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- Divorce Files
| Name | Parties | Marriage Date | Marriage Place | Children | Complainant | Date Filed | Date Final | Alleged Cause | Contested | Action | Conditions |
| Ashel | James Ashel vs Sarah Ashel | Aug 15, 1864 | St. Joseph | 6 | Husband | Aug 29, 1896 | June 8, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Auckland | Moses Auckland vs Kate Auckland | May 1874 | Heley, England | 3 | Husband | Dec 7, 1896 | Desertion | Pending | |||
| Bailey | George L. Bailey vs Florernce Bailey | April 5, 1871 | Midland | 3 | Husband | April 1, 1896 | Ill Treatment | Withdrawn | Dismissed | ||
| Baliff | Jennie H. Bailiff vs Daniel W. Bailiff | May 21, 1893 | St. Joseph | 2 | Wife | Oct 21, 1896 | March 25, 1897 | Cruelty and Non-support | yes | Granted | Absolute |
| Beardsley | Lucy K. Beardsley vs Robert F. Beardsley | June 12, 1896 | Buchanan | 0 | Wife | Dec 7, 1896 | April 6, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Bentley | Ellen E. Bentley vs Charles Bentley | July 6, 1881 | Wilton, Penn | 0 | Wife | Feb 24, 1897 | Sept 15, 1897 | Desertion and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Bowker | Bowker, Martha A - Bowker, Charles P | Jan 23, 1893 | Wife | April 5, 1898 - Daily Palladium | Desertion | ||||||
| Brant | Amanda Brant vs Exzara Brant | Jan 2, 1875 | Bainbridge Tp. | 5 | Wife | Dec 30, 1897 | Cruelty and Drunkeness | no | Pending | ||
| Broady | George Broady vs Elizabeth Broady | June 14, 1875 | Cass County | 1 | Husband | Oct 21, 1896 | May 11, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Brooks | Sarah L. Brooks vs Claude Brooks | Dec 7, 1884 | Benton Harbor | 0 | Wife | Feb 8, 1897 | Cruelty | Withdrawn | Dismissed | ||
| Brooks | Sarah L. Brooks vs Claude Brooks | Dec 7, 1884 | Benton Harbor | 0 | Wife | Mar 30, 1897 | Cruelty | yes | Withdrawn | ||
| Bruns | Bruns, Minnie - Bruns, Chas. F. September 15, 1898 | Wife | September 15, 1898 | Non-support | |||||||
| Burdick | Philena W. Burdick vs Stephen V. Burdick | April 8, 1857 | Decatur Tp. | 9 | Wife | May 7, 1896 | Cruelty | Pending | |||
| Calder | John Calder vs Helen Calder | April 28, 1893 | Lanwade, Scotland | 0 | Husband | Feb 16, 1897 | Sept 28, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Carr | Josephine Carr vs Fred W. Carr | Jan 1, 1889 | Niles | 1 | Wife | Oct 15, 1897 | Non-support | no | Pending | ||
| Chapman | Nancy Chapman vs John Chapman | Feb 17, 1897 | St. Joseph | 0 | Wife | Aug 9, 1897 | Jan 5, 1898 | Failure to support | no | Granted | Absolute [Note: record has a line drawn thru it.] |
| Cochran | Viola Cochran vs James H. Cochran | Sept 13, 1891 | Kenosha | 1 | Wife | Aug 17, 1897 | Non-Support | Pending | |||
| Couger | Alta H. Couger vs Carl S. Couger | Oct 18, 1893 | Benton Harbor | 1 | Wife | Dec 17, 1896 | April 23, 1897 | Non-support | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of child |
| Curtis | Curtis, Jeanetta C - Curtis, Edward October 31, 1898 | Husband | Oct 31, 1898 | Desertion | newspaper Daily Paladium | ||||||
| Defield | Edith J. Defield vs John B. Defield | Feb 10, 1890 | Bridgman, Mich | 1 | Wife | Jan 14, 1897 | May 17, 1897 | Desertion and Non-support | no | Granted | Complanant given custody of child |
