Case files dealing primarily with divorce plus a few paternity case files. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, court orders, and decrees. In 1944 the county court and circuit court began filing their family cases together, separately from other civil case files. Five digit case numbers are from the circuit court and the others are from the county court. Case numbers 1-6531, 75FM2-76FM444, and 16926-25555.

Circuit Court case files dealing with civil and criminal actions. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, petitions, court orders, and decrees.

Circuit Court case files dealing with actions affecting the family, containing many divorce cases. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, court orders, and decrees.

Circuit Court divorce case files, #5941-9964. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, court orders, testimony, and decrees. Included is in-depth information on genealogy, family history, domestic violence, household and farm economy, division of labor, sexuality, gender roles, expectations of marriage, courtship, kinship networks, community surveillance and networks, and the relationships among women.

Files of criminal and civil cases in Rusk County Circuit Court including complaints, summonses, warrants, motions, appeals, judgments, and orders. Cases relate to criminal offenses such as murder, assault and battery, adultery, larceny, fornication, illegal liquor sales, vandalism, and gambling and to civil suits involving monetary transactions and personal disputes including divorce.

County Court divorce case files, #7-5570. Legal papers include complaints, summonses, affidavits, court orders, testimony, and decrees. Included is in-depth information on genealogy, family history, domestic violence, household and farm economy, division of labor, sexuality, gender roles, expectations of marriage, courtship, kinship networks, community surveillance and networks, and the relationships among women.