[LMB] Age at first marriage

[CatMtn at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/3/2008 3:17:43 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
otherlois at verizon.net writes:

"Check  your assumptions at the door." In at least some
cases those marriages might  have been closer to six or
seven months before the birth of the  child!


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M:
 
My dad and his 5 siblings were born in rural Texas between  1890 and 1900.  
They can't have married too young--all of them had  some post-high-school 
training (the aunts went to what was called a  "business college") and the uncles 
finished college before  marrying.  My grandfather had finished college before 
he married, and was  around 30 when my dad was born in 1890.  I'm not sure how 
old my  grandmother was, but she had finished high school, and I don't think 
she  was very much younger than my grandfather.  All of the aunts and  uncles 
worked for a time between school and marriage, although my dad did carry  
things a bit far, not marrying until he was 45.  My mother was 24 or  
26--depending on who was talking. <g>
 
Mary



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