Greatest Age Difference Between a Married Couple
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Civil War vets had pretty good benefits, which would continue with their dependents. Some married for those benefits.
A few spouses of Civil War vets lived until the 2000s. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_widows_who_...
That link includes a picture of John and Gertrude Janeway.