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In the matter of the application of Perscilla Burke for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of Cleo Ross, a minor child unlawfully detained

August 19, 1909 - August 25, 1909

Filed before the Lancaster County District Court (Lincoln, Nebraska)

Case ID: hc.case.ne.0636

Case Summary

Perscilla Burke petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus to retrieve her daughter, Cleo Ross, from the custody of Mrs. D. L. Prewitt, which was granted. The fate of Ross is unknown.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

  • Interpersonal

Petition subtype(s)

  • Child custody

Outcome

Writ allowed

Fate of bound party

Unknown

Case Citation

RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 3 Appearance Docket H, p. 122; RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 4 Daily Journal #54: Jan. 1909-Dec. 1909, p. 404

Source material(s)

Docket | Journal

Repository(s)

State

  • Nebraska

Tag(s)

  • Children

People

Citation

Katrina Jagodinsky, Cory Young, Andrew Varsanyi, Laura Weakly, Karin Dalziel, William Dewey, Erin Chambers, Greg Tunink. “In the matter of the application of Perscilla Burke for a writ of habeas corpus for the release of Cleo Ross, a minor child unlawfully detained.” Petitioning for Freedom: Habeas Corpus in the American West, 1812-1924, University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Accessed December 3, 2024. https://petitioningforfreedom.unl.edu/cases/item/hc.case.ne.0636

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