Richard Gardner Ferguson, his second of 3 marriages. James L. and Tom mentioned are sons by his first wife, Jane Bartley. On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Sandi Gorin via < south-central-kentucky@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Plaintiff: Sarah Ferguson > Defendant: R. G. Ferguson > Date: 11 May 1899 > File No. 279 > > Another divorce case. Parties married in KY in 1895; both reside > Monroe Co. They lived together until 1896 (month and day not shown) > when defendant deserted her though she had always treated him a kind > and affectionate manner. She prays for a divorce and to be restored > to her maiden name of Sarah TUDOR. J C CARTER was her attorney. > > Depositions taken: > > James L. Ferguson, taken at Rock Bridge in Monroe Co on 31 Jan 1900. > 34 years old, lives Monroe Co, knew both parties. Stated the couple > were married in Barren Co in 1895, lived in Monroe Co. Lived together > 4 years but "they did not live together but about six months before > defendant left her. He had visited them while they lived together; > she treated him well; he abandoned her through no fault of hers. > > Tom Ferguson taken same time and place. 26 years old, lives Monroe > Co, knows the parties. Same statements as above. > > The cause came on and was submitted for trial and Judgment upon the > petition and proof at the Court was sufficiently advised. It is the > opinion that the Plaintiff, Sarah Ferguson, is entitled to the relief > sought in her petition . It it therefore adjudged of the Court that > Sarah Ferguson be divorced from the defendant R. G. Ferguson and that > she be restored to her former name Sarah Tudor. It is further ordered > and adjudged that the defendant, R. G. Ferguson pay all costs > expended by the plaintiff in bringing including $25. for attorney's > fees. Cause is stricken from the docket. > > > 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 >