Ordinary Court Minutes
1895; Union Co., GARoll #RHS 3957 - Georgia
Union County, Georgia
- Court of Ordinary
Ordinary Court Minutes
- 1891-1903
[Pages 178 thru 228
-- 1895]
Transcribed by Linda
Smith Murray on October 23, 2000, from microfilm copy
purchased from the
Georgia Archives.
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Page 178
Court of Ordinary
- January Term 1895
Petition of Damarius
Ledford shows that she is the widow of Porter Ledford,
deceased, and that
he died on the 8th day of May, 1893, requests Years Support.
ML Ledford, Petitioner’s
Attorney
Page 179
Demarious Ledford
vs Heirs at Law of Porter Ledford, deceased
It appearing that
there is no representative of said estate and no objections
being offered, ordered
that Dr. John Anderson, Miles S. Hill, AJ Loftis, Bostly
W. Swanson and Robert
Ensley be appointed appraisers and set apart a
twelve-months support
for Demarious Ledford out of the estate of Porter Ledford,
deceased.
January 7, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 180
The following is a
particular description of the marks, natural and artificial
brands, station, age
and color of a certain heifer this day exhibited to us as
an estray by WB Ingram
to wit: Red, three years old,
overbit in each ear,
swallow fork in right
and crop in left, bob-tailed, small white spot in front of
bag, valued at $700.
This January 2, 1895 - AL Ingram, D Logan, Freeholders
Personally appeared
before me WB Ingram, who upon oath says that the marks and
description of the
above estray are correct and have not been altered or
disfigured to his
knowledge since he took it up. WB
Ingram - January 7, 1895
Page 181
It is ordered by the
court that the above described heifer be sold by the
constable of the 1162nd
District GM of said county at the usual place of
conducting public
sales in said district, after advertising the same for ten
days at the court
house door, in said county, also at the court house door of
said district - January
7, 1895. - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 182
February Term 1895
Petition of Wm. Davis,
Administrator of estate of James Gurley, Sr., decd, shows
to the court that
Boyd Gurley is indebted to said estate about $450, that your
petitioner considers
the collection of said debt doubtful and uncertain and
inasmuch as said Boyd
Gurley has proposed to pay to petitioner the sum of $200
as a compromise of
said debt and your petitioner believing that the acceptance
of said sum is for
the best interest of the estate, he prays the granting of an
order allowing him
to accept said $200 in full payment of said debt.
William
Davis, Administrator
of James Gurley, deceased.
Page 183
In the matter of Wm.
Davis petition for compromise &c, ordered that Wm. Davis be
authorized to compromise
the debt of Boyd Gurley in the manner set out in his
petition - February
4, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 184
Petition of TJ Butt,
guardian of property of the minor heirs of John G. Butt,
decd., to wit:
Albert E. Butt and Edgar G. Butt, requests order to sell rent
grain and forages
now on the property for the purpose of distribution and paying
the expense of said
guardianship - TJ Butt, Guardian
Leave to sell ordered
for the above. Granted March
4, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ord.
Page 185
Years Support granted
to Demarius Ledford of the estate of Porter Ledford,
deceased - JW Meeks,
Ordinary
Page 186
In vacation - March
18, 1895
Petition of Susan
Raburn shows that she is the widow of William Raburn,
deceased, who died
May 23, 1893, leaving widow and two minor children.
Requests
Years Support from
the estate. Susan Raburn,
Petitioner
Appointed commissioners
Bud Thompson, Micajah Walker, Jasper Cobb, Robert
Thompson and John
Beavers to lay off year’s support for Susan Raburn and her
minor children. -
March 18, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 187
Instructions to commissioners
on the above - March 18, 1895
Page 188
Union County Court
of Ordinary - April Term 1895
Petition of TM Watkins
shows that TJ Butt, Sr., of said county departed this
life on the 6th day
of March 1895, after making his last will and testament,
wherein your petitioner
is nominated executor, produces said will and requests
that it be admitted
to record in common form and that Letters Testamentary be
issued.
April 1, 1895 - Thomas M. Watkins, Petitioner.
JA Butt, SY Jarrett
and AD McCravey give oath that they witnessed the signing of
the above will and
that TJ Butt was of sound mind and memory at the time of his
signing.
April 1, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 189
Will of TJ Butt admitted
to record and Thomas M. Watkins issued Letters
Testamentary - April
1, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Petition of Martha
A. Hunter shows that she is the widow of William Hunter,
deceased, who died
on September 9, 1894. Requests
Years Support for herself and
two minor children.
