Switzerland County Divorces
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The following are divorce cases found in the Switzerland County, Indiana Circuit Court Order Books. The index currently covers 1814 to 1851.
The first person listed is the plaintiff and the second person is the defendant. View the original records for details on the case which may have come before the court multiple times.
Additional details may be found in the Circuit Court Complete Records Books and the court packets.
| Given | Surname | Given | Surname | Year | Book | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George | Millen | Eliza | Millen | 1816 | 1-2 | 97 |
| Maria | Wilson | William | Wilson | 1816 | 1-2 | 97 |
| Mariah | Wilson | William | Wilson | 1816 | 1-2 | 142 |
| George | Millen | Eliza | Millen | 1816 | 1-2 | 143 |
| George | Millen | Eliza | Millen | 1816 | 1-2 | 190 |
| Sally | Pickett | Heathcoat | Pickett | 1816 | 1-2 | 191 |
| Sally | Picket | Heathcoat | Picket | 1816 | 1-2 | 198 |
| Nathan | Platt | Rebecca | Platt | 1816 | 1-2 | 203 |
| John | Pelsor | Sophia | Pelsor | 1816 | 1-2 | 203 |
| Mariah | Wilson | William | Wilson | 1816 | 1-2 | 214 |
| Mariah | Wilson | William | Wilson | 1817 | 2 | 12 |
| George | Millen | Eliza | Millen | 1817 | 2 | 12 |
| Sally | Pickett | Heathcoat | Pickett | 1817 | 2 | 16 |
| John | Pelsor | Sophia | Pelsor | 1817 | 2 | 16 |
| Nathan | Platt | Rebeca | Platt | 1817 | 2 | 17 |
| Maria | Wilson | William | Wilson | 1817 | 2 | 20 |
| Peter | Lock | Hannah | Lock | 1817 | 2 | 38 |
| Thomas | Coen | Nancy | Coen | 1817 | 2 | 42 |
| Sally | Pickett | Heathcoat | Pickett | 1817 | 2 | 52 |
| George | Millen | Eliza | Millen | 1817 | 2 | 54 |
| Nathan | Platt | Rebecca | Platt | 1817 | 2 | 55 |
| Thomas | Coen | Nancy | Coen | 1817 | 2 | 63 |
| Peter Sr. | Lock | Hannah | Lock | 1817 | 2 | 66 |
| John | Pelsor | Sophia | Pelsor | 1817 | 2 | 89 |
| Peter Sr. | Locke | Hannah | Badily | 1817 | 2 | 100 |
| Thomas Jr. | Coen | Nancy | Campbell | 1817 | 2 | 101 |
| John | Pelsor | Sophia | Pelsor | 1817 | 2 | 106 |
| Rebecka | Ricketts | Charles | Ricketts | 1817 | 2 | 144 |
| John | Pelsor | Sophia | Pelsor | 1818 | 2 | 167 |
| Nathan | Platt | Polly | Platt | 1818 | 2 | 199 |
| Nathan | Platt | Polly | Platt | 1818 | 2 | 251 |
| John | Pelsor | Sophia | Pelsor | 1818 | 2 | 267 |
| Huldah | Holloway | Archelaus | Holloway | 1818 | 2 | 268 |
| Rebecca | Ricketts | Charles | Ricketts | 1818 | 2 | 277 |
| Huldah | Alloway | Archelaus | Allaway | 1818 | 2 | 324 |
| Joseph | Boisseau | Ruth | Boisseau | 1818 | 3 | 13 |
| Rebecca | Ricketts | Charles | Ricketts | 1819 | 3 | 82 |
| Joseph | Boisseau | Ruth | Boisseau | 1819 | 3 | 96 |
| Nathan | Platt | Polly | Platt | 1819 | 3 | 100 |
| Clarissa | Taylor | Samuel | Taylor | 1819 | 3 | 104 |
| Nathan | Platt | Polly | Platt | 1819 | 3 | 167 |
| Clarissa | Taylor | Samuel | Taylor | 1819 | 3 | 173 |
| Clarissa | Taylor | Samuel | Taylor | 1820 | 3 | 253 |
| Polly | Mallin | Mahlon | Mallin | 1820 | 3 | 254 |
| Polly | Malin | Malhon | Malin | 1820 | 3 | 280 |
