The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-26
WOMAN WEEDS 9 TIMES
DIVORCED FROM TWO HUSBANDS
AND REMARKED TO THEM.
Matrfmony Record Hers--Nebrasl<a
Matron Finally United to Man She
Loved and Parted From
When a Girl.
Harrisburg (Neb,l Special to Brooklyn


Harrisburg (Neb.) Special to Brooklyn
Eagle.
A matrimonial record, presumably
without-a parallel in the connubial an
nails OF this or any other civilized
country. has been made by not I'M
comeiy middle-aged woman who has
Just sold her ranch in Scott Bluff Coun-
", north of here, and gone east to live
with r.. an to whom she was recently
married in fulfillment of promise she
made to him when they were lad and
lass in ireland.
But this MARRIAGE. romantic though
IL De, does not constitute the woman's
unparalleled matrimonial record She
enjoys the distinction ct having taken
the marriage vows nine times, of hav-
Ing been taken to wife by seven men.
of having been divorced from four, of
having been remarked and twice di-
vorced from two, and of having borne
children by every one of her seven
husbands save the one with whom she
is now living. She Is the mother of
seventeen children, nine sons and eight
daughters, all of whom are now living.
and all but three have children of their
own.
Ann Moore was born and reared In
the north of Ireland, and was account
ed the most buxom and comedy lass in
all the counNyside. Thomas Fitzger-
aid was her favorite sutton, but he was
poor. Soon after the engagement,
Ann was brought by her parents to
this country. Thomas and Ann babe
each other farewell, with many pro-
testations of love and fidelity and with
the promise on his part that within
the year he should come over to marry
her.
From New York the family made its
way. to a village in northern Ohio.
Letters from Thomas came regularly
to Ann until misunderstanding arose.
Soon after the Moores set out for Iowa
and Thomas arrived and set out for
Ohio. but could not find his sweet
heart.
Ann did not know that her father
had neglected to tell the postmaster
where to forward their mail, and as
time went on and no letter from Thorn
as came, she became convinced that he
did not care for her and grew bitter
and, resentful in her feelings toward
him. Not long after she left Ohio she
was married to a young Irish lawyer
In a middle Western town. She de-
clared that she did not love him, but
he said he would win her love, and
she accepted him on those terms. He
soon became addicted to drink and be-
came cruel to her and few weeks af-
ter child was born to them he de-
serted her. She obtained a divorce.
Within year she was married to an
other man. They lived happily and
children came to them, but in a few
years he died and a few weeks after
his death another child was born to
her.
With her children Ann went to a
neighboring city in the hope that there
she might the better support them and
herself. But another marriage, more
children and another divorce within a
Few years were the fruits of her going,
She went to a smaller town and there
within short time she was again
married to her first husband Thus
her matrimonial ventures went ON.
every one adding to her already large
family of children, every one making
heavier still the burden she bore until
finally she was taken to wife by an
Industrious, kind-hearted farmer in
Iowa. He was her sixth husband.
Prior to her marriage to him she had
been taken to wife by I'VE men, d.
creed from four and .Nemarried to and
twice divorced from two. With her
sixth husband she came from Iowa to
western Nebraska. Here they settled
down on a ranch in Scott's Bluff 4Coun-
~ anu SONCidl were dorm.
They were getting forward prosper
ously when the husband died
Mrs. Conroy. for that was the name
of her sixth husband, was grief strick-
en-, but she courageously set herself
the task of maintaining a home for
herself and the children. She was
getting on comfortably when the real
romance OF her eventful life developed.
One day broadshouldered man
with a brown beard streaked with gray
and with kindly blue eyes alighted
from a train at one of the lonely sta
lions in western Nebraska and inquired
the way to Mrs Conroy's ranch. Just
what happened when he arrived there
only he and Mrs. Conroy know, but
since their marriage 1t has become
know that his name is Thomas Fitz-
gerald and the story of their early
love AFFAIR has leaked out They have
gone East, are living happily together
and her ninth matrimonial venture
bids fair to be the most fortunate she
has yet made.