KY STATEWIDE: Divorces and Custody - "V" NAMES APPEAR AS THEY WERE SPELLED IN THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT (search for variations) When sorting women by their maiden name, the married name appears in brackets. submitter codes: sr = Shirley Reynolds - her original submission is at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/state/vitals/divorces/div1-15.txt IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT YOU SEE THE ENTRY IN IT'S ORIGINAL CONTEXT "The only way to get a divorce in the State of Kentucky before the year 1809 was by an act of the state legislature. In January of 1809 the circuit courts were given authority to grant divorces. Some of these records come from a list of made by a gentleman named Glenn Cliff while he was working at the Kentucky Historical Society in the 1950's. This list of divorces was printed in the magazine "Bluegrass Roots" published by the Kentucky Genealogical Society beginning in the Spring of 1980. Some of these records I found while searching through the individual counties in the circuit court clerk's records and some are from reports of the Kentucky State Legislature." --Shirley Reynolds Vanarsdall, Ann Vanarsdall, Peter Mar 2, 1843 sr Vanarsdall, Peter Vanarsdall, Ann Mar 2, 1843 sr Vance, Elijah Vance, Maria K. Feb 18, 1839 sr Restored to her maiden name Maria K. Kelly. Vance, Maria K. Vance, Elijah Feb 18, 1839 sr Restored to her maiden name Maria K. Kelly. Vannay [Thatcher], Telitha Thatcher, Jonathan Jan 13, 1837 sr Restored to her maiden name Telitha Vannay. Vardiman [Stephenson], Jane Stephenson, Patrick W. Feb 14, 1837 sr Restored to name of Jane Vardiman. Vaughn, John Vaughn, Mary Feb 23, 1849 sr Vaughn, Mary Vaughn, John Feb 23, 1849 sr Vincent, Alexander W. Vincent, George Ann Feb 29, 1836 sr Restored to her maiden name George Ann Adams. Vincent, George Ann Vincent, Alexander W. Feb 29, 1836 sr Restored to her maiden name George Ann Adams. ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************************************************************