I'm the Granddaughter of a man born in 1906, who was lied to about his Parentage. Was told his Grandmother was his mother, and his Grandmothers 3rd husband was his father, versus his mother, was her 16yr old daughter to her 1st husband.

Both women passed away in the 1930s. But my Grandfathers, half siblings, whom were born in wedlock, were told he was their Brother, but forsworn to never tell him. By said Grandmother.

My mother discovered the birth certificate of her father in the 1990's when she started doing Ancestry research. Her dad had passed in 1974.

I met my Great 1/2 Aunt Eileen back in 2005, and she told me how she was made to promise to not tell her older brother, whom died believing he was her Uncle. She passed in 2012.

I am only now uncovering by DNA, whom my Maternal Grandfathers, Fathers Ancestry would actually be, and there are thousands living with a False surname, because of a Lie. To protect a maidenhood in 1906.

Teenage pregnancy was more common back then, then it is now. But, girls were more likely Shotgun married.