| Lois | Fred | Jacob | Fred | 1820 | 3 | 315 |
| Eleanor | Badford | Martin | Badford | 1820 | 4 | 86 |
| Joseph | Boisseau | Ruth | Boisseau | 1821 | 4 | 182 |
| Eleonor | Bodford | Martin | Bodford | 1821 | 4 | 214 |
| Joseph | Boisseau | Ruth | Boisseau | 1821 | 4 | 297 |
| Joseph | Boisseau | Ruth | Boisseau | 1822 | 4 | 332 |
| Otis | Waldow | Maria | Waldow | 1822 | 4 | 373 |
| Otis | Waldow | Maria | Waldow | 1822 | 4 | 438 |
| Otis | Waldow | Maria | Waldow | 1823 | 5 | 21 |
| William | Phillips | Polly | Phillips | 1823 | 5 | 88 |
| William | Phillips | Polly | Phillips | 1823 | 5 | 119 |
| John | Brown | Betsy | Brown | 1824 | 5 | 129 |
| Joham | Brown | Molly | Brown | 1824 | 5 | 130 |
| William | Phillips | Polly | Phillips | 1824 | 5 | 143 |
| Sarah | Packer | Nathan | Packer | 1824 | 5 | 158 |
| Hannah | Mathena | Reuben | Mathena | 1824 | 5 | 160 |
| Joham | Brown | Molly | Brown | 1824 | 5 | 211 |
| Fredrick Louis | Chandet | Abby | Chandet | 1824 | 5 | 214 |
| Hannah | Mathena | Reubion | Mathena | 1824 | 5 | 218 |
| Polly | Crowell | Martin | Crowell | 1824 | 5 | 225 |
| Otis | Waldow | Mariah | Waldow | 1824 | 5 | 236 |
| Daniel | Cole | Clarissa | Cole | 1824 | 5 | 238 |
| Otis | Waldo | Maria | Waldo | 1825 | 5 | 296 |
| John | Brown | Betsy | Brown | 1825 | 5 | 298 |
| Sarah | Parker | Nathan | Parker | 1825 | 5 | 298 |
| Polly | Crowell | Martin | Crowell | 1825 | 5 | 298 |
| Horace R | Catlin | Leonora | Catlin | 1825 | 5 | 301 |
| John Daniel | Cler | Madeline | Cler | 1825 | 5 | 302 |
| Shaw | Brown | Molly | Brown | 1825 | 5 | 305F |
| Polly | Crowell | Martin | Crowell | 1825 | 5 | 305F |
| Horace R | Catlin | Leonora | Catlin | 1825 | 6 | 24 |
| Sarah | Parker | Nathan | Parker | 1825 | 6 | 26 |
| Martha T | Foster | Jonah | Foster | 1826 | 6 | 83 |
| Horace R | Catlin | Leonora | Catlin | 1826 | 6 | 88 |
| Sarah | Parker | Nathan | Parker | 1826 | 6 | 89 |
| Elizabeth | Foulks | John | Foulks | 1826 | 6 | 116 |
| Susan | Betts | William | Betts | 1826 | 6 | 135 |
| Elizabeth | Foulks | John | Foulks | 1826 | 6 | 181 |
| Martha T | Foster | Jonah | Foster | 1826 | 6 | 186 |
| Susan | Betts | William | Betts | 1827 | 6 | 238 |
| Elizabeth | Foulk | John | Foulk | 1827 | 6 | 248 |
| Henry | Webb | Mary | Webb | 1829 | 6 | 514 |
| Ruth | Jarrett | David T | Jarrett | 1829 | 6 | 534 |
| Henry | Webb | Mary | Webb | 1829 | A | 7 |
| Ruth | Jarrett | David T | Jarrett | 1829 | A | 17 |
| Hannah | Kirby | James D | Kirby | 1829 | A | 18 |
| Hannah | Kirby | James D | Kirby | 1829 | A | 20 |
| James D | Kirby | Hannah | Kirby | 1829 | A | 23 |
| Rosetta | Low | Charles | Low | 1829 | A | 23 |
| Ruth | Jarrett | David T | Jarrett | 1830 | A | 43 |
| Rosetta | Low | Charles | Low | 1830 | A | 43 |
| Rosetta | Low | Charles | Low | 1830 | A | 44 |
| Sophia | Guerar | John David | Guerar | 1830 | A | 57 |
| Jeremiah | Shelden | Ruth | Shelden | 1830 | A | 62 |
| John G | Johnson | Betsy | Johnson | 1830 | A | 69 |
| Peggy | Capety | William | Capety | 1830 | A | 77 |
| Rosetta | Lowe | Charles | Lowe | 1831 | A | 97 |
