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Wow, so your great grandfather was 65 when he had your grandfather, and your grandfather was 56 when he had your father? How old are you, if you don't mind me a
by losvedir 16y ago
Wow, so your great grandfather was 65 when he had your grandfather, and your grandfather was 56 when he had your father? How old are you, if you don't mind me asking? That's an impressive lineage you've got there.
I asked my grandfather once if he ever knew someone in the Civil War and he got offended, but it could have just barely worked -- he was born in about 1930. Wow, you must have some interesting family history!
- commieneko 16y agoPeople often had larger families, and had children longer in the 19th century. Limited birth control... Also I think there were some May/December romances, and at least a second wife in there somewhere. I'm in my 50s. My father's father was alive at the very beginning of the Civil War. My mother's family, while containing a few more generations :) also has some interesting stories from that period. I've read that the last civil war veterans dies in the 1950s; it's important to remember that lots of boys in their teens lied about their ages to join the armies on both sides. Even more amazing, the last civil war widow died in 2004! Talk about your May/December romances...
- losvedir 16y agoWow, fascinating, thanks. 2004 for the civil war widow is remarkable!