Comments on: James Henry

By: Lee Anders

Lee Anders — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:13:24 +0000

One is all I can confirm. There are a couple of cases where I can’t find a divorce on record and the possibility exists but I can’t say for sure that I’ve searched in all the right places yet. I can see why it would have been more common than folks want to admit, however. South Carolina as one example did not permit divorce before 1950 I think (don’t quote me on that date). And it’s not like the couple could jaunt off to Vegas for a quickie divorce back then. Yet, you find them living as husband and wife with totally different partners and you know something is fishy there.

By: Shelagh

Shelagh — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:28:43 +0000

You only have 1? I can think of at least 5 in my family off the top of my head! I think because I have known about most of them for a very long time (since my teens at least) I don’t particularly find it shocking, plus even the most recent are a generation removed from me. I find it a little disconcerting when people are shocked to find bigamy in their family because it ahs always just been a fact of life in my own family.

By: Lee Anders

Lee Anders — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 20:22:53 +0000

The things we find when we start digging up roots never ceases to amaze me, and some of it can be hard to accept. Did I ever tell you my mom was a bigamist for a while? Perhaps now that almost everyone who matters is gone, I’ll tell that story on my blog.