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Facts and Events
| Name[1][3][4][5] |
George Overton |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth[4] |
15 Jul 1820 |
Bardney, Lincolnshire, England |
| Christening[1] |
14 Jul 1821 |
Bardney, Lincolnshire, England |
| Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Bardney, Lincolnshire, EnglandGeorge Overton was residing with [his father] William (occ. carpenter), [mother] Jane, and [sister] Rebecca. (No relationships are recorded in this census.) All were stated to have been born in Lincolnshire. |
| Marriage |
28 Apr 1847 |
Bardney, Lincolnshire, Englandto Emma Hall |
| Census |
30 Mar 1851 |
Bardney par., Lincolnshire, Englandon Wragby Lane
George Overton (occ. carpenter) was residing with his wife Emma, son William Henry, and daughter Mary Jane.
with Emma Hall |
| Property[7] |
26 Nov 1858 |
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Englandat the Saracen's Head Hotel
At an auction of property owned by the Earl of Harrowby, George purchased two lots in Bardney, comprising a house, garden, timber yard, and wharf, for 155£. |
| Census |
7 Apr 1861 |
Bardney par., Lincolnshire, Englandon Ferry Road
George Overton (occ. carpenter) was residing with his wife Emma, son William, daughter Mary J., son Henry G., daughter Amelia, son John T., and daughter Emma. Another John T. Overton (age 1) and Charles Bell were listed as boarders.
with Emma Hall |
| Census |
2 Apr 1871 |
Bardney par., Lincolnshire, Englandon Ferry Road
George Overton (occ. timber merchant) was residing with his wife Emma, daughter Mary J., sons Henry G. (occ. carpenter) and John T., daughter Emma, sons Edwin and “Alfred”, and lodger John Peacock (occ. carpenter) [Mary's future husband].
with Emma Hall |
| Other[6] |
23 Sep 1871 |
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, EnglandGeorge Overton, of Bardney, a wood dealer, declared bankruptcy. The final amount was paid to creditors after 12 June 1874. |
| Immigration[5] |
9 Oct 1871 |
Port of New York, United States |
| Property[8] |
13 Oct 1871 |
Bardney, Lincolnshire, Englandat the Black Horse Inn
George sold, at auction, his property including less than half of an acre of land. The property was along Ferry road and was adjacent to the railway station and river Witham. His business was described as “thriving and extensive”. |
| Census |
1 Jun 1880 |
Center twp., Vernon co., Missouri, United StatesGeo. Overton (occ. farmer) was residing with his wife Emma and sons Henry G. (occ. farm laborer), Jno. T. (occ. laborer), and “Alfred”.
with Emma Hall |
| Death[3][4] |
17 Dec 1883 |
Vernon, Missouri, United Statesintestate |
| Burial[4] |
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Moore Cemetery, Center, Vernon, Missouri, United States |
| Probate[9] |
29 Dec 1883 |
Vernon, Missouri, United Statesadministration |
Personal History
George Overton, (fourth) son of William Overton of Bardney, dealer in wood, by Jane[1] (Askew), was born on 15 July 1820[4] and baptized on 14 July 1821 in the parish of Bardney, Lincolnshire, England.[1]
Marriage and Family
- (see the Family page for references)
On 28 April 1847, George Overton of Bardney, carpenter and son of William Overton, dealer in wood, and Emma Hall of Branston, daughter of William Hall, lock keeper, were married after banns at the parish church of Bardney, Lincolnshire, by the vicar, John Wray. The marriage was witnessed by (Emma's father and sister) William Hall and Martha Hall.
By 9 October 1871, George Overton, wood dealer, (his son) Henry Overton, wood dealer, and (his son-in-law) John Peacock, farmer, arrived at the Port of New York on the S.S. City of New York. The ship originated in Liverpool and made a stop in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland.
By 26 October 1871, Emma Overton, a married woman (“wife”), arrived at the Port of New York on the S.S. Wisconsin with six children–Mary J., Amelia, John, Emma, Edwin, and Alfd–who were listed immediately after her in the passenger list. The ship had originated in Liverpool and made a stop in Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland.
