The law firm of Lowell, Barnes & Lowell was one of the most respected in Oakdale, IL. It was headed by Judge James T. Lowell. James and Alice Lowell had one child, James Lowell Jr.
The law firm of Lowell, Barnes & Lowell was one of the most respected in Oakdale, IL. It was headed by Judge James T. Lowell. James and Alice Lowell had one child, James Lowell Jr.
James Jr. became a lawyer and married Claire English, who came from a very wealthy family. Claire had one brother, Steve. Claire and her father-in-law stayed very close for many years.
Jim and Claire had one child, a daughter named Ellen Lowell. Ellen was very upset when her father moved out of the house and had an affair with Edith Hughes. He did move back in, but the marriage was beyond repair. Shortly after Claire agreed to a divorce, Jim died in a tragic boating accident while fishing with his father. Soon thereafter Claire married Dr. Doug Cassen. After Doug died she married and divorced the much younger Michael Shea. Claire died a few years later when she was hit by a car.
Ellen's best friend was Penny Hughes. They were classmates. Ellen had an affair with a married man named Dr. Tim Cole. She conceived his child, whom she named James after her father. She gave him up for adoption.
Ellen then became engaged to Burt Stanton. When he found out she had a child, he dumped her. Tim's wife left him. When Tim was diagnosed with leukemia, he married Ellen, who wanted to share his final days. Tim died within a few weeks.
Ellen took a job babysitting for David and Betty Stewart. She realized that their son, Dan Stewart, looked exactly like the baby she gave up for adoption. After getting his finger and footprints and having tests done, She found out that Dan was her son! She wasn't able to get custody of him after a fight. Betty Stewart died of pneumonia.
Another suitor, Jim Norman, couldn't handle the fact that Ellen had a child by someone else, and he left her. Ellen tried very hard to woo David and it took a long time. Ellen rekindled her romance with Don Hughes and he proposed. David Stewart finally proposed too and after many weeks Ellen decided to marry David instead of Donald. However, it was on the condition that she not tell Dan that she was his mother.
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