Josephine Martin

  General Notes:

Josephine were married in Michael Overdorff's home Brush Valley, Ind. Co., PA.

Josephine Martin sued for Divorce on 7 April 1873 on the grounds of desertion and lack of support at that time there was one child

Notes on Josephine Martin from the Divorce Petition and her "next friend George Dill" in 7 April 1873-

'I am the wife of William Esch, the libelant in the present case; my name before I march Esch was Josephine Martin. I was married to William Esch the 24th day of April 1869. We were married at Michael Overdorf's in Brush Valley Township, Indiana County; Rev. William Haupt married us- an Evangelical minister. After we were married, and in the 27th of the same month, we took up house keeping; we kept house in Brush Valley; he bought a place from his brother John Esch. We lived in that place together about six months. We moved from there to Buffington township near Dill - Towne.

He has never been back to stay any length of time since we had one child: he says he comes back to see it. My mother and brother have provided for me ever since that time. My husband has never provided for neither myself or child since; he refuses either to live with me or to do anything for me; think he is now working in the Pennsylvania Rail Road."

Sworn deposition taken in the office of Samuel Cunning, Commissioner, in the Borough of Indiana, Indiana County, State of Pennsylvania, June 17, 1873. Case No. 6

Josephine married William Esch, son of Joseph Esch and Sarah Youngkin, on 24 Apr 1869 in Brush Valley, Indiana Co., PA. (William Esch was born in Aug 1850 in Brush Valley, Indiana Co., PA and died on 28 Jan 1900 in Dull, Somerset Co., PA..)