Originally published March 2007
in the Minnesota Genealogical Journal (MJG:37-03). These
records were extracted by Cecelia McKeig from the Cass County District
Court Judgment Books 1897-1971, held by the State Archives at the Minnesota
History Center.
| Surname | Plaintiff | Defendant | Children | Date | Page# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert | Hannah Albert | Peter Albert | 5/9/1899 | A46 | |
| Albert | Peter Albert | Nalta L. Albert | 8/28/1900 | A59-60 | |
| Anger | Minnie Anger | Louis Anger | Minnie, Rosie, Beatrice | 4/27/1903 | A125 |
| Benjamin | Peter Benjamin | Virginia Benjamin | 11/7/1904 | A170 | |
| Bonallie | Alice Douglass Bonallie | John Bonallie | 3/21/1905 | A172-173 | |
| Bonnalie | John Vonnalie | Emma Bonnalie | 11/20/1902 | A113 | |
| Cline | Estella Jane Wilson Cline | Robert Cline | Christy Adeline Cline | 12/2/1898 | A35 |
| Cox | Alma Carlile Cox | Charles Cox | 11/16/1900 | A62-63 | |
| Dobson | Amy Dobson | Abraham Dobson | 5/7/1898 | A18 | |
| Dum | E.K. Dum | Helen M. Dum | 9/4/1902 | A108 | |
| Elliott | Laura Newman Elliott | Joseph Elliott | 10/5/1903 | A144 | |
| Elwess | Wm. H. Elwess | Myrtie R. Elwess | Mabel E, George H., Edna | 5/12/1900 | A57 |
| Frohnapfel | George C. Frohnapfel | Annie Frohnapfel | 1/20/1904 | A152 | |
| Gaudette | Olvina Gaudette | Gideon Gaudette | 9/15/1902 | A109-110 | |
| Gray | Etta Gray | Thomas Gray | Dora (6), Laura (3) | 5/16/1900 | A58-59 |
| Green | William W. Green | Anna Belle Green | Ruby May Green (adopted child - custody to Anna Belle) | 12/13/1905 | A186 |
| Grimmer | Helen W. Grimmer | Harry Grimmer | Furn Grimmer | 6/19/1899 | A44-45 |
| Hall | Mary Hall | George Washington Hall | Thomas Edward (19) Minnie (17) George Peter (14) Mary Emma (12) | 5/14/1904 | A158-159 |
| Hardy | Grace L. Nichols Hardy | Parker E. Hardy | 3/7/1906 | A190 | |
| Harmon | Annie Harmon | Charles Harmon | 3/2/1901 | A74 | |
| Harrison | Henrietta M. Harrison | Benjamin F. Harrison | 1/24/1902 | A95-96 | |
| Hasbrouck | Sarah Watkins Hasbrouck | Clyde Hasbrouck | 7/26/1904 | A162 | |
| Jenkins | Frank H. Jenkins | Julia M. Jenkins | 3/7/1899 | A42 | |
| Johnston | Mary Johnston | William S. Johnston | Martha Mary (12), Joseph Henry (10), Annie Jane (8) Hattie (5) | 5/21/1901 | A79 |
| Ketchum | Sarah Ketchum | George Ketchum | Minnie, Bertha, Julia | 1/30/1900 | A50 |
| Knowles | J. H. Knowles | Abbie Knowles | 9/27/1899 | A45-46 | |
| Lambert | Alfred Lambert | Frances Lambert | 11/26/1901 | A92 | |
| LaVargne | Annie LaVargne | Phillip LaVargne | 8/27/1902 | A106 | |
| Lawr | Martha Lawr | William Henry Lawr | Christopher, Ethel | 1/12/1904 | A151 |
| Longfellow | Jennie Viola Odell Longfellow | Harry H. Longfellow | 5/23/1904 | A160 | |
| McGarry | P. H. McGarry | Lottie McGarry | Edna McGarry (commenced 8/28/1897) | 5/28/1901 | A80 |
| Miller | Arthur W. Miller | Julia M. Miller | 12/17/1902 | A119-120 | |
| Moran | Elizabeth Moran | Jerry Moran | 11/15/1901 | A91 | |
| Morgan | Daisie R. Morgan | Elmer E. Morgan | 3/13/1906 | A192 | |
| Morrison | Rosie D. Morrison | William C. Morrison | Georgie, Gracie, Mina | 11/29/1905 | A184 |
| Newman | Louise Agnes Mearow Newman | Albert Nelson Newman | Doris Marie | 8/8/1904 | A164 |
| Nichaelson | Carrie Nichaelson | Michael Nichaelson | Tillie May | 8/23/1900 | A60-61 |
| Penfield | Paul Penfield | Della Williams Penfield | 3/17/1900 | A55-56 | |
| Peppenger | Florence A, McCrea | Joseph L. Peppenger | 6/26/1902 | A104 | |
| Perrault | Alphride Morrisette Perrault | Leboir Perrault | 12/22/1905 | A188-189 | |
| Peterson | Louise Peterson | Ole Peterson | Clair | 4/27/1905 | A175 |
| Phelps | Jessie Marie Phelps | Edward H. Phelps | Walter A. Phelps | 4/27/1905 | A176 |
| Riley | Thomas Riley | Elizabeth Riley | A61-62 | ||
| Rivard | Auigust C. Rivard | Mae Rivard | 8/5/1904 | A163 | |
| Rohloff | Elsie Warner | Paul Rohloff | Gladys | 11/28/1905 | A183 |
| Rootes | Edo Glau Rootes | Joseph Rootes | Leo Rootes | 4/17/1902 | A101 |
| Santhony | Samuel Santhony | Harriet Santhony | 4/5/1901 | A72 | |
| Scanlon | Georgie Fremole Scanlon | John P. Scanlon | 5/10/1900 | A17 | |
| Schockel | Fidelia H. Schockel | Christian W. Schockel | 11/29/1902 | A114-115 | |
| Seeley | Mary Lucinda Bossom Seeley | Thomas Seeley | 1/30/1900 | A49 | |
| Sheets | Lydia E. Sheets | Fred E. Sheets | Roy Sheets | 5/1/1901 | A76 |
| Signalness | Inga Signalness | Ole M. Signalness | Mary Blanche | 11/4/1902 | A-112 |
| Steele | John Henry Steele | Pearl Steele | 12/16/1905 | A187 | |
| Sulton | Orrien S. Sulton | Sarah E. Sulton | 5/7/1904 | A156 | |
| Thompson | Clement Thompson | Alma M. Thompson | Earl, Leon (custody awarded to Clement Thompson) | 11/15/1904 | A169 |
| Van Pelt | Katie Van Pelt | George Van Pelt | Margaret Lilly (5) Christopher J. (3); Orville Mark (1 1/2) | 8/23/1900 | A181-182 |
| Widmark | Maggie Widmark | Peter O. Widmark | 4/28/1903 | A124 | |
| Williams | Mary Jane Williams | Joseph C. Williams | Mollie, Ewell, Margaret, George | 4/29/1902 | A102 |
| Zaffke | Ruth I. Granger Zaffke | Emil Zaffke | 12/10/1903 | A149 |