R. E. Longdon
Clarksville, PA
My family complexion has always been called dirty or ruddy. My ancestors came from Europe through England but family folklore has much more than English in our history. Our family always classified as white but we stood out in our hometown to the point our “dirtyness” was speculated by some as maybe we had native blood in our family or some other race. My wife and i have researched my family tree and find no other parts than European in our bloodline.but yet the family’s descendents are more of what would be called light olive skinned than the traditional white of English and German settlers.
