Probably depends on the time and culture. I heard the term when I was a kid in the 1960's to refer to a divorced woman, but I think back in the 19th century it referred to a woman whose husband had run off. -----Original Message----- >From: Karen Zach <karen.zach@sbcglobal.net> >Sent: Sep 21, 2013 6:24 PM >To: INMONtgo@rootsweb.com, INFOUNta@rootsweb.com, inputnam@rootsweb.com >Subject: [InMontgo] Trivia Question -- NO cheating :) > >Now, no looking this up -- but, I just found out (via a long-time >genealogy friend of mine) what a grass widow is - it was quite a common >term in the 1840s +. > >Anyone know?? > >http://indianagenweb.com/inmontgomery/ > >List Manager - inmontgo-admin@rootsweb.com >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to INMONTGO-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message