“17 Divorces Given in Dedham Court”
“Catherine M. Shepardson of Quincy was given a decree from her husband, Winthrop E. Shepardson of Springfield, on the grounds of cruel and abusive treatment. They were married Sept. 28, 1925, and have one child, of whom the mother was given custody and $80 a month for its support.”
The Boston Globe, 4 Nov. 1930, p. 5
According to my mother (the child mentioned), family lore was that all parties agreed to the testimony of “abusive treatment”, given by one of Catherine’s sisters, in order to hasten the divorce proceedings.
I’ve been looking for this for 15 years. Now that I have a date and the court, the next step is to try to get the court proceedings.
