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The Genealogical Society of Marion County September 2005 meeting will be held
this Saturday (10th) at the Indiana State Library at 10:30 a.m. Please do not
go to the Crown Hill Cemetery Waiting Station - no one will be there.
The speaker is Darrol Pierson, speaking about Indiana Research.
GSMC's Annual Conference is October 1, 2005, at the Indiana State Library.
Jana Sloan Broglin will be the speaker. The cost is $20 for GSMC members and $27
for non-members. We can not accept payment for the conference on conference
day so please mail your check and registration to GSMC, P.O. Box 2292,
Indianapolis, IN 46206-2292 if you plan to attend. Go to
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ingsmc/ for more information.
If you have questions please let me know,
Darlene
For Diane and anyone else who may be curious:
I received 2 divorces from Darke Co, OH.
The first one (1892) where she divorced him stated from when they resided in
the county, when and where they married, and the names and ages of living
children. It went on to say how she conducted herself towards him and what she
was charging him with (neglect, gross cruelty, refused to live in the house with
her, etc). She went on to say how her husband had an affair with her sister
(she was named) and how a child was the result (she didn't name him). She
describes how she feels he is healthy enough to go to work and provide for them.
Somewhere in there, they argue over the house.
He counters, says he denies all allegations, except that he fathered her
children (I do have proof that he did have a kid out of wedlock with her sister).
He says he provides for them, she can have the house, etc. He describes her
as having a vile temper (it's hard to read; I can see vile), and the she
tried to poison him with morphine. And then they counter again. More finger
pointing at each other, pretty much saying the same thing. She signed with her X
and he signed his name. Then they enclosed the court stuff saying the divorce
was granted.
The other divorce (different couple) was from 1917. Again, she divorces him
for neglect and extreme cruelty. Again, since this is Darke Co, they say how
long they have lived there. It states when and where married, how many kids
they had (named and have ages), that she was married before (named him) and
that she has a child by him (first name only and her age).
This one goes on to argue about property in both Darke Co and in Anderson,
IN. She said how she conducts herself and runs the household and how he does
very little. She says how he's borrowed her money and squandered it away. This
one did not have any counter from him.
It was very interesting to see that in both the women says they "pray" for a
divorce from the defendant. I doubt the court system would choose to use the
word pray today.
I would guess that an annulment would have similar info in regards to when
and where married and the kid info. Also the reason for annulment.
From "U.S. Catholic Sources: A Diocesan Research Guide" by Virginia Humling,
published by Ancestry in 1995, page 28:
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
1400 North Meridian St.
P.O. Box 1410
Indianapolis, IN 46206
(317) 236-1400 (remember this is 10 years old; area code probably changed)
Archivist: Rev. Michael Widner
Area included in diocese:
Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd,
Franklin, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings,
Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry,
Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion, Vigo,
Washington, and Wayne counties and the township of Harrison in Spencer County.
Sacramental records for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis were microfilmed by
the Genealogical Society of Utah in 1988 (through 1917). They are available
for researchers at the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City and through
its family history centers, the Indiana Historical Society, and at the
archdiocesan archives. Baptismal certificates are not issued at the archives, but it
will issue abstracts or written copies.
Fees: None.
Then it lists 5 books about the Diocesan history.
I guess it wouldn't hurt to call or write and ask where the annulments are
housed. If you get nowhere, email me back and I'll go to my local Catholic
church (which used to be # 1 in Los Angeles for granting annulments!) and ask
where they are housed.
Hope this helps!
Sincerely,
Cheri Mello
Researching: Blackburn (some Millholland and Fulton) in Marion Co.