| Peggy | Cassety | William | Cassety | 1831 | A | 97 |
| William | Brophy | Rebecca | Brophy | 1831 | A | 97 |
| John G | Johnson | Elizabeth | Johnson | 1831 | A | 107 |
| Peter | Ayers | Elizabeth | Ayers | 1831 | A | 124 |
| Eliza | Davis | Joseph | Davis | 1832 | A | 161 |
| Peter | Ayres | Eliza | Ayres | 1832 | A | 166 |
| Eliza | Davis | Joseph F | Davis | 1832 | A | 167 |
| Elizabeth | Martin | James | Martin | 1832 | A | 167 |
| Elizabeth | Martin | James | Martin | 1832 | A | 178 |
| William | Smith | Mary | Smith | 1832 | A | 181 |
| Elizabeth | Martin | James | Martin | 1832 | A | 188 |
| Eliza | Davis | Joseph | Davis | 1832 | A | 191 |
| Elijah | Gilbert | Zada | Gilbert | 1833 | A | 198 |
| Elizabeth | Martin | James | Martin | 1833 | A | 202 |
| Elijah | Gilbert | Zada | Gilbert | 1833 | A | 249 |
| William | Smith | Mary | Smith | 1833 | A | 249 |
| James | Cooper | Jane | Cooper | 1833 | A | 255 |
| James | Cooper | Jane | Cooper | 1834 | A | 274 |
| Elizabeth | Buck | William S | Buck | 1834 | A | 276 |
| Jacob | Boisseaux | Jean | Boisseaux | 1834 | A | 307 |
| Boissau | Boissau | 1835 | A | 342 | ||
| Eliza | Kern | Samuel | Kern | 1835 | A | 370 |
| Cooper | Cooper | 1835 | A | 373 | ||
| Kern | Kern | 1835 | A | 375 | ||
| Wm S | Buck | Elizabeth | Buck | 1836 | A | 408 |
| William | Lawrence | Sarah | Lawrence | 1837 | A | 465 |
| James | Robinson | Sarah | Robinson | 1837 | A | 471 |
| Lucinda | Fugit | Braxter | Fugit | 1837 | A | 471 |
| Mary Ann | Sadler | Wm H J | Sadler | 1837 | A | 472 |
| Mary Anna | Sadler | William H S | Sadler | 1837 | J | 30 |
| Robert | Gullion | Dorothy | Gullion | 1838 | J | 82 |
| Bruner | Bruner | 1839 | J | 253 | ||
| McPherson | McPherson | 1839 | J | 253 | ||
| Eleanor | Smith | Elias | Smith | 1839 | J | 254 |
| Sallenda | Treadwell | Orrin | Treadwell | 1839 | J | 330 |
| Sellinda | Tradewell | Orwin | Tradewell | 1839 | J | 418 |
| Alexander | McPherson | Sarah | McPherson | 1839 | J | 429 |
| Eleanor | Smith | Elias | Smith | 1839 | J | 429 |
| Simon | Bruner | Sarah | Bruner | 1839 | J | 430 |
| Samuel | Kern | Elizabeth | Kern | 1839 | J | 450 |
| David | Hoge | Sarah | Hoge | 1839 | J | 457 |
| Simeon | Bruner | Sarah | Bruner | 1840 | J | 536 |
| Henry | Sprague | Catharine | Sprague | 1840 | K | 72 |
| Jane | Hilterbrand | Benjamin | Hilterbrand | 1840 | K | 79 |
| Catharine | Sprague | Henry | Sprague | 1841 | K | 235 |
| Jane | Hilderbrand | Benjamin | Hilderbrand | 1841 | K | 262 |
| Catharine | Sprague | Henry | Sprague | 1841 | K | 329 |
| Nancy | Picket | William | Picket | 1841 | K | 361 |
| Nancy | Picket | William | Picket | 1842 | K | 428 |
| Celia | McDowell | Alexander | McDowell | 1842 | K | 430 |
| Sallanda | Treadwell | Orrin R | Treadwell | 1842 | L | 1A |
| Celia | McDowell | Alexander | McDowell | 1842 | L | 8 |
| Sallenda | Treadwell | Orrin R | Treadwell | 1842 | L | 63 |
| William | Flinn | Naomi | Flinn | 1842 | L | 69 |
| William | Flinn | Naomi | Flinn | 1842 | L | 101 |
| Nancy | Picket | William | Pickett | 1843 | L | 142 |
