Leavenworth (KS) Times, December 9, 1870, p. 2. NOTE: In an item published
in another newspaper, Rude is identified as Reede. It is not known which of
the two surnames, if either, is correct.
Matilda Brown was granted a divorce from Christopher C. Brown in the Common
Pleas Court at Lexington, Ind., on Tuesday of last week. The next morning a
license was issued to John J. Rude and Matilda, and before sunset Mrs. Brown
became a Rude.