Death and Probate
George Overton, farmer, died intestate[9] on 17 December 1883[3][4] near Nevada in Vernon co., Missouri, of typhoid fever after being ill for ten days.[3] He was buried in Moore Cemetery, Center twp., in the same lot as his son Edwin who had died a few years earlier.[4]
On 29 December 1883 in the probate court of Vernon Co., H.A. Wight was appointed administrator of the estate of George Overton, and he signed a bond for the amount of $1000.[9] An inventory of the estate was taken on 11 January 1884. The real estate consisted of the southwest quarter of the southwest quarter of section 17 and the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section 18, both of Township 35 North, Range 31 West, Fifth Principal Meridian.[10] On 18 January 1884 the entire estate was ordered by the court to be turned over to the widow.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Church of England. Parish Church of Bardney (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1653–1976. (Salt Lake City, Utah, and Lincoln, England: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974; and Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1988–1990)
Lincolnshire Archives: BARDNEY PAR/1/8 [Baptisms, 1813–1831], p 43, no 339.
Digital image (https://www.lincstothepast.com/Untitled/629591.record?ImageId=34751&pt=T : accessed 26 July 2018).
“[1821] July 14th. George Son of William [and] Jane Overton [of] Bardney, Dealer in Wood, [Ceremony was performed by] John Wray”
- ↑ ED 24, Bardney parish, Lincolnshire, in England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
HO 107/627/1 (FHL #438761), f 9, p 9, William Overton household, [digital image, Ancestry.com].
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Vernon County (Missouri). County Clerk. Register and permanent records of birth and death, 1883-1904. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
reported 31 Dec. 1883.
Register of deaths, p 4, no 48. Digital image in Missouri, Death Records, 1850–1931 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1172/vrmmo1833_c4229-0058 : accessed 14 July 2018).
Permanent record of deaths, p n.n., no 48. Digital image in Missouri, Death Records, 1850–1931 (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1172/vrmmo1833_c4229-0037 : accessed 14 July 2018).
Transcription of the “Permanent Record of Deaths” is available here in the “Missouri Birth & Death Records Database” of Missouri Digital Heritage.
“George Overton, male, white, [age] 60, farmer, [died] Dec 17 1883, married, [nationality] English, [how long resident in this state] 10 or 12 years, [died] Near Nevada, [cause] Typhoid Fever, [duration] 10 days, [buried] Near Nevada, [physician returning certificate] E J Warth [of] Nevada Mo”
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Thompson, Nancy, and Neoma Foreman (comps. and eds.). Tri-County Genealogical Society. Vernon County, Missouri Cemetery Directory 2010. (Nevada, Missouri: Vernon County Historical Society, 2010)
p 269.
In Moore Cemetery, section 2, a single stone for Emma, George, and Edwin Overton; George 15 July 1820–17 Dec. 1883.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Passenger list of the S.S. City of New York, in New York City, New York, United States. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at New York, 1820-97. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M237)
roll 349, list 1014, p 6, ln 303, list dated 9 Oct. 1871.
These passengers were listed consecutively, beginning on line 303: George Overton (age 50, occ. wood dealer), Henry Overton (19, wood dealer), and John Peacock (37, farmer).
- ↑ England. The London gazette. (London, England).
< https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23780/page/4116 >
From issue 23780, p. 4116, 29 Sept. 1871:
“The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
“In the County Court of Lincolnshire, holden at Lincoln. In the Matter of Proceedings for Liquidation by Arrangement or Composition with Creditors, instituted by George Overton, of Bardney, in the county of Lincoln, Wood Dealer.
“NOTICE is hereby given, that a First General Meeting of the creditors of the above-named person has been summoned to be held at Lincoln, at the Saracen's Head Inn, in High-street, on the 20th day of October, 1871, at one o'clock in the afternoon precisely.—Dated this 23rd day of September, 1871.
“GEO. WM. THOMAS, Attorney for the said Debtor, George Overton.”
< https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23910/page/4970 >
From issue 23910, p. 4970, 18 Oct. 1872:
“The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
“In the County Court of Lincolnshire, holden at Lincoln. In the Matter of a Special Resolution for Liquidation by Arrangement of the affairs of George Overton, of Bardney, in the county of Lincoln, Wood Dealer.
“THE creditors of the above-named George Overton who have not already proved their debts, are required, on or before the 28th day of October, 1872, to send their names and addresses, and the particulars of their debts or claims, to me, the undersigned, George Jay, of No. 5, Bank-street, in the city of Lincoln, Public Accountant, one of the Trustees under the liquidation, or in default thereof they will be excluded from the benefit of the Dividend proposed to be declared.—Dated this 16th day of October, 1872.
“GEO. WM. THOMAS,
GEORGE JAY, Trustees.”
< https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/24105/page/3076 >
From issue 24105, p. 3076, 16 June 1874:
“The Bankruptcy Act, 1869.
“In the County Court of Lincolnshire, holden at Lincoln.
