1894 Court of Ordinary
Minutes - Union Co., GARoll #RHS 3957 - Georgia
Union County, Georgia
- Court of Ordinary
Ordinary Court Minutes
- 1891-1903
[Pages 129 thru 177
-- 1894]
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Page 129
Union Court of Ordinary
- January Term 1894
Court met according
to adjournment, presiding JW Meeks, Ordinary - 1-1-94
AB Rogers, CC Ordinary
Matter of FM Duckworth
for Letters Dismission on the estate of Hozy C. Davis,
continued until February
Term of Court.
Matter of JP Teague
requiring bond of Avarilla Little for Twelve Months Support
continued until February
Term of Court.
In vacation - February
3, 1894 - In the case of JP Teague vs Avarilla Little -
settled by Avarilla
Little giving bond &c as prayed for in petition.
Page 130
Union Court of Ordinary
- February Term 1894
Application of Larkin
Lewis, Executor of Sarah Lewis, decd. for letters of
dismission - Granted
February 5, 1894
Request for Letters
of Dismission by FM Duckworth on the estate of Hozy C.
Davis.
Granted February 5, 1894
Petition of Mrs. Sarah
C. Brackett, widow of Noah H. Brackett, decd. shows that
said deceased departed
this life on the 27th of January 1894 intestate, and that
he left an estate
valued at about $1000. She
requests administration. CJ
Wellborn, Jr., Atty.
for Petitioner
Ordered that citation
issue and be published. February 17, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Page 131
Petition of Amanda
Rich shows that she is the widow of John M. Rich, decd, who
departed this life
intestate in January 1889, and she requests twelve months
support. - JA Butt,
Petitioner’s Attorney
In vacation - March
1, 1894 - Upon application of the above, ordered that Arthur
Ownby, TJ Butt, GA
Major, WR Duncan, and Jeff Morgan be appointed commissioners
to lay off a twelve
months support for Amanda Rich, widow of John M. Rich,
deceased. - Granted
March 1, 1894
Page 133
Appointment of above
commissioners - March 1, 1894
Page 134
Petition of William
M. Davis, administrator, with will annexed of James Gurley,
Sr., deceased, shows
that there are about forty bushels of grain, consisting of
corn and rye, that
same is liable to go to waste unless it is sold, and requests
an order allowing
same. Wm. M. Davis, Admr &c
Leave to see granted
March 2, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordy.
Page 135
Court of Ordinary
- in vacation - February 22, 1894
Whereas information
has reached me that it is possible that Elbert Crawford is
now confined at the
house of Joab Crawford’s in said county with small pox and
desiring to be correctly
informed on the subject, it is ordered by me that
Robert Ensley and
Jonathan C. Walker be and they are appointed and are hereby
requested to act as
a committee to visit and carefully examine said Elbert
Crawford and report
the result of their examination to me in person at once,
that said disease
may be arrested if possible, if found to be contagious.
Granted.
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 136
Court of Ordinary
March Term 1894
Sarah J. Hood files
her application for homestead exemption December 15, 1893.
Notice published as
required, December 1893. Application
approved and handed to
the Clerk of Superior
Court March 5, 1894. JW Meeks,
Ordy.
Mary C. Ballew appointed
administratrix on the estate of John C. Ballew,
deceased.
Bond amount $200 - JWM, Ord.
Page 137
Petition of Mary H.
Odom shows that she is the widow of John J. Odom, deceased
who died intestate
in 1894, leaving widow and minor children; requests order for
twelve months support.
- March 5, 1894 - Mary H. Odom, Petitioner
Ordered that MJ Smith,
GW Curtis, JS Watts, TM Cunningham and TM Henson be
appointed commissioners
to lay off and assign twelve months support for the
above Mary H. Odom,
widow of John J. Odom, and her minor children.
Granted
March 5, 1894 - JWM,
Ord.
Page 138
Instructions to the
above appraisers on Odom estate.
Page 139
Mary A. Ballew, Adm.
requests leave to sell real estate of John C. Ballew,
deceased.
Ordered citation issue and be published - March 5, 1894
Ordered that RF Dyer,
FJ Collins, TS Collins, WD Shulor, and EC Hood,
freeholders, be appointed
appraisers of the estate of John C. Ballew, deceased
and that usual warrant
issue. - March 5, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Page 140
Instructions to the
above appraisers on Ballew estate.
