Etowah County AlArchives Court.....Meaders/Meadows, Farlar W. October 1897
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Source: Etowah County Probate Office
Written: October 1897

Farlar Meaders’ Probate Records Transcripts

Page 1: Probate Court File
	Etowah County, Alabama, Probate Office
Case M-1-22: 12-30-1897
Probate Minutes: D: 472, 528; E: 106, 148, 252, 257-260
Final Record: [pages] 467-471

Meaders (Meadows), James, vs. Meaders (Meadows), Thomas, et.al.
Petition to sell joint owned land;
F.W. Meadows estate (Chn & Grandchn)

Joint Owners:
1.	James Meadows (Petitioner)		Marshall Co, AL
2.	Thomas Meadows				Marshall Co, AL
3.	Alfred Meadows				Marshall Co, AL
4.	Rufus L. Meadows			Marshall Co, AL

5.	Heirs of: (Dau) Meadows Barton, dec’d:
[Lydia Meaders and David Isaac Barton]
	James Monroe Barton		Paluxy, Hood Co, TX
	Frances Emma Barton Bull	Grand, Day Co, OK
	Nancy Barton Underwood		Paluxy, Hood Co, TX
	Louis Lee Barton		Paluxy, Hood Co, TX
	Robert Barton			Paluxy, Hood Co, TX
	Elizabeth Carrie Barton		Paluxy, Hood Co, TX
	Amanda Ella Barton		Paluxy, Hood Co, TX

6.	Heirs of: (Son) Meaders, dec’d:
[Williamson M. Meaders and Arcade S.A. Henson]
	Arthur Meadows			Paluxy, Hood Co, TX
	Eddie D. Meadows		Marshall Co, AL

	(Cont’d)
	[page] 115


Page 2: Probate Court File [Reconstructed Continuation Page]
	Etowah County, Alabama, Probate Office
Case M-1-22: 12-30-1897
Probate Minutes
Final Record

[Reconstruction from Court Documents]
Continuation Page (page 2 of 2 pages)

Meaders (Meadows), James, vs. Meaders (Meadows), Thomas, et.al.
Petitition to sell joint owned land;
F.W. Meadows estate (Chn & Grandchn)

Lavinia Josephine Moore 	[Julia Meaders / John H. Moore daughter]
Marvin Bishop Moore		[Julia Meaders / John Henry Moore son]

Rhoda A. Helms			[Texanna Meaders / Monroe Moore daughter]
William Moore			[Texanna Meaders / Monroe Moore son]
Florence L. Moore		[Texanna Meaders / Monroe Moore daughter]
Lewis Moore			[Texanna Meaders / Monroe Moore son]
Albert Moore			[Texanna Meaders / Monroe Moore son]
Veda Moore			[Texanna Meaders / Monroe Moore daughter]
Pearl Graves			[Texanna Meaders / James Thomas Graves
daughter]

Mary P. Meadows		[Michael Meaders / Augusta Gillespie dau]
W.L. Meadows			[Michael D. Meaders / Augusta Gillespie son]

[page] 116


Page 3: Court Form
	The State of Alabama
Etowah County
Probate Court, Term 1
October 7, 1897

To the Hon. J.M. Montague, Judge of Probate:

The petition of James Meaders, who is over 21 years of age, and resident
of Marshall County, Alabama, respectfully represents unto your Honor,
that he, and Thomas Meaders, Alfred Meaders, Rufus L. Meaders, 
James M. Barton, Fraces E. Bull, Nancy J. Barton, Louis L. Barton,
Robert Barton, Elizabeth C. Barton, Amanda E. Barton, and Arthur N.
Meaders, Eddie D. Meaders, and Josephine L. Moore, Marvin Moore,
and Roda A. Helms, William W. Moore, Florence Moore, and
Lewis Moore, Albert Moore, Veda Moore, Pearl Grant, and Mary P.
Meaders, William L. Meaders are as joint-owners of the following
described real estate in Etowah County, Alabama, to wit:

One hundred and twenty-three and ¾ acres more or less, described as
follows:

North half of his north-east quarter, south-east quarter of north-east
quarter and a junction of three & ¾ acres more or less, off the north-west
corner of the south-east quarter of north-east quarter. Rec.
Nineteen Township Gen, Range four; that applicant, Thomas, Alfred, & Rufus
L. Meaders, in over 214 yr old originally in Marshall County, Alabama, &
. . . they invested in said county, James M. Barton, Frances E. Bull,
Nancy J., Lewis L., Robert, Elizabeth C. & Amanda E. Barton, in [due]
an undivided 1/7 of an individual 1/9 interest in said lands and reside in
Hood County, Texas; Arthur N. Meaders & Eddie D. Meaders each own
an individual ½ interest of an undivided 1/9 interest in said lands, each
over 21 years old & residing in Marshall County, Alabama; Lewis J. Moore
& Marvin Moore, each own an individual ½ interest of an undivided
1/9 interest in said lands, & reside in Cannon County, Texas & over 21 years
old; Rhoda A. Helms, William W., Florence, Lewis, Albert, & Veda,
Wayne & [unintelligible] Helms, each own an 1/7 interest of an 1/9 interest
in said lands, all under 21 years old, except for Rhoda A. Helms, &
William W. Moore, who are over 21, & all reside in the State of Texas; & ½
interest of 1/9 interest in said lands.

