Wilford Dover is most interesting.......As are all of My Indiana Dovers Born March 7, 1875, son of John born 1827 in Indiana (possible Greene Co. IN) and Sarah Polly, Died July 27, 1929 Name: Florence Cates Spouse: Milford Dover Marriage Date: 12 May 1901 Book: 10 Original Source Page: 65 Monroe Co, IN 1906 Divorced Florence Walls Cates Bloomington Daily Telephone SWORE AT HIS WIFE On the grounds that he cursed her and called her ugly names, Mrs. Florence Dover asks divorce from her husband, Wilford Dover, both area residents of this city. Her husband quit her in 1905 and she says that during the four years of their married life he would not provide for her support and she was compelled to make her own living as he would come home drunk and spend all his earnings for liquor. SEEK DIVORCE Mismated couple seeks for a legal separation. Florence Dover, in her complaint, for divorce from Wilfred Dover charges that her husband utterly failed to provide for her even the necessities of life and states that she was compelled to support herself by her own labor. She alleges further that her husband would squander his wages for liquor, and would then come home drunk and abuse and curse her. They were married May 12, 1901 and separated June 20, 1905. The suit is brought by Atty J. F. Regester. October 12, 1907 Birth of James F. Dover, Greene County, Arkansas Source: Monroe County School records 1912 DOVER Earl Born 1901 11 AR Fa; Wilford Dover Mo: Delle Dover Bloomington Daily Telephone December 18, 1913 Shelton Cole aged 18, died at 11 o'clock today at the home of his step father W. Dover, North Fess Avenue. His death resulted from the measles. The burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. This must be the divorce from Dollie Bentley (possible Cole) Dover Bloomington Weekly Courier February 20, 1914 Charging that her husband fails to give her either food or clothing and that he abandoned her without cause, Mrs. Wilford E. Dover has filed suit for divorce. Name: Wilford E Dover Spouse: Etta Vaught Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1915 Birth Date: 07 Mar 1875 Book: 15 Original Source Page: 319 Bloomington Daily Telephone September 4, 1917 Husband Seeks A Divorce Because his wife's ugly toward him and uses vile language, Wilford Dover asks legal separaton from his mate Etta to whom he was wed almost two years ago. In the complaint the husband charges that Mrs. Dover has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment towards him, did curse and abuse him, call him names and threatened him. June 4, 1923 Married Anna Shipley Monroe County, IN

Pam, Wilford's WWI Draft Registration Card shows he's still will Etta in Sept. 1918. The 1920 census shows Wilfred is married but Etta is not in the household. The 1910 census shows Dolly had been married 3 times. Wilfred was #3. The following seems to be #2 1900 Elk Prairie Township, Jefferson Co., IL 6-13-1900, pg. 56A John F. Shelton, b. 2-1871 (age 29), md. 10 yrs., IL IL IL, farmer, owns a mortgaged farm Ollie Shelton, b. 7-1871 (age 28), 2 children/ 2 alive, IL IL IL Winfred Shelton, b. 8-1890 (age 9), IL IL IL Cole Shelton, b. 6-1894, (age 5), IL IL IL John Shelton md. Dolly Smith, 5-26-1890, Pike Co., IL, pg. 252, license #1019 Cole would be the 18 yr. old that died in W. Dover's home in 1913. Apparently Winfred died pre-1910 because that census shows Dolly had 4 children / 3 alive. Haven't located a Bentley / Smith marriage. Pami54@aol.com wrote: >Wilford Dover is most interesting.......As are all of My Indiana Dovers > >Born March 7, 1875, son of John born 1827 in Indiana (possible Greene Co. >IN) and Sarah Polly, Died July 27, 1929 > >Name: Florence Cates >Spouse: Milford Dover >Marriage Date: 12 May 1901 >Book: 10 >Original Source Page: 65 >Monroe Co, IN > >1906 Divorced Florence Walls Cates >Bloomington Daily Telephone >SWORE AT HIS WIFE >On the grounds that he cursed her and called her ugly names, Mrs. Florence >Dover asks divorce from her husband, Wilford Dover, both area residents of >this city. Her husband quit her in 1905 and she says that during the four years >of their married life he would not provide for her support and she was >compelled to make her own living as he would come home drunk and spend all his >earnings for liquor. > >SEEK DIVORCE >Mismated couple seeks for a legal separation. Florence Dover, in her >complaint, for divorce from Wilfred Dover charges that her husband utterly failed >to provide for her even the necessities of life and states that she was >compelled to support herself by her own labor. She alleges further that her >husband would squander his wages for liquor, and would then come home drunk and >abuse and curse her. They were married May 12, 1901 and separated June 20, >1905. The suit is brought by Atty J. F. Regester. > >October 12, 1907 Birth of James F. Dover, Greene County, Arkansas > >Source: Monroe County School records 1912 >DOVER Earl Born 1901 11 AR >Fa; Wilford Dover >Mo: Delle Dover > >Bloomington Daily Telephone December 18, 1913 >Shelton Cole aged 18, died at 11 o'clock today at the home of his step >father W. Dover, North Fess Avenue. His death resulted from the measles. The >burial will be at Rose Hill Cemetery. > > >This must be the divorce from Dollie Bentley (possible Cole) Dover >Bloomington Weekly Courier >February 20, 1914 >Charging that her husband fails to give her either food or clothing and that >he abandoned her without cause, Mrs. Wilford E. Dover has filed suit for >divorce. > >Name: Wilford E Dover >Spouse: Etta Vaught >Marriage Date: 18 Oct 1915 >Birth Date: 07 Mar 1875 >Book: 15 >Original Source Page: 319 > >Bloomington Daily Telephone >September 4, 1917 >Husband Seeks A Divorce >Because his wife's ugly toward him and uses vile language, Wilford Dover >asks legal separaton from his mate Etta to whom he was wed almost two years ago. > In the complaint the husband charges that Mrs. Dover has been guilty of >cruel and inhuman treatment towards him, did curse and abuse him, call him names >and threatened him. > >June 4, 1923 >Married Anna Shipley >Monroe County, IN > > > >==== DOVER Mailing List ==== >Dover archives >http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > > > > >