Dear list, Owen Owen married Delih/Delilah Owen (her maiden name was Owen; she was Owen's cousin) in Bedford County VA in 1803. The family moved to Putnam County, Indiana, in about 1828. Owen was a preacher. Delilah's tombstone in Cloverdale Cemetery shows she died 9 January 1842. Here is the problem: Owen married Ellen Jane (Ellen, Jane, Jane Ellen) Kelley in Putnam County on June 17, 1841. There are three possibilities: (1) The tombstone date is wrong and she died in January 1841 (the most likely); (2) Owen Owen was a bigamist; (3) Owen and Delilah were divorced prior to his marriage to Ellen. With respect to the last, could someone check the court records of Putnam County to see if there was such a divorce? I know it was not usual, but divorces did happen, even in the 1840s. Any information would be welcome. Jo Anna Dale <jdale@swbell.net>