Person:Emma Sordelet (1)

[Sordelet Family .FTW] Moved to White Pigeon, MI around 1918. She died there but was buried in Besancon.

OBITUARY ROY FUNERAL TO BE MONDAY Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Roy, 72, mother of Clarence Roy, president of the Allen county board of commissioners and Indiana County Commissioners association, who died Thursday at Memorial hospital in Sturgis, will be held Monday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Louis Catholic church at Besancon, Rev. Joseph Hession officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The deceased was a former resident of Jefferson and Jackson townships in Allen county, and resided at White Pigeon, Mich. at the time of her death, which was due to diabetes and anemia. Born in New York state, Mrs. Roy came to Allen county as a young girl and resided here until 20 years ago. She was a member of St.Louis church. Mr. and Mrs. Roy celebrated their golden wedding anniversary four years ago. Survivors include the husband, Louis; five daughters, Mrs. Orma Martin of Three Rivers, Mich, Mrs. Irene Sorgen of this city, Mrs. Florence Porter of Elkhart, Mrs. Hilda Byrd of White Pigeon and Mrs. Angeline Nelson of Shipshewanna; four sons, Leo and Clarence of this city, Francis of jefferson township, and Allen Roy of White Pigeon; 20 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

GUARDIANSHIP

30 April 1879John Nail was appointed guardian for Emma Sordelet, minor heir of August Sordelet, deceased.

1881 Stated that John Nail gave his report, no data.

24 March 1883 Book X, p. 90John Nail gives his report. Charges himself as follows [money taken in] Cash rendered at time of last report 21.62 For rent of farm for 1881 20.00 21/2 acres of grass 7.50 3 acres of grass 9.00 McCormick on account 9.00 Interest on Urbine note .80 Peter Urbine paid rent farm 1882 16.30 same 13.70 same 20.00 Joseph Kio, 4 acres grass 11.18 Interest on Bouid note 1.80

         Total               $150.80

Disburcements 1. Pay clerk for costs 13.50 2. Peter Urbine, Repairing fence 6.00 3. to ward 5.00 4. and 5. taxes on wards property 1882 8.96 6. taxes on wards property 1882 6.30 7. Jacob S. Grishon for survey 1.258. Taxes wards property 1879 not in former receipt 3.82 9. Pobertson and Starper Attys. 5.00

         Total               $39.83

Amount received $150.86 Paid out 39.83 Balance on hand $110.03 John Nail was instructed to find good parties to loan money to as soon as possible or he would be charged with interest on the money. The ward lives in Fort Wayne, employed as a domestic and is about 16 years old.

25 Feb 1885Final settlement of $68.87 was paid to Emma M. Roy, now 18 years old and married to Louis Roy, over 21 years of age. Account was examined, approved and guardian is discharged.

1. ↑ Guardianship for Emma Sordelet, Book U, Allen County Courthouse, Fort Wayne, IN, page 93.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Sordelet Family .FTW.
3. ↑ Bapismal Record, 04 March 1866, St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Tonawanda, Erie, NY, microfilm.
4. ↑ Emma Roy Obituary, Journal Gazette, 15 April 1938, Fort Wayne, IN
   page 2, column 3.
5. ↑ Death Records, 1938, St. Louis Besancon Catholic Church, New Haven, IN, new cemetery.