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From: The Auchs <>
Subject: [NJHUNTER] married by Rev. J. W. Burke? Macon Georgia roots?
Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 19:27:49 -0500

I'm trying to find my g-g-grandmother Jennie Andrews [marriages: 1) Ross 2)
Lavarre] after her 3rd marriage to Alexander S. McGregor. Born in SC and
raised in Macon, Bibb Co. GA, the daughter of a southern Unitarian
Universalist preacher and the granddaughter of a Pittsburgh Presbyterian
minister, Jennie's marriage notice strangely is in a NJ newspaper [from the
web]:

"Extracts from the Hunterdon County Democrat, one of the principle
newspaper of Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The extracts are from 1837-1900
copies of the paper."

"February 27, 1883, Forty-Fifth Volume, No. 28
1883: Jenny and Sandy
Eighteen years ago (1865) Miss Jennie Andrews and Mr. Alexander McGregor,
of Macon, Ga., were engaged to be married. But they had a lovers' tiff and
separated. She married Mr. Charles Ross and went to Texas, and he married,
it matters not whom. In five years Ross died and the widow returned to
Macon, and after some time married Mr. Lavarre. Seven years later Lavarre
was killed. In the meantime McGregor had become a widower. Within the past
month he chanced to meet in the street of Macon the sweetheart of eighteen
years ago, and though they had not met for years the recognition was
mutual. The old flame was rekindled and on Sunday morning of last week the
Rev. J. W. Burke was called upon to perform the marriage ceremony. "

Christina Auch mailto:
Personal Family History website
http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~familiesacrosstime/

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