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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Entry | 1882 | State v. D.C. Franklin | Gibson | Illegitimate Child/Bastardy |
Defendant charged with fathering a child out of wedlock with Fannie McCorkle. Child was born May 21, 1880. Most of first page missing. |
West | Range: 83 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 192 | 0 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1890 | State v. W. L. Bennett | Decatur | Illegitimate Child/Bastardy |
The defendant was accused of fathering the child of Casandra Rogers. |
West | Range: 82 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 512 | 33 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1850 | State v. Thomas J. Howard | Knox | Illegitimate Child/Bastardy |
At that time, law (act 1822, ch. 29) provided that county courts, when making allowances to mother of illegitimate children for their support, allowance shall not for the 1st year after the birth exceed $40, for the 2nd year $30, & for the 3rd year $20. Male child named John Marion Letzinger born September 25, 1846; mother was Elizabeth Jane Letzinger. At one point, trial delayed because witness John Holden had pneumonia. Howard determined to be father of child, but question re: timing of suit. |
East | Range: 9 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 1136 | 16 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1884 | State v. Green Webb | Lincoln | Illegitimate Child/Bastardy | Middle | Range: 34 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 619 | 44 | Order A Copy |