KY STATEWIDE	31 Oct 1999	Divorces

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 10:16:21 -0600
From: "shirleyreynolds" <southern@lcc.net
Subject: DIVORCE: Kentucky Divorces   Page-1


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.  

Adair, John  v  Dicy Adair                         Granted Feb 27, 1849
Curry, Amanda F.  v  Robert W. Curry       Granted Jan 5, 1837 
Jordan, Richard S.  v  Catherine Jordan      Granted Dec 19, 1836
Justice, Betsy  v  Frederick Justice            Granted Jan 12, 1825
Grider, Eliza Jane  v  William Grider           Granted Feb 6, 1839
   Restored to her maiden name Eliza Jane Higginbotham. 
Grider, William E.  v  Eliza Jane Grider       Granted Jan 29, 1840
Mosley, Nancy  v  John O. Mosley             Granted Dec 10, 1822
Jones, John (Trigg Co.)  v  Friney Jones      Granted Feb 28, 1849
   His marriage to Martha Jewell legalized.
Jones, Elizabeth  v  Husband not named     Granted Jan 22, 1798
"This act authorizes Elizabeth Jones to be divorced from her husband if he
shall be found by a jury to have deserted her and lived in open adultery
with another woman in any state except Kentucky."

I can't help it folks - I laughed so hard when I read this one.  Sounds
like as long as Mr. Jones confined his adulteries to the State of Kentucky
he was safe.

Jones, Emily E.  v  William Jones               Granted Jan 5, 1837
Lamaster, Catharine (Shelby Co.)  v  Irvin Lamaster   Granted Feb 29, 1849
    Restored to her maiden name Catharine Miles. Her child's name also
    changed to Miles.
Skeeters, Amanda  v  William R. Skeeters   Granted Mar 3, 1842
    Restored to her maiden name Amanda Fryrear.
Noel, Adella  v  Robert Noel                        Granted Feb 28, 1842
Norton, William  v  Harriet Norton                Granted Feb 28, 1849
Adams, Elizabeth  v  William Adams           Granted Dec 9,1799
Alford, Fielding  v  Sally Alford                     Granted Dec 9, 1821
Smoot, Memory  v  John Smoot                   Granted Mar 4, 1843
     Restored to her maiden name Memory Razor
Stamper, Richard  v  Rebecca Stamper         Granted Feb 28, 1848
Roberts, Eliza Jane  v  Oscar Roberts           Granted Jan 24, 1845
     Restored to her maiden name Eliza Jane Chenoweth.
Wheeler, Harriet J.  v  Green H. Wheeler        Granted Feb 12, 1849
     Her marriage to David Wade legalized.
Ferguson, Kitty  v  James Ferguson               Granted Nov 26, 1831
     He was restored to rights of a single man by Act of Legislature.
Floyd, Matilda  v  William S. Floyd                 Granted Feb 12, 1838
     She was restored to name Matilda A. Harrington.  He was restored to
      all rights and privileges of an unmarried man by Act of Legislature. 
Funk, John  v  Susannah Funk                      Granted Jan 22,1798
Ewing, Henrietta  v  Charles Ewing                Granted Feb 3, 1808
Ennis, William R. (Grant Co.)  v  Almeda Ennis - nee Albrey   Granted Feb
28, 1848.        His marriage to Margaret Green of Boone Co. legalized.  
Caycraft, Keziah  v  William Caycraft                 Granted Jan 17,1839
      Restored to her maiden name Keziah Ratliffe.
Hall, Sereny  v  John B. Hall                        Granted Feb 16,1841
      Restored to her maiden name Sereny Miller.
Hazel, Sarah  v  William Hazel                     Granted Mar 1, 1848
      Restored to her maiden name Sarah Johnson, name of child Anna Hazel
      changed to Anna Johnson.            


Some of these records do have grounds for the divorce - desertion, cruelty,
adultery, abandoment, unchaste behavior, etc.  In the interest of propiety
and so as not to embarress anyone I did not include them.  



Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1999 12:11:26 -0600
From: "shirleyreynolds" <southern@lcc.net
Subject: DIVORCE: More Kentucky Divorces  Page-2

Hamilton, Amelia M.  v  William Hamilton    Granted Jan 14, 1845
    Restored to her maiden name Amelia M. Caldwell.
Davison, Emily (Hancock Co.)  v  Joseph Davison   Granted Mar 2, 1843
     Retained possession of her infant child.
Baker, Jesse  v  Mildred Baker        Granted Dec 27, 1824
Bartlett, Elizabeth  v  James Bartlett     Granted Dec 15, 1840
     Her name changed to Elizabeth Chorn.
Aaron, Rebecca  v  James Aaron       Granted Feb 27, 1849
Coffee, Nancy  v  Reuben Coffee        Granted Feb 14, 1837
     Restored to her maiden name Nancy Cooper.  
Chappell, Sarah A.  v  Henry T. Chappell   Granted Mar 10, 1843
     Restored to her maiden name Sarah A. January.
Fitzgerald, Jesse  v  Mary Fitzgerald         Granted Feb 5, 1848
Morgan, Abel  v  Zelpha Morgan                Granted Mar 10, 1843
Howard, Joseph  v  Polly Howard               Granted Feb 24, 1849
Tindal, Thomas T.  v  Ann Tindal                Granted Feb 24, 1849
Turner, Nancy  v  Harrison Turner               Granted Feb 12, 1840
    Restored to married name Nancy Graves.
Ware, James  v  Elizabeth Ware                Granted Feb 5, 1841
Smith, Catharine  v  Samuel Smith             Granted Feb 23, 1846
     Restored to name of Catharine Rice.
Smith, Nancy W.  v  William Smith            Granted Mar 2, 1843
Owens, David  v  Winney Owens                Granted Feb 4, 1820
Knock, Tylatha  v  James Knock                Granted Jan 9, 1837
     Restored to name of Tylatha Wyatt.  
Holsclaw, Ann Eliza  v  Beverly Holsclaw    Granted Feb 17, 1846
     Restored to her maiden name Ann Eliza Fitzgerald.
Dyer, Sally  v  Nelson Dyer                        Granted Feb 13, 1837
     Restored to her maiden name Sally Fitzpatrick. 
Franks, James D.  v  Ruth Franks               Granted Feb 27, 1849
Baker, George W.  v  Nancy Baker              Granted Mar 10, 1843
Foster, Jerusha  v  Madison Foster              Granted Jan 25, 1842
      Restored to her maiden name Jerusha Shaurd.
Hinds, Elizabeth  v  William Hinds               Granted Feb 29, 1836
Lindsey, Rachel  v  James Lindsey              Granted Feb 18, 1841
Quinn, Madisonia  v  Charles Quinn             Granted Jan 20, 1841
Rainwater, William  v  Nancy Ann Rainwater   Granted Jan 13, 1837
Moody, Allen  v  Ann Moody                       Granted Mar 4, 1843
Knight, Mary O.  v  Charles Knight              Granted Feb 28, 1842
Goard, Lydia  v  William Goard                   Granted Dec 19, 1821
Howard, Samuel  v  Nancy Howard              Granted Dec 20, 1821
Davis, Eliza  v  Asael R. Davis                    Granted Feb 17, 1836
Beach, Coleman  v  Elizabeth Beach           Granted Mar 10, 1843
King, Philip  v  Louisa King - nee Hutchison  Granted Feb 17, 1836
Lucas, Richard  v  Elizabeth Lucas               Granted Jan 29, 1840
McCollister,  James  v  Hannah McCollister   Granted Feb 16, 1808
McCaleb, Maria  v  James McCaleb              Granted Jan 13, 1840
Levi, Mary E.  v  James C. Levi                     Granted Jan 21, 1846
     Restored to her maiden name Mary E. Galloway.
Gorman, Margaret  v  Robert Gorman            Granted Feb 8, 1834
Clore, Lucinda  v  Benjamin Clore                  Granted Jan 21, 1842
     Restored to her maiden name Lucinda Johnson.
Rose, Clarinda  v  John Rose                         Granted Feb 25, 1835
     Restored to her maiden name Clarinda Withers.
Murray, Patience  v  Robert Murray                Granted Feb 16, 1841
     Restored to her former name Patience Scarle.
Lafferty, Sarah  v  John Lafferty                      Granted Feb 16, 1837
Jones, Matilda  v  Bennet B. Jones                Granted Feb 22, 1839
      Restored to her maiden name Matilda Smith.
Jones, Walter  v  Susan Jones                      Granted Feb 27, 1849
       Restored to her maiden name Susan Taber 

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