I am sorry this disgusts you but is a proven fact back then as it is today. If you knew anyone who had been unfortunate enough to be a victim, you might have a different opinion. Pat in TX Marrying Ages and Sexual Abuse > > Yep had to throw in that "sexual abuse",,and "property of father"; gotta > watch pappy at every turn!! Geeze... If you can't think of a reason > this'un is as good as any I suppose...disgust here > >From: lynda wilson <lwilson@life.edu> > >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [GA-Roots] Marrying Ages > >Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 11:42:50 -0400 > > > >For some reason a lot of southern women married young. I > >think it was to get away from a big family with too many > >mouths to feed or since women were considered property > >of the father, maybe to avoid sexual abuse. Or the sons > >moved out and needed a wife to take care of them and > >maybe children from a first wife. > >I have several lines where the women married very young. > >Unfortunately, marrying at 11 is not that uncommon. > >Lynda > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com >