From the Archives: A 1917 Lycoming County Case of Desertion, Non-Support, and a Divided Family
Court documents, like faded photographs, can offer unexpectedly vivid snapshots of past lives and conflicts. This collection of papers from Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, primarily dated 1917, pieces together the story of a family facing breakdown and the legal interventions that followed. The case centers around David Brownis, accused of abandoning his wife and children.