Fairfield Co., Ohio, Divorces

Name (usually plaintiff)		action	Name (usually defendant)		publication date	charges	date of marriage	Maiden name of female	Notes
Abbit	Lida	filed divorce suit	Ernest	Abbitt	July 6, 1927	wilfil absense for more than 3 y
Allebaugh	Oscar	granted divorce	Martha	Allebaugh	April 22, 1918	wilful absence for more than 3 years		Householder, Martha	name restored to Martha Householder.
Baer	Bessie	granted divorce	Jefferson	Baer	February 5, 1917	gross neglect of duty and wilful absence for three years
Baumgardner	May Queen	granted divorce	Finley M.	Baumgartner	January 19, 1917	gross neglect and failure to provide		Behrens, May Queen	restored to maiden name of May Queen Behrens
Beaty	[not named]	granted divorce	George	Beaty	December 20, 1917	wilful absense for more than 3 years			Plaintiff given care and custody of minor ch: Evelyn and Mildred.
Black	Frank	granted divorce	Bessie	Black	March 10, 1917	wilful absence for more than 3 years
Black	Frank	granted divorce	Bessie	Black	March 10, 1917	wilful absense for more than 3 years
Bowen	Florida D.	granted divorce	Irvin	Bowen	March 2, 1915	wilfil absense for more than 3 y			Florida is of Violet township
Bowman	Mary	granted divorce	John T.	Bowman	January 22, 1917	extreme cruelty
Brigode	Flora M.	files divorce suit	Earl	Brigode	November 12, 1917	extreme cruelty, drunkeness	March 22, 1915 at Cattlesburg, KY		no children born to them.
Brooks	Frank	filed divorce suit	Alice	Brooks	March 27, 1917	wilful desertion for 3 years, wilful absence. Refused to live with him or perform duties of a wife. Took all the household goods.	Jan. 15, 1882		Ch. Born to them: Chester, 21; Roy 19.
Bruney	Berta	granted divorce	Roy	Bruney	March 13, 1915	cruelty and abusive language			One child awarded the mother, and one the father.
Burton	Leola	filed divorce suit	Mark	Burton	September 7, 1917	unfaithfulness, won't discontinue his association with lewd women.	Jan. 23, 1915		One ch: Laura Belle Burton, 1y.
Claxton	Mary Frances	granted divorce	Charley Crawford	Claxton	July 10, 1918	wilful absence for more than 3 years, gross neglect of duty			Name restored to Mary Frances C. Day.
Claxton	Mary Frances C.	filed divorce suit	Charley Crawford	Claxton	May 28, 1918	Husband abandoned her 9 years ago. Neglected and refused to support her.	Aug. 5, 1906 Paris, TN	Ray	no ch born to them.
Cody	Lucy E.	files divorce suit	Fred	Cody	December 20, 1917	wilful absence for more than 3 years	Jan. 29, 1906		ch: Samuel, aged 11; Selina, 6; James, deceased; Stanley, 4.
Crampton	Ida Belle	granted divorce	Emanuel V.	Crampton	October 27, 1917	gross neglect of duty
Cruit	Bertha E.	filed divorce suit	John T.	Cruit	March 16, 1917	gross neglect; failure to provide except upon order of the courts. Wilful absence for more than 3 years.	May 21, 1911 at Lancaster		two sons: Bernard, 6; Raymond, 4. Plaintiff claims husband is a street car conductor and makes $25/week, and is heir to the estate of Robert Cruit, late of Hocking twp.
Dunlap	Abbie	filed divorce suit	Clair	Dunlap	February 15, 1917	wilful absence for more than 3 years; gross neglect of duty and failure all their married life to provide for her a home, food and clothing.	Oct. 10, 1911	O[a?]rs, Abbie	no children born to them. Maiden name Abbie O[a?]rs. Defendant resident of Champaign co.
Early	John	files cross petition	Mary	Early	December 3, 1917	adultery, gross neglect of duty.			he denies that he guilty of cruelty. He never assaulted or mistreated her in anyway and has been faithful.
Early	Mary	filed divorce suit	John	Early	October 23, 1917	extreme cruelty, kicking her out of bed, assaulting her with a butcher knife	1903
Emde	Christie E.	filed divorce suit	Donna R.	Emde	September 17, 1917	false misrepresentation as chaste woman.	June 18, 1917 Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV		July 12, 1917 they moved to his parents at Sugar Grove. On July 14, 1917 he reported for military duty. Wife gave birth to fully developed baby Aug. 29, 1917 while the first time they met was in April
England	Chloa A.	files divorce suit	Walter E.	England	November 15, 1917	defendant is in State Penitentiary since 1916; forgery	Feb. 25, 1910		their ch: Lucile, 5 and Eleanor 2 1/2.
