Some wedded bliss turns sour. How do you find divorce records for our county? I have a Marion F THOMAS who was married Aug 28, 1897 to Mary PATE. He supposedly divorced her and married Alice Catherine PETTIT from Indianapolis. I cannot find any record of the divorce or the second marriage. Alice is buried beside him and "in stone" carries the THOMAS name. What makes this even more confusing is that Mary PATE was first married to Wylie R ANDERSON in 1892. When she died in the 1960's she was buried as ANDERSON? Another twist? She had two children by THOMAS whom he raised. BE NICE. She was my great grandma. :) Could someone please help me unravel this mystery? CJ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BENHAM/

Colleen, The following *might* help in putting a time frame on the divorce of Marion F. Thomas and Mary Pate. 1920 Census Greene, Cass Township, Indiana Ed. #37, Sh. #1, Ln. #43 Marion F. Thomas, age 40, b. Ind, F: Ind; M: Tenn A. Catherine, age 36, wife Dora (C?), age 12, dau. Amos (F?), age 11, son Margaret L.J., age 9, dau Ruth, age 7, dau Francis M., age 6, son Pettit, Mary M., age 74, mother-in-law All of the children were born in Indiana and their parents also. Judy, Dallas, Tx > Some wedded bliss turns sour. How do you find divorce records for our > county? I have a Marion F THOMAS who was married Aug 28, 1897 to Mary PATE. > He supposedly divorced her and married Alice Catherine PETTIT from > Indianapolis. I cannot find any record of the divorce or the second > marriage. Alice is buried beside him and "in stone" carries the THOMAS name. > What makes this even more confusing is that Mary PATE was first married to > Wylie R ANDERSON in 1892. When she died in the 1960's she was buried as > ANDERSON? Another twist? She had two children by THOMAS whom he raised. BE > NICE. She was my great grandma. :) Could someone please help me unravel > this mystery? > CJ