| James | Lambert | Ruth | Lambert | 1843 | L | 142 |
| James | Lambert | Ruth | Lambert | 1843 | L | 180 |
| Celia | McDowell | Alexander | McDowell | 1843 | L | 196 |
| Sarah | Robinson | James | Robinson | 1843 | L | 196 |
| Loranzo | Hinman | Mary | Hinman | 1843 | L | 198 |
| Sophia | Todd | Israel | Todd | 1843 | L | 198 |
| Lucinda | Stogdale | Joseph | Stogdale | 1843 | L | 199 |
| Nancy | Pickett | William | Pickett | 1843 | L | 199 |
| Nancy | Pickett | William | Pickett | 1843 | L | 201 |
| Sarah | Robinson | James | Robinson | 1844 | L | 254 |
| Sophia | Todd | Israel | Todd | 1844 | L | 258 |
| Loranzo | Hinman | Mary | Hinman | 1844 | L | 261 |
| Celia | McDowell | Alexander | McDowell | 1844 | L | 261 |
| Robert | Gullion | Mary | Gullion | 1844 | L | 320 |
| Lucindal | Stogdale | Joseph | Stogdale | 1844 | L | 325 |
| Rebecca | Hayden | Nathaniel | Hayden | 1844 | L | 325 |
| Aramenta J | Gates | George W | Gates | 1844 | L | 356 |
| Aramenta J | Gates | George W | Gates | 1844 | L | 364 |
| Aramenta J | Gates | George W | Gates | 1844 | L | 427 |
| Electa J | Philips | John | Philips | 1845 | L | 454 |
| Hannah | Rudd | Johnson | Rudd | 1845 | L | 476 |
| Nathaniel | Hayden | Rebecca | Hayden | 1845 | L | 477 |
| Elijah | Land | Diadama | Land | 1845 | L | 479 |
| Nancy | Picket | William | Picket | 1845 | L | 479 |
| Lusinda | Gibbins | John Jr. | Gibbins | 1846 | L | 491 |
| Aramenta J | Gates | George W | Gates | 1846 | L | 495 |
| Elijah | Land | Diadama | Land | 1846 | L | 501 |
| Nancy | Picket | William | Picket | 1846 | L | 501 |
| Hannah | Rudd | Johnson | Rudd | 1846 | L | 501 |
| Elijah | Land | Diadama | Land | 1846 | L | 503 |
| Hannah | Rudd | Johnson | Rudd | 1846 | L | 512 |
| Nathaniel | Hayden | Rebecca | Hayden | 1846 | L | 525 |
| Electa C | Philips | John | Philips | 1846 | L | 525 |
| Hannah | Rudd | Johnson | Rudd | 1846 | M | 6 |
| Aramenta J | Gates | George W | Gates | 1846 | M | 11 |
| Benjamin | Hilderbrand | Melinda | Hilderbrand | 1846 | M | 14 |
| Benjamin | Hilderbrand | Melinda | Hilderbrand | 1846 | M | 23 |
| Augustin | Dow | Joseph | Dow | 1846 | M | 28 |
| Benjamin | Hilderbrand | Malinda | Hilderbrand | 1846 | M | 30 |
| Nancy | Picket | William | Picket | 1846 | M | 36 |
| Benjamin | Hilderbrand | Melinda | Hilderbrand | 1846 | M | 37 |
| Augustin | Dow | Joseph | Dow | 1846 | M | 42 |
| Lucinda | Gibbons | John Jr. | Gibbons | 1846 | M | 50 |
| Benjamin | Hilderbrand | Melinda | Hilderbrand | 1846 | M | 52 |
| Mary E | Armstrong | John H | Armstrong | 1847 | M | 66 |
| Mary E | Armstrong | John H | Armstrong | 1847 | M | 75 |
| Mary E | Armstrong | John H | Armstrong | 1847 | M | 79 |
| Mary E | Armstrong | John H | Armstrong | 1847 | M | 83 |
| Aramenta | Gates | George W | Gates | 1847 | M | 115 |
| Hannah | Rudd | Johnson | Rudd | 1847 | M | 115 |
| Adaline | Jessup | William H | Jessup | 1847 | M | 119 |
| Adaline | Jessup | William H | Jessup | 1847 | M | 153 |
| Adaline | Jessup | William H | Jessup | 1848 | M | 162 |
| Jessup | Jessup | 1848 | M | 178 | ||
