Post by Ken Spangler on May 30, 2007 21:13:21 GMT -5
Hey everyone,
I have finally found the marriage record for my maternal grandparents, George Forbes & Winnie Stevenson.
Using Ancestry.com I was able to find grandpa's WWI draft record and it showed he registered in Shreveport in 1918. Using that info I went to Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness and requested a lookup.
Today, I got a copy of their marriage license emailed to me! How awesome is that!
I now know that they were married on January 31, 1922 in Shreveport, Louisiana. I also now know that what Uncle Jerry said about a previous marriage but the wife dying during childbirth is true. On the marriage license it has a place for former wife and it says "dead" on grandpa's portion!
So, another mystery is solved and a new one has arisen. I now need to find the record of this first marriage!
TTFN,
Ken
I have finally found the marriage record for my maternal grandparents, George Forbes & Winnie Stevenson.
Using Ancestry.com I was able to find grandpa's WWI draft record and it showed he registered in Shreveport in 1918. Using that info I went to Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness and requested a lookup.
Today, I got a copy of their marriage license emailed to me! How awesome is that!
I now know that they were married on January 31, 1922 in Shreveport, Louisiana. I also now know that what Uncle Jerry said about a previous marriage but the wife dying during childbirth is true. On the marriage license it has a place for former wife and it says "dead" on grandpa's portion!
So, another mystery is solved and a new one has arisen. I now need to find the record of this first marriage!
TTFN,
Ken