I need to know why an ancestor was in prison for during the 1880 census!
I am hoping that someone might be able to tell me why Benjamin Franklin Battles was
incarcerated during the 1880 census. Does anyone have access to Court records from
Petersburg, IN during this time frame. He was the spouse of Laura B. Montgomery, and she
changed the grandchildren's names to Battleson sometime around 1905, when she made out
her will. I am wondering if it went back to her husband being in prison, and she was
trying to distance herself and the children from him??????? I would very much like to hear
from someone who can shed some light on this case.
TIA, Helen @Hewick
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