The last widow of a Civil War veteran died in 2020: Helen Viola Jackson married 93-year-old James Bolin in 1936 when she was 17.
Sources
- https://www.insidehook.com/culture/helen-viola-jackson-civil-war-widow (insidehook.com)
- https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/last-known-widow-of-a-civil-war-veteran-dies-in-marshfield/ (missouriindependent.com)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War_widows_who_survived_into_the_21st_century (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://veteranshomecare.com/civil-war-widow-dies-2020/ (veteranshomecare.com)
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- https://www.military.com/military-life/last-widow-of-civil-war-soldier-just-died-101.html (military.com)
- https://gerontology.fandom.com/wiki/Helen_Jackson (gerontology.fandom.com)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/220949881/helen_viola-bolin (findagrave.com)
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