Family Sharing - iCloud and iTunes Accounts

So I have have had an apple ID (just a user name) for an eternity.  That has been the main purchasing vehicle over the years, both in iTunes and more recently, the Mac App store.  But I also have an iCloud account (email address) that primarily has served as my iCloud login but a few times have made purchases.
With Family sharing, I want to be able for everoyne to have access to both accounts, but it doesn't seem possible.  My iCloud account drives the setup of family share, and the account is my legacy user name that has been used for 98% of my purchases.  I have not found a way under family sharing to get both added as Apple sees them as being the same regardless of email I use to add, etc.
Any thoughts?

Under "Setting up Family Sharing" here: https://developer.apple.com/icloud/documentation/family-sharing/ it says:
"You can accept a Family Sharing invitation from any compatible iOS device or Mac where you are signed into iCloud. Or, if the organizer is nearby, they can simply ask you to enter your iCloud Apple ID and password during the setup process. To complete setup, you will also confirm the Apple ID you use for the iTunes, iBooks, and App Stores so you can share your purchases with family members."
This suggests that you can specify a different ID for the iTunes store if you aren't using your iCloud ID for purchasing.

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