To
any Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff, Coroner, Constable or Marshall of said state.
Greetings:
LW Walker, having this day made oath before me that Jonathan Walker
of said county is
insane and that public safety demands that the said Jonathan
Walker should no longer
be left at large.
These
are therefore to command you to arrest the said Jonathan Walker and bring
him before me at the
courthouse in Blairsville at 10 o’clock am on the 6th day
of March 1894 to be
dealt with according to law. - JW Meeks, Ordinary
In vacation - March
6, 1894
The undersigned commissioners
appointed to inquire into the mental condition of
Jonathan (Walker)
report that in pursuance of instructions contained in the
commission to them
directed for that purpose, on the 5th day of March, they
examined by inspection
said Jonathan Walker and heard and examined witnesses and
the undersigned are
satisfied that said J. Walker is a lunatic and so reports to
your honor.
This 6th day of March 1894 - JB Chastain, MD, FJ Erwin, AJ Ledford,
IN Miller, JG Fields,
SY Jarrett, AL England, AB Rogers, John Haralson, WE
Candler, NY Reid and
TD Rogers
Upon hearing the facts
in this case, it is adjudged that J. Walker of said
county is a pauper
lunatic and that he be committed to the Lunatic Asylum at
Milledgeville, Ga.,
and it appearing that said Walker should no longer be left
at large.
This March 6, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 142
Union Court of Ordinary
- April Term 1894
Application of Sarah
C. Brackett for Letters Administration on estate of Noah H.
Brackett granted,
bond of $3000. - April 2, 1894
Petition of Louisa
J. Payne shows that she is the widow of John Payne, deceased,
that he died intestate
March 1888, and that there has been no administration on
his estate.
Requests twelve months support for herself and minor children. -
April 2, 1894
Page 143
Ordered by the court
that JM Watts, WB Guther, JW Parks, EL Sullivan and JB
Madaris by appointed
commissioners to lay off and assign a twelve months support
for Louisa J. Payne
and her minor children from the estate of John Payne,
deceased.
Granted April 2, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 144
Ordered that DA Sullivan,
William M. Duncan, John Kelly, John C. Carroll and
John B. Sullivan,
freeholders, appointed appraisers of the estate of Noah H.
Brackett, deceased.
- April 2, 1894
Petition of Amanda
Rich on estate of John M. Rich, deceased, for years support
granted. - April 2,
1894
Page 145
In vacation - April
5, 1894
Personally appeared
LD Wright, who upon oath says that Laura E O’Kelly is insane
and has no guardian,
and that the public safety and welfare of the relations
demands that the said
Laura E O’Kelly should no longer be left at large.
Affiant makes this
affidavit that a warrant may issue in term of the law and
statute in such cases
made and provides. April 5,
1894. LD Wright
Order issued for the
above’s arrest. - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 146
Return of the jury
on the warrant against Laura E. O’Kelly for lunacy
The
undersigned commissioners appointed to inquire into the mental condition
of
Laura E. O’Kelly,
report that in pursuance of instructions contained in the
commission to them
directed for that purpose on the 6th day of April 1894, they
examined by inspection
said Laura E. O’Kelly and heard and examined witnesses on
oath as to her mental
condition and capacity.
After
said inspection and examination of witness, the undersigned are satisfied
that the said Laura
E. O’Kelly is insane and incapable of managing her affairs
and so report to your
honor, this 6th day of April, 1894
Signed
- AD McCravy, MD, Foreman; Thomas C. Hughes, EB Weaver, William M.
Killian, IN Miller,
George Harkins, LD Wright, AB Rogers, WL Weaver, AF Wellborn
and GS Rogers, Commissioners.
Adjudged that Laura
E. O’Kelly is a pauper lunatic and that she be committed to
the Lunatic Asylum
at Milledgeville, Ga., and it appearing that said Laura
O’Kelly
should no longer be left at large.
This April 6, 1894 - JW Meeks,
Ordinary
Page 147
In vacation - April
6, 1894
It appearing to the
court that there is now a vacancy in the office of the
Justice of the Peace
for the 1050th District GM of said county, caused by the
death of John J. Odom,
it is ordered that an election be held for the purpose of
electing a JP to fill
out the unexpired term of office of John J. Odom, and this
order be posted at
three or more public places in said district thirty days
before the 10th day
of May, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 148
In vacation - April
26, 1894
Petition of Arty L.
