Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Travis (Roll 47)

By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 20 November 2011)

Sarah A. McMannis Joliff Travis v Miles Leroy Travis (Journal 15 p133 - 30 Nov 1889; Roll 47 Box 158 case number 2106 – 2 Aug 1889)

The couple was married at Montpelier, Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH on 3 Nov 1875 (Marriage, V4 p423), but in Sarah’s application for this divorce the date was stated as 3 Oct 1875.  Also note that Sarah A. was Mrs. Nathan Joliff; therefore, her maiden name was McMannis.

Sarah stated that Miles was willfully absent for more than three years.  In May 1880 “he got my keys, unlocked my private room, and carried away furniture and bedding valued at $20 and he’s never returned.”  Sarah stated that they owned Lot 54 in Montpelier.  Her errant husband may be living in Ottawa Co, OH.  A divorce was granted.

Here’s what I was able to find on the couple:

According to the Bryan Democrat, 13 Feb 1890, Sarah A and Miles Travis sold to Elizabeth Creuse, Lot 39 in Snyder’s Third Addition, Montpelier, for $1,000.

Miles Travis, the son of Joshua and Juliette McFall Travis, was born in NY on 14 Sept 1829.  He died on 2 May 1914 @ 84Y 7M 18D in Northwest Twp, Williams Co, OH; he was buried in Heritage Cemetery; his online death certificate stated he was a widower.

Sarah A Joliff, possibly the daughter of Charles and Nancy McMannis, was born in March 1836, possibly in Streesboro, Portage Co, OH, and died in Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH on 17 Mar 1907.  Her first husband was Nathan Jolliff (b c1830, Plain Twp, Wayne Co, OH), whom she married in Wooster, Wayne Co, OH on 1 July 1855. Her death certificate (Deaths, V3 p134) as Sarah A. Travis listed her as “widowed”.

Miles Travis/Hannah A Travis were the parents of Joshua Travis, born 7 Apr 1869 in Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH (Births, V1 p10).

Miles Travis/Anna L. Calvin were the parents of George Travis, born 23 Sept 1871 in Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH (Births, V1 p37).  It would appear that Miles was first married to Hannah Calvin or Coleman.

1860 Bridgewater, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M653_1052; Page: 103; Image: 210; Family History Library Film: 805052.

h/h 160/155 Travis, Miles 30 NY farmer

Hannah 26 OH

Samuel 2 OH

Susan 6/12 OH

(Living next door to his parents, Joshua and Juliet Travis)

1860 Wooster, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M653_1050; Page: 144; Image: 291; Family History Library Film: 805050.

h/h Jollif, Nath 29 OH brick maker

Sarah A 24 OH

Henry E 4 OH

Thomas B 2 OH

Loretta 9/12 OH

Armstrong, George 20 PA brick maker

1870 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 255A; Image: 515; Family History Library Film: 552781.

h/h /4 Frans, Miles 39 NY farmer

Hannah 35 OH

Samuel 12 OH

Susan 10 OH

Amanda 8 OH

Eugene 6 OH

Frederick 3 OH

Joshua 1 OH

1870 Plain, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: M593_1281; Page: 286A; Image: 86; Family History Library Film: 552780.

h/h 19/19 Joliff, S A 34 OH keeping house

HE (m) 14 OH

TB (m) 12 OH

Minnie 7 OH

1880 Bridgewater, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 448A; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 0531.

h/h 2/2 Travis, Miles 50 NY-NY-NY farmer

Sarah A wife 44 OH-PA-PA

Arminda J dau 18 OH-NY-OH

Frederick son 13 OH-OH-OH

Joshua son 11 OH-OH-OH

George son 8 OH-OH-OH

Blaine son 1 OH-OH-OH

Joliff, Minnie dau 17 servant OH-OH-OH

1900 Northwest, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T623_1332; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 109.

h/h 112/112 Travis, Miles father (Sept 1829) 70 divorced NY-NY-NY living with his son Frederick Travis (June 1867) 33 OH and wife Emmaline and children

1900 North, Lake, Indiana; Roll: T623_383; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 33.

h/h 158/209 Jolliff, Niel P (Dec 1860) 39 OH-OH-OH conductor on rr

Travis, Sarah A mother (Mar 1836) 64 8/2 ch OH-PA-PA ? keeper

1910 Northwest, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0126; Image: 827; FHL Number: 1375254.

h/h 30/34 Travis, Miles father-in-law 80 divorced NY-NY-NY living with the Sylvester and Susie (50 OH) Ferguson family

Divorce Action in Williams County, Ohio - Temple (Roll 47)

David E. Temple v Alida Myres Temple (Journal 15 p14 – 28 Mar 1889 case number 2037 ½;; Roll 47 Box 156 case number 2037 – 24 Jan 1889)

By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 13 July 2011)

The couple was married on 12 Jan 1886 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V5 #779). BTW, some of the divorce cases do NOT give a marriage date or place; this one did not.  I start the detailings with that data (if I can find it), but I often have to do the research using other sources, so if you want to look at the actual case, which I encourage you to do, you may not find the marriage data within the documents.

David charged Alida with adultery and he wanted custody of their child plus the divorce.  This case had a great deal of witness summons such as:

For Plaintiff – George Gilson, US Diggs

For Defendant – Hezediah Edwards, Rev Charles Kribel, M/M JW Barger, Mrs. Solomon Myers, Ellen Clum, Mrs. JW Boyers

This is all I had to work with despite many frames of witness summons on microfilm.

