Joseph Edward Harlan and Mary Alice Rasner...both of their father's testified. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 9:51 AM, Sandi Gorin via < south-central-kentucky@rootsweb.com> wrote: > These cases are abstracted and cover several pages at time. Pertinent > facts only shown. > > Plaintiff: Mary A. Harlan > Defendant: Joseph Harlan > Date: 14 May 1888 > File No. 48 > > Note that throughout name is alternately spelled Harlan and Harlin. > > Mary stated that she and Joseph were married in Monroe Co in January > 1886; lived together until the (blank) day of 1886 - he then > abandoned her and they have lived apart since. His reasons for acting > thus and his treatment towards her is unknown to her - she never gave > him at any time any cause to abandon her... no fault of her own ... > she was affectionate ... usual wording. She tried to make their life > peaceable. The separation occurred in Monroe Co; both were residents > then. Prays for divorce. Her attorney was J. R. LESLIE. > > Depositions taken: > > Uriah RASNER on the 9th of June 1888 at Leslie's law office. 54 yrs > old, resides Monroe Co, farmer. Knew the plaintiff all her life and > the defendant about 15 years. He was at their house frequently; her > treatment of defendant was good; kind and agreeable; used industry, > assisted him. Both were born and raised in Monroe Co. He is living in > Jefferson County. > > J B HUTCHINS, same time and place. 23 years old, resides Monroe Co, > acquainted with both parties. Knows they were married at Sparrel > FERGUSON's in the county; he was present at the wedding. > > Wm. R. HARLIN, same time and place. 54 years old, resides Monroe Co, > farmer. Has known plaintiff about 12-15 years; defendant all his > life. He was at their house frequently; she was kind to him as far as > he knows. Defendant lives in Louisville; she lives in Monroe Co. > > Judgment: Adjudged by the Court that the plaintiff is entitled to the > relief sought in her petition. She is now divorced from the > defendant; restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried > woman; defendant to pay the cost of the suit. > > Next week - HOOD vs HOOD. > Sandi > > > Colonel Sandi Gorin > President, South Central KY Historical & Genealogical Society > Sandi's website: http://www.gensoup.org/gorin/index.html > Sandi's puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > http://www.avast.com > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >