The Alexandria Argus (Alexandria Nebraska) 17 Oct 1918

Obituary

Clara Jane Watson was born Dec 24, 1873; died Oct. 11, 1918, aged 44 years, 9 months and 17 days.

She was married to Leon Dietrich, Dec. 20, 1887, and to this union five sons: Chas. Edward, Leroy, Clarence Leonard, John Earl and Geo Ernest, and three daughters: Margaret Kathrine, Laura Francis and Marie Lulu were born, making their home in Missouri.

She was married to Dell Hatfield Jan. 11, 1911, and lived at Bennington, Kansas, until two years ago, when they came to this village.

Mrs. Hatfield united with the M.E. church in early life and at the time of her death, held her membership in that church at Graham, Mo.

She leaves a mother, Mrs. Jane Watson of Simpson, Kans., a husband and eight children to mourn her loss.

The funeral was held from the Methodist church, on Sunday, at 2 p.m. with the interment in the Village Cemetery.

One son, Clarence is in the Navy but came home on a furlough, a few days before her death.

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Adopted as a child out of Missouri by Daniel R. Jonqhin who is buried at Maitland, MO. She got back together with her blood mother, Lucinda, after her divorce from Leon in 1906. After her divorce, she was with someone with a last name of Sears. It is unknown if they were married or not. She married Del about 1912 in KS.

State of Missouri. In the Circuit Court to the February

ss. term, 1906.

County of Nodaway. *******************

Clara J. Dietrich, Plaintiff.

vs.

Leon Dietrich. Defendant.

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Plaintiff states that on the 22nd day of February, 1888, at the county of Nodaway and state of Missouri, she was lawfully married to the defendant; that she continued to live with the defendant as his wife from and after said date until the 22nd day of December, 1905; that during all that time the plaintiff faithfullyl demeaned herself, performed all her duties as the wife of the plaintiff and at all times treated him with kindness and affection; but said defendant, wholly disregarding his duties as the husband of the plaintiff has been guilty of such cruel and barbarous treatment as to endanger the life of the plaintiff, and has offered such indignities to plaintiff as to render her condition in life intolerable, in this:

Plaintiff avers that the defendant is of a quarrelsome and abusive disposition, and has upon divers occasions cursed and swore at plaintiff and has called her such vile and indecent names as to be unfit to be spread upon the records of the court; that the defendant has upon frequent occasions threated violence toward the plaintiff and on the day of December, 1905, struck plaintiff with his fist, knocking her down and kicking her until the plaintiff was compelled to and did call the officers of the law for protection and assistance. Plaintiff further states that there was born of said marriage, Charles, Roy, Clarence, Earl, Maggie, Earnest, and Laura Dietrich, all children of tender years; that said children are now living with the plaintiff and being supported wholly by her. Plaintiff further states that she is a resident of Nodaway county, Missoui, and that she has resided in said state for one whole year next before the filing of the petition. Wherefore the plaintiff prays to be divorced from the bonds of matrimony contracted as aforesaid with the defendant, and that she may be awarded the care and custody of her minor children aforesaid, and for such other and further orders, decrees and relief in the premises to which she may be entitled, and for all other further and proper relief.

Clara J. Dietrich

Plaintiff.

State of Missouri.

ss.

County of Nodaway.

Clara J. Dietrich, the plaintiff herein, being duly sworn, upon her oath states that the facts stated in the above and foregoing petition are tru, according to the best knowledge, information and belief, of the plaintiff, and that the complaint herein is not made out of levity or by collusion, fear or restrain between the plaintiff and the defendant for the mere purpose of being separated from each other, but in sincerity and truth and for the causes mentioned in the petition.

Clara J. Dietrich

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of December, 1905.

Beverly R. Wavteir

Notary Public

My commussion expires January 11th, 1906.