The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-01-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, Va, TUESDAY, JANUARY IA, 1902
MARRIED I3 TINES
Now ss and wusless

Az the age Of 90 James Nicholas Vann,
physician, preacher and author and the
husband OF Ii wives, il living wifeless
and alone at Goshen, ~ Y. His life has
been crowded full OF incident and action,
and he has summarized it as follows;
"On a Monday morning in May, 1928,
set out on my mission. took with
me nothing but my Bible, my hymn
book aud my medicine box. preached
the gospel in places where 1t had never
been preached before. Invent TO Milford,
Pa. and lived retired life there.
married there, July 30, 1880, Maria
Westbrook. After a few short months
OF happiness she was taken from me.
Her dying request was that | should
marry her sister, but could not bring
myself 70 do so until the fall OF 1882. In
the winter of 1892 she died after q short
illness. Her aunt, widow, Mrs. Kate
WestbroOk, came to care for my home,
and got to love her, and we were mar
ried in May, 1887. Three years from our
wedding day she expired without mo-
ment's warning. was overwhelmed
with grief | do not know what | should
have done had It not been for the kindly
ministration Of Miss Mary Pellon, a
relative OF my dead wives. learned TO
love her and we were married September
o. 1910. We went to Washington to
reside. and there she died OF consumption
two years later. In December, 1914, l
was married in Williamsburg, Va, to
Addie Graham, who had just made her
debut In Washington society. In May
1915. we returned to Milford, Pa, and
about a month later, while attending
barn dance, my wife became suddenly Ill
and died For six years | igave no
thought to marriage, but on July Is
lSjl. | was married to Mrs. Sarah Il.
Dewpomp. of Philadelphia, and in No
yember of that year, while we were on
our way to Milford, she died In my arms
on the train. In April, 1852, married
Mary Jane COnklin, whose dowry was
$50. 600 We Travelled extensively and
were very happy, but in the spring oil lo-
81 she died Undismayed by past bad
luck married in March of that year Miss
Susie Corwin. We were making ready
for a trip to Europe when she died on
Christmas Eve. loved her better than
did any OF my wives. | went to Phila-
deIphia and there, in February, 1884,
married Anna Hanley, who was quite
wealthy. opened loan office in Phila-
delphia and was making money, but my
wiie's health Logan to fail, and in March,
1860, took her TO Colorado,
where she died month later.
| remained in Colorado, and on June 8,
at the governors reception, met q
young woman, Miss Marguerite /.
Case. whom | married. After months
OF happiness she was taken from
me, dying suddenly OF heart failure.
November OF that year married Annie
Memkuld, German girl. In just four
weeks she died and turned my back on
Colorado. In January, 1865, at India.
napolis, i married Miss Julia De Wet Early
in 1870, while we were at Cleveland and
making many converts, my wife succumb-
ed to oyerwork, and ! was again alone.
We had as an assistant young wo-
man, Gertrude, the widow Of Rev. Will
liam L. Laymore. We continued to
work together and In May, 1872, mar
ried her. She was killed at Asheville, n.
C. in July, 1874, by being thrown from a
horse. Ny last matrimonial venture
was after settled in Goshen. There
married, but my wife and | separated"