Maines shows that she is the widow of Andrew Maines
deceased, who departed
this life intestate in January 1875, leaving surviving
him your petitioner
and that there is no administration on said estate and that
she desires to have
set apart a twelve months support.
Ordered that FE Conley,
Joseph D Chastain, AJ Conley, Adam C Hill and NB Hill be
appointed appraisers
to lay off a twelve months support for the above.
Granted
April 26, 1894 - JW
Meeks, Ordinary
Page 149
Instructions to the
above commissioners re estate of Andrew Maines, decd.
Page 150
Petition of Thomas
M. Henson shows that he is one of the next of kin of Charles
Henson, decd, and
that said Henson departed this life intestate on or about the
8th day of October,
1890, leaving personal property of a value of $100 and that
said estate should
be administered. Requests
order directing citation to issue
and be published appointing
TM Henson administrator of the estate.
May 1, 1894
- TM Henson, Petitioner
In vacation - May
1, 1894 - Read and considered. Let
citation issue as prayed
for - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 151
In vacation - May
5, 1894
Petition of TJ Butt,
Guardian of the property of the minor heirs of JG Butt,
deceased, requests
Leave to Sell 100 bushels of rent corn, a few bushels of rye
and a small lot of
flour derived from the rent wheat.
Granted - May 5, 1894
- JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 152
Ordinary’s
Office - May 7, 1894
License for Agent
- Comptroller General’s Office, Tax Department, Atlanta,
Georgia - January
24, 1894
I certify that WC
Willis of Union County, Georgia is, as appears to me by
satisfactory evidence
and appointed and commissioned agent of the Singer
Manufacturing Sewing
Machine Company. The said
company or dealer having
complied with the
law, he is authorized to transact the business of Sewing
Machine Agent in said
county, for and during the year 1894.
Given
under my hand and seal - William A Wright, Compt. General
Recorded May 7, 1894
- AB Rogers, Clerk C. Ordinary
Page 153
Petition of Juleta
Brown, widow of Franklin Brown, who died intestate in April
1894, requests twelve
months support .
Upon the application
of Juleta Brown, appointed Jeff Saxon, Thomas Scruggs,
Thomas Fleming, Phillip
Logan and WW Erwin commissioners to lay off and assign
out of the estate
of Franklin Brown’s estate, a twelve months support for the
widow. - Granted May
7, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 154
Petition of Mary A.
Ballew, widow of John C. Ballew, deceased, requests twelve
months support.
Upon application of
the above, appointed WJ Hood, GW Shular, EC Hood, BS Nix and
WT Hood, commissioners
to lay off and assign out of the estate of John C.
Ballew’s
estate, a twelve months support for the widow. - Granted May 7, 1894 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 155
Court of Ordinary
- June Term 1894
TM Henson, applicant
for Letters Administration on the estate of Charles Henson,
deceased - Granted
with bond of $200. - June 4, 1894 JWM, Ord.
Page 156
Petition of William
Davenport and John C. Cobb, shows that they are next of kin
of John Davenport,
deceased, who died intestate on or about the 16th day of May
1894, leaving property,
real and personal of a value of $4000, and they request
Letters of Administration.
Let citation issue
in terms of the law, as prayed for - This June 4, 1894 - JWM
Page 157
Years Support granted
to Arty L. Maines, widow of Andrew Maines, deceased. -
June 4, 1894 - JWM,
Ord.
Page 158
Petition of Louisa
J. Payne, widow of John Payne, decd, having been filed for a
years support for
herself and three minor children, order granting same.
June
4, 1894 - JW Meeks,
Ordinary
Page 159
Petition of GW Cochran,
administrator of Henry P. Cochran, deceased, for Leave
to Sell Lands.
June 4, 1894
Ordered that citation
issue and be published as required by law - June 4, 1894 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 160
Petition of William
Davis, administrator of James Gurley, Sr., deceased for
Leave to Sell Lands.
June 4, 1894
Ordered that citation
issue and be published as required by law - June 4, 1894 -
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 161
Letters of Administration
issued to William Davenport and John C. Cobb on the
estate of John Davenport,
deceased. July 2, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Ordered that Leave
to Sell be granted to William Davis, admr. of estate of James
Gurley, Sr. - July
2, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Page 162
Leave to Sell ordered
issued for GW Cochran, administrator of the estate of
Henry P. Cochran,
deceased. - July 2, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Petition of Lively
N. Davenport shows that she is the widow of John D.
Davenport, deceased,
who died on the 16th day of May, 1894, leaving the
petitioner and three
minor children, Eliza, Elisha A. and Norah Davenport, ages
respectively eighteen,
fourteen and twelve; that William Davenport and John C.
