Carmack's ancestor was from Kentucky and owned slaves. Frank ancestor was I believe an Irish immigrant, he sure wouldn't consider himself a Yankee. Now while my ancestros were from Ohio, they moved there in 1832 from North Carolina. So in a way we don't have a true Yank in the bunch...lol. (See people don't think ole Collin can read).

There used to be two other regular Federals on the board..Cump Turchin (Russian ancestors) and Mike Gerow. Mike was a descendant of the Washburn family and his ancestor a Governor of Vermont, he was about the only true Yankee on the board so to speak. Believe his people were abolitionist like mine. Course mine believe it wasn't right to kill a white man to set a black one free..Quakers...