James D. Smith married Elizabeth Shaw in Ga
Two researchers have given me 2 different dates for the marriage in Georgia of my 2g-grandparents James D. Smith & Elizabeth Shaw:(1) 17 Nov 1851 w/no county (2) 17 Nov 1837 Elbert Co but I don't think either is correct.
In 2g-g/mother Elizabeth [Shaw] Smith's personal Bible, she listed her own birthdate as 24 Dec 1835 and her 1st child Sarah Jane [Smith] as born 11 Jan 1851.
I find it odd that both marriage dates are the same day and month...? It is possible that they were married first in a "civil ceremony" and then in a church in 1851 but the 1837 date is just 2 years after she was born.
I will be deeply grateful to anyone who can help me find their actual date of marriage.Thankyou!!!
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Re: James D. Smith married Elizabeth Shaw in Ga
Charlene Dunbar 12/15/01
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Re: James D. Smith married Elizabeth Shaw in Ga
Joan Upham 12/16/01
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Re: James D. Smith married Elizabeth Shaw in Ga