How serious was Elvis about another marriage and children?

[MissyM]

Speaking of the will made me wonder this. Since he did put something in his will for any lawfull children he may have, did he really entertain the idea of getting married again and having children? I'm thinking that maybe 30 percent he did but 70 he thought, not likely.

[The King's Queen]

IMO...I believe that Elvis did in fact entertain thoughts of having more children. And I believe that he also wanted to have a 'family' to spend his golden years with...but he never saw those. I'm not so sure that he was out there tearing off his toenails trying to find a new wife who could give him more kids......but I do think that Elvis knew that the lifestyle he was maintaining was not really a good environment for children. With Elvis, I have always thought that his life started spiraling out of control and he just got lost somewhere in the cyclone of his own fame. I think that had he never been famous....he would have made some lucky girl a GREAT husband. And no doubt...he would probably have had several children. But how will we ever know? Again...we must speculate.

[ksimms2]

IMO...I believe that Elvis did in fact entertain thoughts of having more children. And I believe that he also wanted to have a 'family' to spend his golden years with...but he never saw those. I'm not so sure that he was out there tearing off his toenails trying to find a new wife who could give him more kids......but I do think that Elvis knew that the lifestyle he was maintaining was not really a good environment for children. With Elvis, I have always thought that his life started spiraling out of control and he just got lost somewhere in the cyclone of his own fame. I think that had he never been famous....he would have made some lucky girl a GREAT husband. And no doubt...he would probably have had several children. But how will we ever know? Again...we must speculate.

great question Missy - and great comment here Lea - I agree totally on this. Too bad he didn't marry Linda.

[The King's Queen]

great question Missy - and great comment here Lea - I agree totally on this. Too bad he didn't marry Linda.

LINDA??? Too dang bad he didn't marry ME!!!

[hgs262626]

if you have elvis by the presleys the documentary there is a quote of him saying " i was a lonely child but errr .... maybe my kids wont be" and them priscilla says "we already had a name picked out for another child" then there is a quote where elvis says " but no one would ever take the place of that first one" hope this helps! if you have the documentary its about 30 mins into it. ginger also claimed that her and elvis were getting married in december of 1977, how true this is i am uncertain.

[presley31]

I really don't think elvis would of got married again. l think he knew deep down it just wasn't for him, but l think he would of loved to have more children to bad that didn't happen.

[TotallyInsane]

I think what he was doing was again, providing for Lisa, in the event of any "children" he had fathered came forth and protested the will...but of course they had to be proven "lawful children". This doesn't mean he had to be married to the woman of the child, it meant they had to lawfully prove to be his child(dren). I haven't read that will in a million years and don't recall it word for word. But, long story short, Lisa was being protected.

[The King's Queen]

I think what he was doing was again, providing for Lisa, in the event of any "children" he had fathered came forth and protested the will...but of course they had to be proven "lawful children". This doesn't mean he had to be married to the woman of the child, it meant they had to lawfully prove to be his child(dren). I haven't read that will in a million years and don't recall it word for word. But, long story short, Lisa was being protected.

You are 100% correct on this one Gail! So as far as his will goes, Lisa was protected from any onslaught of 'half brothers or sisters' who might crop up to claim part of the estate. It would not matter unless it was proven that these were in fact his 'lawful' children.

[Burning_Love]

I believe he wanted more children. I know Linda once said they spoke about their kids names. So i guess he wanted children but he werent that fussed on it too soon. I thought maybe he would have been due to the fact he was an only child.

[Tony Trout]

if you have elvis by the presleys the documentary there is a quote of him saying " i was a lonely child but errr .... maybe my kids wont be" and them priscilla says "we already had a name picked out for another child" then there is a quote where elvis says " but no one would ever take the place of that first one" hope this helps! if you have the documentary its about 30 mins into it. ginger also claimed that her and elvis were getting married in december of 1977, how true this is i am uncertain.

