Alex-Dukes and Hoss got it right. In the regular series Jesse's late wife was named Lavinia or Martha depending on which episode it was. I like to believe that Lavinia's middle name (or nickname) was Martha and that's what caused the mix up. On "A Dickens of a Christmas" from the cartoon version of Dukes, Jesse's late wife was named neither of those two. What was it? Since this is so tough I'll make it 50-50. A) Ruth Elsie