Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1889 — Marriages That Failed. [ARTICLE]

Marriages That Failed.

The total number of divorces granted during the twenty years in each of the several States, and the number of married couples to one divorce in each during the years 1870 and 1880, are given as follows: Married couple* Divorce* to One Divorce Granted 1870 1880 Alabama 5,204 1.6 2 795 Arizona 2i7 1,590 807 Arkansas 6,041 810 326 California 12,118 1 55 239 Connecticut.... 8,5'2 246 340 Dakota....—.. 1,087 ... 328 Delaware 289 23,b37 6,511 Diktrict of Columbia.. 1,106 638 508 Florida 2,120 622 - 341 Georgia 3,959 1,896 ’ 1,152 Idaho *6B 292 249 Illinois 36,072 407 271 Indiana 25,193 271 262 lowa 16,564 395 306 Kansas —. 7,191 435 425 Kentucky .•........-'10,248 678 549 Louisiana _ 1,697 1,629 Maine ! 8,812 Ktt 204 Maryland 7,185 1,757 -1,380 Massachusetts 9,863 681 566 Michigan 18,483 401 269 Mitofesofa \ 3,623 1,001 647 'Missouri ... 15,278 662 400 Montana 822 257 180 Nebraska 8,034 774 431 Nevada .... 1,128 , 265 170 New Hampshire...—— 4,979 369 186 New Jersey ... New Mexico < 255 16,077 2,615 New York - 15/55 1,1?3 1,151 North Carolina..— 1,118 4,9 8 3,149 Ohio 4 , 26,361 <_ 507 289 Oregon ■ 2.609 248 173 Pennsylvania —. 16,020 1,068’’ 851 Rhode Island 4,461 203 • 180 South Carolina 163 - 133,359 Tennessee ——9,621 836 421 Texas.'.*: .' -11.4 S’ J 949 382 Utah ~ - i 4,0 8 18’. 219 Vermont 3,238 3*o 455 Virginia 2,635 7,734 1/36 Washington —.. ] 996 579 102 Vfeat Virginia 2,556 / 1,044 974 Wisconsin..— 9,983 503 464 Wyoming..— 401 122 173 United States 938,716 664 479 An Arkansas man whe bears the name t>f Jerusalem John Johnson wants it changed to John the’ Baptist Smith, in order that he may inherit ten acres of land.. - }'. .--'11..'- • -• *