Martha A. Hunter, Petitioner
Page 190
Ordered that TK Jackson,
Carr Collins, SL Brown, William D. Collins and WJ
Souther be appointed
commissioners to lay off a years support for the above. -
Granted April 1, 1895
Instructions to commissioners
re the above.
Page 191
Court having no other
business adjourned until next regular term of court of
Ordinary.
April 1, 1895 - AB Rogers, CCO
(this entry apparently
just jotted in a blank space)
John R. Ross qualified
as a commissioner of Roads and Revenue October 22, 1895 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 192
Petition
of EW Butt shows the following facts.
TJ Butt, the former guardian of
the property of Albert
E. and Edgar Butt, minor heirs of John G. Butt, deceased,
died on the 6th of
March, 1895 and there left said minor’s property situated in
this county without
any legal representation. The
above minors having reached
the age of fourteen
years, have the right to choose their guardian and have
chosen petitioner
to represent them as their guardian.
Request
that he be appointed Guardian of the property of the minor heirs for
the special purpose
of disposing of the perishable property of said minors.
EW Butt, Petitioner
Granted with bond
of $1500 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 193
Petition of MJ Smith
shows that Misses Margaret Foster died on or about the 15th
day of November 1894,
leaving no property, but at the time of her death was a
pensioner of the United
States and said United States was then due her the sum
of $30; wherefore
petitioner prays that he be appointed the temporary
administrator of the
said Margaret Foster. MJ Smith,
Petitioner
MJ Smith appointed
temporary administrator of the estate of Margaret Foster,
deceased, giving bond
of $75. April 30, 1895 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 194
In vacation - April
29, 1895
Personally appeared,
the undersigned FM Akins, who upon oath says that Kate
Curtis is insane and
has no guardian and the public safety demands that said
Kate Curtis should
no longer be left at large. Affiant
makes this affidavit
that a warrant may
issue in terms of the statute in such case made and provided.
FM Akins - Sworn to
and subscribed before me, April 29, 1895 - JW Meeks,
Ordinary
Order for public officers
to bring Kate Curtis to the courthouse in Blairsville
by 2 o’clock,
April 29, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 195
In vacation - April
29, 1895
Verdict of jury on
warrant of Lunacy - Upon examination, jury finds Kate Curtis
insane.
S/AD McCravy, MD, SY Jarrett, Isaac Glazier, Isaac Petty, Joseph
Epps,
Richard Major, William
Bowling, IN Miller, Thomas J. Henderson, Jr., James
Haralson, WL Weaver,
AB Rogers.
Ordered the above
committed to the Lunatic Asylum at Milledgeville, and confined
to the county jail
till she can be removed to the asylum.
April 29, 1895 - JW
Meeks, Ordinary
Page 196
May Term 1895
Reentry of the order
to grant guardianship for the property of the Butts minors.
Page 197
Years Support granted
to Martha A. Hunter and two minor children on the estate
of William Hunter,
deceased. - May 6, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Years Support granted
to Susan Raburn and minor children on the estate of
William Raburn, deceased.
- May 6, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 198
Richard L. England
granted Letters of Administration on the estate of Athen
England, deceased,
with bond of $2000. - May 6, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ord.
Page 199
Ordered that John
T. Colwell, Frank Reece, Joseph H. Penland, Milford G. Hamby
and Thomas J. Fields,
freeholders, be appointed appraisers of the estate of
Athen England, deceased
- May 6, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 200
Petition of Sarah
A. Rogers, shows that she is the widow of ED Rogers, who died
intestate March 26,
1895, and requests Twelve Months Support.
May 23, 1895 -
Sarah A. Rogers, Petitioner
In vacation - May
23, 1895
Ordered that WE Candler,
EG Wellborn, TC Hughes, JW Jones and John Haralson be
appointed commissioners
to lay out of the estate of ED Rogers, deceased, a
twelve months support
for said widow. - Granted May 23, 1895 - JW Meeks,
Ordinary
Page 201
Report of Commissioners
on the above.
Page 202
Union Court of Ordinary
- June Term 1895
RL Butt makes oath
that Wylie Queen is insane and requests examination. June 3,
1895 - RL Butt
Order for the appearance
of Wylie Queen before the Ordinary at the courthouse in
Blairsville by 3 o’clock,
June 3, 1895.
Page 203
Report of jury appointed
to examine Wylie Queen states that he is insane.
