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Delving Into Divorce: Finding Family Details in the Civil Court Docket, CTGS meeting In-Person
More prevalent than most realize, early divorce records shine a light on dark times in our ancestor’s lives. Many marriages ending in divorce were short-lived, lasting on average about six to eight years. Consequently, the case files may provide a critical source of information about a family that formed and dissolved between census years. While divorce is an unhappy event, the records left behind are a happy silver lining for researchers. In this lecture, Susan Ball shares information that may be found in divorce case files and where these records may be found.
This is a pre-recorded lecture.
You can attend this Central Texas Genealogical Society monthly meeting via Zoom at ctgs.org.