William J Clinton
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<table><tr><td>http://www.samsloan.com/billsdad.jpg</td><td>He was married four to five times, one being questionable. He first married seventeen-year-old Virginia Adele Gash Dec 1935 in Medill, Oklahoma. Divorce papers were filed a year later in Dallas "...after Adele had left the Sherman farmhouse and W.J. had sent her clothes on in a suitcase." (Maraniss, p26) On [[Jan 17]], 1938 Adele gave birth, in Austin, Texas to a son Henry Leon Blythe, listing W.J. as the father. Adele later stated that she visited W.J. at times, and one of these times became pregnant by him. Adele married secondly, shortly after 1939, to a Mr Ritzenthaler some-time police chief of Brawley California, and he adopted Henry Leon. He died about 1969/70. She married thirdly or perhaps lastly to a Mr Coffelt | <table><tr><td>http://www.samsloan.com/billsdad.jpg</td><td>He was married four to five times, one being questionable. He first married seventeen-year-old Virginia Adele Gash Dec 1935 in Medill, Oklahoma. Divorce papers were filed a year later in Dallas "...after Adele had left the Sherman farmhouse and W.J. had sent her clothes on in a suitcase." (Maraniss, p26) On [[Jan 17]], 1938 Adele gave birth, in Austin, Texas to a son Henry Leon Blythe, listing W.J. as the father. Adele later stated that she visited W.J. at times, and one of these times became pregnant by him. Adele married secondly, shortly after 1939, to a Mr Ritzenthaler some-time police chief of Brawley California, and he adopted Henry Leon. He died about 1969/70. She married thirdly or perhaps lastly to a Mr Coffelt | ||
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| − | William Blythe's second marriage took place [[Aug 11]], 1938 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to twenty-year-old Maxine Hamilton. They were divorced nine months later after, according to the divorce papers, he had abandoned her in Los Angeles. | + | William Blythe's second marriage took place [[Aug 11]], 1938 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to twenty-year-old Maxine Hamilton. They were divorced nine months later after after, according to the divorce papers, he had abandoned her in Los Angeles. |
| − | His third marriage was to Adele Gash's younger sister Faye in 1940. They divorced after a few months. His fourth marriage is mentioned in an article in the New York Times: "The President's father, William Jefferson Blythe 3d, was married in 1941 in Jackson County, Missouri, to a Kansas City woman, Wanetta Ellen Alexander, The Kansas City Star and The New York Daily News reported. Court records show that Mrs. Alexander was not granted a divorce until April 13, 1944, seven months after Mr. Blythe married Virginia Cassidy, the President's mother, in Arkansas, the newspapers said." | + | His third marriage was to Adele Gash's younger sister Faye in 1940. They divorced after a few months. His fourth marriage is mentioned in an article in the New York Times: "The President's father, William Jefferson Blythe 3d, was married in 1941 in Jackson County, Missouri, to a Kansas City woman, Wanetta Ellen Alexander, The Kansas City Star and The New York Daily News reported. Court records show that Mrs. Alexander was not granted a divorce until April 13, 1944, seven months after Mr. Blythe married Virginia Cassidy, the President's mother, in Arkansas, the newspapers said." His article at Wikipedia, is more specific stating that this marriage took place: "On 3 May 1941..." |
On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. Around this same time, Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. He then married her, as his fifth wife on 3 Sep 3 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. In mid-October, he went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II. Just after he returned at the end of 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time. | On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. Around this same time, Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. He then married her, as his fifth wife on 3 Sep 3 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. In mid-October, he went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II. Just after he returned at the end of 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time. | ||
