Edgecombe County, NC - Maggie Price vs. Jesse Price, 1895 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maggie Price vs. Jesse Price, Spring Ct. 1895, Maggie states that on or about Sept. 1888 in Edge. Co. she was married to the defendant, on or about 1 July 1894 that after beating her and abusing her, he threw her down and threatened to shoot her with his gun and was subject to fits of temper and threatening her with bodily harm; she was forced to leave Jesse Price and seek refuge in her father’s house; Jesse Price on or about July 1894 did separate from her and lived in adultery with Adeline Pitt in Edgecombe Co.; she had not lived with the defendant for two years and asked for a divorce, custody of the children and support for her and children, signed Apr. 4, 1895. Edgecombe Co. Divorce records, NC State Archives file CR.037.604.1. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Tommy Colbert - ccolbert5@cox.net ______________________________________________________________________