It used to be lower than that. Parents were required to sign their assent to a daughter marrying before 18. My great-grandmother was 14 when she got married (in 1903 in NC) and had her first child at 15. But my great-grandfather was older, and she outlived him by decades. She was a great cook, and her house was the gathering place.
It used to be lower than that. Parents were required to sign their assent to a daughter marrying before 18. My great-grandmother was 14 when she got married (in 1903 in NC) and had her first child at 15. But my great-grandfather was older, and she outlived him by decades. She was a great cook, and her house was the gathering place.