1 - Prudy (Dolly) Anne McCorkle, born November 11, 1879 in Oberlin Rawlins County, Kansas, United States died September 14, 1952 in McBride, British Columbia, Canada.
The 1880 Kansas census shows her as being 1 year old, in that year, The Civil War Records of her Father confirms her name as well as the marriage records of 1916 confirms her name and place of birth.
Dolly, with her parents and family moved from Kansas in the fall of 1885, and settled down in Burlington Wyoming.
Dolly's first marriage was to a Milo Lee Chalfant however the marriage license has not been located as of this date. This marriage took place before 1900.
Second Marriage - Mrs. Dollie A. Chalfant married to William H. Fordham, Sept. 4, 1900 in Burlington Wyoming Marriage License, State of Wyoming, County of Big Horn. The people of the State of Wyoming to any Person Authorized to join in the Holy Bands of Matrimony, and to celbrate within this county the rights and ceremony of Marriage between Mr. William H. Fordham of Big Horn County Wyoming and Mrs. Dollie A Chalfant of Big Horn County, Wyoming, and this shall be your good and sufficient warrant; and you are required to return this License to me within three months from the celebration of such Marriage, with a certicate of same appended hereto, and signed you, under a penalty of five hundred dollars.,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Seal of said County this First day of September 1900. Signed Willis J Booth, County Clerk.
CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE
I, J.A. Carnfield a Justice of the Peace officiating in the county of Big Horn and State of Wyoming, do hereby certify that I did on the 4th day of September A.D. unite in Marriage Mr. William H Fordham of Big Horn County Wyoming age 36 years, and Mrs Dollie A Chalfant of Big Horn County, Wyoming age 22 years, the parties named in the License at the house of W. H. Fordham in said County and State, according to the rites of Laws of Wyoming.
Witnesses to the Ceremony, Name John A. Thorne Residence Otto, Wyoming, Name Eliner D. Clark Residence Otto, Wyoming
This is Dolly in her wedding dress perhaps it was worn on her second marriage to my Grandfather William Fordham.
The above marriage ended sometime before 1916, as she than married James Olts
Dolly and William (Hank) Fordham family consisted of
Joseph Silas, born January 30, 1905 (My Father)
Margaret Fordham, born March 30, 1906
William Henry Fordham born November 30, 1907
Warren Silvester Fordham born December 18, 1908
Mary Emmeline Fordham born September 12, 1912
Dolly with her Son Joseph Silas Fordham
Taken in Granum Alberta 1905
Third Marriage - Marriage Certificate # 792 Marriage solemnized in the District of Vancouver British Columbia Canada Name and surname of bridegroom: James Wallace Olts Age: 32 Condition: Bachelor Rank or Profession: Private Soldier Residence: Vancouver B.C. Canada Place of Birth: Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada. Name of Father: Joel Smith Olts. Name of Mother: Jessie Porter. Profession of Father: Blacksmith. Religion: Baptist.
Name and surname of bride: Dollie Fordham. Age: 36. Condition: Widow. Rank or profession: None. Residence: Vancouver B.C. Canada. Place of Birth: Oberlin Kansas USA. Name of Father: Joseph McCorkle. Name of Mother: Mary Paugh. Profession of Father: Farmer. Religion: Protestant. Date of marriage: August 18 1916, married at 443 Jackson Ave, Vancouver B.C. according to the rites and ceremonies of The Baptist Church. This marriage was solemnized between us signed James Wallace Olts, Dollie Fordham
Note - Name of Mother states Mary Paugh, but her true maiden name was Mary Case, her first marriage was to Michale Danial Paugh.
Fourth Marriage ? - Dolly Fordham to John Rutledge, this marriage not confirmed. However I do know that they were to-gether before 1939. As after our Mother's death in 1939, Jack Rutledge & Prudy (dolly) McCorkle raised us five children in a little town of McBride British Columbia, Canada . They were then living on a forty-acre farm, with a Log House, and outbuildings. No water, electricity or phones. I have a great appreciation and admiration for her, as there would not be to many people who at 61 year old would take on the raising of 5 children, aged between 3 years and 13 years old. If it was not for her, we would probably not have known who our siblings were.
Dolly McCorkle & Jack Rutledge
about 1936 near Prince George
Dolly riding one of horses (called Bud)
Taken on our Farm in the early forties
Dolly and her Daughter Mary (Lind) nee Fordham
Taken in Prince George 1952.
- Verification of Death Particulars - Name at Death Dolly Ann Rutledge - Date of Death Sept. 14, 1952 - Place of Death McBride B.C. Canada - Mothers Name Mary Case, Birthplace Decatur County Indiana USA- Fathers Name Joseph Hillis McCorkle Birthplace not known