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LisaL

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43. West Virginia let them get married when she was 15 and he was 19.

Reply to RandomNumbers (Reply #42)

Thu Jul 2, 2026, 03:36 PM

22 hrs ago

Not sure how that works as she was under 16 at the time. Parental permission?

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