Before my brother came home last night for spring break, my dad recounted to me details of the life of Charles Marx, an ancestor of mine. Apparently he was an old school hick from the mid 1800s. He married one of the Miami Tribe in order to get his hands on some of the government money that would come their way. His favorite use for the money seemed to be liquor.There's at least one occurrence in which Charles went to the local bar and called a fellow bar visitor some choice names. Once called a "hick" (or the 1800s equivalent), Charles started a fight. The fight went on for a while, but neither of the men could completely subdue the other, so they ended it with mutual respect for the other person.
Nothing like a good history lesson!
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