Fairchild	Brunella	filed divorce suit	Charles T.	Fairchilds	December 3, 1917	extreme cruelty, coming home intoxicated, striking her with open hand, calling her vile names
Fast	Mary E.	filed cross petition	Fast	Pearl David	May 17, 1918	wilful absence for more than 3 years prior to the filing of his petition.
Fellers	Emma	filed divorce suit	Earnest	Fellers	September 8, 1917	wilful absence for more than 3 years; neglect, failure to provide	Sep. 6, 1902 in Fairfield county	Welsh, Emma	no children living of this union.
Fellers	Emma	granted divorce	Earnest	Fellers	April 24, 1918	wilful absence and failure to provide		Welsh, Emma	restored name to Emma Welsh
Fierce	Luella	granted divorce	John	Fierce	April 17, 1915	gross neglect and adultery		Hankinson, Luella	maiden name restored.
Finley	Helen	filed divorce suit	Robert	Finley	March 27, 1929		Jan. 27, 1917		4 ch. Husband is in Penitentiary for 1-3 years for non-support.
Ford	Virgil	filed divorce suit	Opal	Ford	July 13, 1918	coerced and intimidated into marrying her, and she had him arrested for bastardy. After marriage she told him in presence of others that he was not the father of her child. He was married at age 20.
Foster	Josephine	filed divorce suit	David S.	Foster	October 18, 1917	husband abandoned her a year after marriage; refused to provide for her or her two dau.	Oct. 1915	Murphy	She is of Lancaster - maiden name Murphy; he is farmer and banker of Thornville.
Gaffney	Carl S.	filed divorce suit	Sylvia	Gaffne	March 29, 1917	unfaithful, deserted home about August 25, 1916 leaving for parts unknown.	May 15, 1914		no children born to them.
Garey	Alise Harlow	filed divorce suit	Archie	Garey	April 2, 1915	extreme cruelty and gross neglect of duty. Spit in her face. Deserted her and furnishes no support.	March 18, 1914 Fairfield county	Harlow	No children born to them.
Garey	Alise Harlow	granted divorce	Archie	Garey	May 27, 1915	gross neglect and extreme cruelty		Harlow, Alise	Name restored to Alise Harlow
Gary	Laura	granted divorce	John	Gary	January 12, 1929
Gaylord	Arthur G.	denies wife's petition	Maude M.	Gaylord	October 10, 1917	asks for the dismissal of wife's petition			he denies adultery. Claims he bought a lot and built a house and his wife did not contribute.
Gaylord	Mary M.	granted divorce	Arthur G.	Gaylord	November 28, 1917	gross neglect of duty		Lancaster, Maude M.	the charge of adultery was droped. Maiden name restored; Maude M. Lancaster.
Goss	Perry	granted divorce	Lucinda	Goss	April 17, 1915	gross neglect and wilful absense for more than 3 years
Greeneltch	Florence	filed divorce suit	Walter E.	Greeneltch	April 15, 1915	extreme cruelty (assaulted her on one occasion wile intoxicated). As a result she remained in her room for 3 weeks Gross neglect and failure to provice	March 15, 1913 at Newport, KY		No children born to them.
Greer	Logan	filed divorce suit	Edna	Greer	May 24, 1918	extreme cruelty; assaulted by throwing broken dishes. Associates with undesirable people of questionable reputation, attends public dances against his wishes, has come home intoxicated. Left home May 15, 1918 and says she has another guy caring for her.	Feb. 4, 1914 at Portsmouth, OH
Harris	Marie		Henry K.	Harris	November 11, 1926	gross neglect			mother given custody of children
Hedges	Berten	filed cross petition	Ethel	Hedges	June 12, 1915	gross neglect of duty; she abandoned him Sept. 18, 1914. Unfaithfulness			Denies all of her allegations; asks for custody of minor sons Edgar and Harold Hedges.
Heffner	Mame	granted divorce	Granville	Heffner	June 1, 1918	gross neglect			defendant awarded custody of daughter Clarabelle; son Ralph William Heffner in Children's Home - def. To pay costs of his support while he is there.
Highley	Howard	granted divorce	Naoma	Highley	April 30, 1929	extreme cruelty
Hine	Oliver	filed divorce suit	Florence	Hine	May 14, 1918	desertion and wilfully absent	Oct. 30, 1897 Cheyenne, WY		no ch born to them.
