It was the third wedding for the 68-year-old, and he was hoping to make it work. But his marriage was only three months old when he discovered that the 24-year-old, who was young enough to be his grand-daughter, was - just that!
They discovered the shocking secret when they looked through some photo albums three months after the marriage. They both found that the man's son was also his wife's father.
The bride said: "When I saw my father in that photo album, I just felt an overwhelming sense of despair."
They had met through an online dating website He had signed up looking for a companion. The girl, from Jacksonville, said that she had been "kicked out of her family home." He proposed to her on New Year's Eve.
However, they seem to be determined to make it work. The 68-year-old millionaire said he has no plans to divorce his 24-year-old wife, as he has already faced two failed marriages.
After his first marriage, he had shifted away from his children. Even the second marriage ended in divorce after he got a windfall of "several million dollars" as a lottery prize.
He told Florida Sun Post: "It was like a sense of deja vu, but at the time I couldn't figure out why she seemed so familiar."
His bride said: "Every couple is different and special in their own ways. I feel our bond is so strong that even something like this is not enough to make us give up."
