William Young, Narragansett, Rhode Island: My grandfather Harvey B. Northrup (1872-1951) married Azuba Wood (1884-1914) in 1903. They had six children. After Azuba died, Harvey married her sister Samantha Wood (1893-1943)—my grandmother. When Samantha died twenty-five years later, Harvey married a third sister, Florence (Wood) Cogswell (1894-ca. 1960). Although the three marriages are documented, Harvey’s death record says, “never married.”

Anne Scanley, Washington, DC: At age 16, my ancestor Almira McAllister, born 1808, married Rev. James Schofield in Gerry, New York. In December 1825, Almira had twins, James (my great-great-grandfather) and Almira. Tragically, Almira died thirteen days after giving birth, and Baby Almira lived a mere two months. Within a year, Almira’s younger sister Caroline, then aged 16, married James Schofield. Caroline and James went on to have ten children together.

Toni Lattimer, Livonia, Michigan: My great-grandmother Florence married my great-grandfather Charlie. They had eight children. The second oldest is my grandma and her son is my dad. After Florence and Charlie divorced, Florence married Charlie’s younger brother, Claude, and they had three children. My dad used to jokingly say that his mother is his aunt.

Rebecca H. Smith, Rehoboth, Massachusetts: My great-great-grandfather John George Kelso married Lydia Jane Burton in 1867 in Aroostook County, Maine. After Lydia died a few years later, John married her younger sister, Adelaide Maria Burton. John and Adelaide named their first child Lydia Jane Kelso. Lydia Jane grew up to be a family historian and wrote a number of reminiscences about her family and her early life.

Linda Wilson, Charlotte, North Carolina: My great-grandmother Caroline married my great-grandfather Frank in 1898. They had two sons; my grandfather was the younger son. Frank disappeared when the children were young. In 1908, he was declared dead and his estate was settled. That year, Caroline and her sons are recorded as living with Frank’s younger brother, Leo. Caroline and Leo continued living together, eventually marrying in 1917. They died one month apart in 1945.

Susan Voelkel, Huntington, West Virginia: In 1844, my third great-grandfather Alexander Muir (1822-1890) married Eliza Johnson. They had five children together. The family was living in New York City when Eliza died in August 1859. That same year, Alexander's brother John Muir married Jane Scott in New York City. John died the following December of consumption at age 33. The 1865 New York census shows Alexander living in Brooklyn with his two youngest children and his brother's widow. Alexander and Jane married in June 1866. Your survey asked about ancestors who married the sibling of a former spouse. My ancestor married the former spouse of a sibling!