Return Docket Beginning
March Term 1819
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party appears and shows cause why it should be withdrawn)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 |