Oldest and youngest Iowa mothers earlier births noted
Loren Chancellor of the Vital Statistics Division cites details from postwar Iowa births. He notes the youngest mother was 12 and oldest 58 with a 37 year old husband. counts include 1 birth to age 12, 2 to age 13, 24 to age 14, and 155 to age 15. Claude Fothergill of Monticello retires after 43 years at Monticello State Bank, age 70, began in 1914.
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Iowa
Loren Chancellor
Vital Statistics Division
Claude Fothergill
Monticello
Monticello State Bank
Wedding Called Off Hours Before Ceremony
Doughles Scott of Baldwin and Ruth Caraway of Monmouth Illinois planned a ceremony but canceled two hours before due to Scott being attacked by a stock hog. The couple rescheduled and wed five days later.
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Doughles Scott
Baldwin
Ruth Caraway
Monmouth
Llinois
Scott
The Highway Story Ends in Tragedy
In a small town a father buys a wedding gift for his daughter then struggles with aging milestones. He drives home unsettled and decides to exchange the tray. Unable to stop at a crossroads he crashes. the silver tray shatters and the man is killed, ending his milestones.
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Ward Town
Popular to have babies ages Iowa 1955 report
Iowa birth data from 1955 shows 63 624 total births with 4 572 to 23 year old mothers and 4 130 to 26 year old fathers. The next popular pair is 24 for mothers and 25 for fathers with 22 and 27 also common. The youngest father was 16 and oldest 94 with 16 births to 16 year olds and one to a 94 year old man.
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State Department of Health
Vital Statistics Division
Iowa
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