DragonflyD
Assistant Cook
My Great Grandmother had 18 children. My grandfathers mother had 13.
DragonflyD
DragonflyD
chefhelper said:I think that people had larger families long ago b/c there was a higher chance of losing a child in childbirth, infancy or early childhood. Also, kids worked more - be it on a farm or in a factory. They were important to the survival of the family. Nowadays, it's more economical for families to stay small...so when we hear about 16 kids, it's a shock. Can you imagine how large their college fund needs to be!!! hehe
Jeesh, I'm on #1 and this is fine for me.
Their children include two sets of twins, and each child has a name beginning with the letter "J": Joshua, 17; John David, 15; Janna, 15; Jill, 14; Jessa, 12; Jinger, 11; Joseph, 10; Josiah, 9; Joy-Anna, 8; Jeremiah, 6; Jedidiah, 6; Jason, 5; James, 4; Justin, 2; and Jackson Levi, 1 {and new baby Johannah Faith}