Probate Index L thru Z

ABSTRACTS FROM
CASS COUNTY PROBATE RECORD BOOKS
BOOK A - 1837 - 1848
BOOK B - 1848 - 1849
BOOK C - 1849 - 1852




The information included here was originally abstracted by Edna Gorsage Renner of Beardstown, Illinois and given to Florence Hutchison who first published the information December 1976 and September 1977. The names which appear include that of the deceased for whom the estate is being administered, the administrators, some bondsmen, guardians, minor heirs and some surviving heirs. The Pg/Bk number indicates which Probate Book and on what page the entry can be found. Many of the entries also include the death date of the decedent.



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Pg/Bk Entry Date Deceased Name Death Date Adm./Bnd./Gdn/ Heirs Adm/Bnd./Gdn./Heirs Adm/Bnd./Gdn/Heirs/Remarks
36A Lackland, Elias, est. 18 Oct 1838 Lackland, Susannah & Mefford, Benjamin, Adm.
20B 23 Dec 1848 Lake, Harrison L., est. 1848 Hale, Isaac, Adm.
142C 16 Dec 1850 Lake, Johnithan, est. 2 Dec 1850 Lake, Lindsey, Adm., next of kin widow Fanny Lake;� Isaac Hale, Jesse Lake, James boles, apprs.
43C 18 Mar 1850 Lake, Lindsay, minor heirs Lake, Lindsey, Gdn. Lake, Johnithan, Bnd. minor heirs:� Cynthia Ann Lake, Aaron Lake
25C 5 Feb 1850 Laurence, James 1849 Will dtd 6 Sept 1845;� Probated 5 Feb 1850;� son Johnithan, Exec. heirs:� wife, Sarah, ch. Mary Jane, Jacob, Martha, Harriett Ann, and children of
of former marriages - Alford, Sally, Wm., Delila, Lydia, Jason, Johnithan, & Catherine
447A 21 Dec 1847 Lee, Caleb, est. 16 Dec 1847 Cross, David L., Adm.
372C 11 Mar 1852 Leeper, Julia Ann, est. 5 Mar 1852 Bowen, Clefton, Adm., next of kin
165A 8 May 1843 Leeper, Robert, decd. Leeper, Wm. D., Gdn. minor heirs:� Mary Leeper, age 16; Elizabeth Leeper, 19; & Robert Leeper Jr.
157A 19 Jan 1843 Leeper, Robert, est. 15 Nov 1843 Leeper, William D., Adm.
93C 16 Sep 1850 Leeper, Robert, Sr., minor heir Leeper, Wm. D., Gdn. Of Robert Leeper, minor heir to Robert Sr.
91A 10 Aug 1840 Lewis, John H. Wilbourne, Thomas, apptd Gdn. Of William Lewis, minor heir of John H. Lewis
140A 12 Oct 1841 Libbin, Henry W., est. 18 July 1841 May, George, Adm.
347C 2 Feb 1852 Lindsey, Alexander, est. Jan 1852 Lindsay, Elizabeth, widow; Wood, W. H., Adm.
35A Lindsey, est. Sept 1838 Lindsey, Robert, Adm.
337A 3 Oct 1846 Lindsey, Robert, est. 6 Aug 1846 Hager, Reuben, Adm.
79B 7 Sep 1849 Linn, Conrad, est. 1849 Schneider, B. W., Adm.
356A 28 Dec 1846 Lippencott, John W., est. 24 Dec 1846 Lippencott, Philadelphia, Adm.
72B Aug 1849 Lippencott, John, est. 1846 Elizabeth Lippencott m. Joshua Gibson,� sole heir;� see Bk A p356
403A 31 May 1847 Lippert, Herman Will, written in Germany
339A 9 Nov 1846 Logan, James, est. 5 Nov 1846 Logan, Carleton, Adm.
341A 12 Nov 1846 Lotz, Lorenz, est. 1846 Jokisch, Charles, Adm.
294C Lovekamp, Frederick, est. 3 Oct 1851 Talkemeier, William, Adm.
207C Mar 1851 Lucius Lyon, decd. Sophia Lyon, minor heir VanAlstine, C., Gdn.
