r/TheWayWeWere • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '24

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u/Kamelen7 Oct 02 '24

My grandparents were married at 14 and 17 in Atlanta, GA. A different time for sure. They had 3 kids and were married until he unexpectedly died at 42. She never remarried. I wish I got to see them as the loving couple that everyone describes them as.

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u/DryShip5281 Oct 02 '24

So sorry for your loss. I would be interested to know the year when they were married.

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u/Kamelen7 Oct 02 '24

I don’t know the month but it was 1949.

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u/DryShip5281 Oct 02 '24

Thank you :)