Last week, I re-looked at the 1920 census data across my tree. In the process of looking at that information, I was struck at how young my grandmother was, especially where she was a recent bride at the time. Thus, I decided this Valentines Day to look at the marriage ages of my ‘grandmothers’ in my tree.
Grandmothers:
- Winnie Letha Currey – married at age 16
- Pauline Edith Mentzer — married at age 19
Great Grandmothers:
- Josie Winifred Hammond – married at age 16
- Winnie Mae Hutchinson — married at age 20
- Frances Artlissa Ricketts – married at age 21
- Nettie Adell Wells – married at age 20
Great Great Grandmothers
- Mary Foster — married at age 17
- Sarah Ellen Ralston – married at age 17
- Angelina Jane Burke – married at age 19
- Julia Harding – married at age 19
- Sarah Jane Thompson – married at age 23
- Rachel Elmeda Christy – married at age 21
- Emeline Minnick – married at age 18
- Salome Adell Crandall – married at age 24
3rd Great Grandmothers
- Martha Smith – married at age 18
- Caroline Ostrander – married at age 18
- Louisa Fisk – married at age 18
- Nancy Jane McCormick – married at age 18
- Rachel Harris – unknown birth date
- Elizabeth Ann Bland – married at age 21
- Sarah Merry – unknown marriage date
- Elizabeth Fowler — married at age 26
- Sarah Rush – married at age 20
- Polly Ann Evans – married at age 21
- Orinda Matilda Reed – married at age 18
- Lyda Gallmore – married at age 17
- Orinda Miles – married at age 18
- Elizabeth Mary Jones – married at age 34
- Mary Kennedy – married at age 19
- Almira Nafus – unknown birth date
As I was compiling the above information, I wondered whether some of my ‘grandmothers’ could have had previous marriages since their marriage age seems a bit high. Thus, this information might be a clue for further research.