Hines	Viola M.	filed divorce suit	Clarance B.	Hines	March 29, 1929	extreme cruelty and failure to provide	May 29, 1907		9 ch 5 living
Hodgson	Grace F.	divorced modified	John N.	Hodgson	July 3, 1918	full settlement of alimony of upaid and future installments.			initial decree of alimony issued March 2, 1908.
Holiday	Francis A.	filed divorce suit	Mary	Holiday	April 30, 1915	desertion and abandonment
Horn	Maggie	granted divorce	Harry	Horn	April 30, 1915	failure to provide; willful absense for over 3 y			given custody of her child
Horn	Maggie May	filed divorce suit	Harry	Horn	March 9, 1915	wilful absense for more than 3 years	May 11, 1907	Sullivan, Maggie May	ch: Donald Henry Horn aged 6 years. Maiden name: Maggie May Sullivan
Hoy	John W.	filed divorce suit	Ida M.	Hoy	October 6, 1917	gross neglect of duty, cruelty, unfaithfulness	Sept. 24,, 1910 at Lancaster		whereabouts of defendant unknown.
Hoy	John W.	granted divorce	Ida M.	Hoy	November 19, 1917	gross neglect of duty and cruelty
Hunter	Laura A.	filed divorce suit	Earnest P.	Hunter	April 14, 1917	cruelty, failure to provide.	July 26, 1891		one son born to them: Donald S. Hunter, 17.
Kauffman	Porter W.	filed divorce suit	Lillian	Kaufman	August 9, 1918	gross neglect. Deserted and abandoned him Aug. 22, 1917 without just cause.	June 27, 1916 Columbus		one ch: Edward Stanley Kaufmann, age 1. Asking for custody of ch.
Kemmerer	Milton Winfield	filed divorce suit	Estella McCleery	Kemmerer	August 13, 1918	wilfil absense for more than 3 y	Oct 3, 1898 in Fairfield Co.		6 ch born to them.
Kesler	Millie	files suit	Mary E.	Clark	January 4, 1929				Mrs. Kesler brought suit for divorce recently from husband Alvy Kesler because "she has lost the society, affection and services of her husband... because he was enticed away by the defendant and now she has been shamed and dishonored by her husband's alleged conduct".
Kinser	Dora	filed divorce suit	George	Kinser	February 21, 1929		June 21, 1923		asking for alimony and support of child
Kocher	Adah	granted divorce	Ross	Kocher	October 8, 1917	gross neglect of duty			$250 alimony
Kunkler	John W.	answers wife's petition	Anna	Kunkler	June 24, 1918	filed answers of general denial; asks court to dismiss charges
Lake	Bertha M.	granted divorce	Howard C.	Lake	April 23, 1918	wilfil absense for more than 3 y			Bertha given custody of the 3 ch.
Lewis	Arabella	files cross petition	Lemuel	Lewis	March 19, 1915	he abandoned her on Sep. 1, 1913 and been living with a woman			Denies husbands claim and says she's always performed her marital duties and has been a kind and indulgent wife. No children. His suit was filed last Sept. He now resides in St. Louis, MO.
Lutz	May Queen	filed divorce suit	Lester	Lutz	January 15, 1926	been absent for over 3 years
Mack	Clara J.	filed divorce suit	Charles A.	Mack	June 1, 1915	gross neglect, failure to provide.	August 6, 1906		no children born to them.
Matheny	Willis	granted divorce			January 31, 1917	gross neglect and abandonment
McCarthy	Elizabeth	filed divorce suit	Harold J.	McCarthy	March 20, 1929	gross neglect	August 13, 1918		2 ch
McClenaghan	May Queen	asks for modifications	Charles	McCleneghan	May 6, 1918	Was awarded custody of all ch; now asking ex-husband to care for Wendell, Neil and George declaring she is unable to furnish them with home, food and clothing.
McCleneghan	May Queen	granted divorce	Charles	McCleneghan	November 16, 1917	curelty and excessive use of intoxicating liquors			wife given care and custody of minor children
McCurdy	Edna J.	filed divorce suit	Robert B.	McCurdy	April 9, 1915	disregard of marital duties and wilful absence for more than 3 years	Jan. 17, 1904 at Lancaster	Carter	No children born to them. Following Edna's name it lists "colored"; nothing behind Robert's name.
McGranaham	Reed	granted divorce	Kate	McGranahan	March 10, 1917	wilful absence for more than 3 years
McGranahan	Reed	granted divorce	Kate	McGranahan	March 10, 1917	wilful absense for more than 3 years
Mertz	Catherine E.	granted divorce	Fred G.	Mertz	June 1, 1918	wilful absence for more than 3 years; gross neglect of duty.
