HighHcQc
HighHcQc t1_j9trha6 wrote
Reply to comment by throwaway_ghast in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
If you are over 25 there is a good chance that you knew someone who knew someone from the 1800's.
My grandfather was born in 1937, his own grandfather was born in 1876 and lived until the 1960's...
Crazy to think about.
HighHcQc t1_j9uo8ba wrote
Reply to comment by ascoult in TIL about the 1938 Gettysburg Reunion, where veterans of The American Civil War met, they were on average 94 years old. by VengefulMight
My younger brother was born that year and knew my grandfather. He is the reason why I chose this number. Also, I didn't say that anyone over 25 met someone from the 1800's. But that anyone over 25 met someone who met someone from then.
I never met anyone from the 1800's.