My father's side came from Ireland to Canada. My great great grandfather fought in the Spanish American war. My father was born in Manhatten.

My mother's side were among the first to come to America from England. Her family is all from the outer banks, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. My great great grandmother's house on the beach got dragged out to sea in a big storm.

I grew up in New Jersey. I'm against slavery. I'd fight for the north, even though I have ancestors on both sides.