The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-12
SINGULAR MATRIMONIAL CONNECTIONS.

The Marietta (Ohio) Register, publishes the follow
OhlO and says he could make the list fuller
December 80, 1885, In Ludlow township, James NJ
Groves, j. p, married on the same evening, at the
Isaac Pugh and Martha A. Watson These were father
and son married to mother and daughter.
Two Greene street girls, Misses D., who are Sis
tiers have between them five living husbands The
Oldest was divorced from her first husband on ac
count OF his wfu absence; her second husband was
divorced from her by reason of her absences and she
Ia married to her third husband. The second girl
was married and divorced and Ia married again
None OF the parties now live IN this county.
John Brough, ESQ., who was Sheriff of this county,
sixty years ago, came from England about the be-
ginning Of this century when he was past middle
age. In 1909 he buried wife, was soon married to
Miss Jane - and IN 1911 the late John Brough-ate
distinguished Governor OF OhiO--was born 10 them
In the jail building October 20, 1921 Mrs. Brough
died; in five months and one day, March q, 1922,
Esquire Brough, who was then about seventy five
weeks, April 10, she died. Esquire Brough himself
died October 49, 1922 so 1t appears that he buried
two wives and was buried himself, all In less than
year.
There are several cases in this county wherein
men have been married four times one three times.
whose third wife Is the niece OF his second. One OF
our highly respectable citizens married his sons
widow, there being children by both marriages.
and a young lady were engaged to be married; her
parents objected, but they had son born to them
out OF wedlock; both subsequently married (he
twice. and buried other partners: their has
become man and was married, with a family OF
children; his parents were then married at his house,
ried. They are both now in their graves.
Many years ago Pardon Cook, father OF the late
@senh R1 C"a er Of 81 the S ann ms
Marietta. married sisters. In course Of time Pardon
Cook died also Joseph Cooks wife. Then Joseph
Cook and Pardon Cooks widow intermarred. so,
In the last marriage mo childrcn) the husband bore
that relation TO two sisters while the wife was the
wife Of two brothers. Consequently the late Mrs.
Hidreth and Rev. Pardon Cook were not only double
cousins. but also stood in the relation OF step
brother and step-sister
frvUAA rafh Thar. anAf vn lll nf oVtttlu
retta, years ago, were ntermarrled with two
sisters and two brothers of another family all at
once, but at different dates. These were Otis
Reckard and Nancy jennings: Jos. Leonard Reck.
ard and Della Jennings: Jonathan Jennings and
Susan Reckard, Junia jennings and Eliza A. Ieck-
ard. or these eight, SIX are now Ivln1-ali In the
neighborhoOd OF 'three score and ten,r most over
some little under. Jonathan jennings died ten
years ago. His widow susan Reckard) IL now the
fourth wife OF Rev. j. q. Mccoy. Otis Reckard died
about three years ago.
Colonel William b. Mason, our county treasurer
and his wife. both Masons. but OF different FAINT
lies, claiming no relationship. His father was
william Mason, her father was william Mason
grandfather was william Mason, and they
have son william. so the young scion Of four
generations NOW KNOWN counts n,msel wlil an
liams, and two great granders Williams, and all
Masons.
We here mention case out OF chs county, yet in
volving q young lady OF Marietta. Miss Emily
Palmer, who was raised by Rev. Luther c. Bingham.
went to lawrence county 70 leach anH there re-. mar,
in Pennsylvania, leaving daughter IN her charge
In the course Of years Mrs. Emily Mcdowell died
The daughter by the first marriage was now grown
up and married. Through her Intervention her
father and mother were then remarked, after
separation Of twenty years the husband OF the
daughter who was minister, performing the mar
rage ceremony.
T may be remarked that nfty years ago when the
population OF this county was not over one-quarer
OF what IL IL, three men advertised their wives
"a having left their bed and board, &C, where one
man does this day; fact that we know, having
carefully examined full files OF Marietta papers from
the year 1911. Does IL Indicate that ill-ass0rfed and
unhappy marriages were much more frequent half
century since han now; or was advertising wives
more "A fasnIo1 them