Written by her son Frank & signed by her on 27 Aug 1895, Mary did an affidavit on Condition of Soldier since Discharge.
She said that she and William Allender had known each other since 1863. They were prevented by his sickness from being married on December 24, 1863 and subsequently married later in 1864. She saw him off into battle on March 24, 1863 and he was taken prisoner at Union City, Tennessee. He returned from discharge on March 20, 1865. He had chronic diarrhea and pain on his left side about the 5th rib as a result of his imprisonment. She then wrote that his changing climate and moved so much that with his disability and other causes they were led to separation. She stated that his occupation was a blacksmith and that he was half to three quarters disabled but was at times capable of full labor, then attacks would reduce his capability. Mary's address at the time of this affidavit was San Francisco, California.
Mary & William were married on 8 Mar 1864 in Shelby County, Tennessee. The were divorced on 15 Jun 1871 in Arapahoe County, Colorado. At the time of the divorce it was said she had left the territory with another man and was found guilty on one charge of adultery, although she and her second husband were living in Jefferson County, Colorado in 1880. The children, Frank and Mary, were raised by William.
Mary married William Chamberlain about 1880. There were no children by this marriage. He died between 1900-1910 and Mary from there on lived with her daughter - first in San Francisco and later Oregon.
Written by her son Frank & signed by her on 27 Aug 1895, Mary did an affidavit on Condition of Soldier since Discharge.
She said that she and William Allender had known each other since 1863. They were prevented by his sickness from being married on December 24, 1863 and subsequently married later in 1864. She saw him off into battle on March 24, 1863 and he was taken prisoner at Union City, Tennessee. He returned from discharge on March 20, 1865. He had chronic diarrhea and pain on his left side about the 5th rib as a result of his imprisonment. She then wrote that his changing climate and moved so much that with his disability and other causes they were led to separation. She stated that his occupation was a blacksmith and that he was half to three quarters disabled but was at times capable of full labor, then attacks would reduce his capability. Mary's address at the time of this affidavit was San Francisco, California.
Mary & William were married on 8 Mar 1864 in Shelby County, Tennessee. The were divorced on 15 Jun 1871 in Arapahoe County, Colorado. At the time of the divorce it was said she had left the territory with another man and was found guilty on one charge of adultery, although she and her second husband were living in Jefferson County, Colorado in 1880. The children, Frank and Mary, were raised by William.
Mary married William Chamberlain about 1880. There were no children by this marriage. He died between 1900-1910 and Mary from there on lived with her daughter - first in San Francisco and later Oregon.
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