Does anyone have any knowledge of what would have been required in order for a woman whose husband disappeared in the Civil War to remarry? I think the second marriage occurred in Orange County, NY. A family Bible says the date was 1868 and that the first husband, who enlisted in 1861 or 1862 was never heard of after 1864. Would there be a record somewhere declaring him dead so she could remarry? (I'm hoping that something like that exists and would have more information about the first husband, my husband's gggf, than I've found so far).

Are the records of his military service in the National Archives? That might say something if there was proof that he had died. There also could be pension payments made for minor children. That would include proof that the veteran had died. My ggrandfather was in the Civil War. He died in 1896, when my grandfather was 9. Since there was a minor child my ggrandmother got an allowance for my grandfather till he was 16. Marilyn >Does anyone have any knowledge of what would have been required in >order for a woman whose husband disappeared in the Civil War to >remarry? I think the second marriage occurred in Orange County, NY. >A family Bible says the date was 1868 and that the first husband, >who enlisted in 1861 or 1862 was never heard of after 1864. Would >there be a record somewhere declaring him dead so she could remarry? >(I'm hoping that something like that exists and would have more >information about the first husband, my husband's gggf, than I've >found so far).

Good question. I hope that anyone who can answer the question will reply via the list. Jan Turner Original Message ----- From: "Joy Weaver" <joyweave@verizon.net> To: <GEN-NYS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:11 AM Subject: Civil War Era Remarriage Question > Does anyone have any knowledge of what would have been required in order > for a woman whose husband disappeared in the Civil War to remarry? I > think the second marriage occurred in Orange County, NY. A family Bible > says the date was 1868 and that the first husband, who enlisted in 1861 > or 1862 was never heard of after 1864. Would there be a record > somewhere declaring him dead so she could remarry? (I'm hoping that > something like that exists and would have more information about the > first husband, my husband's gggf, than I've found so far). > > > ==== GEN-NYS Mailing List ==== > Visit the GEN-NYS-L web page: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nozell/GEN-NYS-L/ > > >