“A FIRST and Final Dividend of 4s. 6d. in the pound has been declared in the matter of a special resolution for liquidation by arrangement of the affairs of George Overton, late of Bardney, in the county of Lincoln, Wood Dealer, and will be paid by the undersigned, George Jay, at his offices, situate and being No. 8, Bank-street, in the city of Lincoln, any day after this date between the hours of ten and four.—Dated this 12th day of June, 1874.
“GEO. WM. THOMAS,
GEORGE JAY, Trustees.”
- ↑ “Sale of the Earl of Harrowby's Bardney Property”, in Lincolnshire Chronicle and General Advertiser. (Lincolnshire, England)
vol. 24, no. 1340, p. 6, col. 2, 3 Dec. 1858.
(http://search.findmypast.com/bna/ViewArticle?id=BL%2F0000354%2F18581203%2F015 : accessed 3 Sept. 2016)
“The sale of this extensive and important property, which since the first advertisment appeared has created intense interest in this neighbourhood, took place at the Saracen's Head Hotel, Lincoln, on Friday afternoon last. Mr. Pott, of the firm of Pott and Neale, of Nottingham, was the auctioneer. The sale occupied about five hours, the room being crowded by professional men, capitalists, and many of the principal agriculturists of the neighbourhood. The amount of property sold in the room amounted to nearly 35,000l. The following are the particulars of the sale:—Lot 1, comprising a house and garden, was purchased by Mr. G. Overton, for 75l.; ...; lot 59, [timber yard and wharf], 80l., Mr. George Overton; ...; lot 92, the manor of Bardney, was not offered.”
- ↑ “Sales by Auction”, in The Lincoln, Rutland, and Stamford Mercury. (Stamford, Lincolnshire, England)
vol. 176, no. 9206, p. 5, col. 5, 29 Sept. 1871.
“BARDNEY, Lincolnshire
“To WOOD DEALERS and Others.
“To be SOLD by AUCTION,
“By Messrs. Cooley and Son,
“At the Black Horse Inn in Bardney, on Friday the 13th day of October next, at Six for Seven o'clock in the Evening precisely,
“ALL that newly-built MESSUAGE or TENEMENT and Out-buildings, with the Timber Yard and Wharf adjoining, situate in BARDNEY aforesaid, containing (including the site of the Buildings) One Rood and Thirty-five Perches, bounded by land of Robert Vyner, Esq., north and east, by the river Witham south, and by the Ferry-road and railway-station west, lately occupied by Mr. George Overton.
“Possession may be had upon completion of the purchase, which is to be forthwith.
“The above offers a good investment, a thriving and extensive business having been for many years carried on upon the premises, which have excellent facilities for transit both by rail and water.—All or any part of the purchase-money may remain upon approved security, if desired; and for further particulars application may be made at the Offices of Mr. G. W. THOMAS, Solicitor, Boston.
“Boston, 26th September, 1871.”
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Missouri. Probate Court (Vernon County). Probate records, 1855-1922. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
FHL 960824 [item 1] (Probate record, vol J), pp 431–432, 455–456.
Digital images in Missouri Probate Records, 1750–1998, DGS 7631132, images 229–230 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LM-8WDZ : accessed 14 July 2018).
Pages 431–432: “Vernon County Probate Court Record, In Vacation Term, 1883.”
“Dec 29. Est of [blank] Overton decd.”
“… that said Overton died intestate, at Vernon Co. Mo Dec AD 1883 …”
Also, images 241–242 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9LM-8WDM : accessed 14 July 2018).
Pages 455–456: “Vernon County Probate Court Record, January Term, 1884.” 18 Jan. 1884.
“Est of George Overton, decd, H A Wight admr.”
“… it appearing that said Deceased, died possessed of no more or greater estate than thus to which the widow is entitled as her absolute property under the statutes of Missouri, it is ordered by the Court the admr. turn over said estate to the widow of the said decd …”
- ↑ Missouri. Probate Court (Vernon County). Probate records, 1855-1922. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974)
FHL 960830 (Inventory records, vol E), pp 415–416.
Digital images in Missouri Probate Records, 1750–1998, DGS 7631138, images 218–219 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89LM-8SXD : accessed 14 July 2018).
Inventory of “estate of George Overton deceased, late of Vernon County, Mo.”, dated 11 Jan. 1884, by H.A. Wight, F.S. Chambers, August Diehr; real estate SW¼ SW¼ Sec. 17 & SE¼ SE¼ Sec. 18, T. 35 [N.], R. 31 [W.], [5th Principal Meridian].
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