|
|
Facts and Events
Court Record
- December Call Term Decr. 8th 1884
- At a Call Term of the Simpson County Court begun and held at the Court House in Franklin, Simpson County, Kentucky on the 8th day of December 1884, present then J.S. Sanford Judge.
- On Motion of R.W. Akin and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that W.A. Estes departed this life on the __ day of ___, 1884 in said County intestate leaving surviving him his widow Margaret E. Estes, who in Open Court waived her right to administer on said decedents estate and recommended R. W. Akin for said trust it is therefore ordered that said R.W. Akin be, and he is hereby granted letters of Administration, upon the estate of said decedent. Whereupon in open Court he took the oath required by law, and with W.W. Akin his surety executed and acknowledged bond to the Commonwealth of Kentucky conditioned according to law, which bond is approved by the Court.
- It is ordered that W.J. Dunn, Y.H. Dodson and Wm. P. Blown? or any two of them who being first duly sworn or appraise the personal estate of W.A. Estes deceased, and they will return the appraisement to this Court within three months from the date hereof, also a list of articles and value of each set apart to the widow separately from the articles appraised for sale.
Estate Inventory
- Simpson Co. Ky., Dec 11th 1884
- The following property was set apart for the Widow of W.A. Estes:
- One Bay Mare: 60.00
- One hundred Dollars in lieu of One horse
- Fifteen Dollars in lieu of Sheep
- Forty Dollars in lieu of two Cows & Calves
- Twenty Dollars in lieu of Spur? And Manufactured Clothe for use of family
- Family Bible .40
- 1 Table 2.00
- in lieu of loom Spinning Wheel & Cards 15.00
- Beds & Eqrupages? 25.00
- Cups & Saucers & plates 1.00
- 1 Cooking Stove & Appendages & other Cooking utencils 5.50
- 1 lot of Chain 4.55
- 1 Plow 1.50
- 1 Axe .25
- Twenty Two bbls. of Corn 55.00
- [Appraisers:] Y.H. Dodson, W. J. Dunn, W.P. Blown as Clerk
- Simpson County Court, January Term 1885
- The foregoing appraisement of the Estate of W. A. Estes dec'd was presented and filed in Open Court and the same was Ordered to record which is now done accordingly.
- Witness my Signature this 19th day of January 1885
- A. J. Bradley Clerk.
Image Gallery
References
- Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).
|
|
