Are you descended from polygamists?

[_The Nehor]

Yep, and I have copies of two of their journals and what they thought of the practice. Very interesting stuff.

[_thews]

yes.

[_bcspace]

Yes. Washburns If I recall correctly.

[_Themis]

I assume you mean LDS polygamy, and yes I am. I would add that everyone has polygamous ancestors. :)

[_Polygamy-Porter]

In other words are you asking if I am descended from BASTARDS?

No, not that I am aware of.

[_bcspace]

In other words are you asking if I am descended from BASTARDS?

No, not that I am aware of.

Not even Inglourious ones?

[_Runtu]

Not even Inglourious ones?

Those would be basterds, sir.

[_bcspace]

Not even Inglourious ones?

Those would be basterds, sir.

I would've thought PP to jump at the chance to be a descendant of one of those.

[_madeleine]

My maternal grandmother was one of those crazy ancestors who thought it was a great idea to share your husband with your sisters. Not sisters, as in sister-wives, but biological, full-blooded, siblings.

So this was post-Manifesto, I take it?

And did either her husband or her sisters go along with the idea?

All pre-manifesto. Only one husband in the mix, and yeah, he went along with it. ;) As did the sisters.

[_madeleine]

Yes! I am. If you've ever hear of the man, Stephen Markham, he's my ancestor. Not to mention my husband's father (polygamist). Also, My grandfather says his aunts(?) were polygamists as well. I don't have anything scandalous to say really. I've been trying to do more looking into Stephen, but it seems that I can't find journals or anything. I forget what wives I'm related to, but looking at my personal genealogical files, it says different things than the "official" Church website...
About what do I think of them, it's all very interesting. I would want to know my direct ancestors more to really say anything about them. But with my living relatives that are polygamists, they're just fine. I am still working on generals, but my major is Anthropology (thinking cultural a. recently) so I find studying this type of thing interesting.

A distant relative put together a fairly large book on the Stringhams and Ashbys (1949), that I have a copy of. It has comments from journals, photos and what not, but it is obviously edited for faith-promotedness (yes I just made up a word). The editor is Bryant Stringham Hinckley, the father of Gordon B. I've tried to find the connection, but as far as I can tell, B. S. Hinckley was named after Bryant and there is no relation there.

At any rate, it is a fascinating book. One of the few Mormon-related books I've kept.