Now to the interesting papers......
"his first wife, Margaret Elizabeth Mayberry, was her half sister. Shay and Mayberry were married in 1859. She was their step-mother and also aunt...."
Shay came here from PA in 1857 or 1958. He was working at a sawmill at the time of his enlistment but was a farmer.
Jane Peal came to MO when she was a child in 1857 from KY and lived there ever since.
Mary was deaf and dumb and died before she was 16. Nancy married Thomas Owens and moved to PA taking Jane Shay with them.
Rutledge was a boarder of her mothers ... Rutledge and Jane Peal were having a relationship and he was forced to marry her. He was a school teacher but had a drinking problem. She was properly divorced from Rutledge - examiner saw the records.
The examiner states that some of the witnesses "can tell a great deal more than they have - but do not wish to have trouble with the claimant. he further describes Jane Peal as "snappy black eyes and a vicious expression on her face - said to be high tempered - neighbors are areful to what they say.
One affidavit refers to Jane Peal as a very "gay" widow that she had always been gay - and advised the affiant to have nothing to do with here for she was "white-liversed." I'm assuming that he is not referring to her sexuality but perhaps to being "Indian" - yellow belly. I could be misreading the text too.
Will scan these documents in and send same to you.
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