Miller	William	filed divorce suit	Mary	Miller	May 14, 1918	abandoned.	Oct. 4, 1913 at Lancaster by Rev. Mercer.		No ch. Born to union. 11 days after marriage, on Oct. 15, def. abandoned him and kept whereabouts a secret. He was a dutiful husband.
Miller	William	granted divorce	Mary	Miller	June 29, 1918	gross neglect of duty and wilful absence for more than three years
Minnemeyer	Lillian B.	files divorce suit	Walter G.	Minnemeyer	June 10, 1918	wilful absence of over 3 years, extreme cruelty.	June 4, 1907		one ch: Dorothy J. age 8. Def. earns over $5000/yr at glass fac. as representative and resides in Chicago.
Mirgon	Nellie May	granted divorce	Leo	Mirgon	November 9, 1917	gross neglect
Morris	Grace L.	filed divorce suit	Joseph	Morris	March 17, 1917	gross neglect and extreme cruelty			parents of 2 children; def. Resident of Canton.
Myers	Sheridan	seeks separation	Mary Palmer	Myers	October 22, 1917	wilful absence	1913		resided in Rushcreek twp where he owns several hundred acres. Only lived together 6 months when wife went to live with father.
Myers	Sheridan	granted divorce	Mary Palmer	Myers	October 23, 1917	wilful absence			Sheridan of Rushcreek Twp.
Neibling	Charles Arthur	filed divorce suit	Mamie Marie	Neibling	August 3, 1918	gross neglect of duty. Wife left home Jan. 11, 1918; abandonment. Has had to cook own meals and perform household duty.	Nov. 8, 1915 at Columbus
Newman	Ida Lee	filed cross petition and granted divorce	Hershey Silas	Newman	May 25, 1918	gross neglect of duty			Ida awarded custody of minor ch: Bernard Elmer and George Herbert Newman
Odell	Ray	filed divorce suit	Sarah	Odell	June 8, 1918	wilful absence for more than 3 years.	March 23, 1895, Logan, OH		3 ch: Oscar, 15, George, 19, and Lillian Nixon 22.
Odenthal	Mattie	filed divorce suit	Raymond	Odenthal	April 17, 1915	abandoned her on March 27, 1912, and has been absent for 3 years. Whereabouts unknown. He left with another woman.	March 2, 1905 at Lancaster		children: Albert born Sept. 7, 1905, and James April 2, 1907.
Odenthal	Mattie	granted divorce	Raymond	Odenthal	May 29, 1917	gross neglect and desertion
Pinney	Elizabeth	granted divorce	Martin	Pinney	March 14, 1917	gross neglect of duty			wife given custody of children & alimony
Plank	John W.	granted divorce	Kate	Plank	February 16, 1915
Rhodes	Dora	filed divorce suit	Pearl L.	Rhodes	April 9, 1918	wilful absence and neglect			Pearl is residing in Norfolk, VA. Case #14248.
Rhodes	Dora	granted divorce	Pearl L.	Rhodes	May 2, 1918	wilfil absense for more than 3 y			Dora given custody of children.
Riser	Catherine	granted divorce	Oscar	Riser	February 9, 1926	gross neglect			Catherine gets custody of 2 ch
Riser	Freda	filed amended divorce suit	Harley	Riser	June 5, 1915	gross neglect and failure to provide and extreme cruelty. He threatened to shoot her.	May 4, 1914, Windsor, Ontario		one child born to them.
Roth	Catherine	filed divorce suit	Robert	Roth	May 2, 1929	gross neglect
Sadler	Clara M.	filed divorce suit	Clarence M.	Sadler	January 11, 1917	gross neglect, extreme cruelty, habitual drunkeness for more than 3 years.	25 Nov 1915 at Lancaster		One child born to them: Eloise B. Saddler, aged 6 weeks.
Seesholtz	Helen B.	files suit	Guy V.	Seesholtz	January 7, 1915	gross neglect of duty and failure to provide	14 Oct 1911 in Lancaster		one child who died at 15 mon.
Seesholtz	Helen B.	granted divorce	Guy V.	Seesholtz	March 8, 1915	gross neglect of duty
Sherburn	Lucy E.	granted divorce	John	Sherburn	April 25, 1918	gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty			Lucy given custody of minor ch: Harley, Emerson and Goldie.