| Divine | William W. Divine vs Lillie M. Divine | Sept 14, 1881 | Schoolcraft | 2 | Husband | Dec 24, 1896 | June 23, 1897 | Cruelty | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of children |
| Earl | Agnes L. Earl vs Parker Earl | July 2, 1890 | Benton Harbor | 2 | Wife | Aug 11, 1896 | Feb 1, 1897 | Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Farrer | Alice Farrer vs George Farrer | May 1, 1892 | Paw Paw | 1 | Wife | May 8, 1896 | Jan 22, 1897 | Desertion and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Fieher | Ada Fieher vs Marshall Fieher | Nov 16, 1892 | Berrien County | 0 | Wife | Nov 30, 1897 | March 29, 1898 | Desertion and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute [Note: record has a line drawn thru it.] |
| Fikes | Fikes, Emma - Fikes, Charles | September 28, 1898 | Desertion | The Daily Paladium - Benton Harbor, Mich., | |||||||
| Fitzsimmons | John E. Fitzsimmons vs Belle Fitzsimmons | Oct 7, 1885 | Watervliet Tp. | 0 | Husband | May 15, 1897 | Oct 11, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Frost | William R. Frost vs Nettie E. Frost | Dec 31, 1882 | Kent County | 1 | Husband | Mar 24, 1897 | Cruelty and Desertion | yes | Withdrawn | ||
| Garrison | Garrison, Eunice - Garrison, F. Marion | Mar 29, 1877 | 4 | Wife | April 19, 1898 | Non-support & Adultry | The Daily Paladium - Benton Harbor, Mich., | ||||
| Glade | Captolia Glade vs Augustus Glade | July 20, 1890 | Benton Harbor | 1 | Wife | Sept 24, 1896 | Drunkenness | Pending | |||
| Hanover | Hazel E Hanover vs James G Hanover | newspaper June 7, 1930 |
Cruelty | Granted | Not contested | ||||||
| Harding | Grace W.D. Harding vs John C. Harding | Nov 28, 1893 | New York City | 0 | Wife | June 29, 1897 | Nov 4, 1897 | Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Harris | Clarissa Harris vs Ebenezer Harris | June 10, 1886 | Galien | 0 | Wife | Dec 30, 1897 | Cruelty | no | Withdrawn | ||
| Haskel | Clara Haskel vs Bert G. Haskel | Dec 24, 1891 | Coloma | 0 | Wife | Nov 17, 1896 | May 14, 1897 | Cruelty and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Hibbard | Nettie A. Hibbard vs William C. Hibbard | Mar 27, 1884 | Benton Harbor | 1 | Wife | Mar 8, 1897 | Cruelty | no | Pending | ||
| Huckley | Mary A. Huckley vs Albert N. Huckley | June 23, 1887 | Niles Tp. | 2 | Wife | Feb 13, 1897 | May 19, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of children |
| Ingleright | Edgar W. Ingleright vs Mary Ingleright | Dec 22, 1886 | Berrien Springs | 1 | Husband | Jan 15, 1897 | May 29, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of child |
| Jacks | Alice S. Jacks vs Robert ?. Jacks | April 22, 1874 | Buchanan | 2 | Wife | Jan 4, 1897 | Desertion | Pending | |||
| Johnson | Laura A. Johnson vs William C. Johnson | Dec 25, 1884 | Berrien Springs | 2 | Wife | Aug 20, 1896 | Oct 9, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of children |
| Kerwoein | Sophia Kerwoein vs August Kerwoein | Dec 4, 1875 | Chicago | 3 | Wife | Dec 1, 1897 | Cruelty | yes | Pending | ||
| Lennon | Susie Lucille Lennon vs Hugh (Harry) Lennon |
Benton Harbor | newspaper June 7, 1930 |
Non-support | Granted | Not contested | |||||