S/AD
McCravy, MD, FJ Erwin,
MD, John England, JW Jones, E Bowling, Jesse Satterfield,
SY Jarrett, JB Shope,
WE Candler, J Downs, TC Hughes, AB Rogers.
Wylie Queen adjudged
a pauper lunatic and committed to the Lunatic Asylum at
Milledgeville, Ga.,
and ordered that he be confined in the county jail until he
can be removed to
the asylum. June 3, 1895 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 204
Petition of RL England,
administrator of the estate of Athen England, deceased,
says that the deceased
owned at the time of his death, a tract of land in Union
County containing
160 acres more or less, being parts of lots #55 in the 10th
and 1st, and #16 in
the 16th and 1st, and requests Leave to Sell.
RL England,
Administrator
Ordered citation issue
and be published as required by law - June 3, 1895 - JW
Meeks, Ordinary
Page 205
Petition of Axie Woody,
one of the next of kin of John Woody, deceased, shows
that the deceased
died on June 16, 1894, intestate, leaving property real and
personal lying in
Union County and in Lumpkin County, Ga., of the probable value
of $700.
Petitioner requests Permanent Letters of Administration on the estate.
- Axie Woody, Petitioner
Ordered citation issue
and be published as required by law - June 15, 1895 - JW
Meeks, Ordinary
Page 206
July Term 1895
Application of Exrs.
of TJ Butt’s estate requesting approval of an extra charge
of $25 to the estate
from the charges made to the minor Butts heirs.
TM Watkins
and TJ Butts, executors
Granted above - JW
Meeks, Ordinary
Page 207
Petition of William
Davenport and John C. Cobb, administrators of John
Davenport, deceased,
shows that they as administrators have done the following
extra services in
the interest of said estate and incurred the following
expenses:
4 ½ days of work each for gathering corn and William Davenport
furnished waggon and
team for 3 ½ days for which they ask to be paid 60 cents a
day each for each
day’s work and 50 cents each day for waggon and team for
hauling hogs, 75 cents
to JJ Garlin’s paper for appraisement, 15 cents notes, 5
cents clerks at sale
50 cents. July 1, 1895 - ML
Ledford, Petitioners’ Attorney
Ordered that William
Davenport be paid $4.25 and John C. Cobb $4.15 as services
and expenses aforesaid.
Granted July 1, 1895 - JWM, Ord.
Page 208
Twelve Months Support
granted to Sarah A. Rogers of the estate of ED Rogers,
deceased - July 1,
1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 209
Leave to Sell Lands
of Athen England granted to RL England, Administrator - July
1, 1895 - JWM, Ordinary
Page 210
In vacation - July
9, 1895
Petition of WE Candler
shows that Burton Anderson died on the 5th day of this
month, leaving a small
estate worth $200 and requests Temporary Administration.
- WE Candler, Petitioner
Above granted after
giving bond of $400 and taking oath. - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 211
Union Court of Ordinary
- August Term 1895
Axie Woody granted
Permanent Letters of Administration on the estate of John
Woody, deceased, after
giving bond of $1500 and taking oath.
August 5, 1895 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Petition of William
Davis, administrator of John Woody, deceased, prays the
appointment of five
discreet freeholders to appraise and value said estate.
William Davis, Administrator
Page 212
Ordered that John
Jarrard, JH Abercrombie, WB Shipp, JA Miller and Thomas
Miller, be appointed
appraisers of the estate of John Woody, deceased. - Granted
August 5, 1895 - JWM,
Ordy.
The court having no
other business before it, adjourned until next regular term
of the court of Ordinary.
August 5, 1895 - AB Rogers, CC Ordinary
Union Court of Ordinary
- September Term 1895
Court met according
to adjournment - John W. Meeks presiding September 2, 1895.
The court having no
business to transact, adjourned until next regular term of
the Court of Ordinary
- September 2, 1895 - TJ Haralson, Jr. CC Ordy.
Page 213
Be it known that I,
Alice Scroggins, the mother of Arthur Scroggins, a bastard
boy child, aged about
two years old, have this day voluntarily given said child
to Thomas M. Henderson
until its majority, agreeing that said Henderson may have
the sole custody and
care of said child upon his treating it kindly and
humanely.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this 11th
day of September,
1895 - Alice (herXmark) Scroggins
Signed, sealed and
delivered in presence of WE Candler, JW Meeks, Ordinary
September 11, 1895
- I approve the above disposition of said child and order
that this contract
go to record in the minutes of my court.
