Julia Ann Lewis
Petition for Divorce
Contributed by Betsy
L. Strader
Barren Co., KY Circuit Court
Filed 13 Nov. 1871
Julia Ann Lewis vs. John Lewis
The plaintiff Julia Ann Lewis states
that she was intermarried with the deft. John
Lewis on the ___ day of ____ 1847 in the state
of Virginia, and removed to Barren County about twenty
years ago and that they have lived together as man and
wife in Barren County ever since, where the matters
herein after complained of occurred within five years-
The plaintiff further states that she has demeaned and
hehaved herself towards the deft. during the whole of the
time they lived together as man and wife as a virtuous
and industrious wife, striving to assist deft in raising
and educating their children-
She states that she is the mother of nine children-
eight of whom are under the age of twenty one years- and
their names are as follows: David, William,
Lewis, Jeremiah, Emily, Mike, Duffy, Ann and
Louisa-
She states that the defendant John Lewis
has confirmed habits of drunkeness of not less than one
year's duration, accompanied with a wasting of his
estate, and without making any suitable provision for the
maintenance of his family-
She further states that the deft has habitually
behaved towards her for not less than six months in such
cruel and inhuman manner as to indicate a settled
aversion to her and to destroy permanently her peace and
happiness-
She further states that the defendant has an
outrageous and ungovernable temper and that he has
attempted to injure pltff and that there is danger to her
life ________________.
The plaintiff states that the deft is desolute and
reckless and dissipated in his habits and makes no
provisions for the maintenance of his family and that the
pltff and her children are the owners of a tract of land
of about 100 acres in Barren County, KY on which they
reside and she states that she has by the exertion of
herself and her children accumulated the following
personal property viz: 13 head of sheep- two horses- one
cow and calf- about 12 or 13 head of hogs and there is on
the farm a crop of corn and some oats. She states that
the deft claims one horse and __________ the 12 or 13
hogs-
She states that the deft. will fraudulently sell,
convey or conceal his property or remove out of the state
to prevent the pltff from getting the necessary
maintenance for herself and children- Wherefore she prays
for a divorce from the said John Lewis and that she be
restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried
woman- and that the deft be restrained from selling and
disposing of the 13 head of sheep- one gray horse- one
cow and calf and the corn and oats until the final trial
of this cause and she prays that an attachment issues to
afsd respt for the black horse and the 13 head of hogs
and that they are delivered to pltff to assist to
supporting defts family- She prays that she ______
adjudged the care and custody of her minor children- and
she prays for all proper relief-
Bohannon and Porter Atty for plaintiff
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