yes perversion occurs, but to list it as one of the major reasons for early marriage is simply false. It was a custom for eligible females in the south of any social or ethnic origin to marry early up until the early 20th century unless, and I use the unless advisedely, the girl was "strange" i.e. wanted something more than marriage, perhaps education, then she usually either never married or married before she was 21. no, the number of "pappies" sexually abusing thier daughters can't be proved by any emperical data, but as i said before, you can always use "sexual abuse" to "prove" a point. . eaad>From: "oneoldog" <oneolddogg@home.com> >Reply-To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >To: GA-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [GA-Roots] Marrying Ages and Sexual Abuse >Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 16:23:29 -0000 > >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 > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com