Louis had two children by wife Marva Trotter (daughter Jacqueline in 1943 and son Joseph Louis Barrow, Jr. in 1947) and adopted three others. They divorced in March 1945 only to remarry a year later, but were again divorced in February 1949.
On Christmas Day 1955, Louis married Rose Morgan, a successful Harlem businesswoman; their marriage was annulled in 1958.
Louis's final marriage - to Martha Jefferson, a lawyer from Los Angeles, on St. Patrick's Day 1959 - lasted until his death. They had a child and also named him Joe, Jr. .
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