Let me know your thought after you read this. Joan State of Illinois in the Circuit Court, Logan Co., IL to the May Term A.D. 1881 Hiram L. Pierce vs Eliza C. Pierce, bill for divorce - And now on this day came the complainant Hiram L. Perce by J. T. Hobbit, his solicitor, and this cause having come to be heard upon the bill of complaint herein and the said defendeant Eliza C. Pierce having been duly served with process of summons in this cuase, more than ten days prior to the first day of the present term of this court which to the court here appears from an _____ of the summons issued in this cause and the return _____ of the sheriff of said Logan County to whom said summons was directed to Execute. And the said defendant, Eliza C. Pierce having __________ (missed a whole line), Bill, came not, but herein wolly made default, and the court having ordered that the said bill or complaint and the matters and things therein charged and contained be taken as confessed by the said defendant and the court having heard the oral testimony of witnesses sworn and examined in open court and also having heard the argument of counsel and being fully advised in the ________ and on consideration thereof doth find that this court has jurisdiction of the respective parties, and the __________ of this suit and that each and everyone the material allegations in complaintant bill of complaint are true. That on the day of (blank), A.D. 1860 the complainant and defendant were lawfully married in Logan County, Illinois, and that they cohabited and lived together as husband and wife until Tuesday, April 5th, 1881, that in the evening of the 5th day of April A.D. 1881 at the house of the complainant in the county of Logan aforesaid and at divers other times at the _____ place prior to the date last aforesaid and since, said marriage of the said defendant Eliza C. Pierce has committed adultery and had sexual intercourse with one Milo L. Pierce, that the said defendant Eliza C. Pierce is a person wholly unfit to have the care Custody countrol and education of children. It is therefore order adjudged and decreed by the court that the marriage between the complainant and the defendant be dissolved and the ____ is hereby dissolved accordingly and the said parties are and each of them is freed from the obligation there of. It is further ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that the complainant to have the care custody control and education of the children named in complainants bill viz- Hiram S. Perice, Wilminnie Pierce, Wiley M. Pierce and Fanny Estella Pierce. It is furthe ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that all of the interest of said Eliza C. Pierce, as wife... State of Illinois in the Circuit Court Logan Co., to the May Term AD 1881 Hiram L. Pierce vs Eliza C. Pierce To the Honorable, the presiding Judge of the Logan County Circuit Court in chancery sitting. Your orator Hiram L. Pierce of Logan Co. in the State of Illinois in chancery sitting., humbly complaining respectfully represent and throws unto your Honor that on the day of _____AD, 1860 at and within said County of Logan, your orator was lawfully joined in marriage to one Elize C. Horn (now Pierce) the defendant here in after named and that ever since his said marriage hehas been and is now a resident of said Logan County. That your orator lived and cohabited with the said Eliza C. Pierce as her husband from the time of said marriage until Monday, April 5th, 1881, at which time your orator left the said Eliza C. - that during the whole of his said married life, your orator has treated the said Eliza C. Pierce in a proper, kind and indulgent manner - That on Tuesday April 5, 1881, ____ at said county, your orator becoming acquainted with the facts _______named set forth he left the said Eliza C. and has refused to live and cohabit with her since that time --. Your orator further represents that on the night of Tuesday, April 5th, 1881 at his home in said Logan County and at divers other time at the same place before the date last aofresaid and since said marriage the said Eliza C. Pierce in utter disregard and in violation of her marriage duties and obligations committeed adultry and had sexual intercourse with one Milo L. Pierce - Your orator further shows that the said Eliza C. and your orator have had born until them as the result of said marriage, children as follows to wit: Hirma. S. Pierce, aged 17 years Wilminnie Pierce aged 14 years, Wiley M. Pierce aged 11 years, Fannie Estella Pierce aged 9 years. All of said children being now alive and residing with your orator in said Logan County. For as much there as your orator is without _______ in the premises exception a court of equity and to this end that the said Eliza C. Pierce who is made a party defendant to this bill may be required to make full true and direct answer to the same, though not under oath - Answer under oath being waived - And that the saie marriage between your orator and said Elize C. Pierce may be dissolved and declared null and void by the decree of this court according to the format of the Statute in such case made and provided - that your orator may be decreed the custody, control and education of said children and that said Eliza C. Pierce may by decree of this court be forever debarred of all dower ________ or other statutory right or interest in and to the estate of your orator. And your orator prays for _____ children and further asked ______ relief in the premises as the nature and equities of this case may require and to your Honor shall seem mute. And your orator prays for the the___________-in chancery dir______& c_______......Hiram L. Pierce. Hoblit, his solicitor.

