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Jefferson County History Center Book  #821  -  6C

DIVORCE PETITIONS excerpts

Alphabetical

By Carole Goggin

 

This appears to be the oldest book in the Jefferson County History Center located at Jefferson College Library, Hillsboro, MO. 

The front cover is missing and the groups of stitched pages are just lying against the back cover of the book. The pages

themselves are yellowed but are still well preserved.

 

Capias =   “that you take”     (a writ for attendance in court)

Nisi      =   “unless”                  (Unless the adversely affected party appears and shows cause why it should be withdrawn)

Non      =  “not”                       (general purpose negative prefix)

 

  DATE                                  PARTIES INVOLVED               ACTION                                    DECREE

 

March  7, 1836

BENTON,  Thomas  VS

BENTON, Lina

Petition for Divorce

Dismissed by order of Plantiff

August Term 1837

Item #3

BOUGHTON,  Mary VS

BOUGHTON Benjamin J.

Bill for Divorce

[Benjamin has been dealing in the courts with an indictment for “An assault with intent to Kill”.]-cg

Dec Term 1837

3rd day   /  Item #3

Boughton con’t

Bill for Divorce

Divorce Granted

Oct 10, 1822

CARLIN, Catherine  VS

CARLIN, John E.

Petition for divorce

 

November Term 1831

Item #25

COOK, Susan           VS

COOK, Joseph

Petition for Divorce

Decree nisi

July Term 1836

Item #34

DOOLIN,  Lavinia    VS

DOOLIN,  Thomas J.

Order of publication

 

April Term 1837

3rd Day

Doolin Con’t

Chancery – Bill for Divorce

 Non suit

August Term 1837

Item #1

Doolin con’t

Bill for Divorce

 

August Term 1838

Item #3

 HOLDERMAN, Ann   VS

HOLDERMAN,Christopher

Bill of Divorce –con’t

(her attn’y is Givens)

April Term 1839

Item #2

Holderman con’t

Bill of divorce

Granted

December Term 1838

3rd day  /  Item #2

Holderman con’t

Bill of Divorce –con’t

 

November Term 1835

Item #22

KLUCK, Frederick     VS

KLUCK,  Elizabeth

Petition for Divorce

Granted

 

December Term 1838

3rd day  /  Item #4

McFARLAND, John  VS

McFARLAND, Sally

Bill of Divorce –con’t

 

April Term 1839

Item #4

 McFarland con’t

Bill of Divorce –con’t

 

August Term 1839

4-3

McFarland con’t

Bill of Divorce con’t from last term

Discontinued

March Term 1830

Item #19

SAUNDERS, Sabra   VS

SAUNDERS, Peter

Subpoena ret’d, non est

(her lawyer-Mr. Strother Bent)

Item #47

 

Saunders con’t

2nd+ for assult and battery

Capias non-est

July Term 1830

Item #23

Saunders con’t

Subpoena ret.

Non est

March 2, 1831

Saunders con’t

Pluries summons awarded

Non est – Dismissed

Aug Term 1838

Item #1

Stewart con’t

In Chancery

Bill of Divorce

Dismissed

 

April Term 1838

1st day  /   Item #7

STEWART,  William VS

STEWART,  Elizabeth

Bill of Divorce

(his att’y is Cole)

January 26, 1826

Item #4

TONER Matilda         VS

TONER, William

Petition for divorce

 

May 20, 1822

Toner con’t

Non est

 

October 10, 1822

Toner con’t

Summons

 

July Term 1833

Item #4

WIDEMAN, Jemima VS

WIDEMAN, Jacob

Petition in Chancery

(her attny is Woodson-

   his attn’y is Cole)

August Term 1839

Item #9-6

WILLIAMS, Nancy   VS

WILLIAMS,  Samuel

Bill of Divorce / 2nd term

Order Pub and Con’t

December Term 1839

Item # 9-4

 Williams con’t

Bill of Divorce-order of Pub

Dismissed