Cobb are the duly
constituted administrators of the estate and she desires to
have set apart and
assigned to her and her minor children a twelve months
support.
July 2, 1894 - ML Ledford, Petitioner’s Attorney
(Note - Eliza above
is named as Arminda in a later petition for Guardianship)
Page 163
Ordered that JB Poindexter,
DA Byers, DT Meadows, JC Thompson and DK Cearley be
appointed commissioners
to lay off twelve months support for Lively N.
Davenport, widow of
John Davenport. July 2, 1894
- JWM, Ord.
Page 164
Years Support granted
to Juleta Brown, widow of Franklin Brown, deceased.
July
2, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Whereas
heretofore JW Walker was duly tried and committed by the commissioners
trying him and the
judgment of the court _____ thereunto the Lunatic Asylum, but
it being made to appear
that judgment has not been executed and that said Walker
has apparently recovered
from his lunacy.
It
is therefore ordered that said judgment be suspended and no further steps
taken to enforce the
same and that said Walker be relieved of all disabilities
resulting from said
judgment. - JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 165
August Term 1894
Petition of Mary A.
Ballew, widow of John C. Ballew, deceased, awarded Years
Support - August 6,
1894 - JWM, Ord.
Ordered that JB Poindexter,
DA Byers, JC Thompson, DT Meadows and DK Cearley be
appointed appraisers
of the estate of John Davenport, decd.
August 6, 1894 -
JWM, Ord.
Page 166
Petition of William
Davenport and John C. Cobb, administrators of John
Davenport, deceased,
for Leave to Sell personal property.
Order that notice
of the above be given and posted in three or more public
places for ten days.
August 6, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
The undersigned petitioners
who are citizens of Union County, being minor
children and over
the age of 14 years, and having their possession some property
consisting of real
estate only and said property being now in the illegal
possession of some
other party, respectfully ask your honor to appoint Mr. Henry
B. Gurley and Marion
J. Williams as guardians over the property of the
petitioners and your
petitioners will ever pray &c.
This August 4, 1894
S/ Mattie Gurley and
Lillie Gurley, Petitioners
Page 167
Ordered that MJ Williams
and Henry B. Gurley be appointed guardians of the
property of said minors
and letters of guardianship issue to them upon taking
and subscribing the
oath and giving bond and security as required by law.
The
amount of which bond
is hereby fixed at $600. This
August 6, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Petition of SA Queen,
one of the next of kin of Moses Queen, deceased, shows
that said deceased
departed this life on or about the 16th of June 1894
intestate.
Requests temporary letters of administration.
Mrs. SA Queen,
Petitioner
Page 168
Temporary Letters
Administration issued to Sarah A. Queen on estate of Moses
Queen, deceased.
Bond set at $400. - August 6, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Page 169
Personally appeared
the undersigned who upon oath says that Thompson Townsen of
Union County is insane
and has no guardian and that the public safety demands
that said Thompson
Townsen should no longer be left at large.
Affiant makes
this affidavit that
a warrant issue in terms of the statute in such case made
and provided.
S/John A. Hunter
Sworn to and subscribed
before me this August 6, 1894 - JW Meeks, Ordinary
To any Sheriff, Deputy
Sheriff, Coroner, Constable or Marshal of said State:
Greeting:
John Hunter having this day made oath before me that Thompson
Townsen of said county
is insane and has no guardian and that the public safety
demands that the said
Thompson Townsen should no longer be left at large.
These
are, therefore, to
command you to arrest the said Thompson Townsen and bring him
before the courthouse
in Blairsville by 10 o’clock on 8 day of August 1894 to be
dealt with according
to law. This August 6, 1894
- JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 170
In vacation - August
8, 1894
Return of jury on
warrant of lunacy against Thompson Townsen.
The
undersigned commissioners appointed to inquire into the mental condition
of
Thompson Townsen report
that in pursuance of instructions contained in the
commission to them
directed for that purpose on the 8th day of August 1894; they
examined by inspection
said Thompson Townsen and heard and examined witnesses on
oath as to his mental
condition.
