Alpo Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 I was looking for a picture of my grandmother's grave. Looking for her age. Found this while searching. I've seen family plots, with all the kids next to Mom and Dad, but never anything like this. Quote
Widder, SASS #59054 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 If you do the math, it looks like there was a 28 years span between the 1st child and the last. My Grandma had 12 kids that span about 30 years of birth. My dads oldest sister had a son that was older than my dad. In other words, my dad was an uncle to an older nephew. ..........Widder Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 Remarkably long lives for many of them. Sadly short for others Quote
Noz Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 One of my ancestors was married at 14, had 15 children, was widowed in her early 30s, raised all of the kids by herself on a Tennessee rocky top farm. I have a picture of her in her "widow weeds", sitting in her rocker with a corn cob pipe in her hand and a whiskey jug on the floor beside her. She was 104 years old when the picture was taken. Quote
Yellowhouse Sam # 25171 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 A child every other year was about the norm. My Grandma had 12 boys and one girl. Quote
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 My maternal Grandmother was married at 14 and had 11 living children and two that died in infancy. She and my Grandfather lived on a farm. What a wonderful couple. Great people. Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted January 23, 2017 Posted January 23, 2017 My mom's mom popped them out every autumn for many years, skipping only a few. I figured there were some things she didn't want to talk about in the skipped years. 15 in all. the last 5 were born in the spring. Quote
Blackwater 53393 Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 My dad was the youngest of thirteen that lived, He had four other siblings that passed at birth or were stillborn. He was an uncle a year or more before he was born. His oldest brother was more than thirty years older than he was. Mom is the second youngest of nine! She'll be 83 in March. My dad has one sister still living. She's in her mid to late 90s! Mom has sisters also in their 90s! Quote
Tom Bullweed Posted January 24, 2017 Posted January 24, 2017 Go forth and multiply. Today we mostly add. Quote
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