My parents were FDR Democrats. My parents raised me to be a FDR Democrat

[William769]

35. My father was 30 years older than my mother

Which means he was an adult during the depression & like you I got first hand account of how bad it was. My father was the baby of 14 siblings & he was a change of life baby so his parents were already old during the depression. To make ends meet he started hauling shine to Detroit (hence Uaw) & chicago. He did well enough to keep the whole family & thier kids fed & clothed.

Harlan County Kentucky is where my dads family is from and I remember going down to the court house square & listen to the old timers stories. I loved it.