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| View Entry | Year | Case Name | County | Cause/Crime | Case Description | Division | Location | # Pages | Order |
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| View Entry | 1945 | Alonzo Abney v. Elsie Abney | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 510 | 106 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1935 | Alma Davis [Cash] v. Harold Davis et al. | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plaintiff is seeking a divorce on the grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment. Plaintiff complains that the defendant has abandoned her and their only child Martha Ann. At the time of the suit, Martha Ann is in the custody of her paternal grandparents. It appears that in 1933, and after the original divorce proceedings, the plaintiff married Hueling Davis who is prominently associated with the Ryan Consolidated Petroleum Corporation. |
East | Range: 10 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 1541 | 54 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1877 | Auston Hooper v. Annie Hooper | Hamilton | Divorce |
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. |
East | Range: 20 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 1600 | 7 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Alton D. Lynch v. Clara Lynch | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 136 | 198 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1943 | Anna Beall v. John Alexander Beall | Hamilton | Divorce |
Also concerns custody of minor, Charles LaVerne Beall. Exhibits include receipts, canceled checks, etc. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 401 | 97 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | Alma Cash Davis v. Harold Cash | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 8 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 938 | 1060 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1946 | Carl Rowles v. Doris Rowles Reynolds | Hamilton | Divorce |
Case also involves child custody issues. 2 folders. |
East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 133 | 310 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Claude Crabtree v. Mary Catherine Crabtree | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits: deed transfers. Additional folders for this case are in ET box #727 |
East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 512 | 517 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1946 | C. Bert Osborne v. Lucille C. Osborne | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include garnishment form. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 537 | 156 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1935 | Charles E. Williams v. Mattie L. Williams | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 8 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 900 | 21 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1940 | Doll Pullom v. Larry Pullom | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include transfer deed, 3 handwritten letters. |
East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 409 | 69 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | Eva Barker Stump v. Leonard Stump | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plaintiff seeks divorce on grounds of cruel & inhuman behavior. Accuses defendant of drunkenness & physical & verbal abuse; physical abuse so extreme she fears for her life & those of her children if they remain in the home. Seeks alimony, full custody of children & all household possessions. Children: Dorothy Dean, James Arwine & Robert Howell Stump. |
East | Range: 9 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1044 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Elizabeth W. Scholze v. George E. Scholze | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plntff. seeking a divorce from the deft. on grounds of "mistreatment and misconduct". Couple settled all property, alimony & allowance questions by agreement. Deft. would pay to plntf. $750 a month as long as she lives, purchase a home for her not exceeding $15,000 in cost, & provide $60.000- worth of life insurance upon his life. Couple married in Chattanooga in June 1903. |
East | Range: 10 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1449 | 38 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Emma G. Champion v. Walter C. Champion | Hamilton | Divorce |
Simple divorce decree, sent to appeal over an issue with re-taxation of mistakenly deposited funds by the clerk of the court. |
East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 373 | 64 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | G. W. Perry, Jr. v. Margaret N. Perry | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plaintiff married Margaret Newall in Chattanooga in October 1939. They had one child, Janice Evelyn Perry. Plaintiff accused defendant of adultry with Joe Smith and Ed Pierce and requesting custody of their daughter. Defendant claims that plaintiff beat her with a pistol in the face after finding Pierce in their home. Exhibits include a soiled dress, a four page handwritten letter to Joe, and 11 small black and white baby photos. 2 folders. Dress located in ET OV 27. |
East | Range: 6 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 301 | 198 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Helen Barber v. W. F. Barber | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 395 | 77 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1943 | Harold L. Roberts v. Genevieve Roberts | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 94 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1945 | Harold Bools v. Floy Bools | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 502 | 52 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1945 | Ioles Combs v. Pauline Combs | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 535 | 185 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | James Wesley Kelley v. Hazel Kelley | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 262 | 110 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | J. W. C. Henderson v. Mrs. Mary A. Henderson | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plntff. Filed for divorce on the grounds of desertion. Deft. countered that she had not deserted her husband, & would be willing to return if he would provide a suitable home for her & their children. She argued that the plntff. had never supported them although he had the means to do so, & was mentally unsound & incapable of understanding what the relationship between a husband & wife & their children should be. Plntff. 67 yrs. old; deft. 60; oldest child about 40; youngest child about 14. |
East | Range: 19 Section: f Shelf: Box Number: 1763 | 65 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Julia Kinney v. Ray Kinney | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include postal receipt, correspondences, monogrammed handkerchief, b&w picture. |
East | Range: 7 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 583 | 262 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1920 | J. A. Cox v. Lottie Cox | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include correspondences. |
East | Range: 7 Section: H Shelf: Box Number: 741 | 132 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1947 | Katheryn L. Moore v. Thomas R. Moore | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 526 | 155 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | Mary Blevins v. Lawrence Blevins | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plaintiff seeking divorce and custody. |
East | Range: 7 Section: B Shelf: Box Number: 537 | 44 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1937 | Mary L. Garret v. Charles F. Garrett | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plaintiff sued for divorce on grounds of cruel & inhuman behavior. Her husband, who drinks heavily, is often verbally & psychologically abusive, & she sometimes fears for her life. Plaintiff awarded their jointly owned real estate & $10 a month alimony, plus $5 a month for the upkeep of the house. Mary L. Garrett's maiden name is Mary L. Magin. |
East | Range: 9 Section: C Shelf: Box Number: 1105 | 109 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1945 | Mary Jo Grider v. Charles W. Grider | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 360 | 47 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1865 | Mary Cate v. Thomas G. Cate, Robert McRee, Sr., & S. McRoy | Hamilton | Petition for Divorce |
Original bill was filed to obtain a divorce and alimony from the bonds of marriage. |
East | Range: 9 Section: E Shelf: Box Number: 1161 | 29 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1932 | Margaret R. Brockman v. Dr. John M. Rodgers | Hamilton | Divorce |
Plaintiff seeking divorce from defendant for physical abuse and adultery. Plaintiff also seeking custody of their daughter, alimony, and an order of protection. |
East | Range: 10 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 1315 | 92 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1944 | Nora Ann McCulley v. Lee McCulley | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 5 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 136 | 44 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1942 | Ruth Walker Wunderlich v. John William Wunderlich | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 414 | 111 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1934 | Spencer Flinn v. Evelyn Flinn | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 8 Section: A Shelf: Box Number: 806 | 182 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1946 | Willard F. Sterchi v. Martha P. Sterchi | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: D Shelf: Box Number: 317 | 226 | Order A Copy | |
| View Entry | 1947 | William Perry Pogue v. Susie Lee Pogue | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include marriage certificate. |
East | Range: 6 Section: J Shelf: Box Number: 479 | 82 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | W. H. Brewies v. Lula R. Brewies et al. | Hamilton | Divorce |
Exhibits include telegrams, typed letters. Add. Defendant: Jewell Jernigan. |
East | Range: 6 Section: F Shelf: Box Number: 400 | 159 | Order A Copy |
| View Entry | 1942 | William C. Bedoit v. Cornelia P. Bedoit | Hamilton | Divorce | East | Range: 6 Section: G Shelf: Box Number: 414 | 32 | Order A Copy |