Wheeler v. Wheeler

George A. Wheeler was married to Catherine Elizabeth Sledge Wheeler in the city of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, state of Louisiana, on September 3, 1929. They continued to reside in Shreveport, and of their marriage two daughters were born: Kitty Ree Wheeler and Betty Jean Wheeler.

On May 17, 1935, Wheeler filed suit against his wife in the First judicial district court for the parish of Caddo for separation from bed and board on the ground of cruelty. At the time the suit was instituted Kitty Ree Wheeler was three and a half years old and Betty Jean Wheeler six months old. In his petition…