William J Clinton
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William Blythe's second marriage took place [[Aug 11]], 1938 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to twenty-year-old Maxine Hamilton. They were divorced nine months later after, according to the divorce papers, he had abandoned her in Los Angeles. | William Blythe's second marriage took place [[Aug 11]], 1938 in Ardmore, Oklahoma to twenty-year-old Maxine Hamilton. They were divorced nine months later after, according to the divorce papers, he had abandoned her in Los Angeles. | ||
| − | His third marriage was to Adele Gash's younger sister Faye in 1940. They divorced after a few months. | + | His third marriage was to Adele Gash's younger sister Faye in 1940. They divorced after a few months. His fourth marriage is mentioned in an article in the New York Times: "The President's father, William Jefferson Blythe 3d, was married in 1941 in Jackson County, Missouri, to a Kansas City woman, Wanetta Ellen Alexander, The Kansas City Star and The New York Daily News reported. Court records show that Mrs. Alexander was not granted a divorce until April 13, 1944, seven months after Mr. Blythe married Virginia Cassidy, the President's mother, in Arkansas, the newspapers said." |
On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. Around this same time, Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. They were married [[Sep 3]], 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. He then, in mid-October, went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II. Just after he returned at the end of 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time. | On [[Apr 24]], 1943, he enlisted or re-enlisted in the Army. Around this same time, Virginia Dell "Ginger" Cassidy was at Tri-State Hospital in Shreveport studying to be a nurse. They were married [[Sep 3]], 1943 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas. He then, in mid-October, went for a tour of duty overseas for World War II. Just after he returned at the end of 1945, he and Virginia went to live in Chicago, Cook County, [[Illinois]] for a short time. | ||
