Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-09-06
TEN TIMES A BRIDE.
The Census Up to Date of a Middle Aged
Indiana woman's Husbands.

The Census Up to Date of a Middle Aged
Indiana woman's Husbands.
A woman living at Bourbon has prob
ably had more exp rience upon the mat
rimonial sea in her short life than any
woman living Emma A. h. Lyon was
born in Franklinsville, Cattaraugus
county, New York, in 1886, and is now
54 wears of age At the age of 16 she re-
moved to Lake Maxinkuckee, Ind, and
there married Nelson Drake, a carpen-
ter. Before her 18th birthday she was
left a widow with one child, IA daughter,
who is now Mrs Burke, of Peru, Ind.
The next venture was an unsuccessful
alliance and the woman will not tell
much about the man she married. He
only counts as No. 9. His name was Rob
erts.
Early in 1856 she and DIR. Maryatte
were married at indianapolis. In that
city she studied medicine with her hus-
band and Professor Ballard. She finished
her medical course in Cincinnati in 1893,
and after that time continued to practice
in Indianapolis with marked success for
many years, devoting her talents to the
treatment of chronic diseases. In 1860
Dr. Maryatte died while on visit to
Batavia, Ohio. Three children were the
result of this marriage, only one of whom
grew to womanhood.
After DR.. Maryatte came man named
Ballard, about whom nothing can be
cleaned. Mrs. Ballard, after his death
or disappearance, removed from Indian
apolis to Kokomo, where in a short time
she married DIR. Vaniden, who lived
three years. He was killed in railroad
wreck. This marriage was very happy
one. After the death of DR.. Nanlden
the woman was united in marriage to
man named Strawhacker Two children,
both of whom are now living, came of
this union.
In 1876 Mrs Strawhacker removed to
Peru, Ind, and there married William
Moore, a carpenter. They removed IN
1880 to Plymouth, Ind, where she en-
gagged in the practice of her profession.
This union was dismal failure from the
start, and in 1888. on the ground OF cruel
treatment, Mrs Moore secured divorce.
The seventh venture in this interesting
panorama of matrimonial proceedings
was with man named Thomas, ana IL
was dead failure. The much married
woman is reticent about the details OF
the affair. But in the fall of 1854 she
married a retired farmer by the name of
Cunningham. He was in good financial
circumstances, but penurious as mlser,
and refused to support his wife. She
then appealed to the court for separl-
ton, which was granted early in 1889.
In July of the same year she married
another retired farmer named Spencer,
who was as gentlemanly as Cunningham
was miserly. With him she lived hap
pily at Bourbon Ind, until his death III
May, 1888. Mr.. Spencer himself had
had considerable experience in matrl-
monial affairs. Previous to his marriage
with the fair divorce he had bound
himself to eight wives, only to be left
widower to find solace in the eX-wlte OF
farmer Cunningham. His eight former
wives all died, but the ninth and last
Mrs. Spencer outlived him, and in 1889
made her last venture.
At that time she was married to Judge
z. d. Boulton, an old resident of this
CITY and a prominent attorney of the
Marshall county bar. This union was
not happy one, and a legal separation
was granted and confirmed at the pres
ent term of the Marshall circuit court.
The decree was that Emma A. Il. Bou-
ton should be awarded a decree of dl-
vorce from Zebidee D. Boulton and her
name changed to Emma A. R. Spencer.
Mrs. Dr. Spencer is a prepossessing
lady, considerably above the medium
size, intelligent and refined in her con-
versation and manners, and possessing
great beauty for a woman of her age.
During her many matrimonial ventures
she has succeeded in accumulating con-
siderable property, and is considered in
fairly good circumstances lndlanapo-
lis Sentinel.