Yes. You read that headline correctly.
"The Last Surviving Widow of a Civil War Vet Recently Passed Away."
So what the hell is happening here? The end of the Civil War was May, 9th 1865!!!!
How can somebody from the 1800's still be alive?!?! Did somebody actually find the Fountain of Youth? No.
Here's the catch: Helen Viola Jackson passed away at 101 years old. Helen married Union Veteran James Bolin. Ready for that catch? James Bolin was 93 YEARS OLD and Helen was 17 YEARS OLD!!!!
The two married in 1936 until Bolin's passing in 1939. The two apparently kept the marriage a secret.
Jackson did tell her story until 2017 and recently gave an interview about the marriage. You can check that out below.
Marshfield- Helen Viola Jackson, who was the last publicly documented widow of a Civil War solider, having married an...
Posted by Helen Jackson, Last Civil War Widow on Thursday, December 17, 2020
The last documented widow of a Civil War #veteran has passed. 🙏🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸 #SUVCW #CivilWarHistory #USArmy #militaryhistory #usmilitary #missouri #missourihistory pic.twitter.com/8yKl2pxHrV
— SUVCW National HQ (@SUVCW) January 3, 2021