328C 6 Jan 1852 Lutz, Laurentz, decd. Nolsch, Gottleib, Gdn. of minor heir Lawrence Lutz
119A Lyons, Lucius, est. 23 May 1840 Almira Lyon, Samuel C. Lyon, Adm Bk C 207
76B 3 Sep 1849 Madden, Patrick M., est. 28 Aug 1849 Madden, Bridget, widow, Adm.
161A 10 Apr 1843 March/Marcy, Dwight S. Marcy, Dwight S., Gdn. of minor heirs:� Charles D. Marcy, Henry A , Mary E., Benjamin W., & Lemuel H. Marcy.
239C Marcy, Dwight S., est. May 1851 Will dtd 11 Dec 1850 Chandler, Marcus, Exec. fg Almera, 2 youngest ch Dwight S., William E. Marcy; son Lemuel H., dau Mary.
Charles, Henry Marcy, Marcus Childs, Benjamin Marcy, Frances, Sophia,� Lavinia Lyons.� Pair gravestones to be placed; also at graves of Moses & Nathan
Marcy.
320A 15 June 1846 Marshall, William, est. Apr 1846 Henderson, David, Adm.
87A 10 Aug 1840 Mashmeier, John Adam, minor Heiminghouse, Henry W., apptd Gdn
32C 8 Feb 1850 Masterson, Samuel, est. 8 Jan 1850 James, John, Adm., next of kin. Samuel was born in Kentucky
398C 6 Apr 1852 Mathews, Elias, decd. Mary A. Mathews, minor heir
69B 14 Aug 1849 Matthew, Elias, est. 5 Aug 1849 Matthew, James D., Adm. Elias was age 43, born in Ohio
13C 18 Dec 1849 McAllester, John M., est. 1849 Dutch, John, Adm.
255C McCoy, Elizabeth 22 June 1851 Kesterson, Richard, Adm. Next of kin
267C McCoy, George 1 Mar 1846 Will dtd Oct 1845; Contest of Will.� Wife Elizabeth; Willis S White, son of Mead White.� Willis S. White to inherit all the land at d of Elizabeth.
124A 5 Oct 1840 McDonald, Jonas, est. 27 Oct 1840 McDonald, Martha & Lee, Stephen Adm.
145A Apr 1842 McDonald, Joseph, est. 5 Jan 1842 Plaster, Thomas Jr., Adm.
442A 1 Dec 1847 McKown, John, est. 27 Nov 1847 Thompson, George B., Adm. Bk C pg52
52C McKown, John, est. 1847 McKown, Harriet, widow; dower Bk A p442
390C 2 Apr 1852 McLin, James, est. 18 Feb 1852 McLin, John & Hiram, Adms.
151C 17 Dec 1850 Melone, Alexander, est. 25 Nov 1850 Bergen, Jacob F., Adm.
122A Miller, Aaron, est. 7 Sept 1840 Miller, Amos, Adm.
200A 20 Aug 1844 Miller, Abraham S., est. 16 Aug 1844 Miller, Rosina A., wife
418C 29 May 1852 Miller, Amos, est. 26 May 1852 Miller, Emeline F., Adm.
77A Miller, George F 25 July 1839 Will dtd 23 Jan 1837 wife, Elizabeth, son George Frederick, John, William C., daus Sarah Elizabeth, Lucinda & Rebecca Cone.
385A 15 Mar 1847 Miller, Henry B. 1847 Will dtd 1 Oct 1846 heirs:� wife, Margaret; Rachel, Phebe, Caroline, son Lewis
368C 1 Mar 1852 Miller, Randal G., est. 27 Feb 1852 Middlebusher, Henry, Adm.
275A 10 Nov 1845 Miller, Rebecca, est. Oct 1845 Miller, Silar & Miller, Amos, Adm.
432A 7 Oct 1847 Moore, Isaac S., est. 24 Sep 1847 Savage, John, Adm.
130A 17 May 1841 Morris, Henry, est. Morris, Joshua, apptd. Adm.
