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Three Wives Quit So Husbands Seek Marital Freedom
Four separation petitions filed with the clerk of courts describe husbands seeking divorce or separation after wives deserted them. Cases include Charles Bock and Edith Bock of Prairie du Chien in 1907, William W. Miller and Luella Miller from Bethany, and George Ebersole and Elsie Ebersole from Waverly, with additional allegations in the Harding case at Kansas City and Omaha involving domestic abuse and an injunction request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Bock
Edith Bock
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Carl
William W. Miller
Luella Miller
Bethany
Plaintiff
George
Elsie Ebersole
Waverly
Pearl Harding
John J. Harding
Missouri Pacific Railway
Omaha
Kansas City