Bob, How about this marriage record? Anna A. Patten and William F. Smith married 1901 in Halifax County 1901 - Book: 1819 - Page: 274 - Number: 333 He is William Francis Smith, from Sambro, age 30, s/o Henry & Annie. She is Anna Archibald Patten, age 35, from Sydney. Seems close except for one thing: she is listed as a spinster. Hm... John On [2007-06-07 at 06:53pm] John Cordes <John.Cordes@dal.ca> wrote: > Hi Bob, > > I guess it goes without saying that you didn't find a > marriage registration for Wm. Francis Smith and Annie > Slauenwhite? > > John > > On [2007-06-07 at 06:50pm] Bob Hegerich <bobh36@cox.net> wrote: > > William Francis SMITH is b. 16 Oct 1871 [NS Births, 1871, > > book 1810, page 123, #1029] at Bald Rock, s/o Henry and Ann > > Elizabeth (GRAY) SMITH, who m. 29 Jan 1870 [ibid]. He dies > > 09 Aug 1954 at Halifax [NS deaths, 1954, book 1954, page > > 4071]. Now here's the puzzle. > > > > On his death certificate, his wife says she is Annie > > SLAUENWHITE SMITH. However, at this point, I haven't even > > the foggiest notion who she might be. Either my brain has > > temporarily ceased functioning, or she is someone I haven't > > seen before. Either way, if anyone has a clue as to her > > identity, I would really like to hear from you.