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Author: Marla_Larson
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Would someone be able to check court records in Wells County to see if their is a divorce
for Lyman E Simpson and Eliza Barnes in late 1873 or early 1874, and/or guardianship of a
daughter Minnie probably after 1880. Also I am interest to see if there is a criminal
record for Lyman E Simpson in the time frame of 1878 and the result of court proceedings
in the case.
I am trying to determine if Lyman E Simpson and Eliza Barnes were married. They received
a marriage license in Blackford County, Indiana on 28 Nov 1870, the marriage was not
recorded or as the records state it was not certified. Lyman E. Simpson married Eliza
Dennis later in 1874. Eliza Barnes was living with her parents in Rock Creek, Wells
County when the 1880 census was taken and she is listed as single. I had assumed they
never married, but...
I recently was checking Indiana marriages and found a marriage for Minnie Curry to Fred E
Moeller in Allen County, Indiana. The record states that Minnie was divorced and that she
was born 21 May 1874 and that her father was Lyman Simpson and her mother was Eliza
Barnes. Another check of the 1880 census shows that a person with the name Minnie Aplass
is also living in the household with Eliza Barnes. Her relationship to the family is not
given. She is listed as being aged 9 and although the Minnie Curry whose marriage record
I found would have only been six, I assume they are the same person.
Thank you,
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