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NEAL, Grace - Grover

Source: Crawfordsville Review Friday April 7, 1916

Two suits for divorce were filed in the circuit court yesterday. One by Mrs. Grace Neal who charges her husband Grover Neal deserted her on July 31, 1915 the 10th anniversary of their marriage and another by Mabel Vancleave against John Lambert Vancleave charging cruel and inhumane treatment. ... ...Mrs. Grace Neal in her complaint states that she was married to the defendant Grover Neal July 31, 1905 and that just 10 years later July 31, 1915 he deserted her. She declares that for 5 years before their separation, however the defendant failed to provide for her. She asks that the marriage ties be dissolved and that she receive the custody of the 3 children. She also asks the defendant be compelled to pay a reasonable sum for their support and education. Mable Vancleave is represented by Ira Clouser and Grace Neal by Thomas, Foley & Lindley.

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NEWARD, Nancy - Frederick
Source: Crawfordsville Record, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, Indiana 10 May 1834 State of Indiana, Montgomery Circuit Court, March Term 1834

- petition for Divorce And now at this term comes the said complainant, by Naylor & Evans, her Attornies, and filed her petition and affidavit, and it appearing, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the said defendant is not a resident of this state - it is therefore ordered that notice of the pendency of this petition be published 3 weeks successively in the Record, a public newspaper printed in Crawfordsville, or the Lafayette Free Press, and that unless said defendant be and appear her eon the first day of the next term of this court & answer unto said petition, the matters and things contined therein will be heard in his absence - and cause continued. A copy. Attest ... John Wilson, Clerk April 9, 1834. - kbz

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NEWLIN, Clara - William
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 21 Sept 1940 p 3

Clara Margaret Newlin was granted a divorce from William Earl Newlin. They were married Oct 9, 1937 and separated January 23, 1940. Her former name, Clara Margaret Washburn was restored by order of the court. - kbz

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NEWLIN, Ruth - Seth - Zeph
Source: Crawfordsville Daily News-Review Sept 25, 1902 p 1

The divorce suit of Mrs. Ruth Newlin vs. Zeph Newlin came up in court this morning. Contrary to expectation Zeph made no appearance and after he had listened to Mrs. Newlin’s tale of woe Judge West decided that she was entitled to the decree. For good measure he gave her the custody of their five interesting children and the lady took her departure as happy as you please – kbz

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NEWLIN, Jefferson - Ruth

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 27 June 1902

Saturday The Journal contained an account of a damage suit filed by Jefferson Newlin against James Hughes for alienating the affections of Newlin’s wife and now comes Ruth, the said wife, and asks for a legal severing of the bonds which bind them as man and wife.

Since Ruth left Mr. Newlin she has lived with Hughes, as she says, in the capacity of housekeeper. Mr. Newlin had his own ideas of her capacity in the Hughes household, and so states in his complaint. Mrs. Newlin, however, says that “Zeph”, as he is called by his cronies in the Lafayette Avenue ping pong club, is a lazy good-for-nothing loafer and that he has wholly failed to provide for her and her children, two of whom are now in her charge. She further complains that during the last street fair here, Zeph came up town while she was dangerously ill and went to all the shows. Speaking in general terms as a husband and father, Zeph is about as much of a success as cork stuck in the crater of Mont Pelee would have been to prevent the recent eruption of that hill. The trial of the case will occur in the September term of court.

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday, 27 June 1902

Through his attorneys, Reeves & Jones, Jefferson Newlin on Saturday brought suit against James Harvey Hughes for “enticing away and harboring plaintiff’s wife.” Mr. Newlin asks damages to the sum of $1,000. The complaint states that Newlin and his wife lived happily together until April first, when Hughes worked an All Fool’s Day joke on Newlin’s wife by telling her that if she would leave Newlin and live with defendant, Hughes, she could have “fine clothes and lots of other things.” Mrs. Newlin succumbed to the tempter and left her husband and went to live with Hughes. Hughes is a married man but his wife is in the insane hospital. He, of course represented that he wanted Mrs. Newlin for a housekeeper, but the complaint alleges that his purpose was otherwise. At any rate Mr. Hughes was a “natural born enticer” and he is in possession of Mrs. Newlin.

The parties in the suit are well known among the more recherché circles of the north side of the city. When the case comes to trial there will doubtless be a dazzling array of jewels and fine linen in the court house.

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NIXON, Harry - Rosie
Source: Weekly Argus News, April 2, 1892 p 8

Yesterday's Journal published quite an extended notice of the marital infelicities of Harry Nixon and his wife. Mr. Nixon had imparted the details of their unpleasant relations of the past few years to the Argus News in the morning with the request that nothing be said about them for the present until all hope of a recociliation had vanished. Before the Argus News was off the press Mr. Nixon rushed in to denounce in unmeasured terms the article printed by the Journal and desired very much that we should everlastingly rip 'em up the back for it and pronounce the whole thing a mess of lies and a tissue of falsehood.. In repeating Mr. Nixon's language, or something similar to it, we feel that we have complied with his request and the Journal will please consider itself thoroughly chastised. Mr. Nixon claims that the trouble between himself and wife is due to too much mother-in-law and that had the girl's mother let them alone all would have been well. As it is she came Wednesday and with two of her sisters, all armed with clubs, pitchforks and a hoe, besieged his castle and carried off her clothing. She took the ten months old child with her while Harry has the little boy. She is working in a factory at New Albany. Harry still hopes for a reconciliation. It is a very unfortonate affair. - kbz

Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, 15 October 1892

Mrs. Rosie Nixon has filed suit at New Albany, for divorce from Harry Nixon. They were married in this city November 15, 1887. She has been compelled to leave him several times on account of his cruel treatment and failure to provide. They have two children, Freeman aged three and a half years, now with his grandmother, Mrs. Dagget, here, and Goldie, aged one year with its aunt in Lafayette, Mrs. Retta Huffman, of whom she asks the custody. Mrs. Nixon has been employed in the New Albany woolen mills since the 5th of last, March, when she left Crawfordsville. - transcribed by kbz

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NOSSETT, Eliza - Jim -- see Lillie BRITTON (Nossetts are in this article -- see also the lengthy article on Frank & Minnie Sperry's entry