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My great grandfather came from a place called Sugar Run near Chillicothe, OH. He was the only one of about 8 children to have the sense to get educated and move to civilization and become successful. He said his family were "Hillicans" and were a bunch of shiftless, shoeless degenerates. He was born in 1877 and died in 1981.

I always thought he was kidding affectionately until I actually went to Chillicothe, found Sugar Run, and discovered this article: The Hillicans.

Apparently the Hillicans were a bunch of degenerates back in the day, and they also lived in parts of Pike County. Sounds likes these people might also be Hillicans or their descendants.