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Recorded September
17, 1895 - TJ Haralson, Jr., CC Ordinary
Page 214
Union Court of Ordinary
- October Term 1895
Petition of JB Franks
shows that John Plott died August, 1895, leaving three
minor children, and
requests Twelve Months Support from the estate.
Page 215
Appointed WW Erwin,
Houston Erwin, Thompson Hullender, Alonzo Hullender and Joel
Erwin appraisers on
the above. JB Franks requests
twelve months support from
the estate of John
Plott, deceased, for the support and maintenance of the minor
children of the deceased.
- October 7, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordy.
Page 216
Petition of Georgia
Plott shows she is the widow of John L. Plott, deceased, who
died August 20, 1895,
leaving your petitioner, his widow and four minor
children.
Requests the appointment of appraisers to set apart Twelve Months
Support.
VM Waldroop, Petitioner’s Attorney
Page 217
WW Erwin, Grason Stephens,
Joel Erwin, Cannon Stephens and Thompson Hullender
appointed appraisers
on the estate of John L. Plott, deceased.
October 14, 1895 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 218
blank
Page 219
(not dated)
Petition of WH Bryson
shows that he is head of a family consisting of himself,
his wife Louisa J
Bryson, 46 years old, and children Gordon Bryson, 16, Lemuel
C. Bryson, 14 the
15th of October 1895, Laulu? Bryson, 12 the 28th of October,
1895, Ida Bryson,
10 years the 12th of August 1895, and Sarah J. Bryson, ____
years old the 6th
day of September 1895. Requests
Homestead Exemption, with
schedules of property
and creditors attached. WH(hisXmark) Bryson.
Attest - AB Rogers
Page 220
Union Court of Ordinary
- November Term 1895
Personally appeared,
WL Bowling who says that Mat Strickland is insane and has
no guardian and is
now confined at the pauper home of the county at which place
it is unsafe to said
property and his person to try to continue to keep him on
account of his predilection
to burn things up. Requests
warrant issued. WL
Bowling - November
4, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Order that Mat Strickland
be brought before the Ordinary at the courthouse in
Blairsville by 2 o’clock,
November 4, 1895. JWM
Page 221
Report of commissioners
appointed to examine Mat Strickland find him insane.
S/ AD McCravy, MD,
JA Butt, Isaac Petty, LP Christopher, Alfred Williams, JG
Fields, WA Jones,
SV Bennett, WL Boling, AF Wellborn, TJ Haralson, EW Butt.
Order that Mat Strickland
be committed to the Lunatic Asylum at Milledgeville,
Ga., and that he be
confined in the common jail until he can be removed to said
asylum.
This November 4, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 222
Application of Georgia
Ann White for Twelve Months Support from estate of
Hamilton White, deceased,
for herself and her minor children.
In the matter of WH
Bryson’s application for Homestead, ordered continued until
November 6 for final
action. - JWM, Ord.
Page 223
Petition of William
Davis, administrator of James Gurley, decd., for Letters of
Dismission.
Ordered that citation
issue and be published in terms of the law.
November 4,
1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 224
In vacation - November
7, 1895
In the matter of WH
Bryson, application for Homestead - There being no objection
filed, hereby approved
and ordered to be placed on record - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Petition of Salina
Ledford, shows that Benj. Ledford died on the 23rd day of
March 1892, leaving
petitioner, his widow, surviving him.
Requests Twelve
Months Support. -
ML Ledford, Petitioner’s Attorney
Page 225
JV Lance, Jonas Casteel,
James Erwin, Robert Ensley and JP Teague appointed
commissioners to lay
off for Salina Ledford, widow of Benjamin Ledford,
deceased, a Twelve
Months Support. - November 13, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ord.
Page 226
Petition of William
Davis, adm. of estate of John Woody, deceased, requests
Leave to Sell perishable
personal property. - Wm. Davis, Admr. of John Woody
In vacation
November 21, 1895
Above granted - JW
Meeks, Ordinary
Page 227
Application of William
Davis, admin. of John Woody for leave to sell land.
Order directing citation
issued. - November 21, 1895 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Union Court of Ordinary
- December Term 1895
Court opened according
to adjournment - JWM, Ord.
Page 228
Application of WJ
Townson for guardianship of property of his minor children -
Order granting citation
Order directing citation
in application of Salina Ledford for Twelve Months
Support
Report of commissioners
to set apart twelve months support to Georgia Plott and
minor children of
JL Plott, made judgment of court and same ordered to record
Court having no further
business adjourned until first Monday in January 1896.
JW Meeks, Ordinary
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