Shields	Flo	filed divorce suit	Hugh	Shields	April 15, 1929	cruelty & gross neglect	22 Aug 1905; div. Remarried in Covington, KY. Jan 13, 1926		Asks for alimony
Shorr	Donna	granted divorce	Lloyd	Shorr	February 5, 1929	gross neglect
Smith	Ibbie	granted divorce	James M.	Smith	January 23, 1917	habitual drunkeness and cruelty			Mr. Smith a barber in Carroll. Ex-wife gets custody of children and $75 alimony.
Smith	Muriel	filed divorce suit	Nelson	Smith	April 10, 1918	abandoned her March 31, 1918; taking other women out riding in his auto against her protests.	March 16, 1916		No ch born to them. Def. Works for Hocking Glass Co. for $40/wk.
Smith	Ollie S.	granted divorce	Clara	Smith	March 26, 1915	gross neglect
Springer	James T.	granted divorce	Alice	Springer	June 1, 1918	wilful absence for more than 3 years.		Clarke, Alice	def.'s name restored to maiden name of Alice Clarke.
Staniford	Margaret		William	Staniford	September 25, 1926	gross neglect
Stump	Emma A.	granted divorce	Frank H.	Stump	March 8, 1915	gross neglect of duty			Emma gets custody of minor ch.
Taylor	Hazel	granted divorce	Joseph H.	Taylor	January 28, 1915	faiilure to provide			Hazel gets exclusive custody of children.
Taylor	Mary Susanna	wants temporary alimony	Oliver Leslie	Taylor	February 7, 1917				wanted for minor children
Templeman	Willis	filed divorce suit	Muriel	Templeman	February 24, 1917	extreme cruelty, cursed him, and on Oct. 5 violently struck him. She left and never returned. Secretly met other unknown men.	June 21, 1916 at Columbus		no children born to them.
Thomas	Milton O.	files divorce suit	Anna M.	Thomas	November 5, 1917	wilful absence for over 3 years	July 26, 1892, Webb Summit, Hocking Co.		6 children born to them.
Thomas	Milton O.	granted divorce	Anna M.	Thomas	May 3, 1918	wilful absence more than 3 years.			Milton given custody of minor son Harley Thomas and def. Custody of minor ch: Frank & Ella Thomas.
VanSurea	Anna S.	filed divorce suit	William C.	VanSurea	August 5, 1918	failure to provide for more than 3 y. Profane language	Jan. 6, 1891 at Logansport, IN		living off charity of others. Ch born to unio: Frederick, 25; Arthur, 26; Mary, 22; Blanche, 16; Carl 9. William's whereabouts unknown.
Wagner	Ebert	granted divorce	Cora	Wagner	February 8, 1929	gross neglect
Weakley	Margaret Elma	filed divorce suit	Forest V.	Weakley	April 17, 1917	gross neglect of duty and failure to provide	Jan. 16, 1914 at Lancaster		one ch. Born to them: Kenneth Wayne Weakley, 3.
Webb	Georgia	filed divorce suit	Charles	Webb	January 11, 1915	gross neglect of duty	Dec. 5, 1913 Zanesville
Webb	Georgia	granted divorce	Charles	Webb	March 15, 1915	gross neglect			Georgia gets custody of minor child
Wiles	Lydia	filed divorce suit	John	Wiles	January 30, 1915	gross neglect for more than 3 years, neglected to furnisher her with home, food and clothing; squandered his earnings		Wolf, Lydia	Asks for alimony and restoration of her maiden name, Lydia Wolf
Wiles	Lydia	granted divorce	John	Wiles	March 16, 1915	gross neglect and failure to provide for more than 3 years			awarded $200 alimony. Name restored to Lydia Wolf.
Williams	Grace	filed divorce suit	William	Williams	February 24, 1915	failure to provide; willful absense for over 3 y	12 Oct 1915 Pickerington		one child, Bowin.
Wilson	Arthur	granted divorce	Marie	Wilson	April 30, 1915	adultery
Wolf	Emma Mae	granted divorce	David	Wolfe	January 21, 1915	gross neglect of duty and failure to provide for wife & ch.			minor child was Walter Leroy Wolfe. Charges filed because David is in the Ohio Penitentiary.
Wolfe	Virgil C.	filed divorce suit	Eva Lee	Wolf	June 11, 1918	gross neglect; refuses to go to Columbus; hasn't lived with him as wife in over a year.	April 27, 1905 at Lancaster		ch: Frankl L. b March 13, 1906, and Virgil Neil born July 11, 1911.
Zeigler	Della	filed divorce suit	Grover C.	Zeigler	May 27, 1915	gross neglect of duty and failure to provide though he was well able as a meat cutter to do so.	July ?, [1906?] at Lancaster		two children: William R., 5, Mary E., 4.