Peoria
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Divorce Decree
Archive Entry Date: 2/9/1967
The judge's settling of accounts between Richard and his first wife, Patricia
Richard Pryor vs. Patricia Pryor
Archive Entry Date: 3/4/1966
Richard Pryor's divorce complaint, filed against his first wife Patricia five years after their wedding
Buck and Gertrude Divorced
Archive Entry Date: 3/27/1946
The marriage of Richard's parents entered its final phase — the back-and-forth motions of divorce court
Gertrude Pryor v. LeRoy Pryor
Archive Entry Date: 1/1946
The divorce papers of Richard Pryor's parents
Divorce in a City of 100,000 Population
Archive Entry Date: 1939
Peoria had a divorce rate nearly twice the US average; a sociologist surveyed Peoria from all angles to discover why
Marie Pryor Asks for Divorce
Archive Entry Date: 4/20/1922
After almost eight years of marriage, Marie Pryor divorced her husband Roy