The following item appeared in _The Champaign Democrat_, St. Paris, Champaign County, Ohio, on Tuesday, 27 September 1921: St Paris Man Weds at 78 A widow of 62 An event of more than usual interest occurred last week at Plain City when Eli Pence, aged 78, retired farmer, of St. Paris, was united in marriage to Mrs. Ellen Walker, aged 62, of Plain City. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Sprouce, Baptist minister of Plain City and the couple went to housekeeping in the bride's home in that place. Both have been married before and have families. Mr. Pence is one of the best known residents of St. Paris and Mrs. Pence is well known in Madison and Union counties. --- end article ------ I hope that someone can provide me with the name, at least, of Ellen Walker's husband. Eli Pence lived to be 99 years old and was the only survivor of the 45th Ohio Volunteer Infantry to attend its final reunion in 1933 and had prominently attended many if not all of the previous reunions. In searching for a reason why Eli wandered to Madison County to find his second wife, the thought has occurred to me that perhaps Mrs. Walker's husband had also been a member of the 45th OVI and that the two "youngsters" had met at one of the reunions some years prior to their marriage. If anyone has any information on Mrs. Walker / Mrs. Pence, I would appreciate hearing from you. Many thanks. Regards, Richard A. Pence, 3211 Adams Ct, Fairfax, VA 22030 Voice 703-591-4243 Pence Family History <http://www.pipeline.com/~richardpence/>