Hi Susan and researchers, A "grass widow" was the term used in years past to refer to a person who was divorced or whose husband had left her. :-) Joyce in CA -------Original Message------- From: Bob and Susan REZEK Date: 01/31/06 19:48:49 To: Joyce Cooper Subject: Re: [CAMODOC] Copple/Hammersley/Jackson County Oregon I am curious about the expression "probably a grass widow." What is meant by the term "grass widow." Susan in Iowa ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx