following ivy (hawkins) dodge's death from tuberculosis, he secretly married isabelle smith (who was his housekeeper) in walkerville, ontario, on december 8, 1902. they separated in 1905 and quietly divorced in 1907; the marriage was kept secret until after the death of his third wife. shortly after the divorce from isabelle, dodge married his secretary, matilda rausch (1883–1967). dodge had three more children with matilda: