District Court Divorce Files
Creator: Elk County. District Court
Date: 1875-1917
Level of Description: Series
Material Type: Government record
Call Number: Unavailable
Unit ID: 199027
Space Required/Quantity: Microfilm only
Title (Main title): District Court Divorce Files
Scope and Content
Scope and content: Record of divorce cases heard in Elk County district court. Case files can include inventories, pleadings, summonses, subpoenas, motions, affidavits, court orders, instructions to juries, jury verdicts, journal entries, and other original instruments. All of these documents were usually filed in a large cardboard enclosure known as a “jacket,” which was labeled on the spine or front with the case number and plaintiff/defendant, then filed in sequential order. Divorce case information will include parties involved, dates, motions files, petition, petition answered, grounds for divorce, testimony of witnesses, legal instruments, date and whether divorce granted.
Locators:
No Locators Identified
Microfilm:
- MF 7504 no. 3: 3840 to 4297 1875-1917
- MF 7505: 4298 to 4929 1875-1917
Index Terms
Subjects
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Elk County (Kan.) -- Genealogy
District courts -- Kansas -- Elk County
Divorce records -- Kansas -- Elk County
Agency Classification:
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Local Government Agencies. Elk County. Courts. District Court.
