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  • Story: Lorinda Bake Lough

    <p>My Aunt Florence Lough Ward got most of her information from her Aunt Leota Lough Hendrickson. Aunt Florence said that the Bake family disapproved of George W. Lough, who was a gambler, but Lorinda Bake married him anyway in 1872. It looks as if they got their marriage license in Decatur County, but ran off to marry&nbsp; in Burnt Prairie, White County, Illinois, where Lorinda&#39;s older brother Lewis lived.At least George W. Lough lists place of marriage as Burnt Prairie in veteran&#39;s papers. He also lists himself as widowed, does not mention the divorce. He did not remarry.</p><p>One of the stories was that George gambled Lorinda&#39;s piano away and that was the last straw. She divorced him in Decatur County, IN on February 1, 1886 which was pretty rare for that time. Lorinda moved her youngest two children with her into her father Eli Bake&#39;s home. She became a dress maker to support herself and the younger children, Leota and my grandfather, Lawrence Lough. The older boys, Charlie and Clarence went to live with her brothers and help out on their farms. Aunt Florence said William Bake did not treat Charlie very well and he took off for California. Clarence ended up in Mississippi where my father Sheldon Lough visited him and his wife &quot;Aunt Jessie.&quot;</p><p>Lorinda married Carvel Mathews when she was 41. Mr. Matthews was a serial marry-er. He had three or four wives and Lorinda was not his last. </p><p>Lorinda must have been spunky to divorce during that time, plus, she had the support of her father to do so. She then went to work, which was not common either. </p>

 
 
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