242A 15 May 1845 Morris, Henry, est. 1841 Morris, Joshua, Adm. Eliz. Hollingsworth m. Isaac Hollingsworth; Margaret Bishop m. Harmon Bishop; William Morris, John Morris; Jane Davis m
John Davis.
38C 5 Feb 1850 Moseley, John J., minor heirs Moseley, John J., Gdn. Isaac F. Moseley, Robert J. Moseley,� minor heirs of John J.
179A Myer, Price W., est. 30 Sept 1843 Miller, Abraham, Adm.
3B 11 Aug 1848 Myers, Matilda, est. 14 Apr 1848 Davis, Stephen, Adm.
232A 29 Mar 1845 Myers, William Will dtd 11 Mar 1845 heirs:� wife, Martha, dau Susannah Mihlo, Delila Davis, Polly Lucas, Barbara Adkins, Hannah Adcock, Matilda Myers, sons
Sidney, David & Asa.
343A 19 Nov 1846 Nolte, Henry L., est. 24 Oct 1846 Clark, Halitt, Adm.
217C Nolte, Henry, decd. 1846 William Nolte, minor heir Seeger, Henry, Gdn. (Bk A-343)
291A 18 Jan 1846 Oett, John, est. Dec or Jan Jack, Philip, Adm.
406C 29 Apr 1852 Paschal, Coleman, est. 20 Apr 1852 Paschal, Sarah, Adm.
10C 18 Dec 1849 Payne, Thomas F., est. 4 ___ 1849 Philips, P. S., Adm.
155A 17 Oct 1842 Payne, Thomas, decd. Gatton, Thomas, Gdn. Co. of Morgan: minor heirs:� Eliza Ruth Payne, 14; Sarah Frances, Mary Hellen Payne
65A 6 May 1839 Payton, Daniel, est. 29 June 1833 Payton, Mary, Adm.
414A 17 Aug 1847 Pearce, Simeon F., est. Aug 1847 Pothicary, Thomas, Adm.
425C 21 June 1852 Peiper, Lewis, decd. Gdn. Report on Caroline Peiper, minor heir of Lewis.
3C 17 Dec 1849 Petefish, Jacob H. 21 Nov 1849 Will dtd. 3 Nov 1849 He was b. Va & was age 67;� wife, heirs:� wife, Elizabeth, Thomas B., Andrew J., William, Jacob: Exec: Wm. & Jacob
208C Petefish, Jacob H., decd. Thos. B. Petefish, minor heir Petefish, Samuel H., Gdn.
254A 14 Aug 1845 Pieper, Louis, est. July 1845 Goedeking, Henry, Adm.
55A Pierce, Jeramiah, est. 10 Apr 1838/9 Nelms, Wm. H., Adm.
179A 16 Oct 1843 Pittman, Children Swift, Rice H., apptd. Gen. Casile Pittman, Howard Ross Pittman & Santa Fe Pittman
9A Pogue, Thomas, est. 30 Nov 1837 Pogue, Harriett, Adm. Gatton, Benj., Adm.
46A Pounds, James, est. 10 Jan 1839 Pounds, Lydia, Adm. Lydia gone from state by Oct. 1839
119C 9 Oct 1850 Pratt, Charles, minor heir Thomas, Richard, apptd Gdn of Pratt, Oliver, minor heir
78C 19 June 1850 Pratt, S. R., decd. Yaples, Jacob, Gdn. Pratt, Charles R., minor heir
257A 23 Aug 1845 Pratt, Samuel R., est. Aug 1845 Pratt, Oremel, Adm. no widow
19A Randage, Christian F., est. 22 Feb 1838 Arenz, Francis, Adm. Beard, Thos. & Schneider, B. W., Bnd.
67B 7 Aug 1849 Ream, John Will filed by Margaret Ream, widow Howard, R. & Horn, Reddick, Adm.
95B Ream, John 2 Aug 1849 Will dtd 3 Oct 1844 Wife, Margaret, son Levi, John, George, Michael, (Daniel?), Samuel, Adam, Elizabeth wife of Lewis Lambert, Susannah
21C 4 Feb 1850 Ream, Margaret, est. 1850 Crum, James, Adm.; next of kin
138C 9 Nov 1850 Ream, Samuel 27 Oct 1850 Will dtd 19 Oct 1850; Ream, Michael, Adm. heirs:� Friend, Stephen Buck, wife, Druzilla, dau Christianna Margaret, sons
John Abraham, Samuel Milton, Aaron Washington, Zachary Hardin & James Hiram.
