Joseph, Do you have a marriage record or date for Rebecca LeMasters and Alexander Clonch? Alexander Clonch married first Mary Ellen LeMasters 10 Nov 1863 in Mason Co. In their marriage notes I have: "Divorce of Alexander Clonch and Mary E. Clonch as found in Mason Co., WV Chancery Order Book March term 1880, p 274. The marriage was dissolved, Mary did not appear and she does not get her dower and must pay costs. Interesting case. Alexander had two other wives before this divorce was final. Mary had eight children by John Clonch, Alexander's brother by this time too." [Source: Ralph Hayes, 17 May 2002, CLAUNCH-L Archives] In my notes on Alexander Clonch and Rebecca LeMasters I noted "Rebecca may have died between the time of her last child's birth in 1875 and 1880. Alex, the father of her children, was listed as divorced in the 1880 census. This is most likely referring to his divorce from his first wife Mary Ellen Lemasters, Rebecca's sister, in March 1880. I have seen a marriage date listed online (13 May 1864) for Rebecca and Alex but have not seen documentation to back it up. Possible that they never married due to the fact that Alex and Mary Ellen were not divorced." Mary Ellen LeMasters married John Clonch (Alexander's brother) on 7 May 1895 in Gallia Co., OH. By this time they had 13 known children. In 1880 Mary was listed as his wife on the census. In 1900 they were listed as having been married 38 yrs. In 1910 John listed as having been married twice and Mary only once. Both are listed as being married 44 yrs. In 1910. Alexander Clonch and his third wife Tobitha Cooley were my 2nd great-grandparents. Best wishes, Cathy -----Original Message----- From: wvmason-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wvmason-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Joseph Henry Hummel Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 14:34 To: wvmason@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVMASON] Death Notices Greetings John Newell's my wife's great-great-great-grandfather. John Newell's daughter Barbara Newell married Richard LeMasters, Jr. They had 9 daughters Lucetta married Benjamin B. Rhodes; Elizabeth married William Franklin Woods; Rebecca married Alexander Clonch; Nancy Ann married Austin Neville; Mary Ellen married Alexander Clonch; Druzilla C. married Samuel Rhodes; Barbara Alice. I hope this helps you Yours Truly Joseph Henry Hummel, Jr. -->[For Joseph Hummell... Who are the Lemaster's & Newell's -->[in your ancestry? -->[ My gr-grandmother, Bertha Johnson Thomas, had a sister, -->[Leatha, who -->[married a Newell. Bertha & Leatha's grandmother was a Lemaster. -->[ -->[Karen Hensley Hollinger PLEASE CHECK ALL OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMASON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message