In theory, you can be a grand-grand-grandfather at the age of 18, amirite?

Not downing stepfathers here or anything, but I think in this case it is an important differentiator.

by Wheathcote 1 month ago

Nah, I'm sure the 60 year old daughter would see the 18 year old as her true father! /s

by Greenholtgriffi 1 month ago

True. A g-g-grandstepfather would be the official title in this case.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

the last surviving Civil War widow died in the 2000s.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Ummm I'm gonna need a source on that lol was she 150?

by Important_Squirrel65 1 month ago

Based on the article I just read, she actually didn't get the pension because the man's daughter threatened her, but yeah. This is basically what happened

by Important_Squirrel65 1 month ago

read the Wikipedia link. there were quite a few. and most of them probably weren't as extreme to extend as long as those did.

by Anonymous 1 month ago

Well, there was only one "last" one, though. Lol

by Important_Squirrel65 1 month ago

That's honestly amazing.

by Anonymous 4 weeks ago

I just looked it up and that basically is what happened except that the old man's daughter threatened her, so she never did get to collect the pension

by Important_Squirrel65 4 weeks ago

I'm assuming she married an older man who was in the Civil War long before she was born.

by Old-Skirt 4 weeks ago

I just looked it up, it's actually pretty interesting. She was born in 1919 so he was obviously way older. He was a widower and she was hired to help him take care of the house. He didn't have much money to give her, so he offered to marry her so that she could get his pension when he passed, and she agreed!

by Important_Squirrel65 4 weeks ago

It's legit

by Jazzlike_Policy_9787 4 weeks ago

Most women can reproduce at 14 and you can get married in most states at 16. You need to pump those numbers up.

by Greenholtgriffi 4 weeks ago

Oldest woman alive is 117. So we can go even further by marrying a 110+ years old lady. I think we can at least double the G's by factoring all those in.

by Anonymous 4 weeks ago