Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-18
Most OF the Brides Married Be
tween the Ages Of 20
and %
OCTOBER THE FAvoRiTE MONTH
June, Supposedly the Most Popular
Month, Gives Way to the AutumnaI
acknowledgements the Young Brides
Month-Women's Average Age at
Marriages 24-interestins Records.

with it all the warmer weather months
Of the year, must give way to OCTOBER
and the fall and winter morlths as the
popular time for weddings. II the rec
be believed. The statistics of the
county records sweep away the pres
tige June and her sister months have
held, and establish the colder season,
for the past year, at least, as the period
of the most marriages.
Two hundred seventy-seven mar
riages which, presumably, made 554
brides and grooms happy, were per-
formed in the county during 1906. OF
all the months, October, the best part
Of the fall, heads the list with thirty
five, while June, reputed as the most
popular Of the year, is tail-ender In
eleventh place. Next to October ranks
December. another cold month. with
thirty four; then February, the short
est month, comes third. with thirty;
and September is fourth with twenty
eight. The others follow with Novem-
Der having had twenty five, January
twenty-five, March twenty, May and
July nineteen each, April eighteen,
June sixteen, and August eleven.
The six months, October to March.
inclusive, show 166 marriages, to this
other half years Ill.
December Young Brides Month.
December was the favorite time for
the young brides, whose average for
the month was 81 years. Only one
bride Of that month was over 80, and
most OF them were % or unc.er. August
was the month Of the marriages Of the
old girls" the average being 80. The
average was so high because five Of the
eleven of that month were over 50 and
three of the five were over 10. April
was next to August with an average of
28, while January came second to De-
cember with an average of %. The av-
erage age of the brides by months was:
January, %; February, %; March, "a;
April, %; May, %; June. "a; July, rs:
August, 80; September, rs; October.
20; November, 90; December, 81 The
average for the entire year was "a
years and 10 months.
Ages at Which Women Married.
Most of the women married during
the year were between the ages of 20
and %. In fact almost four out of ev-
cry ten belong to that class. The brides
under 20 were close second, tho 81,
per cent of them belonged to those
tender" years. The records for the
year seem to show that unless wom-
an marries before she reaches 30, her
chances are small. Only IA per cent of
Is and 80. Between the ages OF 80 and
40 the percentage dropped to-
10, while between 40 and so
there is still less chance. Only
per cent is the exact court for that
class last year. After SO hope would
seem to have almost flown, for only 2
per cent of the total number were
above that age.
In ages the brides Of the year ranged
from Is to "a. Four were married at
15, like number at 16, two at GA and
one at so.
Average Ages Of Men.
The ages of the grooms, OF course,
do not matter so much. The average
for 1906 was 20 years and months.
The youngest, and there was only one,
was 10, and the Oldest, who was also
in class by himself, was II. The next
Oldest was IS, the next 62 and so on
down.
The men, however, furnish other In
teresting statistics. Can you recall
from memory groom whose family
name began with 'I' being married in
recent years? Probably not. for there
hasn't been one since May 4, 1904, and
there were only five in the "I' class
during that many years. The fact
would seem to be apparent that 81" in
a man, is useless when married. The
COS" are likewise missing, for there
has not been one of them since April
4, 1904. There have been no "ws''
since 1906, and only six in five years.
There was only one ~ during the
year and no "Ys.''