Ananias and Martha's Great-Grandchildren
My sister Carol's family lives in Shawnee, a Kansas City suburb--not a Mennonite mecca by any means. Over the weekend she told us about a really random twist on the familiar Mennonite game in that unlikely place.
Her younger daughter, who just graduated from a Christian high school, last year had several male classmates vying for her attention, and she was trying to maintain an open mind, so she went out with the one whose last name was "Miller." I'll call him Douglas. This name seemed entirely unremarkable till Carol learned that his father grew up in Kalona, Iowa, the same small community where our mother grew up. When she had a chance, she inquired what the prospective boyfriend's grandfather's name was. It was Sylvanus Miller. Carol recalled her grandfather Ananias' sister Martha (Beachy) who was married to Sylvanus Miller. He apparently had a son by the same name--Douglas's grandfather. She found the whole record in the Beachy book.
Douglas and Emily are third cousins. They were horrified at this discovery, and promptly closed the romantic investigation. (Someone should perhaps have told them this doesn't automatically spell disaster.)
About this time the school planned a "hillbilly" event, where people attending were to dress in appropriate costumes. But Douglas's friends assured him he was all set, even without a costume.
You don't have to do anything. You've already been dating your cousin.
Her younger daughter, who just graduated from a Christian high school, last year had several male classmates vying for her attention, and she was trying to maintain an open mind, so she went out with the one whose last name was "Miller." I'll call him Douglas. This name seemed entirely unremarkable till Carol learned that his father grew up in Kalona, Iowa, the same small community where our mother grew up. When she had a chance, she inquired what the prospective boyfriend's grandfather's name was. It was Sylvanus Miller. Carol recalled her grandfather Ananias' sister Martha (Beachy) who was married to Sylvanus Miller. He apparently had a son by the same name--Douglas's grandfather. She found the whole record in the Beachy book.
Douglas and Emily are third cousins. They were horrified at this discovery, and promptly closed the romantic investigation. (Someone should perhaps have told them this doesn't automatically spell disaster.)
About this time the school planned a "hillbilly" event, where people attending were to dress in appropriate costumes. But Douglas's friends assured him he was all set, even without a costume.
You don't have to do anything. You've already been dating your cousin.
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