| Ripley County Court Records – Insanity – Sep 1849/Jun 1871 |
| I have tried to make sure the data here is correct, but the text was hard to read, so there could be mistakes. Questionable text is marked with a `?’ |
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| The Unfortunate | Spouse | Date(s) | Person(s) making Statment | The Witness (es) | # of pages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEAR, Elizabeth | Senzo D. | Sep 20, 1849 | Henry S. Christian | Dr. William T.S. Cornett William Griffith |
2 |
| HOLLENSBEE, Edward P. | ~ | Oct 14, 1850 | John M. Hollensbee | Dr. Ira C. Perrine Charles Perrine |
3 |
| BURCHFIELD, Thomas | ~ | Nov 7, 1849 | Hiram A. Hart | Dr. William T.S.Cornett John B. Roberts |
2 |
| RISINGER, Ann | Jacob | Oct 25, 1850 | William Risinger | Samuel Gookins Dr. S.C.McCullough |
2 |
| BRAN, George | ~ | Oct 5, 1852 | Robert H. Richardson | Dr. William T.S.Cornett John Bran |
2 |
| SUTTON, Rebecca | Joseph | Jan 8, 1853 | Henry B. Gault | Dr. Henry J. Bowers Darius C. Ingals, ESQ. Squire W. Knapp |
3 |
| MASON, Minerva | John A. | Feb 4, 1853 | Joseph Short | Eli S. Mason Dr. Adam F. Cummins |
3 |
| FOLLITT, Cynthia | ~ | ~~ | ~ | Dr. David B. Abbott | 4 |
| SHOOK, Juliana (Julie Anna) | ~ | Jun 13, 1853 Dec 5, 1857 |
William W. Rex Jonathan Skeen |
James W. Connelley Dr. William T.S. Cornett |
5 |
| GRIFFITH, John W. | ~ | Mar 14, 1854 | Frances Mulberger | William Griffith Dr. William A. Brown |
4 |
| SIGNIN, Nancy | N | Oct 29, 1858 | William B. Signin | William Anderson J.B. Roberts |
6 |
| GRAY, Albert | Y | Aug 1, 1856 Dec 14, 1857 |
Henry Kirk | Dr. John B. ? | 4 |
| NICHOLSON, Mary J. | John | May 30, 1856 Oct 10, 1857 |
~ | Dr. William Anderson | 3 |
| BURCHFIELD, Thomas | Y | Jan 19, 1856 | J.B. Roberts | ~ | 3 |
| JOHNSON, James R. | Y | Feb 16, 1858 | John M. Dickerson | Dr. William Anderson George Johnson |
4 |
| COLE, Elizabeth | ~ | Dec 25, 1857 | Henry Shepherd | Dr. Anderson *refused by hospital* | 1 |
| ASTOR, Barbara | ~ | Aug 31, 1858 | Rowland Robinson | Dr. J.B. Hall | 1 |
| RAYBORN, Sarah | ~ | Aug 24, 1858 | F.C. O’Neal | Dr. William Anderson | 1 |
| ELSBERRY, William | ~ | Mar ?, 1858 | Joseph Elsberry | Dr. Cornett | 1 |
| WHITEHEAD, Harriet E. | ~ | Mar 7, 1860 | Mona (?) Loutham (Lantham?) | Dr. William T.S. Cornett | 1 |
| MURDOCK, Harvey | ~ | Mar 18, 1861 | Samuel Murdock | Dr. A.G. Case | 1 |
| STEINHOUSER, Margaret | ~ | Feb 20, 1861 | ~ | Dr. F. Schloesner(?) | 1 |
| CARMICHAEL, Elizabeth | William | Mar 22, 1861 | ~ | Dr. S.L. Thompson | 1 |
| SALYERS, Catharine | ~ | Aug 28, 1861 | Joseph Wingate | Dr. William Anderson | 1 |
| CANE, Elizabeth | ~ | ~ | ~ | Dr. William T.S. Cornett | 1 |
| STRUBLE, Ira | ~ | Aug 15, 1862 | ~ | Dr. J.B. Hall | 1 |
| BOSTICK, William | ~ | Aug 19, 1862 | ~ | Dr. S. L. D. Thompson | 1 |
| DAFFIN, William | ~ | Sep 23, 1862 | ~ | Dr. James W. Cravens | 1 |
| SIGNER, (Signin?, Catharine | ~ | Nov 8, 1862 | ~ | Dr. Samuel B. Lewis | 1 |
| JACKSON, Harvey | ~ | May 10, 1866 | Joseph Reynolds | Dr. William Anderson | 1 |
| WESTERMAN, Catharine | ~ | Jun 12, 1866 | John Schulenburg | Dr. John Swazy | 1 |
| MASON, Reuben | ~ | Aug 1, 1866 | Phila (Phiba or Pheba?)Mason | Dr. William Anderson | 1 |
| MULLEN, Marty J. | ~ | Aug 21, 1866 | Jehiel H. Mullen | Dr. Samuel Hicks | 1 |
| BOSTIC (Boston? or Bostick?), William | ~ | Aug 16, 1866 | ~ | Dr. C.H. Cass | 1 |
| CRAUSE, Henry | ~ | Oct 2, 1866 | Casper Hill | Dr. William L. Graves | 1 |
| BESWICK, James A. | ~ | Nov 6, 1866 disch. Jul 1, ’68 |
Thomas F. Spenar | Dr. William L. Graves | 1 |
| McCULLOUGH, Mahala | ~ | Jul 10, 1867 | John B. Hodges | Dr. William L. Graves | 1 |
| DENNY, John | ~ | Jun 20, 1867 | ~ | Dr. William Anderson | 1 |
| GORDON, John W. | ~ | Nov 26, 1868(?) | Jonathan Gordon | Dr. William L. Graves | 1 |
| FREMDLING(?), Mary E. | George? | May 29, 1869 | George Fremdling | Dr. Freeman Clark | 1 |
| STONEKING, William | ~ | Jul 26, 1869 | James Stoneking | Dr. David B. Abbott | 1 |
| BECKMEYER, Henry | ~ | Aug 9, 1869 | John J. Beckmeyer | Dr. William Anderson | 1 |
| GORDON, John W. | ~ | Jan 6, 1870 | ~ | Dr. William L. Graves | 1 |
| PETERMAN, John | ~ | Feb 20, 1870 | ~ | Dr. Silas L. D. Thompson | 1 |
| BUCKNELL, Agnes | ~ | Mar 24, 1870 disch. Jul 271872 |
J.P. Mullen | Dr. J. P. Mullen | 1 |
| DAFFIN, William | ~ | Jun 6, 1870 | ~ | Dr. Silas L. D. Thompson | 1 |
| MOORE, Nancy Pauline | ~ | Jun 10, 1870 | ~ | Dr. Chester H. Cass Dr. William Anderson |
1 |
| HUNTINGTON, Rosilla | ~ | Jul 15, 1870 | ~ | Dr. Freeman Clark | 1 |
| GRANTMAN, Herman | ~ | Nov 8, 1870 disch. 21 Aug 1874 |
~ | Dr. Silas L.D. Thompson *NOTE: Next page records this man again being in court for this on Mar 11, 1871…nothing stated about being disch. after this. Dr. Wm. Anderson was admitting phy. this time. | 2 |
| HART, Isaac | ~ | Jun 30, 1871 | ~ | Dr. J. Roberts | 1 |
