Anthony Jacob Henckel, My 9th Great Grandfather
Religious beliefs and community churches bring people together for a common cause. Individuals gather to worship, and end up meeting their future spouses whose beliefs are the same as theirs. That's pretty much what I assumed before I started researching my ancestors. I thought everything was neat and tidy. I thought "we" were always Catholic (my dad's family) and always Baptist (my mom's family). I thought people marrying outside of their faith group was a modern phenomena.