>it was how closely related When the first colonists settled in the Smoky Mountains of western Carolina, they were few and far between but turned it into hillb

>it was how closely related When the first colonists settled in the Smoky Mountains of western Carolina, they were few and far between but turned it into hillbilly country, and they remained fairly isolated for generations. Reproducing at a rate in excess of additional settlers arriving, and raising children faster than educational materials could be mustered up the mountain to maintain literacy. There were so few options for most people a courting, and such slimmer odds of marrying someone completely unrelated, after a while many people didn't really care that much how closely related they were or bother to ask about it.