Hi,
Would someone on the list be able to check court records in Wells County, if they are
available to see if their is a divorce for Lyman E Simpson and Eliza Barnes or for mention
of a daughter Minnie. I am sorry for the long explanation that follows, but I think it
might help you know what I am trying to figure out.
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. 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,
Marla