He was 93, she was 17.
Missouri woman believed to be the last widow of a Civil War soldier dies at 101
Missouri woman believed to be the last widow of a Civil War soldier dies at 101 - CBS News
Missouri woman believed to be the last widow of a Civil War soldier dies at 101
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 for the Union in the border state of Missouri. Jackson was almost certainly the last remaining widow of a Civil War soldier when she died Dec. 16 at a nursing home in Marshfield, Missouri. She was 101.
Missouri woman believed to be the last widow of a Civil War soldier dies at 101 - CBS News