Flint (MICH) Journal, December 20, 1909, p. 10. DIVORCED AFTER 48 YEARS Mrs. Sabra Percifield Charges Husband with Mistreating Her Nashville, Indiana, December 20-Because her 80-year-old husband, Thomas Percifield, a wealthy Brown County farmer, abused her shamefully at various times during their 48 years of married life and frequently called her "an old snaggle tooth," $2,000 alimony and a divorce were given Mrs. Sabra Percifield in the Brown circuit court after a bitter lawsuit. Mr. and Mrs. Percifield were married March 17, 1861, and they lived together until Nov. 17, 1909. They were sweethearts when children, living only one mile apart, and they attended school together. During their married life, 12 children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Percifield. Among other charges, Mrs. Pecifield contents that her aged husband drew a loaded shotgun on her and threatened to kill her; that on Nov. 10 he struck her with his fist, beat and choked her and that for the last two years she has been in constant fear of her life. The woman alleges she had $4,000 worth of land and by threats to take her life, her husband caused her to execute a deed to her two sons leaving her destitute; that Percifield locked her out of the house and on one occasion made her walk, half clad, to a neighbor's home to stay all night. On another occasion, she says, her husband thought he saw a man in the yard and, grabbing his shotgun, ran around the house and instead of shooting the supposed stranger, he killed the dog. Percifield bitterly contested the case, but his wife won and their married life, which dates from St. Patrick's day nearly half a century ago, has ended.