It's not nice to like your husband's relatives more than your husband??? Today if she were in default for failure to plead or appear they wouldn't have to hear the testimony. Cheryl Rothwell [email protected] Logan County ILGenWeb www.rootsweb.com/~illogan Central IL Regional Coordinator, ILGenWeb Clark, Downing, Harding, Lucas, et al -----Original Message----- From: Joan Lund [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 09, 2004 11:53 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ILLOGAN] Pierce Divorce Let me know your thought after you read this. Joan State of Illinois in the Circuit Court, Logan Co., IL to the May Term A.D. 1881 Hiram L. Pierce vs Eliza C. Pierce, bill for divorce - And now on this day came the complainant Hiram L. Perce by J. T. Hobbit, his solicitor, and this cause having come to be heard upon the bill of complaint herein and the said defendeant Eliza C. Pierce having been duly served with process of summons in this cuase, more than ten days prior to the first day of the present term of this court which to the court here appears from an _____ of the summons issued in this cause and the return _____ of the sheriff of said Logan County to whom said summons was directed to Execute. And the said defendant, Eliza C. Pierce having __________ (missed a whole line), Bill, came not, but herein wolly made default, and the court having ordered that the said bill or complaint and the matters and things therein charged and contained be taken as confessed by the said defendant and the court having heard the oral testimony of witnesses sworn and examined in open court and also having heard the argument of counsel and being fully advised in the ________ and on consideration thereof doth find that this court has jurisdiction of the respective parties, and the __________ of this suit and that each and everyone the material allegations in complaintant bill of complaint are true. That on the day of (blank), A.D. 1860 the complainant and defendant were lawfully married in Logan County, Illinois, and that they cohabited and lived together as husband and wife until Tuesday, April 5th, 1881, that in the evening of the 5th day of April A.D. 1881 at the house of the complainant in the county of Logan aforesaid and at divers other times at the _____ place prior to the date last aforesaid and since, said marriage of the said defendant Eliza C. Pierce has committed adultery and had sexual intercourse with one Milo L. Pierce, that the said defendant Eliza C. Pierce is a person wholly unfit to have the care Custody countrol and education of children. It is therefore order adjudged and decreed by the court that the marriage between the complainant and the defendant be dissolved and the ____ is hereby dissolved accordingly and the said parties are and each of them is freed from the obligation there of. It is further ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that the complainant to have the care custody control and education of the children named in complainants bill viz- Hiram S. Perice, Wilminnie Pierce, Wiley M. Pierce and Fanny Estella Pierce. It is furthe ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that all of the interest of said Eliza C. Pierce, as wife... State of Illinois in the Circuit Court Logan Co., to the May Term AD 1881 Hiram L. Pierce vs Eliza C. Pierce To the Honorable, the presiding Judge of the Logan County Circuit Court in chancery sitting. Your orator Hiram L. Pierce of Logan Co. in the State of Illinois in chancery sitting., humbly complaining respectfully represent and throws unto your Honor that on the day of _____AD, 1860 at and within said County of Logan, your orator was lawfully joined in marriage to one Elize C. Horn (now Pierce) the defendant here in after named and that ever since his said marriage hehas been and is now a resident of said Logan County. That your orator lived and cohabited with the said Eliza C. Pierce as her husband from the time of said marriage until Monday, April 5th, 1881, at which time your orator left the said Eliza C. - that during the whole of his said married life, your orator has treated the said Eliza C. Pierce in a proper, kind and indulgent manner - That on Tuesday April 5, 1881, ____ at said county, your orator becoming acquainted with the facts _______named set forth he left the said Eliza C. and has refused to live and cohabit with her since that time --. Your orator further represents that on the night of Tuesday, April 5th, 1881 at his home in said Logan County and at divers other time at the same place before the date last aofresaid and since said marriage the said Eliza C. Pierce in utter disregard and in violation of her marriage duties and obligations committeed adultry and had sexual intercourse with one Milo L. Pierce - Your orator further shows that the said Eliza C. and your orator have had born until them as the result of said marriage, children as follows to wit: Hirma. S. Pierce, aged 17 years Wilminnie Pierce aged 14 years, Wiley M. Pierce aged 11 years, Fannie Estella Pierce aged 9 years. All of said children being now alive and residing with your orator in said Logan County. For as much there as your orator is without _______ in the premises exception a court of equity and to this end that the said Eliza C. Pierce who is made a party defendant to this bill may be required to make full true and direct answer to the same, though not under oath - Answer under oath being waived - And that the saie marriage between your orator and said Elize C. Pierce may be dissolved and declared null and void by the decree of this court according to the format of the Statute in such case made and provided - that your orator may be decreed the custody, control and education of said children and that said Eliza C. Pierce may by decree of this court be forever debarred of all dower ________ or other statutory right or interest in and to the estate of your orator. And your orator prays for _____ children and further asked ______ relief in the premises as the nature and equities of this case may require and to your Honor shall seem mute. And your orator prays for the the___________-in chancery dir______& c_______......Hiram L. Pierce. Hoblit, his solicitor. ==== ILLOGAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the Logan County List if you are in mail mode, send to [email protected] If you are receiving messages in the digest mode, send to [email protected] --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. 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> Let me know your thought after you read this. > Joan Eliza may have stayed in the area, to be near her children? She's in East Lincoln, Logan, in 1900 as Eliza Pierce, widow, b. Jun 1835 IL, parents b. Virginia & Kentucky. 5 children, 4 surviving. Eliza Pierce found in: Census Microfilm Records: Illinois, 1900 Lived in: 1 Ward Lincoln, Logan County, Illinois Series: T623 Microfilm: 319 Book: 2 Page: 83