Divorces were handled in Circuit Court in Kentucky. Often there were many months or even years from the date of filing until the case was resolved. The Circuit Court Order Book in which the information appears is listed at the end of each entry, along with the page number and date of the entry. The details of the case are found in bundles housed in the Kentucky Dept for Libraries and Archives in Frankfort. Copies of the case files can be ordered from the Archives for a nominal charge. For detail on ordering copies, click here: ARCHIVES
John Yeakey, complainant, vs
Matilda E. Yeakey, defendant.
Defendant served and failed to appear and answer Complainant’s Bill.
Ordered & adjudged and Decreed that same be taken for confessed against her
… the marriage contract is dissolved and
John Yeakey restored to all privileges and rights of an unmarried man. [Circuit Order Book A, p. 632, 29 Sep 1849]
Elizabeth White, complainant, vs W.W. White, defendant. Defendant failed to appear & answer complainant’s bill. [Circuit Court Order Book A, p. 632, 29 Sep 1849] Court decreed that complainant, Elizabeth White, is divorced from her former husband, Wm. W. White, and marriage contract between them is dissolved & she is restored to all rights & privileges of an unmarried woman. [Circuit Court Order Book B, p . 59, 5 Dec 1850]
George W. Markham, complainant, vs Sarah Markham, defendant. The bonds of matrimony existing between complainant & defendant hereby dissolved & the contract of marriage is rescinded and rights of unmarried man restored to George W. Markham and rights of unmarried woman restored to Sarah Markham as well as her maiden name “Sarah Rhodes.” [Circuit Court Order Book B, p. 70, 5 Dec 1850]
Henry H. Cannon, complainant, vs Frances E. Cannon, defendant. It appears defendant has abandoned the complainant, her husband, and did persist in abandonment without good & sufficient cause. The marriage contract between them is dissolved. [Circuit Court Order Book B, p. 123, 30 May 1851[ [1]
John Tolly, complainant, vs Elizabeth Tolly, defendant. Marriage dissolved & all privileges & rights of an unmarried man restored to John Tolly, who was granted the divorce & released him from marriage contract with Elizabeth A. Tolly. John Tolly to pay costs of this suit. [Circuit Court Order Book B, p. 381, 6 Jan 1853]
Francis Taylor, complainant, vs John Taylor, defendant. Cause dismissed. [Circuit Court Order Book B, p. 546, 4 Jan 1854]
Benjamin Belt, complainant, vs Sarah T. Belt, defendant. Defendant is non resident. She was warned to appear. Attorney appointed to defend for & on her behalf. [Circuit Court Order Book C, p. 292, 28 Jul 1855] Benjamin Belt divorced from defendant and restored to all rights & privileges of an unmarried man. [Circuit Court Order Book C, p. 348, 22 Jan 1856]
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From my personal research. Frances E. Wilson, daughter of Claibourne Wilson and
Martha Brown, married Henry Cannon 5 Apr 1849 in Crittenden County. In late
1850, Frances moved with family members to Missouri, leaving her husband
behind, according to Henry H. Cannon's statement.
Published 22 Jul 2021, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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