| Woods | Woods | 1848 | M | 178 | ||
| Adaline | Jessup | William H | Jessup | 1848 | M | 182 |
| John | Woods | Eliza | Woods | 1848 | M | 185 |
| Anjelina | Bruner | John | Bruner | 1848 | M | 211 |
| Angeline | Bruner | John | Bruner | 1848 | M | 248 |
| Noah | Bradey | Elizabeth | Brady | 1848 | M | 249 |
| Elisabeth | Lang | Johnson | Lang | 1848 | M | 255 |
| Nancy | Salmon | Harrison | Salmon | 1848 | M | 258 |
| Mariah F | Sells | Percy O | Sells | 1848 | M | 277B |
| Lavina | Griffith | William J | Griffith | 1848 | M | 277B |
| Angeline | Bruner | John | Bruner | 1849 | M | 302 |
| Henrietta | Gaines | Richard | Gaines | 1849 | M | 303 |
| Lavina J | Griffith | William J | Griffith | 1849 | M | 317 |
| Henrietta | Gains | Richard | Gains | 1849 | M | 318 |
| Mary Ann | Havens | Alexander | Havens | 1849 | M | 319 |
| Maria F | Sells | Perry O | Sells | 1849 | M | 321 |
| Amelia Ann | Austin | Samuel | Austin | 1849 | M | 347 |
| Noah | Bradey | Elizabeth | Bradey | 1849 | M | 362 |
| Mary | Myers | John | Myers | 1849 | M | 362 |
| Mary | Myers | John | Myers | 1849 | M | 369 |
| Amelia Ann | Austin | Samuel | Austin | 1849 | M | 380 |
| Amelia Ann | Austin | Samuel | Austin | 1849 | M | 385 |
| Mary | Myers | John | Myers | 1849 | M | 387 |
| Amelia Ann | Austin | Samuel | Austin | 1849 | M | 388 |
| William H | Jessup | Adaline | Jessup | 1849 | M | 409 |
| Seth | Taylor | Elizabeth | Taylor | 1850 | M | 426 |
| Salinda | Webb | John | Webb | 1850 | M | 426 |
| Eliza Ann | Clarkson | Samuel W | Clarkson | 1850 | M | 427 |
| William H | Jessup | Adaline | Jessup | 1850 | M | 446 |
| William H | Jessup | Adaline | Jessup | 1850 | M | 450 |
| Pamela | Wykihaski | Edward | Wykihaski | 1850 | M | 450 |
| Polly | Garrett | John D | Garrett | 1850 | M | 451 |
| Lucinda | McKay | Charles | McKay | 1850 | M | 451 |
| Benjamin | Cole | Nancy | Cole | 1850 | M | 462 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 505 |
| Peter | Dailey | Elizabeth | Dailey | 1850 | M | 512 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 513 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 516 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 520 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 527 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 530 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 533 |
| Salinda | Webb | John | Webb | 1850 | M | 535 |
| Thomas | Whiting | Martha | Whiting | 1850 | M | 535 |
| Peter | Dailey | Elizabeth | Dailey | 1850 | M | 536 |
| Charlotte | Houston | Edward | Houston | 1850 | M | 541 |
| Lucinda | McKay | Charles | McKay | 1850 | M | 555 |
| Joseph | Israel | Mary Jane | Israel | 1851 | M | 602 |
| Lucinda A | Lyon | William W | Lyon | 1851 | M | 602 |
| Angelina | Lockwood | Sherman S | Lockwood | 1851 | M | 613 |
| Robert L | Gray | Mary | Gray | 1851 | M | 623 |
| Robert L | Gray | Mary | Gray | 1851 | M | 625 |
| Lucinda | McKay | Charles | McKay | 1851 | M | 625 |
| Angelina | Lockwood | Sherman S | Lockwood | 1851 | M | 625 |
| Lucinda A | Lyons | William W | Lyons | 1851 | M | 626 |