Today I was reading the Jan. 5, issue of the Rootsweb Review http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/2005/0105.txt a weekly newsletter sent out by Rootsweb and found this story that I thought was funny. If you have a similiar story, please share with us. Freida Shotgun Wedding -- Perhaps? By David W. Coffey My 3-great-grandfather, Golson Wilson COFFEY, obviously had a strange sense of humor. In 1860 he granted permission for his 16-year-old son, (my 2-great-grandfather), William F. COFFEY, to marry. Here is the transcription of the record as recorded in the book "Russell County, Kentucky Marriage Records, 1826-1860," compiled by Mrs. Carol Sanders: "William F. Coffey and Elizabeth A. Brown, daughter of Harvey Brown of Russell Co., married on 2 Jan. 1860 at the home of her father in the presence of John W. Coffey and William Coffey, signed M. W. Wilson. Bond signed William (X) Coffey and Napolean B. Brown. Consent as follows: Jan 2, 1860 authoriase [sic] the clerk of the court to isue [sic] a death warnt [sic] to William Coffey. Signed G.W. (X) Coffey"