Wednesday, May 11, 2016

AM I Married?

As I was researching this past week, this situation arose. On the 1910 United States Census, it was found that the marriage between Charles Figg and Elizabeth Hall was her second marriage. Elizabeth had a son from this first marriage named Albert Hall. Albert was found in the 1925 Iowa State Census, where his parents were listed as William Hall and Elizabeth Wright.

A marriage record was searched for the William and Elizabeth. The following is the document I found:
William Henry Hall and Lizzie Wright, Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934, FHL Film Number 1003361 item # 3, page 248.
The only information that is recorded on this document is the license date 11 December 1883. There is a place for the marriage to be recorded, but it was left blank.

Here are a two documents that were found, which also state she was married to someone before Charles Figg...

1. 1885 Iowa Census shows her in the household of her mother, and she was listed as a widow. Albert is also in this household.
Lizzie Hall in household of Ruhanna Wright, Muscatine, Muscatine, Muscatine, Iowa; citing p. 111, 1885, State Historical Society, Des Moines; FHL microfilm 1,020,168.
2. In the marriage between Elizabeth and Charles, her surname was Hall Wright. Her father was Wilson Wright and Ruhuma Hall.
Family History Library Film Number 1003492 page 98.
Can Elizabeth really be married without an actual marriage date? If not where can I continue my search for a marriage between Elizabeth Wright and William Henry Hall?




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