Mills County Texas Archives Divorce.....Bohanan , Eliza - Bohanan, Chas November 2, 1906
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Summons
                              THE STATE OF TEXAS

To the Sheriff or any Constable of Mills Co., Greeting:
Oth having been made by law. You are hereby commanded to summon Eliza Bohanan, 
whose place of residence is unknown.
By making publication of this Citation once in each week for four consecutive 
weeks previous to the return day hereof, in some newspaper published in your 
County, if there be a newspaper published therein, but if not, then in any 
newspaper published in the 35th Judicial District, then in any published in 
the nearest District to said 35th.Judicial District, to appear at the regular 
term of the District Court of Mills County, to be holden at the Courthouse 
thereof, in Goldthwaite, on the 2nd. Monday in November A.D. 1906. The same 
being the 12th. day of November A.D. 1906, then ad there to answer a petition 
filed in said Court on the 7th. day of May A.D. 1906. in a suit, numbered on 
the docket of said Court No. 908, wherein Chas. Bohanan is Plaintiff, and 
Eliza Bohanan is Defendant, and said petition alleging That the Plaintiff 
herein lives in Mills County, Texas and is a bona fide inhabitant of this 
State:That he has resided in said Mills County, Texas, for a longer period of 
time than six months next preceeding the instution of this suit: and that he 
has resided in this State 15 or 20 years. that the place of residence of the 
Defendant herein is unknown to this Plaintiff.
And for cause of action Plaintiff alleges that he and Defendant were legally 
married in McLennen County, Texas, on April 16th. 1900 and lived together 
until November 18th. 1905, when Defendant left he bed and board of Plaintiff 
and has never more returned to live with him. That during their coverture they 
had born to them two children, to wit: George Duey Bohanan, a boy aged four 
years, and Elsmore. Bohanan, a boy aged two years.
That immediately after their said marriage the Defendant herein began a series 
of studid insults toward the Plaintiff, and would often without any 
provacation on part of plaintiff become very much enraged at plaintiff and did 
hit plaintiff with a hammer , and curse and abusive plintiff and treat him in 
a disgraceful and abusive manner, neglecting her duty to home and family. That 
she left plaintiff without an provocation on part of the plaintiff, and has 
remained seperated from him ever since their seperation in November 1905. That 
the defandant is a bad, vicious and dangerous woman when enraged, and uses bad 
language i the presence of her children. Plaintiff alleges that the defendant 
is in every way unfit (can't read next line and can only guess what it might 
say.) to care for her minor children.?????? said minor children , but that he 
is a fit and proper person to have thier cae and custody. 
Premisis considered, plaintiff prays that citation be issued to the defendant 
herein requiring her to answer his petition, and that upon final hearing 
thereof , that he have final judgement divorcing him from said defendant and 
for the care and custody of said minor children.
Herein fail not, but have before said court, at it's afordsaid next regular 
term, this writ, with your return thereon, showing how you have executed the 
same.
Witness, E.G. Crawford, clerk of the district court of Mills County.
Given under my hand and the seal of said court, at office in Goldthwaite, this 
the 7th day of (L.S.)May, A.D. 1906.
E.G. Crawford , Clerk, District Court, Mills County, Texas.

Additional Comments:
The persons mentioned in this mail was Eliza, Anne, Ann and Charles b., 
Charley Bohannon. The name of thier desendant is James Elmer Bohanon so the 
names have changed a bit. Elmer Elsmore Bohanon, Married Sena Pettyjohn and 
lived in Broken Bow, McCurtin Co., OK. Eliza married Tommy Little and lived 
there also. George Duey or George R. was living with his Mother Anna and Tommy 
Little in Ok. in 1920. 

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