Joseph Glass McPheeters vs. Laura J. McPheeters, Box 135, Monroe County Civil Court Records, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The item below was abstracted from an original, handwritten document in the file box noted above; it is not necessarily the only document in the file. In August 1869, Joseph Glass McPheeters filed for a divorce from his wife, Laura J. (Browning) McPheeters. They reportedly married in March 1869 and, Joseph believed that Laura did not love or respect him. Laura denied the charges made against her.