I have been doing some research on my husbands family and he has an uncle that was a "ginwright by trade"!. Anyone know what that is!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: GIN WRIGHT - Builds cotton gins http://www!.rootsweb!.ancestry!.com/~txgrim!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com It means his uncle was a cotton gin manufacturer!. The site below says: "The constant aim of every gin manufacturer (never completely realized) was to make a saw gin that would not damage the cotton fiber!. Roller gins were impractical for short staple cotton!. "Www@QuestionHome@Com A gin can be a machine!. Think of cotton gin!. Good chance that he made machinery, not booze!.Www@QuestionHome@Com |