Living with her parents thru 1870
Malinda J. Wells married Samuel McDonald in Marion Co, IN on 11 Nov 1874.
However, by 1880, she is listed in the census as a divorced seamstress, M. J. McDonald (31, IN) living with the Cosler family. She is also listed in the city directory as Jennie McDonald, widow of Sam McDonald.
She was then remarried to Wash Lemasters in 1891, and listed with him in the 1900 census as Jennie Lemasters (51, IN) where it states she was mother of 1 child, no longer living. It is not clear whether this was from her first or second marriage.
[Obituary] Franklin Democrat - Friday, 6 March 1908, pg 5
Death of Mrs. Lemasters
Mrs. Wash Lemasters died suddenly Friday morning about 10:00 at her home in this city.
Neighbors had seen Mrs. Lemasters engaged in her household duties during the morning and noticed her carry some rugs out in the yard and sweep them off. This was about 9:00. She was noticed to come out and go back two or three times with rug or broom. Two lady friends who had arranged to call and spend the day came about 10:00 and getting no response to the doorbell and noticing some rugs lying out, opened the door and went in thinking Mrs. Lemasters was busy in the rear of the house. They proceeded to the kitchen where they were astonished to see her lying on the kitchen floor dead. She held the broom in one hand. She was preparing dinner and it is supposed she had come into the house to look after it when she was stricken with heart failure.
Mrs. Lemasters had long been in poor health, yet was able to get around and attend to her household duties. Physicians were at once summoned but death had come even before the body was found.
The funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 from the residence conducted by Rev. A. D. Batchelor, assisted by Rev. L. P. Marshall. Burial at Greenlawn.