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I interviewed my mother, Nancy Gibbs Jefferson and my uncle, Billy Ray Jefferson. I chose them because I believed them to have the most relevant information on our family’s history and heritage. I received a lot of information about my ancestors and where they originated from in the process. Before interviewing them, I knew very little about the history of my heritage and where my ancestors were born and when they moved to the United States from their home country. I learned than my ethno-cultural background is vast and varied. My mother’s family originated from Ireland. My mother’s father was Jamison Gibbs and her mother was Nancyee Sanderson. They were both born in the United States. My mother’s grandparents, Leon Gibbs and Rucillia Gibbs, where born in Ireland and moved to the United States in the late 19th century. I do not have any information on my mother’s fraternal grandparents. My uncle’s family originated from Britain, Normandy, and Ireland. His father William E. Jefferson and mother Pasty Ormond Jefferson were both born in the United States. His father’s father, William James Jefferson was born in Britain and married Lovie Boyle originated from Ireland. They both moved to the United States in the early 20th century. His mother’s father, Fred H. Ormond originated from Ireland, and his wife Lillian Yelverton, originated from Normandy. They both moved to the United States in the late 19th century. Familial Beliefs Regarding HEALTH/Health and ILLNESS/Illness The current living generations of my family define HEALTH/Health as the ability to perform daily tasks with ease. Emotional health, spiritual health, and physical health play a very large role in my family as I both sides were born believing that their neede... ... middle of paper ... ...ith sore throat and cough. That is a cultural concept of health that my ancestors use, I use, and I intend to pass that down to my child. A lot of the traditions that my ancestors used in the past have already been discontinued. Spiritual healing for example has not play a large part in my family in many years. Whiskey and bourbon is frowned upon by medical professionals to use for sickness or pain, and for good reason. As far as creating new traditions, I do what most mother’s my age do, give Tylenol for a fever or pain and if the sickness continues seek medical advice. Preparing healthy meals and getting the proper amount of physical fitness is the key to maintaining, restoring, and preserving my family’s health. New traditions may appear as my child gets older, but for now I’m happy with what we do as a family for our HEALTH/Health and treating ILLNESS/Illness.