Herman Handler - Marriages and Divorces

This is a continuation of posts about an immigrant Handler relative and I will ultimately provide analysis of the evidence to show how he is related to my husband's family.

Herman Handler married twice in America and his marriage records provide additional information about who he was.

FamilySearch has wonderful records for Ohio. The Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013 collection includes records from the early 20th century, four marriage records on a page:

     Cuyahoga County Marriage records 1908-1909 vol. 72, p. 35, application number 61140, record for Herman Handler and Sarah Dick, 24 February 1909; digital image, “Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 September 2018).

A closeup of the record for Herman Handler and wife Sarah Dick reports that the license was issued on 20 February 1909 and that they were married on the 24th.

Herman Handler, age 27, residing in Detroit, Michigan, married 19-year-old Sarah Dick of Cleveland. He worked as a Presser and she as a Dressmaker, both in the clothing manufacturing industry. Sarah Dick was the one who applied for the license and she appeared to know the name of Herman's father: Philip Handler, but not his mother's name.

A little more than twenty years later, they divorced. A notice of the divorce was found in the Akron Beacon Journal, a newspaper found on Newspapers.com.

     "Divorces Granted," Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal, 26 June 1931, p. 38, col. 7; digital image, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/image/228882124/ : accessed 7 October 2018).

I tried in vain to find the newspaper report of the "Divorce Suits Filed" for Sarah Handler from Herman Handler but had no luck.

Four and a half years later, Herman married Leah Barsky as her third husband. They were both residents of Detroit, Michigan, at the time.

     Wayne County, Michigan, Marriage Records, No. 166341, Herman Handler-Leah Barsky, 2 November 1935; digital image, "Michigan Marriage Records, 1867-1952," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 October 2018); citing Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing, Michigan.

They were married by a Judge, L. Eugene Sharp, of the Common Pleas Court in Detroit.

Less than five years later, Herman had deserted Leah, according to the divorce decree, which I found at Ancestry.

     Wayne County, Michigan, Divorce Record, State Office No. 82 84235, Docket No. 296314, Leah Handler v. Herman Handler, 19 June 1940; digital image, "Michigan, Divorce Records, 1897-1952," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 7 October 2018).

It doesn't appear that Herman Handler married again; searching in Michigan and Ohio, no additional marriage records were found.

Previous posts about Herman Handler:

Herman Handler ~ Naturalization Record
Herman Handler ~ Birth Record
Herman Handler ~ Passenger List