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Helen Viola Jacksons 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl.

O’FALLON, Mo. — Helen Viola Jackson’s 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman who was believed to be the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier has died. Helen Viola Jackson married James

“It was sort of a healing process for Helen: that something she thought would be kind of a scarlet letter would be celebrated in her later years.”

Helen Viola Jackson's 1936 marriage to James Bolin was unusual, to say the least: He was 93 and in declining health, and she was a 17-year-old schoolgirl. Bolin was also a Civil War veteran who fought... US News Summaries. | Newser

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She's believed to Jackson was almost certainly the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16

Civil War heritage organizations have recognized Jackson's quiet role in history, one that she hid for all but the final three years of her life.

Woman believed to be last Civil War widow dies at 101 Updated Jan 08, 2021; Posted Jan 08, 2021 Helen Viola Jackson is shown this April 2017 photo. Jackson was believed to be the last surviving widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16, 2020 in Marshfield, Mo. She was 101. In 1936, she was 17 when she married 93-year-old former Union soldier James Bolin.Photo courtesy Nicholas Inman via AP Facebook Share O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Helen Viola Jackson’s 1936 marriage to James Bolin ...

Secretly wed Civil War widow dies