This bio information was taken, for the most part, from public records and contemporary newspaper accounts relating to her marriage in London, England in 1909 and divorce proceeding and subsequence grant in 1911 in Independence, Missouri of Adeline Hunter de Mare Somerset Latting. Much of the information comes from the San Francisco Call, Vol 108, #54 dated 24 July 1910. The story ran in several newspapers around the country.
The headlines stated "Divorce Suit is Mystery of 2 Continents- American woman seeks Separation from son of Lady Henry Somerset"
The divorce petition was filed in the Independence, Missouri circuit count against the defendant Henry Charles Somerset ["Baron of Seymour"] her present husband. Henry Somerset was identified as coming from a well known English noble family. Plaintiff initiated the divorce suit. Somerset presented himself as an English Baron to the plaintiff. His father and mother were known figures world wide at the time. The mother, Lady Isabel Somerset was well known for her temperance crusade and had been in the US during the world's fair of 1893 according to news reports. Mrs Adeline Hunter de Mare Somerset was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. [Morton} Craig Hunter of Kansas City, Missouri. She asserts that she was married in St. Giles, London 16 June 1909 after a short courtship in Paris, France. At the marriage ceremony in London her mother was present as a witness. According to the manager of the Hotel Russell in London where the wedding party stayed, they registered on the 12th of June 1909. With the "Baron" was his young daughter age 8 years. He described himself as a widower and that he was in the process of arranging for the child to attend school. The manager said that it was obvious that the child adored Mrs. de Mare. The whole party left the hotel on the 16th after announcing the marriage. Where they stayed then is unknown. Mr Somerset after the short honeymoon left to allegedly explain his marriage to his noble parents [he expected them to be upset], and Mrs Somerset and her mother left for the states since her study course in Paris was over. The new wife did not see him since according to news reports. US immigration and ship records indicate she departed Boulogne-Sur-Mer-France on 28 June 1909. So she had a 12 day honeymoon. She arrived back in the USA on the ship, President Lincoln, on 8 July 1909. She indicated on the ship and immigration records at Ellis Island to be an "English citizen" and her immigration status was "non-resident alien", but shows she was born in Kansas City which was her destination. This indicates that she likely planned to live overseas. Her mother was listed as an American citizen on the same ship. The honeymoon according to news accounts apparently from Mrs Adeline Somerset proved they that were unsuited to each other so she came home to parents and did not expect to see her husband again. This seems to contradict some of the other information? She never met Lady Henry [Isabel] Somerset her new mother in law and expected an uncontested divorce. Information came out during the proceeding that the defendant, an only child, was already married- 14 years ago [1896] to the sister of the Duke of St Albans, Lady Katherine Beauclerk and he now resides with her and their two children at Surrey, England. In the wedding documents, the defendant indicated that his title was "Baron Seymour". But according to English sources there is no title by this name, and speculation was that he was a plain citizen and posing as a nobleman. The real nobleman is the only son of Lord Henry Somerset who was Controller of Queen Victoria, and Lady Henry Somerset, the well known temperance leader. This relationship to the English couple was set forth in the court documents. The plaintiff claims to have married Henry Somerset on 16 June 1909. English marriage records verify that a marriage did take place. At the time the defendant was under Professor Pagenstuher's care at Wiesbaden according to news reports. Not sure of the relevance of this and if they are referring to the real Somerset or the alleged one? Her attorney, Battle McArdle according to news reports was bound for London, England on what his law partner describes as a "pleasure trip." Likely he was going to England to get more facts about the defendant? As the hearing began, news reports came out that the defendant was a "bogus Lord" and "masquerading as the son of Lady Somerset and her husband." He was called a "fraud and swindler." According to US immigration and ship records, a Henry Charles Fitzroy Augustus Somerset born in 1874 in London England to American parents and his 10 year old daughter, Henrietta Elizabeth Somerset born in 1900 in Seattle, King County, Washington departed Genoa, Italy on 6 January 1910 on the ship Berlin and arrived in New York on 18 January 1910. The mother of the child is not mentioned in any of the documents, so the impression is that she has died? Some of this information came out later after the divorce was granted when Somerset filed for an American passport. He claims a DOB of 18 May1874, born in London and to be an English citizen in 1910. It appears that the real Baron was born in 1874 also, so not sure if the false Baron was actually born in 1874 or only using that date? He gives his occupation as chemist and scientist, and his destination is Kansas City, KS. Adeline lived in Kansas City, MO. Unknown if he ever made it to his destination or saw his new wife, but apparently he did not appear in court or have representation there in the 1910 proceedings. Adeline filed for divorce in July 1910 which was a few months after Henry and his daughter arrived in the states. So it is possibly that Adeline knew more about the situation than she was saying. Very possible that the couple met again in the period from January 1910 to July 1910 and decided that the marriage was over? Likely, Adeline found out that her husband was not who he said he was? The divorce was granted 3 January 1911 [according to the Kansas City Star Vol 31, #108 dated 3 Jan 1911], by Judge Walter A Powell and plaintiff's previous name [ de Mare] was restored. Grounds were incompatibility and nonsupport. The defendant, Mr Somerset as stated before was not represented or present in court.
