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For comparison, my great-grandmother was a Civil War veteran's widow too. She married my ggf in 1866 and died in 1936, the same year Helen Viola Williams married her Civil War veteran.

I sent for my ggf's military records from the National Archives a few years ago. Among the papers were a couple of affidavits from folks who knew them, attesting that my ggm was really married to my ggf and that neither of them were married to anyone else either before or after.

similar story with my old boss.  both of grandfathers were with Lee at Appomattox.  my old boss is still going strong.

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For comparison, my great-grandmother was a Civil War veteran's widow too. She married my ggf in 1866 and died in 1936, the same year Helen Viola Williams married her Civil War veteran.

I sent for my ggf's military records from the National Archives a few years ago. Among the papers were a couple of affidavits from folks who knew them, attesting that my ggm was really married to my ggf and that neither of them were married to anyone else either before or after.

similar story with my old boss.  both of grandfathers were with Lee at Appomattox.  my old boss is still going strong.