tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post5393733790677175596..comments2024-02-26T00:38:41.733-05:00Comments on Jollett Etc.: 52 Ancestors: #27 - Madison SHIFLETTWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-10811621398153954182014-07-07T15:03:17.647-04:002014-07-07T15:03:17.647-04:00It always strikes me as just "sad," and ...It always strikes me as just "sad," and that maybe Dad was pushing his "spinster" daughter off on some old geezer because she had no other prospects. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-6144378861995856362014-07-07T15:01:33.373-04:002014-07-07T15:01:33.373-04:00Yeah, Parrenia was listed as a servant in the 1870...Yeah, Parrenia was listed as a servant in the 1870 census. We have a number of "servants" in the family who became wives. I wonder if "servant" was just code for "live-in lover."Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-9326162477477760002014-07-07T07:39:57.604-04:002014-07-07T07:39:57.604-04:00Wendy, you are right. There were many marriages wi...Wendy, you are right. There were many marriages with a big age difference. The bride was thought to be lucky if she found a groom who had land and other assets.Colleen G. Brown Pasqualehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402783115333431440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7429612700924625855.post-74618183950466436422014-07-06T18:46:57.271-04:002014-07-06T18:46:57.271-04:0025 and 60? That is May December all right! I jus...25 and 60? That is May December all right! I just can't imagine...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145530293593063964noreply@blogger.com