[vetvetdoug]

Many Confederate veterans were tough as nails. The Sons and Daughters that live in this area tell the same tale. The young women were poor during the early part of the 20th Century, the men their age immature and unstable, and the veterans were responsible and gentlemen. The marriages went like the females were in their early 20's and the men in their 60's. There were many children from those marriages. Now, these men and women (the children) are in their 70's. The real Sons I know are in their 70's and can keep up with those 20 years younger. It must be the genes and the work ethic. One real Son I know real well has a unique relationship to me. His father was a Private in the 7th Mississippi Cavalry and his Sgt was my Great Great Grandfather.

[Man50D]

His father was a Private in the 7th Mississippi Cavalry and his Sgt was my Great Great Grandfather.

Very interesting but as I'm getting older it is also interesting and encouraging to know men in their 60's were marrying women in their early twenty's. ;O)

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

The young women were poor during the early part of the 20th Century, the men their age immature and unstable, and the veterans were responsible and gentlemen.

Plus they were getting pensions which their widows would continue to receive after their deaths. I believe the last confederate widow died just a few years ago