Petition #21284313

• Stokes County, North Carolina. filing started March 20, 1843.
• Court: Superior
• Salutation: To the Honorable the Judge of the Superior court of Law for the county of Stokes

Abstract

After twenty-two years of marriage, Henry Shouse accuses his wife of having sex with one of his slaves, and giving birth to a child "of negro blood." He asks for a divorce.

• Number of petition pages: 4
• Related documents: Oath, Henry Shouse, 20 March 1843; Order, 20 March 1843
• Pages of related documents: 0

2 people are documented within petition 21284313

• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner

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Citation information

Repository: North Carolina Department of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina

• County Court Divorce Records

Subjects

• Adultery
• Divorce
• Interracial relationships
• Abandonment