Divorce News and Records, Allen Co., Indiana

Some of the cases listed were dismissed and others resulted in divorce decrees.

1869

• 02 Jan 1869 Curtis H. Dodge vs. Betsy A. Dodge, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 02 Jan 1869 Joseph E. Jennett vs. Maria A. Jennett, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 06 Jan 1869 William H. Wallace vs. Mary E. Wallace, Case File
• 22 Jan 1869 Jeremiah Ettinger vs. Lydia D. Ettinger, Case File
• 28 Jan 1869 George Bell vs. Ursula Bell, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 28 Jan 1869 Louisa Yokel vs. Mathias Yokel, Common Pleas Court, Case File

• 01 Feb 1869 Daniel J. Sprague vs. Amanda Sprague, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 03 Feb 1869 William M. Taylor vs. Permilia Taylor, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 06 Feb 1869 Ezra Worden vs. Elizabeth Worden, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 10 Feb 1869 William Dickinson vs. Margaret Dickinson, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 11 Feb 1869 Drucilla A. Sibert vs. Barney Sibert, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 11 Feb 1869 Susan M. Webster vs. Norton D. Webster, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 86-87, Case File
• 13 Feb 1869 Mary Stein vs. Daniel Stein, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 24 Feb 1869 Elizabeth Hart vs. James W. Hart, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 352
• 26 Feb 1869 Jacobus Mieras vs. Lena Mieras, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 362, Case File

• 03 Mar 1869 Melissa Beebe vs. John Beebe, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 391
• 08 Mar 1869 Horace B. Taylor vs. Abby E. Taylor, entitled to decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 411, 412
  Suffolk Co., Mass. connection
• 11 Mar 1869 Cyrus A. Hays vs. Cynthia Hays, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 425, 426
• 11 Mar 1869 Jonathan R. Irish vs. Sarah Irish, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 427
• 11 Mar 1869 Horace B. Taylor vs. Abby E. Taylor, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 430, Case File
  $55,000 alimony stayed for six months; child: Henry W. Taylor
• 12 Mar 1869 Edwin Levan vs. Ann E. Levan, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 434
• 12 Mar 1869 John C. Briggs vs. Jennie Briggs, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 435, Case File
• 12 Mar 1869 James Morris vs. Julia Morris, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 442
• 13 Mar 1869 Lyman Abbott vs. Clarissa Abbott, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 444, Case File

• 01 Apr 1869 Matilda Schwegman vs. Henry R. Schwegman, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 05 Apr 1869 Eliza A. Tambling vs. William H. Tambling, Common Pleas Court, Case File

• [Spr. 1869] Mary Harkless vs. Charles Harkless, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 114
• [Spr. 1869] Perry Smith vs. Mary E. Smith, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 449, Case File
• [Spr. 1869] Sarah J. Molatt vs. William R. Mollatt, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 450, Case File
  child: Charles M. Molatt
• [Spr. 1869] Catherine Gibson vs. Peter McQueen Gibson, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 450, 451
• [Spr. 1869] Lucy Ann Kemp vs. William J. Kemp, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 452, 453
• [Spr. 1869] Joseph Crawford vs. Mary Ann Crawford, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 453
• [Spr. 1869] Esther Beach vs. Layfette Beach, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 456, Case File
• [Spr. 1869] Mary Stire vs. Daniel Stire, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 457
• [Spr. 1869] Henry Leighty vs. Jane Leighty, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 460
• [Spr. 1869] Mary J. McCormick vs. William P. McCormick, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 460, Case File

• 11 May 1869 Lewis Plugge vs. Caroline Plugge, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 18 May 1869 Mary S. Orbison vs. Alexander M. Orbison, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 181-182
• 26 May 1869 Catherine E. Brooks vs. William H. Brooks, Jr., decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 212
• 29 May 1869 Mary C. Albright vs. John C. Albright, Common Pleas Court, Case File

• 11 Jun 1869 Fannie A. Preston vs. Samuel H. Preston, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 21 Jun 1869 Anna Krone vs. Louis Krone, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 23 Jun 1869 William Sargent vs. Rebecca Sargent, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 513, Case File
• 30 Jun 1869 Jasper H. Overly vs. Susanna A. Overly, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 549
  child: Charles G. Overly of Adams Twp., Defiance Co., Ohio

• 02 Jul 1869 Mara Napier vs. Joseph Napier, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 561
• 02 Jul 1869 Elizabeth Kreatner vs. Joseph Kreatner, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 562, Case File
• 14 Jul 1869 Christina Weller vs. George Weller, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 622, Case File
• 17 Jul 1869 Rufus P. King vs. Abigail B. King, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 639, Case File
• 17 Jul 1869 Sarah Anderson vs. Alexander M. Anderson, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 639, Case File
• 17 Jul 1869 Alma L. Butts vs. Peter O. Butts, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 640, Case File
• 18 Jul 1869 Anton Kierscht vs. Christena Kierscht, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 21 Jul 1869 Absalom Foulk vs. Sarah Foulk, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 649
• 21 Jul 1869 Margaret O'Conners vs. Cornelius O'Conners, docket entry, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 650
• 21 Jul 1869 Alice Nye vs. Charles E. Nye, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 656, 657
• 21 Jul 1869 Marchal D. Field vs. Sarah A. Field, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book N, pg. 657
• 23 Jul 1869 Gilbert B. Wheeler vs. Emmaly C. Wheeler, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 28 Jul 1869 Julius Month vs. Frederica Month, Common Pleas Court, Case File

