Divorces from Chancery Book 3
(Books 1 & 2 are missing)

 
 
Sarah Adams   vs.  Wm W Adams   Apr 7, 1887 
Adultrey proved 

He was restrained from marring again.
Isaac P Adington  vs Mary C Adington   Sept 18, 1888 
Adultery proved 

He was given custody of the children:  Nancy Ellen Smith and Causby E Smith and she was restrained from marrying again.

[His parents: Charles Adington & Elizabeth Adington

Her parents: W W Adams & Sarah A Adams They were married on 10/13/1887]
Pheba Beverly  vs  John F Beverly   Dec 19, 1887 
Complaint was dismissed
John C Brummitt  vs Nancy Brummitt   Apr 15, 1890 
She failed to appear and Adultery was proved. 

She was prohibited from ever marrying again.
W J Bishop  vs  Summerville Bishop  Apr 15, 1891 
She failed to appear and it was the opinion of the court that Adultery was proved.   She was restrained from ever marrying again.

[His parents: James Bishop & Loueza Bishop  Her parents: Elington Wells & Elizabeth Wells   They were married on 04/10/1883  He remarried on 08/06/1891 to Alvona Wampler.]
Sarah Bolling vs James Bolling  Sept 19, 1891 
Adultery was proved 

He was restrained from ever marrying again.

[Her parents:JAMES P QUALLS DERINDA QUALLS  His parents:JESSE BOLLING LOUIZA BOLLING  They were married on 09/25/1888]
Noah Buchanan  vs  Nellie Buchanan   Apr 14, 1890 
Allegations were not proved.   Case was dismissed.
Lewis Collins vs Unice Collins   Dec 16, 1891 
Adultery proved. She was restrained from ever marrying again.
John H Davis vs  Mary E Davis   Dec 17, 1890 
Adultery proved 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.

[His parents:ROBERT DAVIS HESTER ANN DAVIS  Her parents:JOHN RAMEY PENY REBECCA RAMEY They were married on 04/02/1879]
Louisa Day  vs  Robert Day      dismissed
John Fulton vs Luellah Fulton   Sept 19, 1888 
He was granted the divorce 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.
Rebecca Gibson vs James Gibson   Apr 14, 1890 
Adultery fully proved    He was restrained from ever marrying again.
James Hamilton vs Virginia Hamilton  ?? 
He was granted the divorce 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.

[His parents:LEWIS HAMILTON SALLIE HAMILTON  Her parents:ELKANAH GILLY GEMIMA GILLY   They were married on 11/27/1879]
Nancy C?delia Kelly vs Isaac Newton Kelly  Dec 19, 1887 
He failed to appear and she was granted the divorce She was given custody of their child, Charlie H Kelly. He was ordered to deliver up the child to Nancy

He was restrained from ever marrying again. He was also enjoined from ever molesting her in any manner or excersising over her any of the rights of marriage. He was also forever enjoined from interferring with or molesting Nancy in the proper custody of the child.

[His parents:JOHN KELLY JANE KELLY  Her parents:JAMES STIDHAM LOUISA STIDHAM  They were married on 11/21/1883]
Mecca A Kelly vs A J Kelly   Apr 18, 1888 
Adultery fully proved 

She was restored to her maiden name and he was restrained from ever marrying again.

[Her parents:HENDERSON DOTSON SUSAN DOTSON  His parents:MATHIAS KELLY REBECCA KELLY  They were married on 10/04/1883]
John C Kennedy  vs  Cora Lee Kennedy  Apr 19, 1889 
Adultery proved 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.
John W Mullins vs Martha A Mullins  ?? 
Adultery proved 

She was restrained from ever marrying again. He got custody of the children: Anna H, William, Sarah A, Mahulda
Wm Mullins vs  Matilda J Mullins  Apr 8, 1887 
It was judged that she abandoned her husband for more that 5 years.  He was granted the divorce but not her.
Giles Mullins vs Mollie Mullins   Apr 16, 1891 
Plaintiff dismissed the cause

[His parents:JOHN MULLINS ABBE MULLINS  Her parents:FATHER NOT GIVEN ADLINE DAVIS  They were married on 02/08/1883]
John S Nickels vs Polly Ann Nickels  Apr 15, 1889 
Adultery proved 

As the guilty party, she was restrained from ever marrying again.

[His parents:BROOKE NICKELS ELIZABETH NICKELS  Her parents:JOHN T BEVERLY PHEBA J BEVERLY  They were married on 09/05/1876. He remarried on Mary Jane Cox on 05/02/1889]
John Powers vs Laura Powers   Sept 17, 1890 
Adultery proved 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.
Laura Powers vs John Powers    "(cross bill) " 
Allegations not proved.    cross bill dismissed.
J.F. Skeens vs Hannah V Skeens   Apr 16, 1888 
Adultery proved 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.
Virginia Spurgeon vs Claborn Spurgeon  Apr 1, 1889 
Adultery proved 

He was restrained from ever marrying again.

[Her parents: JOHN WRIGHT MARY WRIGHT His parents:FATHER NOT LISTED SALLEY SPURGEON  They were married on 08/02/1884]
Noah Sowards vs Martha Sowards   Apr 20, 1889 
Court ordered that the plaintiffs bill be dismissed

[His parents:WILLIAM SOWARDS REBECCA SOWARDS  Her parents:ALFRED KILLIN LUCY KILLIN  They were married on 02/10/1876]
John B Williams vs Elizabeth Williams  Apr 17, 1888 
Adultery proved 

She was restrained from ever marrying again.

 
 
transcribed and submitted by Deborah Overbey ©2001

 
 
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