Source: Pernetta J. Ehni vs. John Ehni-Divorce, Monroe County (IN) Civil Court Records, Box 319, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from an original document in the file. In September 1877, Pernetta J. Ehni sued her husband, John Ehni, for divorce. She said that she was married in Monroe County, Indiana, on November 12, 1873, and soon afterward John, as well as his grown, unnamed children from a prior marriage, became abusive toward her. Since March 1875, he had wholly refused to provide her with any support. There were no children born to the marriage.