171A 27 Aug 1843 Reavis, Isham Will dtd 10 June 1841; Reavis, Mahala, wife, Exec.
153C 17 Dec 1850 Reavis, Isham, decd. minor heirs:� Carl, Daniel, Theresa, Isham, & Sarah Reavis.
154C Reavis, Mahala widow of Isham Reavis, nor Mahala Street; James & Mary Carr.
21A Redmon, Thomas 10 Mar 1838 Will dtd. 13 Aug 1836 Matthews, Cyrus & Tinen, Abner, Execd. Wife, Peggy, son John B. N. Redmon
184A 8 Jan 1844 Rew, Ephraim, est. 23 May 1842 Rew, Horatio G., Adm.
356C 4 Feb 1852 Rew, Horatio G., decd. Miller, Edward P., Gdn. Of minor heirs:� Ann M., Charles & Edward Rew.
336C 13 Jan 1852 Rew, horatio G., est. 9 Jan 1852 Rews, Dorotha, widow; John Arenz, Sylvester Emmons & E. P. Miller, Adm.
7B Sep 1848 Reynolds, Charles G., est. 31 Mar 1847 Thompson, N. B., Adm. Charles was from Kenawaha Co., Va.
20C 8 Jan 1850 Rhea, Gdn report Thomas Rhea & Mary Rhea rpt of Gdn.:� Mary Rhea now married to Ezekiel Friend
38A Rhea, John, decd. Thomas, Rhea, Mary, Elizabeth & Wm. Rhea, orphan minor children under 14
388A 22 Mar 1847 Rhineberger, Joseph Mar 1847 Will dtd 28 Feb 1847 heirs:� wife, ch. Louisa Ewing, Susan S. Manly, Sophia Forguer, William, John, & Marcus Rhineberger
381C 18 Mar 1852 Richardson, John, est. 14 Mar 1852 Bowen, Jeremiah, Jr., Adm.
204C 30 Mar 1851 Richardson, John, minor child. Ann E., Amos, Shadrack Richardson �minor ch of John Richardson, Devisees of Amos Hager, decd.
222A Rickard, John E., est. Feb 1845 Bonney, Amos, Adm.
219A 10 Feb 1845 Riggins, Mitchel, est. Riggins, Almira, widow, Adm.
5-8A Rimbell, Henry, est. 20 Sept 1837
315A 25 May 1846 Roberts, George, est. 25 Apr 1846 Pence, Joseph, Adm.
153A Robertson, Amos, decd. Beggs, George W., Adm. minor heirs:� Robert Robertson & Mary Ann Robertson
39B Robertson, Martin, est. Will dtd 21 Feb 1849; Probated 17 Apr 1849; heirs:� daus Anna Mitchell, Mary Lourance, Martha Metcalf, husband Emanuel Metcalf, Elisa wife of V. G. Smith,
50B 2 June 1849 Rose, Alexander, est. 2 June 1849 Eyre, Thomas, Adm. Rose, Cynthia A., widow:� son Andrew Thomas Rose, L. B. Hickman; Gdn. Andrew Thomas; Cynthia A. m/2 L. B. Hickman
196A June 1844 Rupert, Benjamin, est. Nov 1844 Oliver, Charles H., Adm.
268A 16 Oct 1845 Samuels, Abednego, est. 2 Sept 1845 Pence, Joseph, Adm.
246C 18 June 1851 Saunders, Thomas R., decd. minor heirs:� John, George T., Ella J., Saunders .
224C 15 Apr 1851 Saunders, Thomas R., est. 9 Mar 1851 Saunders, Sarah C., widow & Saunders, Edward & Dummer, H. E., Adm p 246, John, George T. Ella J. Saunders, minor heirs of Thos. R. Saunders, decd.
