In order to be born in Alabama, you needed: 2 parents 2 grandparents 2 great-grandparents 2 second great-grandparents 2 third great-grandparents 2 fourth great-grandparents 2 fifth great-grandparents 2 sixth great-grandparents 2 seventh great-grandparents 2 eighth great-grandparents 2 ninth great-grandparents For you to be born today from 12 previous generations you needed a total of 22 ancestors over the last 400 year, Think for a moment - how many struggles? How many battles? How many difficulties? How much sadness? How much happiness? How many love stories? How many expressions of hope for the future? - did your ancestors have to undergo for you to exist in this present moment, and you want to marry outside of the family?