Nobody in my family tree was that rich. I come from mostly working class stock

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Apr 20, 2016
11:23:05am

dilbert All-American

They never left me any estates or family wealth, either.

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dilbert

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Time

POLL: Did your ancestors own slaves?

BYUs

4/20/16 11:08am

Don't know, period

Jericho

4/20/16 11:12am

This signer of the declaration is my ancestor. Yeah he owned slaves and was

monkeycowboy

4/20/16 11:19am

Just me and the rest of the kids

ledfoot

4/20/16 11:20am

Nobody in my family tree was that rich. I come from mostly working class stock

dilbert

4/20/16 11:23am

jerks

Jericho

4/20/16 11:28am

Right?

dilbert

4/20/16 11:32am

Both slaves and owners

frontrowcougar

4/20/16 11:30am

Thomas Jefferson?

Jericho

4/20/16 11:32am

No, relations between master and slave were pretty common and my ancestors

frontrowcougar

4/20/16 11:36am

Since the family tree doubles every generation you go back, it is very probable

Spine

4/20/16 11:38am

Request was limited to ancestors in colonies/U.S.

BYUs

4/20/16 11:41am

See that now, thanks.

Spine

4/20/16 11:54am

What percentage of American households owned slaves in the 1700s or 1800s?

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