• 09 Aug 1869 Elizabeth Small vs. Geroge Small, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 11 Aug 1869 V. Eugene Baker vs. Ellen Baker, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 11 Aug 1869 Samuel E. Spalding vs. Elizabeth Spalding, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 19 Aug 1869 John Young vs. Catherine Young, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 20 Aug 1869 Elizabeth Butler vs. Asa Butler, Common Pleas Court, Case File

• 04 Sep 1869 Eliza S. Wheeler vs. Oscar G. Wheeler, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 04 Sep 1869 Horrace F. White vs. Georgiana E. White, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 16 Sep 1869 Elizabeth C. Boyer vs. John Boyce, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 16 Sep 1869 Peter W. Vanada vs. Eliza Vanada, Common Pleas Court, Case File, Case File
• 23 Sep 1869 Bridget Ryan vs. Patrick Ryan, Common Pleas Court, Case File

• 04 Oct 1869 James P. Draper vs. Margaret M. Draper, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 07 Oct 1869 Eliza Ursula Bender vs. Adam Bender, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 07 Oct 1869 George Breiss vs. Nelly Breiss, Common Pleas Court, Case File, Circuit Court, Case File
• 08 Oct 1869 Andrew B. Morrow vs. Elizabeth Morrow, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 15 Oct 1869 Jacob Beach vs. Margaret Beach, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 28 Oct 1869 Charles A. Grey vs. Rosalie Grey, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 35
• 30 Oct 1869 Evelena F. Prescott vs. George H. Prescott, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pp. 57-58, Case File
  child: Josie Augusta Adams Prescott
• 30 Oct 1869 Samuel Smith vs. Hannah Smith, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 58, Case File

• 02 Nov 1869 Martha Gearhart vs. John Gearhart, cross-petition filed, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 72
• 02 Nov 1869 Catharine Grosvenor vs. William P. Grosvenor, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 73
• 02 Nov 1869 Anna M. Remmel vs. Charles Remmel, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pp. 73-74, Case File
• 03 Nov 1869 Emily W. Parker vs. James H. Parker, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 77
• 04 Nov 1869 Joseph Richards vs. Ellena Richards, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 81, Case File
• 05 Nov 1869 George M. Burnett vs. Jane Burnett, dismissed, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 88, Case File
• 05 Nov 1869 Julia A. Warren vs. Thomas S. C. Warren, dismissed, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 89, Case File
• 05 Nov 1869 Catharine E. Goddard vs. Allen Goddard, continued, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 89
• 09 Nov 1869 Napoleon B. Wallace vs. Louisa W. Wallace, motion for allowance, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 102, Case File
• 10 Nov 1869 Nellie Hurlburt vs. Julius D. Hurlburt, defendant failed to appear, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 110
• 12 Nov 1869 Stanley S. Hinman vs. Welthy Hinman, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 112
• 12 Nov 1869 Julia A. Shumaker vs. Jacob Shumaker, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 115, Case File
• 17 Nov 1869 Jules N. Albert vs. Mary L. Albert, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pp. 127-128, Case File, Case File
  child: Josephine Annie Albert placed at Academy of the Sacred Heart at St. Vincent's until age 14
• 24 Nov 1869 Joseph G. Marriotte vs. Louisa Marriotte, cross-petition filed, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 142
• 25 Nov 1869 Margaret Adams vs. Crawford C. Adams, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 148, Case File
• 25 Nov 1869 Angelia De Worth vs. John De Worth, Circuit Court, Case File
• 27 Nov 1869 William Luce vs. Caroline Luce, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 152
• 27 Nov 1869 Nellie Hurlburt vs. Julius Hurlburt, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 157
• 30 Nov 1869 Martha Gearhart vs. John Gearhart, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 161
• 30 Nov 1869 Joseph G. Marriotte vs. Louisa Marriotte, transferred to Circuit Court for trial, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 162

• 04 Dec 1869 Elizabeth Fletter vs. Jacob N. Fletter [possible divorce case], dismissed due to death of defendant, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 275
• 09 Dec 1869 William H. Wallace vs. Mary E. Wallace, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 296
• 09 Dec 1869 Melissa C. Sparrow vs. Charles A. Sparrow, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 297
  child: Frank C. Sparrow
• 13 Dec 1869 Martha L. Chapman vs. Nathaniel L. Chapman, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 22 Dec 1869 Emma L. McPherson vs. Eres. D. McPherson, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 343
  plaintiff's original name restored: Emma R. Zollars
• 23 Dec 1869 James G. Marriotte vs. Louisa Marriotte, decree, Circuit Court, Civil Order Book Q, pg. 348-349
  children: Horace, George, Josephine, and Benjamin Marriotte
• 23 Dec 1869 Aaron H. Levan vs. Caroline Levan, decree, Common Pleas Court, Order Book O, pg. 179
• 27 Nov 1869 Joseph N. Twinning vs. Ruth A. Twinning, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 31 Dec 1869 Maria Kishauer vs. Gustave Kishauer, Common Pleas Court, Case File
• 31 Dec 1869 Jacob Smail vs. Mary Smail, Common Pleas Court, Case File

Some of the cases listed were dismissed and others resulted in divorce decrees.