Family History of

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Family History of

• Lisa Puckett

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• Im not for sure where my family originated
  because no one has cared to write anything down.
  The House of Names website suggests that the
  Pucketts are from Lincolnshire, but I have no
  proof that this pertains to my family.
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• The story I have decided to tell is of my
  fathers side of the family.
• All of the pictures you will see are old because
  the members of my fathers side of the family
  hates taking pictures.

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• My family is connected by one thing farming.
• -tobacco, hay, vegetables, animals for
  food,
• and animals as farming tools.
• Each head of household is in charge of one aspect
  of farming, but everyone helps and shares.
• -Papaw Raymond raises animals (hogs)
• and vegetables.
• -Great Uncle Charles hay for animal
  use.
• -My Dad Tobacco.

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• The men of my family who are remembered by story
  are remembered because of the role they take on
  and what they contribute for family use.
• Farming was very important to our ancestors
  because it was the only way they knew how to
  survive. Hager Puckett, my dad.

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• As a result, the members of the Puckett family
  all dropped out of school after 8th grade because
  they were needed on the farm.
• -All the females would later get their GED,
  but I am the first female to graduate High School
  and the first person ever to go to college.

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Current Events

• Farming has begun to decrease in my family.
• -The men who once could only be farmers
• have had to take on other job roles
  because
• of decreased value in their products or
• forced out due to declining health and
  old age.
• This is a trend that is happening all over
  Kentucky.

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The Decline of Tobacco in Kentucky

• Until not very long ago, tobacco was the major
  cash crop for many Kentucky families and
  communities. The hard work associated with its
  production often bound one generation to the
  next. Those times of a solid tobacco economy and
  of family solidarity that comes with setting,
  growing, housing, and preparing leaf for sale are
  fast disappearing.
• -the magazine produced by the
  University
• of Kentucky College of
  Agriculture.

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Education?

• A high school diploma and a college degree are
  not given the same praise in my family as buying
  a plot of land and starting a farm.
• The land in my family has been passed down from
  generation to generation because farming was a
  tradition.
• The people in my generation has caused a lot of
  controversy because none of us want to farm.

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• Benny Auto-mechanic
• Betty Homemaker
• LaRhonda Homemaker
• Me Educator
• Jennifer Radiologist
• Courtney Veterinarian
• None of these occupations are farmer.

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The Future Puckett Farmer

• My little cousin Josh is the only one left who
  has not displayed a dislike for farming.
• He is the favorite among the elder family members
  because they hope he keeps up the tradition.

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Important Points

• I. All of the information in my presentation
  comes from my memories and an interview with my
  mother and father.
• II. This is my story of where I come from.
• III. My family story might be different if there
  were more males born into the family and if
  education had not become so important in society.
  As a result of these events, farming is becoming
  non-existent in my family and our tradition is
  dieing.
• IV. This presentation is particularly important
  to me because it has allowed me to realize the
  poverty from which I have come from and to see
  how lucky I am to have the opportunity to rise
  above it. I want to use this opportunity and the
  knowledge I have garnered to influence my
  students to lead successful lives.

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References

• College of Agriculture. (2005, Spring).
  KentuckyTurns the
• Page on Tobacco. the magazine, 6, 4-9.
• Swyrich Corporation. House of Names. (February 4,
  2007).
• Puckett Family Crest and Name History.
  Retrieved
• January 29, 2007, from http//www.houseofnames.
  com/xq/asp.fc/qx/puckett- family-crest.htm.