| Leonard | Rosetta Leonard vs Frank L. Leonard | June 14, 1884 | Benton Harbor | 3 | Wife | April 7, 1897 | Sept 7, 1897 | Cruelty and Non-support | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of child |
| Letcher | Laura W. Letcher vs Theron M. Letcher | June 8, 1873 | Berrien County | 4 | Wife | Feb 8, 1897 | Cruelty | yes | Pending | ||
| Lewis | Ellen Lewis vs William Lewis | Files missing | Wife | April 7, 1897 | Cruelty | no | Pending | ||||
| Masoy | Joseph E. Masoy vs Carrie E. Masoy | Dec 24, 1891 | St. Joseph | 0 | Husband | Sept 8, 1897 | Oct 28, 1897 | Desertion | |||
| McComber | Hugh McComber vs Lulu McComber | April 4, 1889 | Newaygo, Mich | 0 | Husband | April 27, 1897 | May 17, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Miller | Clara Miller vs Irving Miller | Aug 4, 1887 | Elkhart, Ind | 1 | Wife | Aug 15, 1896 | Desertion | Pending | |||
| Mitchell | Greta Mitchell vs John J. Mitchell | Dec 3, 1893 | Buchanan | 0 | Wife | July 10, 1897 | Desertion | no | Pending | ||
| Nolan | Joseph A. Nolan vs Emma Nolan | Feb 1, 1885 | Niles | 2 | Husband | July 1, 1897 | Cruelty | yes | Pending | Dismissed | |
| Peak | Lydia P. Peak vs William H. Peak | May 20, 1855 | Niles | 2 | Wife | April 9, 1896 | June 1, 1897 | Intoxication | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Pfaff | Lafayette Pfaff vs Rachael Pfaff | 1887 | Lotto, Ind | 0 | Husband | Nov 11, 1897 | Desertion | no | Pending | ||
| Pierce | Lucretia E. Pierce vs Frank B. Pierce | Aug 9, 1888 | Benton Harbor | 3 | Wife | April 30, 1896 | Drunkenness | Pending | |||
| Potter | Ella Haythorn Potter vs Frank G. Potter | May 9, 1883 | Richmond, Ill | 2 | Wife | Sept 17, 1897 | Feb 15, 1898 | Non-support | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of children [Note: record has line drawn thru it.] |
| Prater | Diantha Prater vs Wyatt Prater | Feb 17, 1876 | Niles | 0 | Wife | Aug 11, 1896 | Jan 23, 1897 | Cruelty and Non-support | yes | Granted | Conditional |
| Pratt | Seward Pratt vs Polly Van Dyke Pratt | Dec 3, 1891 | Gobleville | 2 | Husband | Nov 23, 1896 | Desertion | Pending | |||
| Ralph | Bessie H. Ralph vs William O. Ralph | Aug 26, 1896 | Petoskey | 0 | Wife | Nov 3, 1897 | Non-support | no | Pending | ||
| Rigley | Ada Rigley vs Charles Rigley | Nov 12, 1896 | New Carlisle | 0 | Wife | Sept 16, 1897 | Nov 23, 1897 | Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Robinson | Isabelle Robinson vs Edward J. Robsinson | Nov 7, 1885 | St. Joseph | 1 | Wife | Nov 2, 1897 | Non-support | Pending | |||
| Robinson | Isabelle Robinson vs Edward Robinson | Nov 7, 1885 | St. Joseph | 1 | Wife | Nov 2, 1897 | Non-Support and Drunkeness | no | Pending | ||
| Rooche | Nellie Rooche vs John Rooche | July 6, 1880 | Chicago | 0 | Wife | Mar 31, 1897 | June 26, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Russell | Phillip Russell vs Emma Russell | May 25, 1892 | Berrien Springs | 0 | Husband | Jan 24, 1897 | June 5, 1897 | Cruelty | yes | Granted | Absolute |
| Rutledge | Charles S. Rutledge vs Millie W. Rutledge | June 28, 1895 | Berrien County | 0 | Husband | Sept 30, 1897 | Feb 25, 1898 | Extreme Cruelty | no | Granted | Absolute [Note: record has a line drawn thru it.] |
