This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------11CB5892323DE99D793AAE06 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit FYI --------------11CB5892323DE99D793AAE06 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Received: from bl-11.rootsweb.com (bl-11.rootsweb.com [204.212.38.27]) by sparrow.prod.itd.earthlink.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id UAA12099; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 20:44:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by bl-11.rootsweb.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA26573; Thu, 12 Aug 1999 20:43:47 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 20:43:47 -0700 (PDT) From: cainestown@webtv.net X-WebTV-Signature: 1 ETAtAhUAwJ0AQhWjCVZeGYvBhKtiFCCkXlUCFD6OByjAIUQH1evoLuRkkKUIk+i4 Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 19:53:55 -0700 (PDT) Old-To: ARCONWAY-L@rootsweb.com, BASS-L@rootsweb.com, B530-L@rootsweb.com, query@Burnett-web.com, GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com, GLENN-L@rootsweb.com, HIATT-L@rootsweb.com, HOBBS-L@rootsweb.com, KYBOURBO-L@rootsweb.com, McCULLOUGH-L@rootsweb.com, RATLIFF-L@rootsweb.com, ROLFE-L@rootsweb.com, SC-Genealogy-L@rootsweb.com, SCROOTS-L@rootsweb.com, TARRANT-L@rootsweb.com, TOWNSEND-L@rootsweb.com, WHEELER-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <3838-37B388C3-3285@postoffice-153.iap.bryant.webtv.net> Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit MIME-Version: 1.0 (WebTV) Subject: [GLENN] ARTICLES IN FAMILY TREE NEWSPAPER Resent-Message-ID: <J5YdU.A.1eG.yR5s3@bl-11.rootsweb.com> To: GLENN-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: GLENN-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <GLENN-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/316 X-Loop: GLENN-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: GLENN-L-request@rootsweb.com X-Mozilla-Status2: 00000000 USING THE AVERAGES If you are at a dead-end trying to trace early pre-1850 ancestors, here are a few clues that may lead to finding that elusive documentation. Generally, there are three generations per century. The average age for men to marry was about 24-seldom before age 20. The average age for women to marry was 20-seldom before age 16. First marriages were usually between couples near the same age. Women usually outlived their husbands, but older widowers frequently married much younger women who had never been married. Births usually occurred at two year intervals. Frequently the first child was born a year after the marriage. Child bearing generally ended about age 45. Men usually married women from their neighborhood, but if a "non-local" woman shows up, check the man's former home. Often men returned to their former residence to find a wife. Families and neighbors usually migrated from their old homes together, and women rarely traveled alone. If you can't find an older parent, chances are he/she "went West" with a son or daughter and son-in-law. If you find an ancestor with a "virtue" name (Patience, Hope, Charity, etc.) consider a New England heritage. Children were often named for grandparents, both male and female. Thought this was interesting LaVeta "...Peace and blessins' manifest--with every lesson learned....."~Erykah Badu, JaBorn Jamal~ --------------11CB5892323DE99D793AAE06--