171A 27 Sep 1843 Schaffer, Philip Will dtd 24 Aug 1843 wife, Hity, Henry Schaffer, & Margaret Schaffer, heirs
149A 20 Nov 1841 Schenk, Christian 16 Nov 1841 Will dtd 11 Feb 1841 Wife Mary
263A 23 Sept 1845 Schwarzhauft, George Will dtd 9 Sep 1845, probated 24 Sept 1845;� Catherine Taeger of Beardstown, Exec.
25B 13 Feb 1849 Scott, Daniel, est. 10 Jan 1849 Scott, Catherine, Adm. no wife, Catherine next of kin
72C 17 June 1850 Sewall, Henry M., est. May 1850 age 26, born Va. Higgins, Martin, Adm.
53C 20 Mar 1850 Sewall, minor heirs Seall, Elizabeth, appt. Gdn. Wm. W. Sewall, Mary M. Sewall, Harriett A. Sewall, Wm. Sewall, minor heirs.
74C Sewall, William Sewall, Elizabeth, Adm. petition to sell real estate; Ann E., Susan,� William M., Mary Ann, Harriett Sewall, Catherine t. H. Cole, Robert Cole
308A 13 Apr 1846 Sewall, William, est. 7 Apr 1846 Sewall, Elizabeth W., widow, Adm. Ann E. Sewall, Catharine T. H. Cole, Robert Cole, Susan Sewall, Wm. M. Sewall, Mary Ann Sewall, Harriett Sewall(C74)
281A 25 Dec 1845 Sharp, David, est. 21 Dec 1845 Houston, William M., Adm.
263C Aug 1851 Shearer, John, est. 1851 Will dtd 29 July 1851, probated 9 Aug 1851; wife Mary, father Wm. Shearer; wife Exec.
325A 28 Sep 1846 Simmonds, George G., est. 6 Aug 1846 Leonard, James, Adm.
190A 22 Feb 1844 Sims, James Will dtd 29 Mar 1843, probated 22 Feb 1844 wife, Susan; son Blackman, 7 daughters
283C Skaggs, Moses, decd. Jefferson T., Charles H. Nance, minor ch of Joshua Nance; fa Joshua, Gdn., Devisees of Moses Skaggs.
163A 17 Apr 1843 Smith, Benjamin, est. 1 Sept 1843 Hackett, George, Adm.
108C 7 Oct 1850 Smith, Levi, est. 15 Apr 1850 age 41, b. Ky Smith, James J., Adm. Smith, Elijah, Bnd, next of kin
351A 28 Dec 1846 Smith, William H., est. Dec 1846 Cross, David L., Adm.
128A 10 May 1841 Spence(?), David, decd. Plaster, Lemmon & Plaster, Thos., Adm.
332C 10 Jan 1852 Stewart, Benjamin, est. 29 Dec 1851 Coffin, Charles, Adm.
331A 7 Oct 1846 Stock, Thomas, est. 5/15 Mar 1846 Arenz, John A., Adm.
22B 26 Dec 1848 Street, James, est. 25 Oct 1848 McDonald, Richard, Adm.
74B 30 Aug 1849 Stuart, Joel widow & 9 children
58B 18 July 1849 Sudbrink, Frederick Will filed by Wm. Sudbrink see p. 85
85B 20 Sep 1849 Sudbrink, Frederick Will dtd 13 Oct 1844, Probated 20 Sep 1849;� wife catherine, son William, other children
112B 1 Dec 1849 Sudbrink, Henry, est. 29 Nov 1849
53A Sutton, Benjamin, est. 3 Jan 1839 Sutton, Elizabeth & Sylvester, Adm.
422C 21 June 1852 Taylor, Ellis, est. 28 Apr 1852 Will dtd 29 Mar 1852, Crow, William, Exec.:� heirs:� Wm. J. Mitchell, Chas. C. Mitchell - heirs of W.A. & Rebecca W. Mitchell his wife.
150A Taylor, John Will dtd 15 Apr 1839, probated Sep 1842;� wife; son Henry, Robert, dau Matilda Samuels, Rebecca Morgan, Nancy McCauley
115C 8 Oct 1850 Thomas, Charles, est. 26 May 1850 age 53, born Ky. Thomas, Rowland D., Adm.