After
said inspection and examination of witnesses, the undersigned are
satisfied that said
Thomson Townsen is a lunatic and so report to your honor.
This August 8, 1894
S/ FJ Erwin, MD, IN Miller, AB Butt, William Killian, CY
Rogers, WB Shipp,
JW Dyer, AA Satterfield, TJ Davis, Phillip Logan, TD Rogers,
AB Rogers, Commissioners
In vacation - August
8, 1894
Upon hearing the facts
in this case it is adjudged that Thompson Townson of said
county is a pauper
lunatic and that he be committed to the Lunatic Asylum at
Milledgeville, Ga.,
and it appearing that said Thompson Townson should not be
left at large, it
is further ordered that he be confined in the common jail of
said county until
he can be removed to said asylum, this August 8, 1894 - JWM,
Ord.
Page 171
Court of Ordinary
- September Term 1894
In the matter of Lively
N. Davenport application for Twelve Months Support of
the estate of John
Davenport, deceased. - Granted September 3, 1894 - JWM, Ord.
Petition of William
Davenport shows that Nora M. Davenport, aged twelve years,
minor child of John
Davenport, deceased is entitled to receive from her father’s
estate $400 and that
she should have a guardian to take charge of her person and
property, wherefore
petitioner prays that citation may issue and be published in
terms of the law and
if no sufficient reason be shown why he should not, that he
be appointed the guardian
of said minor. September 3, 1894 - Wm. Davenport,
Petitioner
Ordered that citation
issue and be published in terms of the law. JWM, Ord.
Page 172
Petition of William
Davenport shows that Arminda Davenport and Elisha A.
Davenport are minors
over fourteen years of age; that they have an estate of
$400 each coming from
the estate of their father, John Davenport, deceased; and
that the said Arminda
Davenport and Elisha A. Davenport have chosen your
petitioner to act
as guardian of their person and property as will appear from
the annexed paper,
over the signatures of Arminda Davenport and Elisha A.
Davenport .
Petitioner therefore prays an order appointing him guardian of the
person and property
of the above. - William Davenport, Petitioner
Statement of the above
minors requesting that William Davenport be appointed
their guardian.
Same awarded guardianship
of the above, giving bond of $1600.
JWM, Ord.
Page 173
Court having no other
business before, adjourned until next regular term of the
court of Ordinary.
This September 3, 1894. AB Rogers, Clerk, Court Ordinary
Page 174
October Term 1894
In the matter of William
Davenport, application for letters of Guardianship of
minor heir of John
Davenport, deceased
Above given letters
of guardianship on Nora M. Davenport, giving bond in the
amount of $800.
JW Meeks, Ordinary
Page 175
November Term 1894
Petition of TJ Butt,
guardian of the property belonging to the minor heirs of JG
Butt, decd., filed
August 1891 to EW Butt who was then Ordinary, asking
permission to authorize
him guardian to rent the farm and lands belonging to
said minors at private
contract. EW Butt, the then
Ordinary disqualified
himself on account
of relationship, and same was submitted to CJ Wellborn, Judge
of Superior Court
for his acting and doings in the premises and the foregoing
order of the said
Judge of the Superior Court is also made the order of this
court and that the
said guardian’s petition as adjudged and ordered by him as
Judge of the Superior
Court be carried out by said guardian from year to year
until said minors
reach their majority. Granted
November Term, 1894 - JW Meeks,
Ordinary
Page 176
Petition
of William Davenport and John C. Cobb, administrators of John
Davenport, deceased,
shows that said deceased owned at the time of his death,
Lots and parts of
Lots #s 129, 130, 189, 160, 164, 167 and 158, all in the 8th
District and 1st Section
of said county, containing in all 694 acres and for the
purpose of paying
the debts and making distribution among the heirs of said
deceased, it is necessary
to sell the lands of said deceased.
Wherefore
petitioner prays an order directing citation to issue and be
published in terms
of the law and that if no good cause be shown to the
contrary, your petitioners
be granted Leave to Sell said lands - November 5,
1894 - S/ Wm. Davenport,
John C. Cobb, Administrators.
Ordered citation issue
and be published as required by law - JW Meeks, Ordy.
Page 177
Court of Ordinary
- December Term 1894
Leave to sell lands
of John Davenport granted - December 3, 1894
(Next page is 178
and beings January Term 1895)
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