Source: William Arnold vs. Martha Arnold-Divorce, Monroe County (IN) Civil Court Record, Box 317, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from an original document in the file. In September 1877, William Arnold sued his wife, Martha Arnold, for divorce. He said that he was married in Greene County, Indiana, in February 1870, and that no children were born to the marriage. About three months after the marriage, Martha became abusive toward him and often and without cause left the home for weeks at a time. At one point she threatened to kill him and procured a knife and waited all night for her opportunity to do so.