Apparently, Mr "Somerset" departed the US and returned to London because his next recorded arrival in the US was in 1912. Henry Charles Somerset Fitzroy born 1873 in London, England departed Southampton 29 March 1912 on the ship "Amerika" with his daughter, Henrietta Elizabeth Somerset Fitzroy age 12 who is an American, and possibly his mother Mrs Davidson L Fitzroy age 66, English-German. They arrived in New York 7 April 1912. All three were staying in the Carlton Hotel in London prior to shipping out. All three are en route to Kansas City? It is possible that the older lady with him was not his mother and was taking care of the child but she had the same surname? Not sure of the accuracy of any of the names used in these records. He is emphasizing the name FitzRoy now as one of his last names.
Somerset then left the US again because on 17 August 1914, Henry Fitzroy C Somerset applied for a temporary passport U S Consular Registration Certificate] at the Genoa, Italy US Consul for himself and his daughter. He gave oath and intent to return home [assumed to be the US] in London, England in this official document. He was born 18 May 1874 in London, England. He is an American by birth since both of his parents are American citizens. {does not name his parents] He left the US on 24 June 1914 and arrival time back in at San Remo, Italy from the States was on 5 January 1915 on business. He states he is married to Adeline Hunter who is from Kansas City, Mo and resides there. [note: Divorce was final 3 January 1911?] So this is a blatant untruth and likely he was aware of it, and would amount to falsifying an official government document? He lists the following children: Henrietta Elizabeth who was born at Seattle, Washington 24 December 1900 and resides with him. His local address is via Goethe 3, San Remo. Person to be contacted in case of emergency is relative: Mr D. L. Littmann of Louisville, KY. {I have been unable to find out who this person is.] Certificate has expiration date of 24 May 1916 so he would have to use it by then to travel to the US or reapply.
Adeline Hunter had previously married her Kansas City central high school instructor in Art, Professor George S de Mare, after she graduated from the school in the spring of 1905 at the age of 19, in December 1906. The Professor was somewhat older at 37 to her 19, having been born in 1869. Professor de Mare also operated a private art studio off campus in a large building in the city. This building caught fire on 8 May 1907, and de Mare was trapped and killed when he jumped from a fourth floor window, leaving Adeline a widow. Sources indicate that George de Mare was a grandson [his mother was one of the daughters] of the famous artist , George Peter Alexander Healy who lived in Paris, Italy, England and Chicago. George was the son of Agnes L Healy, and Tiburce de Mare. Tiburce de Mare was an painter who lived in France and Italy. George de Mare had spend much of his life in France and Italy studying painting. He had come to Kansas City about two years before his death after living in Chicago with relatives.
After de Mare's death, Adeline was given a trip to Paris by her parents to study to get her mind off her troubles. She left in September 1907 and studied at Sorbonne, University of Paris as an artist in instrumental music for about a year. Her mother came to Paris in September 1908 to return home with her. Shortly before she was to leave, Adeline met an English gentleman, who indicated that he was a English Baron with the full name of Henry Fritz Charles Somer Augustus Somerset. His title was Baron Seymour. They quickly fell in love according to the mother and after a brief courtship went to London England to be married and her mother was present for the ceremony. The father back in American was sent a post card advising of the event. After a short honeymoon, Adeline returned to the states and the Baron went off to tell his parents about his marriage. At some point, apparently, Adeline become aware of some problems in the marriage, and found out that he was not a real titled nobleman. And thus the divorce proceedings were filed.
After Adeline was granted a divorce she attended the University of Kansas and received an A B Degree in 1917 in the French language. She served on the faculty at Bethany College in Kansas in 1915 as a French instructor. After graduation in 1917 she held a position as French instructor at the University of Indiana at Bloomington though 1920 when she accepted a similar position with Goucher College in Baltimore, MD as an instructor in the Romance Languages department. The next year, 1921, she became engaged to Emerson Latting from New York and they were married later that year in her parent's home in Kansas City, Missouri. Her new husband was a 1904 Graduate of Yale. They soon moved to New York City from the Washington DC area, where she attended New York City University and did some graduate work, and then served on the faculty there as a French Instructor. On her passport application in 1924, her husband. Emerson Latting, stated that he had known her for 20 years. If this is an accurate statement then he met her back in 1904 after he graduated from Yale and went into the railroad business. Her father was also in the railroad business so likely this is how they met. He would become her third and final husband in 1921. After her second marriage and the debacle and the subsequent divorce she was single for 10 years. Adeline continued to have an interest in Paris, England and Europe and went back to study and visit many times over the years making the trip over and back in ocean steamers. Finally in the 1950s she started using airlines from her transportation. On some of the trips to Europe she styled herself as a writer. On her last documented trip out of the country in May 1855 she flew to Mexico on Pan American. She died in August 1955 in New York only a few months after this last trip at the age of 67. It is unknown if she ever saw the "Baron" again.

Adeline's grandfather on her father's side of the family was General Morton Craig Hunter, a Civil War General from Indiana, and later a Congressman from that state for several years.
In addition, her half brother, they shared fathers but had separate mothers, was Morton Parke Hunter who was considered one of the best classic banjoist in the world during the period 1895-1912. He was a member of the banjo team," Mays and Hunter", and toured the US and Europe making appearances. He also was a prolific composer of banjo music. He died in Washington, DC in 1912.

After her father died, her mother who had been born in New York came there to live. Also two of Adeline's former sisters-in-law, Jeanne de Mare and Marie de Mare who were sisters of her first husband Professor George de Mare lived in New York where they were active in the Art and Music community. It is no doubt that she had a ongoing lifetime relationship with them. Adeline had no known children.