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paleotn

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10. My paternal grandfather didn't want the farm broken up between the 4 siblings..

Sat Nov 15, 2025, 11:01 PM

Nov 15

He used primogeniture. All or nothing with respect to acreage, starting with the eldest. 3 sons and a baby sister. My uncle had had enough of farming growing up and passed. My dad said the same. They'd both come back from WWII and started careers outside farming and had no intention of going back. The third sibling liked farming and he took over completely after granddad finally retired for good. No fuse, no muss.

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My paternal grandfather didn't want the farm broken up between the 4 siblings.. paleotn Nov 15 #10

Even better if the unknown child was a different race or color than you are! Enter stage left Nov 15 #9

Glad I don't have family like that Stacey Grove Nov 16 #11

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