Alida charged David with extreme cruelty on a cross petition.  Adultery was not proven but Alida received the divorce.  David was found to be guilty of gross neglect.  A visitation schedule for child Sina Alberta Temple was set and reasonable alimony of $500.

Sina Alvista “Bertha” Temple, daughter of DE Temple and Lydia Myres, was born on 12 Sept 1887 in Montpelier, Williams Co, OH (Births V2 p101).

David E. Temple, son of (William) Benjamin and Mary Carter Temple, was born in Nov 1860, probably Williams Co, OH.  Father Benjamin Temple was a native of Columbiana Co, OH; second wife Sarah was a native of Seneca Co, OH.

It is tempting to assume Sarah (see later census info) is his mother, but the marriage records for Williams Co, OH show two marriages for Benjamin Temple.

1.  Benjamin Temple/Mary Carter, 11 Nov 1858, V3 p31

2.  Benjamin Temple/Sarah Colbert, 18 Jan 1862, V3 p289

1860 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M653_1052; Page: 194; Image: 394; Family History Library Film: 805052.

h/h /1005 Temple, Benj 23 OH farmer

Mary 23 OH

Henry 11/12 OH

1870 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 264B; Image: 534; Family History Library Film: 552781.

h/h /141 Temple, Benjamin 32 OH farmer

Sarah 31 OH

David 9 OH

Henry 6 OH

Lidora 4 OH

Ellen 2 OH

1880 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 540D; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 0715.

h/h 143/145 Temple, Sarah 42 OH-VA-VA can not write

David 19 son OH-OH-OH

Isodora (Lidora) 14 dau OH-OH-OH

Ellen 12 dau OH-OH-OH

David E. Temple married Mattie Jones on 17 June 1889 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V6 #3).

1900 Boone, Wright, Missouri; Roll: T623_908; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 144.

Temple, David E 39 (Nov 1860) OH-OH-OH mar 1890

Martha E. wife (Sept 1860) 39 OH-OH-OH 1/1 ch

Ervin H son (Mar 1895) 5 MO-OH-OH

1910 Boone, Wright, Missouri; Roll: T624_828; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0130; Image: 776; FHL Number: 1374841.

h/h 224/235 Temple, David E 49 mar 2x mar 21Y OH-OH-OH farmer

Martha E wife 49 mar 1x 1/1 ch OH-OH-OH

Ervin H son 15 MO-OH-OH

In 1920 census, same location one finds David and wife Martha, but in 1930 same location one finds David with a different wife, Hepky B. 67 MO-TN-NC; David 69 OH-OH-OH

Lydia Myers, daughter of Solomon and Sarah B. Pinkham Myers, was born on 12 Jan 1869 in Superior Twp, Williams Co, OH (Births V1 p10).

1870 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: M593_1282; Page: 263B; Image: 532; Family History Library Film: 552781.

h/h 128/128 Myers, Solomon 50 OH farmer

Sarah B 38 ME

Emily 16 OH

Hannah 11 IL

George S 4 OH

Alida 1 OH

1880 Superior, Williams, Ohio; Roll: 1077; Family History Film: 1255077; Page: 536D; Enumeration District: 7; Image: 0707.

h/h  68/70 Myers, Solomon 60 OH-PA-PA farmer

Sarah B wife 47 ME-ME-ME

H A dau 20 IL-OH-ME

G S son 14 OH-OH-ME

Alida dau 11 OH-OH-ME

Alida Myers next married Thomas J. Ingram (b. Aug 1852 OH) on 19 Nov 1892 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V6 #814).  There must have been a divorce because Thomas J. Ingram married Catherine E. Woolf on 22 Sept 1897 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V7 #411).  They are found in 1900 Montpelier, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T623_1332; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 118.

Alida Ingram next married Frank Eager (b. 29 May 1854 in Marion Co, OH) on 30 Nov 1898 in Williams Co, OH (Marriage V7 #666)

1900 Bryan, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T623_1332; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 111.

h/h 351/370 Eager, Frank (Mar 1855) 45 mar 1x mar 14Y OH-PA- unk business feed barn

Alida wife (Dec 1868) 31 1/1 ch OH-PA-ME

Goldie dau (Apr 1881) 21 OH-OH-OH

Frank son (Sept 1881) 19 OH-OH-OH

Alverta step-dau (Sept 1887) 12 OH-OH-OH

Clyde nephew (Feb 1879) 21 OH-OH-OH

Elkins, Edward servant (Nov 1855) 45 OH-WVA-VA

1910 Pulaski, Williams, Ohio; Roll: T624_1241; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0128; Image: 890; FHL Number: 1375254.

h/h 184/185 Eager, Frank SR 55 OH-US-US divorced is living with his son, Frank Eager, JR.

Fountain Grove Cemetery Records (Bryan, OH) show Frank Eager (1855-1934) was buried beside his wife Kate Meek Eager (Dec 1856 – 2 Jan 1896).  Since he did not die until 1934, there must have been a divorce sometime between 1900-1910 between Frank and Alida, who was listed in the next two census records as “widow”.

1910 Elkhart Ward 5, Elkhart, Indiana; Roll: T624_347; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 861; FHL Number: 1374360.

h/h 171/176 Eager, Alida 42 widow OH-PA-ME seamstress for dry goods store

Myers, Bertha 22 dau stenographer for rubber works OH-OH-OH

1920 Chicago Ward 3, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_312; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 133; Image: 847.

h/h 93/179 Alida Eager 50 OH-PA-ME widow, mother-in-law to James Atchinson and mother of Bertha