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Family: Richard Kip Crane / Clara Bell Lowther (F3257)

m. 22 Sep 1887

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  • Richard Kip Crane Male
    Richard Kip Crane

    Birth  1833  Baltimore, MD Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  21 Aug 1921  Corliss, Fayette County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Marriage  22 Sep 1887  [1, 2 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH  [1, 2Find all individuals with events at this location
    Divorced  20 Feb 1891  [3, 4 Cincinnati, Hamilton County, OH  [3, 4Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph S. Crane | F12 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Sarah Ann Woodfield | F12 Group Sheet 

    Clara Bell Lowther Female
    Clara Bell Lowther

    Birth  Cal 1865   
    Death     
    Burial     
    Father   
    Mother   

  • Notes 
    • Feb 20, 1891

    Divorced:
    • An Old Man's Jealousy

      When Richard K. Crane married his wife Clara Belle it was another case of an old man's darlinmg. He was past the meridian of life, while she had just witnessed the sunrise of womanhood. He was over 50 years old and she about 22. They were married in 1877 [sic]. He was intensly jealous of her, as is the case in so many marriages, and without cause, too. He would get angry if she spoke to any man, and would scold and abiuse her for it. Finally his jealousy culminated in physical abuse. In 1888 he beat her and knocked her down with a chair.

      Then she left him, and they have not lived together since. He did not provide foir her as he ought to have done. She sued for divorce. He did not answer the petition. Judge Maxwell heard the case yesterday morning [ 20 Feb 1891] and granted a decree. E. J. Franks was her attorney.

  • Sources 
    1. [S888] Newspaper Article, 13 Apr 2017 (Reliability: 3).
      Cincinnati Enquirer; Thursday, 22 Sep 1887; Page 8

    2. [S1159] Ohio Marriages, 1774-1993, 30 Apr 2018 (Reliability: 3).
      Richard Crane & Clara Lowther

    3. [S2196] Divorce Announcement: CRANE, Richard Kip & CRANE, Clara Belle (Lowther), (16 Dec 1890, Page 8), 18 Dec 2020, Common Pleas Court Docket #88,669. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S2197] Divorce: CRANE, Richard Kip & CRANE, Clara Bell (Lowther), (21 Feb 1891, Page 16), 18 Dec 2020 (Reliability: 3).