Both married in New Haven, Ohio (Huron Co.), 1 June 1876. Moved to Tennessee in February 1888. Hon. L. H. Estes, Judge, Circuit Court of Memphis.

Also concerns custody of minor, Charles LaVerne Beall. Exhibits include receipts, canceled checks, etc.

The Complainant alleges that defendant committed repeated acts of adultery with one Jesse Everrett. She contracted a venereal disease which she passed to complainant. Defendant denies the affair and says that complainant committed adultery with Matilda Davis and that he contracted the venereal disease through Matilda or some other "lewd woman."

Couple was married in New Orleans on July 31, 1917. Couple had on daughter, Dorothy May de St. Aubin who was born in in 1922. plaintiff claimed that defendant had illegally obtained a divorce from her in 1925 in Tipton County although he never lived there Plaintiff also claimed that defendant had married Nina O'Neill King in 1926. Plaintiff asked for an absolute divorce as well as custody of their daughter. Housed in 2 folders.

Additional parties: William Longworth, W. B. Cook

In this divorce case, Alice Julian claimed the dfnt. was cruel, abusive, did not work, did not provide for her, and was committing adultery.

The parties were married in July 1913 and lived together until October 1913 when the defendant wilfully deserted the plaintiff without reasonable cause. The plaintiff states he provided the defendant with all amenities and treated her kindly.

Plaintiff asks for a divorce from the defendant, alleging that he has, completely without cause, "turned her out of doors" & failed to provide for her. She also asks the court to order the def.. to pay her weekly alimony; she also wishes to recover from him attorney's fees & court costs. The Websters married in Barbourville, KY about seven years before. Althea Webster 69 years old; William C. Webster seventy.

Couple was married on Sept. 3, 1913 and separated on March 13, 1922. Arthur Hill claimed that Della Hill was committing adultery. Includes printed "Statement of Case, Assignment of Errors, Brief and Argument" filed by Della Hill.

Incomplete case file. Plaintiff sued for divorce on the grounds that his wife committed adultry with (no first name given) Shoemaker and that she refused to live with him. He also claims that he believes that she is keeping a bawdy house and a place of prostitution. No children were mentioned nor was the wife's maiden name listed.

Petition against divorce, as his wife Polly had filed for divorce in Clarksville. He claims she is abusive and violent and threatened to pour melted lead in his ear while he sleeps.

Grace charged her husband with being almost continuously "drunk and carousing" since their marriage eighteen years ago. She suffered much anxiety, worry, and trouble during that time. Grace testified that Boyce sometimes had been violent; further, he "often had assaulted her and wickedly abused her." He often "flew into a rage and unmercifully beat her" after she corrected their two children (June and Jean) for a minor infraction. It also was sworn that Boyce kept company with lewd women.

Defendant is also sued for alimony.

The parties were a married couple but the plaintiff sued for divorce on grounds of desertion by the defendant, who claimed the plaintiff drove her away because of his abuse and physical threats.

Case also involves child custody issues. 2 folders.

Additional Plaintiff: Philip H. Nelson as next friend.

Willie and Daisy Hall (alias Daisy Robinson), married in 1930 in Memphis. Daisy accused Willie of cruel and inhuman treatment and said it would be unsafe for her to continue living with him. Willie alleged that Daisy was a bigamist, and the abuser, and said their marriage in 1930 was not legal. Daisy had one child, Sara Henry (born out of wedlock with another man who she never married), who was married at the time of this court case. 2 folders.

Couple is listed as having one three-year old child at the time of their divorce.

Named plaintiff is brother-in-law of Leonara Dix, step- child of Eliza Dix. Doyle is responding on behalf of Leonara to Eliza Dix's cross-complaint against her in this divorce case. Eliza Dix claimed that John Dix fraudulently conveyed a tract of land and some railroad & steamship stocks days before their marriage on Oct. 23, 1875. The ct. was asked to attach this fraudulently conveyed property & issue an injunction. Dix claimed it was property acqr. by her efforts living as his wife prior to marriage.

Simple divorce decree, sent to appeal over an issue with re-taxation of mistakenly deposited funds by the clerk of the court.