147C 17 Dec 1850 Thompson, Joseph, est. 26 May 1850 Thompson, John G., Adm.
437C 27 July 1852 Thornsbury, David, est. 27 Nov 1851 Thornsbury, Levisa, Adm.
158C 6 Jan 1851 Tinnen, Abner, est. Craig, John & Tinnen, Polly C., Adm.
214A Tredway, Marlin, est. 20 Feb 1845
230A 25 Mar 1845 Trowbridge, Marcus, est. 20 Feb 1845
146A Tull, Edward 13 July 1842 Will dtd 5 July 1842 Son David, wife, & Virginia A. Turpin, Exec Land in Clark Co., Mo to John Tull & Susannah Tull; Wife Mary Ann.� Land in Adams
Co., IL.� Rights in Ferry at Beardstown.
12A Vogel, Amelia, minor Shubang, Ottolf, Gdn. Ottolf Shubang.Suppan & Oltman, John J. apptd Gdn. For Amelia Vogel, minor
354A Dec 1846 Waddle, William, est. Dec 1846 Nolte, George H., Adm.
111C 7 Oct 1850 Walker, minor heirs Walker, Harvey H., Gdn. Of Susanah Walker, William A. Walker & Harriett E. Walker
277C Webster, Joseph M., decd. Webster, Sarah, Gdn. (11 May 1852 John Cire, Gdn.);� minor heirs:� Daniel Thomas Webster, Mary, Joseph, Lauvena Webster.
30C 7 Feb 1850 Webster, Joseph M., est. 1 Feb 1850 Carter, John Y., Adm. Joseph was age 40, born in N.Y.� Bk C 277, Daniel, Mary, Joseph, Lauvena, Sarah - heirs)
15A Wells, Daniel 27 Feb 1838 Will dtd. 23 July 1836, Morgan Co. wife, Elizabeth, dau Nancy Hickman, eldest son Jacob, 2nd son Duckett Wells, 3rd son Perry, 4th son Oathe, 2nd dau
Julian Corr, 5th son Richard, 7th son Henson, [6th son John?], Presley Wells,
Lemuel Wells.
187C 12 Mar 1851 Wells, James, est. 1851 Foster, Henry, Adm.
434C 6 July 1852 Wells, John A., est. 15 Jan 1852 Castellow, Alfred, Adm.
213A 9 Dec 1844 White, George, est. 6 Nov 1844 Buck, Stephen, Adm. 213
253C 1851 White, Willis S., minor heir of ___ White, decd. Stevenson, James, Gdn.
311A 15 Apr 1846 Wilbourn, Thomas, est. 3 Apr 1846 Douvall, Isaac, Adm.
132C 7 Nov 1850 Williams minor heirs Sinclair, Samuel, Gdn. of John R. Williams, Eleln W., Newton R.,� minor heirs Page A. Williams
250C 1851 Wilson, Joshua, est. 4 May 1851 Wilson, Thomas, Adm.
462A 27 Mar 1848 Wilson, Lucy, est. 19 May 1847 McLane, Jos., Adm.
246A 11 June 1845 Witty, John B., est. 2 June 1845 Lucas, Nlo, Adm.
267C 1851 Wood, William, decd. Main, L. L. Gdn of Wood, Alice, minor heir
353C 2 Feb 1852 Wood, William, decd. Thompson, John, Gdn. Of William Wood, minor heir
37B 11 Apr 1849 Wood, Zebedee, est. 1848 Berry, Keeling, Adm.
64B 1 Aug 1849 Woods, William, est. 3 July 1849 Woods, Elisa, widow, Adm. William was age 30, born in England and an engineer
195C 17 Mar 1851 Woods, William, est. Feb 1851 Thompson, John & Woods, Alice, Adm.� (see Bk C p267)
61A 13 Apr 1839 Wray, John, decd. Lynn, William, Gdn. minors, Wm. Thomas, Mary Ann Wray, minors of John Wray, bound to Peter Dick
13A Yong, Acksel, est. 28 Jan 1838 Lee, Stephen, Adm.
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