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My family morals that have been taught and passed from generation to generation are shaped by experiences and our belief in the Bible. The major beliefs are:

1. Divorce is uncommon among family members. Divorce should only happen in very rare, dangerous situtations.
2. The Bible is the word of God and should be sought for guidance.
3. Family is always family, no matter right or wrong. We are always there for one another.

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Throughout this project, I focused on my father's side of the family. I consider my upbrining based upon their traditions, beliefs and culture. I had minimal contact or relationships with my mother's family. My mother has passed down information about my Great Grandfather, Don Chafin, and his influential position in the local government and the impact he had on the communitiy of Logan, West Virginia. Follow the link for more information! It's quite interesting.
My mother's relationship with her family greatly impacted how she and my father raised my brother and myself.

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My Grandfather's generation rarely finished education above primary school to help provide for the family by working in the gardens or going to the coal mines. Providing for the family was the primary concern. My Grandfather and Grandmother made sure that their children had more opportunities for employment through ensuring a better education for their children. Higher education has become something that my generation is expected to do.

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In my family, doing your best is always important. Also, hard work will pay off in the end. The men from my father's family were coal miners who worked in very poor conditions for very little pay. The general attitude was you do what you have to do to provide for your family. Education is becoming more important to the younger generations of our family as the shift from manual labor to jobs requiring specific training and education.

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Religion is a belief that has been passed from generations. We are considered Baptist Christians and believe that Jesus is the son of God and salvation lies within Jesus. Most family members attend the same church and celebrate Easter (Christ has risen after the third day of crucifixion), Christmas (birth of Jesus) and Thanksgiving (giving thanks to Jesus for all the plentiful blessings)

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There are a few familiy traditions practiced throughout the year.

1.  Every third Saturday in June the family gets together for the annual Family Reunion. Music is played, good food is eaten, and good fellowship is had with more than 100 people throughout the day.

2. The family gets together at a family member's house on Thanksgiving to eat the traditional meal.

3. On Christmas, each individual family will have Christmas morning in their own home and get together later on in the evening to celebrate together.

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My family believes that the mother/wife and the father/husband are the provider's and caretakes of the family. The father/husband is the primary income of the family and the mother/wife does contribute financially when possible. Responsibilites of the home fall upon each member of the family. The beliefs are based upon the patriarchal family design.

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Generalizations and Stereotyoes: Not So True 

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Generalizations and Stereotyoes: Not So True 

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The term "Hillbilly" or "Redneck" are often heard when I tell people my family is from West Virginia. Some of the assumptions that come with those terms are uneducated, incest, and poverty. Just as any steroptype, those assumptions do not apply to every family and every situation. Geography and development plays a large role in these assumptions. The land is extremely mountaious and isolated. There is a definite lack of opportunity for employment and access to education in certian Appalachain areas.

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My family has very close relationships with one another. According to an article titled Appalachian Culture, "Traditional Appalachian culture is a real and functioning and revealed through arts and crafts, traditional music, traditional foods, customs and a somewhat common language. It is one that has been preserved mostly by families and churches and based on subsistence agriculture and hunting—not class-structured ways of existence." My fondest memories with my family are singing and playing bluegrass music, cooking traditional Appalachain foods such as chicken and dumplings, homemade biscuits, and stringing green beens and walking through my Grandpa's garden.

https://www.namb.net/send-relief/arm/appalachian-culture

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When filling out paperwork when asked to choose my ethnicity and or race, I will choose Caucasian or White. From the best of my knowledge my family is decendent from areas of Europe or North America. When filling out forms for my ethnicity would be Not Hispanic or Latino since myself and my family members have been from Europe or North America. I have distant relatives on my father's mother's side of the family who are Natvie American, from the Cherokee Tribe.
It is worth noting that my father's side of the family is from West Virginia with many Applachain traditions and beliefs passed from generation to generation.

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This is the link to my Family Tree. I appolgize in advance, but the website I used, I thought would display all of the information once I shared the link. It turns out it doesn't, so I've included my username and password for access to the family tree! I have included as much information as I was able to obtain about my lineage. My mother's family was traceable through the internet (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Chafin). Pictures and some other information is included if you use the log in information provided.
Usename: awill116@students.kennesaw.edu
Password: password

Link to Family Tree:
https://www.myheritage.com/site-family-tree-387731892/perrine?rootIndivudalID=1500003&familyTreeID=1