A marriage that takes place because a baby is on the way:
| SHOTGUN WEDDING | 771 |
| CASE OF HAVE-TO | 48 |
| SHOTGUN MARRIAGE | 46 |
| FORCED WEDDING | 43 |
| FORCED MARRIAGE | 42 |
| NR | 24 |
| THEY HAD TO GET MARRIED | 24 |
| HAD TO GET MARRIED | 13 |
| HAVE-TO CASE | 12 |
| HAVE-TO | 10 |
| MILITARY WEDDING | 8 |
| GUN-SHOT WEDDING | 7 |
| HAD TO | 7 |
| HURRY-UP WEDDING | 5 |
| THEY HAVE TO GET MARRIED | 5 |
| HAVE-TO MARRIAGE | 4 |
| MARRIAGE OF NECESSITY | 4 |
| QUICKIE | 4 |
| THEY HAD TO | 4 |
| HAD TO MARRY | 3 |
| HURRY-UP | 3 |
| MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE | 3 |
| RUSHED-UP MARRIAGE | 3 |
| BUCKWHEAT CROP | 2 |
| CASE OF HAD-TO | 2 |
| COMPULSORY | 2 |
| FORCED | 2 |
| HAD TO MARRY HER | 2 |
| HAD-TO | 2 |
| HAVE TO GET MARRIED | 2 |
| HAVE-TO WEDDING | 2 |
| HE HAD TO MARRY HER | 2 |
| HURRIED-UP MARRIAGE | 2 |
| HURRY-UP AFFAIR | 2 |
| MUST | 2 |
| RUSH JOB | 2 |
| THEY WERE MARRIED BY THE SHERIFF | 2 |
| WOODCHUCK CASE | 2 |
| ACCIDENT | 1 |
| “BAD BAG, BAD BREAK” | 1 |
| BAD MARRIAGE | 1 |
| BLESSED | 1 |
| BOW-AND-ARROW WEDDING | 1 |
| BUILD THE FENCE BEFORE THEY’RE CAUGHT | 1 |
| DELAYED MARRIAGE | 1 |
| DISGRACEFUL MARRIAGE | 1 |
| DOING RIGHT BY HER | 1 |
| EARLY START | 1 |
| FILLED THE CRACK BEFORE THE FENCE WAS MADE | 1 |
| FORCED DRAW | 1 |
| FORCED MARRY | 1 |
| FORCED TO GET MARRIED | 1 |
| FORCED TO MARRY | 1 |
| GIRL IS KNOCKED UP | 1 |
| GOTTA GET MARRIED | 1 |
| GUN-POINT WEDDING | 1 |
| GUN-SHOT | 1 |
| HAD NO OTHER CHOICE | 1 |
| HAD TO BE | 1 |
| HAD TO GIT MARRIED | 1 |
| HAD TO MAKE UP | 1 |
| HASTENED WEDDING | 1 |
| HASTY WEDDING | 1 |
| HAVE-TO AFFAIR | 1 |
| HAVE-TO SITUATION | 1 |
| HAVE-TO-BE MARRIAGE | 1 |
| HAVING TO GET MARRIED | 1 |
| HE KNOCKED HER UP | 1 |
| HE WAS CAUGHT IN HER TRAP | 1 |
| HOT-SHOT WEDDING | 1 |
| HURRIED MARRIAGE | 1 |
| HURRIED-UP AFFAIR | 1 |
| HURRY-UP MARRIAGE | 1 |
| HURRY-UP ONE | 1 |
| IMPOSSIBLE MARRIAGE | 1 |
| IT’S A SHAME | 1 |
| LIVING IN SIN | 1 |
| LOVE MATCH | 1 |
| MADE HIM MARRY HER | 1 |
| MAKING IT LEGAL | 1 |
| MARRIAGE | 1 |
| MARRIAGE BY NECESSITY | 1 |
| MARRIAGE THAT HAS TO BE | 1 |
| MILITARY CEREMONY | 1 |
| MUST JOB | 1 |
| MUST MARRIAGE | 1 |
| MUST-TO | 1 |
| NECESSITY | 1 |
| ONE IN THE HANGER | 1 |
| PREMATURE MARRIAGE | 1 |
| PRENATAL MARRIAGE | 1 |
| QUICK JOB | 1 |
| QUICK MARRIAGE | 1 |
| QUICK WEDDING | 1 |
| QUICKIE MARRIAGE | 1 |
| QUICKIE WEDDING | 1 |
| READY-MADE FAMILY | 1 |
| RUSHED AFFAIR | 1 |
| RUSHED MARRIAGE | 1 |
| RUSHED WEDDING | 1 |
| RUSHED-IN MARRIAGE | 1 |
| RUSHING THE SEASON | 1 |
| SHACKING UP | 1 |
| SHE DISGRACED HERSELF | 1 |
| SHE DON’T KNOW WHAT BRIAR SCRATCHED HER | 1 |
| SHE GOT KNOCKED UP | 1 |
| SHE HAD TO | 1 |
| SHE HAD TO GET MARRIED | 1 |
| SHE JUMPED THE BROOMSTICK | 1 |
| SHE WAS ENTICED | 1 |
| SHE WAS IN FAMILY WAY | 1 |
| SHE WAS IN THE FAMILY WAY | 1 |
| SHE’S IN A FIX | 1 |
| SHORTGUN WEDDING | 1 |
| SHOTGUN AFFAIR | 1 |
| SHOTGUN PARTY | 1 |
| SOMEBODY FORCES THEM TO | 1 |
| SOMEBODY’S TOO FAST | 1 |
| THEY HAD TO BECAUSE THEY DID | 1 |
| THEY HAD TO MARRY | 1 |
| THEY HAVE TO | 1 |
| THEY MADE THE GARDEN BEFORE THEY BUILT THE FENCE | 1 |
| THEY PLANTED THE CORN BEFORE THEY BUILT THE FENCE | 1 |
| THEY WENT OUT OF TOWN | 1 |
| THEY WERE IN THE FAMILY WAY | 1 |
| THEY’RE MADE TO MARRY | 1 |
| THEY’RE UNDER PRESSURE | 1 |
| THEY’VE GOTTA GET MARRIED | 1 |
| TO GIVE THE BABY A NAME | 1 |
| “TOUGH-LUCK, MA” | 1 |
| TRYING TO SAVE HER REPUTATION | 1 |
| UNFORTUNATE | 1 |
| YOUNG ‘UN SWORN AT THE DOOR | 1 |
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