| Ryan | May Ryan vs William Ryan | May 19, 1893 | New Troy | 9 | Wife | Jan 14, 1897 | June 10, 1897 | Cruelty and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Sawyer | Gloain Sawyer vs Lillie B. Sawyer | Nov 26, 1888 | Grand Junction | 2 | Husband | Mar 16, 1897 | May 10, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of child |
| Scott | Willard Scott vs Theresa A. Scott | Sept 12, 1893 | Webster Tp., NY | 0 | Husband | April 3, 1897 | Sept 21, 1897 | Desertion | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Smith | Harriett F. Smith vs Charles S. Smith | March 2, 1896 | Benton Harbor | 0 | Wife | April 15, 1897 | Cruelty | no | Pending | ||
| Staley | Tracey Staley vs George Staley |
New Carlisle | newspaper June 7, 1930 |
Cruelty | Granted | ||||||
| Stewart | Mattie A. Stewart vs Richard W. Stewart | June 3, 1885 | St. Joseph | 0 | Wife | Dec 23, 1897 | Non-support | no | Pending | ||
| Stopps | Sarah J. Stoops vs Cameron G. Stoops | May 24, 1890 | Berrien County | 2 | Wife | Feb 2, 1897 | Sept 1, 1897 | Failure to support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Storrs | Jessie I. Storrs vs Percy Fitch Storrs | Mar 4, 1895 | Grand Rapids | 1 | Wife | Aug 23, 1897 | Jan 10, 1898 | Desertion and Non-support | no | Granted | Complainant given custody of child [Note: record has a line drawn thru it.] |
| Traub | Catherine E. Traub vs Jacob Traub | Nov 14, 1894 | Niles | 0 | Wife | April 29, 1896 | Ill Treatment and Non-support | Pending | |||
| Treuholus | Alice Treuholus vs William Treuholus | May 23, 1889 | New York City | 1 | Wife | Jan 30, 1897 | June 3, 1897 | Excessive use of Whiskey | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Truman | Elizabeth Truman vs Clifford Truman | Aug 13, 1895 | New Troy | 0 | Wife | July 6, 1897 | Jan 5, 1898 | Habitual Drunkenness | no | Granted | Absolute [Note: record has a line drawn thru it.] |
| Tutton | Henry V. Tutton vs Julia Tutton | feb 16, 1882 | Chicago | 4 | Husband | July 17, 1897 | Drunkenness | yes | Pending | ||
| Uekon | Ada Uekon vs James Uekon | June 22, 1893 | Berrien Springs | 1 | wWife | April 13, 1896 | April 12, 1897 | Extreme cruelty, desertion, and non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Vernard | Lewis Vernard vs. Dollie Vernard | March 10, 1883 | Galien | 1 | Husband | March 18, 1896 | Cruelty | no | Pending | ||
| Watkins | Elizabeth Watkins vs William H. Watkins | Sept 25, 1876 | Abergaberesy, Eng | 0 | Wife | Jan 11, 1897 | May 24, 1897 | Habitutual Drunkenness, Extreme Cruelty and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Weed | Elizabeth Weed vs Eben Weed | May 19, 1892 | Berrien County | 0 | Wife | Aug 6, 1896 | Cruelty and Non-support | Pending | |||
| Whelan | Laura L. Whelan vs Jansyee F. Whelan | Oct 26, 1883 | Bangor Tp. | 5 | Wife | July 28, 1897 | Non-Support and Drunkeness | no | Pending | ||
| Wood | Ora M. Wood vs Charles H. Wood | March 15, 1887 | Buchanan | 3 | Wife | Sept 12, 1896 | March 20, 1897 | Desertion and Non-support | no | Granted | Absolute |
| Worvey | Sarah Worvey vs Charles Worvey | Sept 17, 1895 | Berrien County | 0 | Wife | Sept 26, 1896 | Non-support | Pending | |||
| Zook | Dorothy Zook vs David Zook |
Benton Harbor | newspaper June 7, 1930 |
Cruelty | Granted | Not contested |