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Civil War infantryman, William Cantrell, with his bride, Maudie Acklin, 1936.

The couple married in 1934 when Cantrell was 86 and Acklin was 19. A Civil War historian says a few other such widows are still alive but do not want to be named.

Associated Press, found at: Los Angeles Times, Copyright 2008 Los Angeles Times.