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Post by genie on Sept 26, 2007 15:02:53 GMT -5
Where would I find help in finding a divorce in Wisconsin in 1910/1911?
It is very easy to have information from Arizona regarding such things.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Sept 26, 2007 18:35:36 GMT -5
If you know the County where the particular event might have taken place then you might be able to get information from that particular County Court Office. Next option might be the State Record Office which is very likely in Milwaukee. Failing that - I would suggest we ask our resident US expert - Zenobia - who will probably have a much better idea. But - also try a search on Ancestry.com where you might also find some clues. You may not find just what you want but I think there is a fair chance you will at least find directions on how to find what you are looking for. If there is any further information you wish to provide that might help then please post it (or PM) and I might be able to help track something down for you. Let me know how you fare and I will try to think of other options - if required. Certainly try Ancestry.com
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Post by Zenobia on Sept 26, 2007 23:09:58 GMT -5
Divorce records for Wisconsin are available from 1907 forward. They are $7. to order and can be ordered from: Wisconsin Division of Health Vital Records 1 West Wilson Street, Rm 158 P.O. Box 309 Madison, WI 53701 (608) 266-1371 Fax: (608) 255-2035 For more detailed info, go here: vitalrec.com/wi.htmlIan, the reference to Milwaukee made me giggle uncontrolably. Spoken like a true Aussie! (As you all seem to choose your most populous cities for your state capitols) ;D Vital records are kept in the State capitols. Milwaukee is not the capitol of Wisconsin. It would be akin to telling someone to get ACT Vital records from Sydney...
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Post by Marpleg A-boynt on Sept 26, 2007 23:44:20 GMT -5
Ian, the reference to Milwaukee made me giggle uncontrolably. Spoken like a true Aussie! (As you all seem to choose your most populous cities for your state capitols) ;D Aussies unite ;D That way, no-one gets confused. Simply pick the big city We think it's a Capit Al idea Yeah well, Sydney THINKS it's the capital of everything, so it would not be that unusual... Milwaukee made perfect sense to me - that's where the Fonz was ;D That's all nearly every Aussie knows about Wisconsin - that, and it's near those big lakes ;D
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Post by genie on Sept 27, 2007 15:40:17 GMT -5
Thanks for the link.
Will there be information as to the reason for the divorce and,in the case of the female, who her previous husband was?
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Post by Zenobia on Sept 27, 2007 20:03:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the link. Will there be information as to the reason for the divorce and,in the case of the female, who her previous husband was? I'm not real up on divorce records... My great great grandfather in Penna. was divorced twice (that we know of), and I was able to get the petition on only one of his divorces (the other was missing) in 1872. It was very amusing as he testifies that he became intoxicated for a week and when he sobered up he discovered he was married to 'an abandoned woman who had had three children without ever having had a husband'. Squeezed in between the lines above this was 'and I never had previous knowledge of her to the best of my memory'. Uh huh... based on what I know of the fellow he had previous knowledge of half the women in the county, and I am certain he fathered at least one (if not all three) of her children! (He had three children with my great great grandmother, altho' we could never find a marriage for them...) So divorce records can be a bundle of surprises!
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Sept 28, 2007 3:33:13 GMT -5
So you actually DO like to have your nose bleeding. ;D I actually thought of Madison first but for some reason chose Milwaukee. Not really sure why but it was late and I was tired so I guess mistakes will happen. Should have checked my books I suppose. Never mind. As for Sydney - you are right but it is many hours away from me and well over the border. Best view of it is in the rear view mirror as you are driving away from it. ;D And, BTW - I have been to Wisconsin and seen a fair bit of it.
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Post by genie on Sept 28, 2007 9:28:31 GMT -5
I haven't come across anything as colourful as your ancestor yet in my lot Zenobia
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Sept 28, 2007 12:02:21 GMT -5
I have "Red" some stuff on this site recently that shows Zenobia is a very colourful person. (Seems my recent posting on this subject caused her, at my expense, to laugh until she was almost "Blue" in the face. ;D) Sometimes appears "Green" with envy when I track down something that may have escaped her vigilant eye. Don't think "Yellow" fever will be her downfall but, if recollection serves correctly, I believe she may live in "Orange" County. Pardon me for trying to be a little comedic but I needed to give my poor addled brain a little respite. BTW - I don't believe I ever knew about that most colourful ancestor either. However - a little more seriously. I do not believe I have ever had to view any of these divorce records so I am unable to say what they may contain. I would suggest you make some enquiries to see what may be available from Madison, Wisconsin in the way of an index of availability first. Zenobia has provided details of the address and phone numbers for this. $7 does not seem a large amount to pay. Should the record you want be available it might be handy to know if there is anything indexed that will help you decide whether or not to spend the money. Please keep us informed of your progress.
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Post by Zenobia on Sept 28, 2007 13:47:26 GMT -5
So you actually DO like to have your nose bleeding. ;D I actually thought of Madison first but for some reason chose Milwaukee. Well, if you at least thought of Madison, then that is okay then... I've never even been to Wisconsin.
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Post by Zenobia on Sept 28, 2007 13:59:22 GMT -5
I haven't come across anything as colourful as your ancestor yet in my lot Zenobia Give it time. My great great grandmother Emma Hershberger had 4 illegitimate children. My 3rd great grandmother Seraphina Ebenhoch had 4 out of wedlock before she finally married her husband. Her aunt, the village midwife, had 6, without ever marrying. Her two half sisters had children with their stepfather. And my great great grandfather Morris Weaver had 4 children with his first wife, then one with his second wife to be, then two more with his first wife, then after her death married the other woman and had 8 more. My favorite tho' has to be Seraphina's older sister, whose first of three illegitimate children was fathered, according to the church book, by: "a man who stayed overnight here while on his way to the next village";D And here is a link to the very colorful Albert Sanders described in my divorce story above: www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=11451644&
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Post by genie on Sept 28, 2007 15:13:12 GMT -5
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by genie on Sept 28, 2007 15:19:47 GMT -5
As you say Cornish Terrier: $7 isn't a lot to pay but I must make sure I get the correct year and month. I will have to look through my information in the hope that I have found it in the past.
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Post by Cornish Terrier on Sept 29, 2007 12:32:49 GMT -5
Very true - but, with any luck, you should only have a very short list to choose from. But we are talking about the land that seems to have made Divorce a popular pastime aren't we. See if you can get an index first and work from there and, fingers crossed, you will get the right one straight up.
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Post by genie on Sept 29, 2007 15:27:00 GMT -5
More problems As far as I can make out Annie Truan was living in Michigan during the 1910 census although her husband William was living in Arizona. She married a Maddern and had a child who was born in SEPT 1911. By the 1920 census Annie was living in Wisconsin. Annie and William's 3 children were living with William in 1911 in Arizona. Here lies a problem do I now look in Michigan or Wisconsin I presume that I will have to look for a marriage of Annie Truan to Richard Maddern and if that is in Michigan the divorce would have taken place there as well.
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