Leo and Ruth Zanger pose with Jaxton Zanger, their 46th great-grandchild and their overall 100th grandchild. WGN-TV screenshot
The couple said they have 12 children, 53 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
"We could start our own town," Leo Zanger joked to the Quincy Herald-Whig.
The couple said their large family is close-knit and most of them live in the Quincy area. They said family gatherings require a rented church hall and either 50 pounds of ham or 10 whole turkeys.
"We enjoy all of the family get-togethers," Leo Zanger said.
The Zangers said they enjoy watching their family grow.
"All the grandkids know us," Ruth Zanger said.
