This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: KBCUNNING Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.wisconsin.counties.dane/5748.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Leroy, I've never talked to Australia before so I'll take this query of yours on. I haven't checked for information on your Clara Tilton's family as yet, but I found some interesting facts about her marriage(s) that I can now share with you. I'm not related to the Tilton or the Gates families, just a "helper bee" on these sites. The same Clara L. Tilton is noted twice in the Wisconsin Marriage Records, as follows. Clara Louisa Tilton married Ambrose A. Gates in Dane Co in 1872 (April 27) AND Clara L. Tilton married Augustus A. Gates in Rock Co., WI on Nov 3, 1892 I thought that perhaps she married 2 Gates brothers (one having died and then she married the other later in another county). But now it has become clear, after uncovering additional facts, that the name Ambrose in the 1872 transcript was in error and that there was only one husband of Clara Tilton: correct name = Augustus A. Gates. However, she did marry him in Both those years and in both those counties! The two newspaper articles copied for you below will explain it all to you. --------------- The Janesville (Rock Co., WI) Gazette June 4, 1891 WANTS NO MORE OF AUGUSTUS Mrs. Clara Gates Makes a Strong Plea for Single Blessedness Papers have been filed in the office of the clerk of the circuit court for a change of venue in the case of Mrs. Clara Gates against Augustus Gates. The parties were married in Stoughton (Dane Co.) several years ago, and removed to the town of Turle in this county. The wife seeks divorce on the ground that her husband threatened to kill her, and indeedf that he was under arrest on the charge of assault with intent to do great bodily harm. She was compelled, she alleges, to move away from him in order to protect herself from injury and ibsult at this hands. The case will, it is thought, be fought by the husband, who has considerable property in the town of Turtle. Assistant Attorney General J.M. Clancy is attorney for the plaintiff. --------------- The Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, WI) Nov. 5, 1892 Augustus A. Gates and Clara Gates were remarried Friday at Beloit (Rock Co.). They were divorced about a year ago, but largely because of their two young boys. After a conference they agree to try married life again. [Kath's note: It seems the writer of the article may have put the punctuation in the wrong place. I'm guessing they remarried because of the boys, not -- as the article says --divorced because of them.] Having passed the above information along to you, I'm going to pass myself along to bed. (It's 2 a.m. here on Friday, which probably makes it next Wednesday out where you are ~:-) I hope the above information was of interest. If you'd like to reply to this message on the board and remind me, I will be happy to look up what I can find about your Clara Tilton's "extended family," as per your original query note. Best to you! Kath of Chicago Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.