My response:
Yes, he would still be your Uncle (by marriage). Death does not terminate the fact that they were married; nor does death erase family lineage - - especially because of the children of that marriage. If you look for some geniological sites on the Internet, you'll see various "family trees". Obviously, some or most of those people on the "tree" are dead. But, that fact in and of itself, does not "prune" the tree of those that were only related by marriage.
Case in point :
Abraham Lincoln's mother died in 1818, and the following year his father, Thomas Lincoln, married a Kentucky widow, Sarah Bush Johnston, making Sarah Abraham's step-mother. As a result of that marriage, she took the marital name and from then on was known as Sarah Bush Lincoln. Obviously, there was no blood relationship between Abraham and Sarah; however, law recognizes marital lineage and relationships. Once people die, death does not break the ties that bind a family.
Fast forward to present times. Our President, George W. Bush, and his family are, as a result of that marriage to Sarah Bush Lincoln, related to Abraham Lincoln - - even though there is no "blood relationship" - - rather, the relationship is merely recognized as a result of that marriage, and President Bush is a part of the Lincoln Family Tree - - whether we like it or not.
IAAL
[Edited by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE on 07-28-2001 at 01:42 PM]
