Clarence's first wife was Doris Adix. Ancestry.com record for Iowa Select Marriages:

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/4602601:60284?ssrc=pt&tid=10367993&pid=-594430215

Name Dora Adix

Gender Female

Birth Date 1891

Marriage Date 14 Oct 1909

Marriage Place Ogden, Boone, Iowa

Marriage Age 18

Father L. C. Adix

Mother Rosetta Phipps

Spouse Clarence E. Cole

FHL Film Number 1034320

Reference ID P. 45

There were two children by this union, Clifford born 1910 and Raymond in 1912. Clarence went to set up a new home and when he returned his wife denied him. He sued his in-laws for 20k and they divorced.

Dora's second husband was Mr. Haglund.

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2658163:60284?ssrc=pt&tid=10367993&pid=-594430215

Name Dora Adix

Gender Female

Marital Status Widowed

Race White

Birth Date 1892

Birth Place Boone Co., Iowa

Marriage Date 27 Jun 1918

Marriage Place Boone, Boone, Iowa

Marriage Age 26

Bride Previous Husband's Name Adix

Father L. C. Adix

Mother Rosetta Phipps

Spouse Bayard M. Hoaglund

FHL Film Number 1532003

Reference ID 2:3QP9XZT

Documents were submitted that declared Dora as a Widow which just wasn't the case. Clarence Cole wasn't even acknowledged as a Previous Husband. She hid her two boys from Clarence and he never saw his boys again. She erased him from every aspect of their lives. People are perhaps rattled by this discovery, but these are the consequences of decisions made by our ancestors. I will take a DNA test to prove connection to Clifford or Raymond's family.... just ask.

The article is from the Boone Republican and the hand written letter is from Clarence's brother, Ira. He asked Ira to find out information about the boys. Our family was greatly impacted by Dora's decision, also. There was always a hole in my grandmother's heart because she never met her two brothers. Now, we are rejected based on some reasoning and by not fault of our own. Our arms will be open when/if their descendants acknowledge our connection.