Multnomah-Umatilla County OR Archives Divorce.....Acton, Mary A. - Acton, Allison November 1904 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sheron Faynor nitwittwin@hotmail.com January 2, 2008, 7:14 am Morning Oregonian Novermber 16,1904 Wants a Divorce Another Mismated Couple Seeking Relief From The Court Because he kicked her about the head and shoulders, Mary A. Acton yesterday commenced suit against her husband, Allison Acton, and for the custody of their minor children, three sons and two daughters. The litigants were married at Pendleton in 1879, and Mrs. Acton complains that her husband has pursued a course of cruel treatment fo the past ten years.She says that on one occasion he assaulted her with a chair and called her vile names. In November, 1903, she says he kicked and beat her. Mrs. Acton alleges that she was compelled to leave him in September last, when he threstened her life and said he would force her to live with him. Acton, his wife days, owns property in Umatilla County and had $300 in the bank. She asks for permanent alimony in the sum o f $30 per month File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/multnomah/vitals/divorces/acton25gdv.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb