Mystery Solved: The Marriage of Grace Smith and Royal Platt

Jamestown, New York. 

Jamestown is where the marriage record was found that brought an end to the mystery of the marriage of Grace Smith and Royal Platt, my great grandparents.  I wrote about the mystery in April.

My cousin suggested there are towns, known as Gretna Greens, where people went to get married near their homes but wanting a quick marriage. 

The researcher, Diane, at the Crawford County Historical Society suggested Jamestown, New York was the first place to look for a couple from Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

When my daughter called Jamestown, the mystery was solved.  It was July 24, 1902.