Jobs of your ancestors

my dad 's dad was a farmer is s w Ga and a circuit preacher, with 4 different churches.
my mom's dad owned a large cotton farm. developed his variety of c otton. had 10 children. the kids had to fill their shoes with cotton seed before bed every night! his mother fired from the backporch, at Sherman's trip on the march thru Ga. they we trying to steal chickens. they just left.