Not quite sure what the Vatican's policy was in 1920 but currently, a first marriage would have to be annulled unless the original spouse had died. A religous ceremony was considered the "valid" marriage in the church. Toni H. St. Peters, MO ________________________________ From: derfamgen <derfamgen@yahoo.com> To: "COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com" <COOK-CO-IL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Mon, October 10, 2011 2:31:23 PM Subject: [COOK-CO-IL] Another Catholic marriage question Another Catholic marriage question here.  My grandfather was divorced from his first wife in the early 1910's.  She apparently had someone else on the side and left him and their two sons.  He remarried and I found records of both a civil marriage in 1917 and a Catholic marriage in 1920.  Would the catholic marriage have required an annulment of the first marriage in order for the second marriage to occur in the church?  Would the church keep records of that?   Thanks, Mickey in AZ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COOK-CO-IL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message