What a remarkable day the families must have had. Surely the local paper wrote about the triple wedding? Neat research on your part, Norma. Ashley ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NJHERZMAN@aol.com wrote: > Dear Janice: With regard to your ancestor, Sarah Jane Wallace in the WI > marriage index...I have been haunted by why I could not find her husband! > And finally, I got a bright idea to just search using the County (Dane) and > the date of the marriage (20 Oct 1861). The search results were for eight > individuals...a nice round number for four marriages, I thought. > > As I paired the eight people up into four couples and discovered that the > sequence numbers in each case are 38 numbers apart (with the bride's number > always the larger), I was left with Sarah Jane Wallace, sequence #06336 and > James J. Heldridge, sequence #06298. > > The couples all married in Dane County on 20 Oct 1861 are: > > Salome Rickenbaugh #15884 & Henry Windler #15846 > John F. Vincent #15374 & Mary Jane Jones #15412 > Nancy Wallace #07533 & Alvin Jones #07495 > Sarah Jane Wallace #06336 & James J. Heldridge #06298 > > The most interesting part of this, to me, is that I'd be willing to bet that > Mary Jane Jones and Alvin Jones are siblings, and that Nancy Wallace and > Sarah Jane Wallace are siblings, thus making it a double double wedding!! > What fun! > > I hope this helps you. > Norma > > ==== GenWisconsin Mailing List ====