Ellis County Texas Archives Divorce.....Dawson, Nellie - Dawson, John 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tx/txfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Virginia Crilley http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00003.html#0000642 August 29, 2006, 12:29 pm Ennis Weekly Local Court - Divorce. Summon John Dawson by making publication of this citation once a week for four weeks, to appear at District Court of Ellis Co, on 3rd Mon May 1902, to answer a petition number 6215 on docket. Nellie Dawson is plantiff and petition alleging that they were married Dec 1889 and lived together until Octo 1894 when Defendant (John) voluntarily left with intention of permanent abandonment. Defendant followed plantiff to Texas and in Oct 1895 in Ennis, struck plaintiff with a knife, inflicting serious wound/ in Nov 1900 defendant drew a pistol on plaintiff and threated to kill her and she only escaped by fleeing into the house. Plaintiff sues for divorce and general relief. Witness: W.S. Kemble, Clerk of District Court of Ellis Co 26 Mar 1902. Additional Comments: The Ennis Weekly Local April 4 , 1902 Vol XVII No 14 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tx/ellis/vitals/divorces/dawson3gdv.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/txfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb