Genealogy

She's related to the singing Carter family of Scott Co., VA and Ralph Stanley through her mother's Hensley line from Scott and Wise counties, VA

She's descended from Jacob Castle, who married a Shawnee Indian woman named Gliding Swan, and founded Castlewood in southwest Virginia

Blood Type

A negative (but don't ask for donations!)

Pets

Pumpkin Seed, a snooty, orange and white, female feline who reigns supreme in the family's garage and yard

Music

Plays Appalachian Dulcimer and sings ballads and traditional tunes; recently acquired an old mandolin and hope to learn to play it

Favorite Quotes:

"Be true to thine self above all others." from Shakespeare's Hamlet

"Where the bee sucks, there suck I. In a cowslip's bell I lie" - Shakespeare

DNA

DNA test results: HVR1 16519C HVR2 00263_G 003151C

I did the testing through National Geographic's genographic project and then with Family Tree DNA See www.famiyltreedna.com and www.mitosearch.org for more information on DNA research and genealogy--it's fascinating!

Strange Abilities

Intuition, can guess strangers' birthday months and dates sometimes, can curl tongue, experienced several ghostly encounters