This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/lEC.2ACE/1085.1 Message Board Post: Dear CJ, To my knowledge there wasn't any such thing as a minor in Wisconsin in those days or many other states. Many of the females in my family were married at 13 and the boys by 15. It was sure a different time. Today young people can barely take responsibility for themselves let alone a family. Hope this helps. Dolores