William J Clinton
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Virginia Cassidy was born [[Jun 6]], 1923 in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Eldridge Cassidy and his wife Edith Grisham. She was married five times, twice to the same man. | Virginia Cassidy was born [[Jun 6]], 1923 in Hope, Hempstead County, Arkansas to James Eldridge Cassidy and his wife Edith Grisham. She was married five times, twice to the same man. | ||
| − | In 1943 Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. While there she met William Jefferson Blythe Jr who would become her first husband. | + | In 1943 Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. While there she met William Jefferson Blythe Jr who would become her first husband. On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he had enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. They were married [[Sep 3]], 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. He then, in mid-October, went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II. Virginia finished up her training and went back to Hope where she lived with her parents and worked as a nurse. Just after Bill returned at the end of 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time. |
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| − | On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he had enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. They were married [[Sep 3]], 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. He then, in mid-October, went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II. Virginia finished up her training and went back to Hope where she lived with her parents and worked as a nurse. Just after Bill returned at the end of 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time. | + | |
In 1946 she gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III, who later became President Bill Clinton. That first husband died several months before Bill Clinton was born. Virginia was living with, or near, her parents in Hope, when she met her second husband Roger "Dude" Clinton. | In 1946 she gave birth to William Jefferson Blythe III, who later became President Bill Clinton. That first husband died several months before Bill Clinton was born. Virginia was living with, or near, her parents in Hope, when she met her second husband Roger "Dude" Clinton. | ||
