As an outsider to this problem and reading what you write below - these could easily be two different ladies. Edwards is not an unusual surname and the possibility of two William Edwards occurring is also high. There are enough differences in the two records to suggest two different Ms. Edwards's. If she was remarrying in 1881, she would be called Elizabeth E. Hall, not Edwards. << Deborah, Good to hear from you again. The reason I found it curious is that in the 1860 census, she is listed as Mary E C Edwards, 4, and in 1870 as Mary E. 13. The marriage listing for Valentine is: Hanover County Marriage Register, Nov. 24,1880 Valentine D. Hall, 23, widowed, m. Mary E. Edwards, 23, single, d/o William Edwards, Rev. Heugh Davis Roy. For Silas Askew, it is: Hanover County Marriage Register, Dec 22, 1881 (License Nov 16, 1881) Silas Askew, farmer, widowed, 40, son of Robert & Nancy Askew, married Elizabeth E. Edwards, single, 24, daughter of Wiliam & Lucinda Edwards, Rev. B. M. Buckner. Both marriage listings are the perfect age and the correct father's name. The minister is different. I also have six, not five children listed for Silas Askew and Mary. If you send your number to my email, I can call you and figure out the discrepancy. >>