Case Summary

Oliver M. Wilson petitioned for a writ of habeas corpus to retrieve Addaline A. and Oliver P. Wilson, presumably his children, from their mother, Florence Morgan, which was granted. After hearing the evidence, the writ was denied and the children remanded to the custody of their mother. However, all of the Wilsons are shown living together in Lincoln in the 1920 census, so apparently Addaline and Oliver managed to work out their differences.

Case Information

Petition type(s)

• Interpersonal

Petition subtype(s)

• Child custody

Outcome

Writ denied

Fate of bound party

Remained in custody

Case Citation

RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 3 Appearance Docket J, p. 267; RG207 Lancaster County Subgroup 9: Series 4 Daily Journal #63: Dec. 1912-Oct. 1913, p. 585-586

Source material(s)

Docket | Journal

Repository(s)

• History Nebraska (Lincoln, Nebraska)

State

• Nebraska

Tag(s)

• Children

People

• Wilson, Addaline A. (bound party)
• Wilson, Oliver Perry (bound party)
• Wilson, Oliver M. (petitioner)
• Morgan, Florence J. (Florence J. Wilson) (respondent)
• Morgan, Florence J. (Florence J. Wilson) (responding party)
• Morgan, Florence J. (Florence J. Wilson) (holding party)
• Stewart, Willard E. (judge)
• Cosgrave, P. James (judge)
• Field, Sr., Allen W. (petitioner attorney)
• Field, Jr., Allen W. (petitioner attorney)
• Ricketts, Arnott C. (petitioner attorney)
• Ricketts, Lowe A. (petitioner attorney)

• Additional parties

  Wilson, Mrs. O. O. (witness)

  Hyers, Gus A. (sheriff)