Elvis may have given her an "engagement" ring but he had no intention of marrying Ginger Alden...none whatsoever.

[TotallyInsane]

Elvis may have given her an "engagement" ring but he had no intention of marrying Ginger Alden...none whatsoever.

Tony -
Never say never - stranger things have happened!!!

[Tony Trout]

Tony -
Never say never - stranger things have happened!!!

True...but I still don't think he would've married her....

[SweetCaroline]

Speaking of the will made me wonder this. Since he did put something in his will for any lawfull children he may have, did he really entertain the idea of getting married again and having children? I'm thinking that maybe 30 percent he did but 70 he thought, not likely.

MissyM....
That is pretty much lawyer boiler plate language in the will. Quite the standard to cover any future "lawful" children, so I would not read to much into the will. Not that Elvis didn't want more children at some point, but simply that you can't tell much by basic boiler plate language in a will what his feelings were in that regard.

I do notice more things that were left out....like Ginger....whom he was engaged to at the time. (I have BIG doubts he was really going to marry her).

[The King's Queen]

MissyM....
That is pretty much lawyer boiler plate language in the will. Quite the standard to cover any future "lawful" children, so I would not read to much into the will. Not that Elvis didn't want more children at some point, but simply that you can't tell much by basic boiler plate language in a will what his feelings were in that regard.

I do notice more things that were left out....like Ginger....whom he was engaged to at the time. (I have BIG doubts he was really going to marry her).

No arguements from me on that one Carole!

[Jungleroom76]

True...but I still don't think he would've married her....

I don't believe he would have married Ginger either, Tony!

I think toward the end of his life, he was beginning to see exactly what kind of a person she really was and although Ginger tells a much different story about the two of them making wedding plans, I suspect that Elvis probably had no intention of marrying her.

Just my humble little ol' opinion...

TCB!
Mike

[Jungleroom76]

Too bad he didn't marry Linda.

I agree completely ksimms2!!!

In fact, I am almost 100% sure that if Elvis and Linda had indeed married, and Elvis had been able to stay faithful to her (which I know would have been a pretty tall order), Elvis would at the very least have lived much longer than he did...if not still be alive today!

TCB!
Mike

[TotallyInsane]

MissyM....
That is pretty much lawyer boiler plate language in the will. Quite the standard to cover any future "lawful" children, so I would not read to much into the will. Not that Elvis didn't want more children at some point, but simply that you can't tell much by basic boiler plate language in a will what his feelings were in that regard.

I do notice more things that were left out....like Ginger....whom he was engaged to at the time. (I have BIG doubts he was really going to marry her).

Boiler plate???? Sounds like maybe you've worked with attorneys too???

[goodelvisgirl]

well i don't think he would have married ginger but maybee linda they seemed to be good for each other and i agree that maybee if he had stuck with her he might have lived longer but in my opinion elvis was a great family man and loved the idea of having a family but he also loved the idea of being free and single in a way i think if elvis could have had both like he did with cilla well for a while i think he woud have been happy and would have lived for many years in that respect but i think he would have loved more children a wife without the fame he would have been a great hard working family man but with the fame he wanted the family life and the other women he sure was a funny one but having a family and being elvis must have been tough it would have took a hell of a woman to put up with that and raise the kiddys after all cilla had enough would another woman walk out on him too i think he would have found it hard to trust again after losing is family as they sure seemed to mean everything to him

[utmom2008]

I think that had he never been famous....he would have made some lucky girl a GREAT husband. And no doubt...he would probably have had several children. But how will we ever know? Again...we must speculate.

I think he would have tried to be a great husband, but he still might have had the wandering eye. Let's face it...he would STILL be drop-dead gorgeous and women would STILL have been attracted to him. Some men are born with an eye for the ladies..and I think our man may have been one of them.

[SweetCaroline]

Boiler plate???? Sounds like maybe you've worked with attorneys too???

More than we ever wanted to....Price of being in business though.
At least soon I will have one in the family so maybe a discount will be in order.