Up until my generation, divorce in our family was not the way marriages ended. Death was the only way … and then the remaining partner would remain a widow or widower for the rest of his/her life … and usually never took off the ring. My maternal grandfather was 28 when he died of pneumonia in 1927. My grandmother was a 23 year old mother of 4, and never remarried.
Up until my generation, divorce in our family was not the way marriages ended. Death was the only way … and then the remaining partner would remain a widow or widower for the rest of his/her life … and usually never took off the ring. My maternal grandfather was 28 when he died of pneumonia in 1927. My grandmother was a 23 year old mother of 4, and never remarried.