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From: "southerngirl441 @hotmail.com" <>
Subject: [GABERRIE] DIVORCE _ SEPARATION
Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2004 12:38:07 -0600


Does anyone know if it was common back in the middle 1800's on up to 1900
for a man to walk away from one wife and children and take up with another
woman and start a new family and continue to live in the same county ? Times
were very different from today, Although Im sure if you had $$$ you could
afford a divorce you did. But what if you were a dirt poor farming family ?
. . . . .Did some men just walk away from their families and take on a new
and younger wife and start new families ? I have run across such instances
where it seems like that happened. Have found the same man with two
different families dating close together. I wonder what the wife left behind
did to support herself ? Get remarried if they already had 6 children ? . .
. Or did the husband support both families ?. . . Did men back in those
days look down on their peers who did such things ? What about the church?
The principles back then, especially around Coffee County and neighboring
Counties. Was this an accepted act. Or was it frowned upon ? Im sure some
couples had problems living together back then as they do today, Humans are
only human. But has anyone else run into this kind of thing in this area
with their families ? Would like to have your input and how do you think it
was dealt with back in the day.
Thanks
K.

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