Hi Beth, And thank you! No wonder your head is spinning, wheww!! But I'd love to hear more. Lynda In a message dated 9/21/2004 3:19:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, pbadams@adelphia.net writes: > Linda &Dona, > > Funny that this couple should pop in here at this time........ > > Since the kids are now back in school, I was doing a little house cleaning > on my files and ran across the Civil War pension for John R. BEGLEY. In > reviewing the pension record over the last day or so, here is what was > stated: > > John R. BEGLEY first married Betsy EVERSOLE and they divorced abt. 1846. > John and Betsy had Jane BEGLEY, Martha BEGLEY, and a little boy who died at > a young age. After they divorced, Betsy married Jerry FIELDS and resided in > Clay County, Ky. > > Second, John had a relationship with Betsy WARD and had at least one son > named Layfayette. Betsy died before 1850. > > From here on out it gets a little confusing........<grin> > > Third, John was supposed to have been married to Lucy EVERSOLE, sister to > Henderson EVERSOLE and a cousin to Betsy EVERSOLE, who was John's first wife > who later married Jerry FIELDS. John and Lucy were married by Thomas > MURRELL in Perry County. However, there is no record of a marriage license. > Thomas MURRELL was a minister of the Gospel for two churches and had a bad > reputation. He was later ousted by the church. The neighborhood thought > that Thomas performed a "MOCK" ceremony for John and Lucy and there were > some who did not believe they were married. John and Lucy had two children: > Marinda "Rindy" BEGLEY and Marcus BEGLEY. According to the pension record, > John left Lucy because she left a small child of Betsy WARD's too close to > the fire unattended. The child's clothes caught fire and he burned to > death. Lucy's daughter, Marinda "Rindy" married Hiram BEGLEY. Lucy, Hiram, > and Rindy moved to Indian Territory abt. 1887. Lucy married a man by the > name of KISSINGER about 1900 and was residing in Arkansas. Marcus lived > with Catherine SANDLIN and his father, John BEGLEY up until he died at the > age of 26. > > Fourth, John married Catherine "Kate" SANDLIN.......here we go > again.........<grin> > > Apparently, the marriage ceremony of John and Lucy was enough to convince > John that it was for real. After he left Lucy, John took up with Catherine > SANDLIN and resided in Owsley County, Kentucky. John and Catherine were > brought up on charges of Adultry in Owsley County, Kentucky, however the > charges were thrown out of court. John must have believed that his marriage > to Lucy was real, because he files for divorce in Perry County, but it was > dismissed or thrown out. With no record of marriage and no divorce, he then > marries Catherine SANDLIN in Owsley County. John and Catherine had the > following children: a little boy who died before it was named, Alfred, > Elizabeth, Nancy, Susan, Mary, Elijah, Orlena, Tennessee, and Rachel, who > died young. > > Some people also mentioned in the pension record are Henderson EVERSOLE, > brother of Lucy; Joe EVERSOLE, father of Henderson and Lucy; Joab BEGLEY, > brother to Hiram BEGLEY; Swimfield BEGLEY, brother to John R. > BEGLEY.......and more.......... > > I am still in the process of reviewing the pension record. The record is > over 200 pages and it has my head spinning......<grin> So far it does not > mention, Judy DAVIDSON or Elizabeth COMBS. > > Beth >