That said property cannot be equitably partitioned or divided without a sale
of the same, and that it would be to the interest of all said parties to sell
the said property for the purpose of partition and division.

Your petitioner, therefore, respectfully prays your Honor to decree the said
property to be sold, and to make and issue all such orders as may be
necessary to effect the sale thereof for the purpose of such division and
Partition.
[signed]	James Meaders

The State of Alabama, Marshall County.
I, James Meaders, being duly sworn, deposes and says that the facts
averred in the above petition are true according to the best of his knowledge,
information, and belief.
[signed]	James Meaders

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of November, 1897.
[signed] J.M. Montague
N.P., Ex-Officio Justice of the Peace
Page 4: Court Form
	The State of Alabama
Etowah County
Probate Court

In the matter of the petition of James Meaders estate, the lands in
Division among joint owners.

To G.M.E. Mann, Esquire, of Boaz, in the State of Alabama, Greeting:

Know ye, that we, reposing confidence in your integrity, skill and ability,
have appointed you Commissioner to take the answers to the
interrogatories and cross-interrogatories hereunto attached of Ignatius
Chandler and George Ross, material witnesses for the petitioner
in a certain cause or proceeding now pending and undetermined in
our said Court of Probate, entitled as set forth in the caption hereof.

And we do hereby authorize and empower you, the said Commissioner,
to call and cause to come before you the said witnesses, at such time
and place as you shall appoint, and their deposition on oath to take,
touching their knowledge of the matters and things in controversy in
said cause or proceeding; and the said depositions, when so taken by
you, shall be subscribed by said witnesses, and the same you shall,
together with this Commission, return to us, with all convenient speed;
and you shall likewise certify the same to us, under your hands and seals,
in all things fully and explicitly, how you have executed this Commission.

Witness, J.H. Lovejoy, Judge of Probate, at office in Gadsden, this
4th day of Dec, in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and
Ninety Nine.

[signed]
J.H. Lovejoy
Judge of Probate


Page 5: Letter
	J.H. Lovejoy, Judge of Probate
Gadsden, Ala.

Rec’d of J.H. Lovejoy, Judge of Probate, Eight & 19/100 Dollars
in full payment of deed in sale of land, by James Meaders’ Petition.
said deed was made and entered on the 24th day of November 1900
in the Minute Book “E” of the Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama, this 31st day of August 1903.

[signed]	W.W. Moore

On this 31st day of August 1903 personally appeared W.W. Moore,
who said he signed the above instrument of writing for the purpose and
consideration therein expressed.

Witness my hand and official seal this 31st [Aug] 1903.

L.A. Williams, J.P. and Ex-Officio Notary Public, Prect. No. 4
Somerell County, Tex.


Page 6: Letter
	J.H. Lovejoy, Judge of Probate
Gadsden, Ala.

Rec’d of J.H. Lovejoy, Judge of Probate, Eight and 19/100 Dollars
in full payment of deed in sale of land, by James Meaders’ Petition.
said deed was made and entered on the 24th day of November 1900
in the Minute Book “E” of the Probate Court of Etowah County,
Alabama, this 31st day of August 1903.

[signed]	L.F. Moore

On this 31st day of August 1903 appeared L.F. Moore and acknowledged
the payment of said claim in the estate against the Probate Court of
Etowah County, Alabama.

Witness my hand and official seal this 31st [Aug] 1903

L.A. Williams, J.P. and Ex-Officio Notary Public, Prect. No. 4
Somerell County, Tex.


Page 7: Note
	Draft of Court Findings
The State of Alabama
Etowah County
Probate Court
Nov. 1900

In the matter of the petition of James Meaders to sell certain lands for
division and partition amongst joint owners and of the amt. of their payments
of the purchase money.

This being the time appointed by the court to hear the response of the sale
of certain lands is described as follows, to wit:

North half of a north-east quarter, south-west quarter of north-east quarter
and a quarter of three & ¾ acres more or less of the north-west corner of
north-east quarter dec. Thirteen Township, Gen, Range four, Etowah
County, Alabama, under and in . . . of an order of sale granted December 11,
1899 to sell said lands for partition amongst joint owners.

Now comes James Meaders by his attys. Donrath & Martin and moves to
lease to confirm the sale of said lands and to make an order authorizing
A.A. Allison the Commissioner who sold said lands, to convey the issue to
G.H. Ross, the purchaser . . . and having being no objection to the 
confirmation of the sale of said lands, and it being made to appear to the 
Court that said


Page 8: Note
	Continuation Page

Commissioner has filed his release of said sale of said lands under oath on
November 8, 1900, in this lease, and . . . ten days, expired in . . . a joint
refund of sale and it involved appearing to the Court that said sale was . . .
and that the lands sold for an amount not greatly less than its real value,
and . . . it appearing to the Court that G.H. Ross became the purchaser
of said lands and paid . . . in cash the sum of six hundred and forty-one
dollars, it is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that
said sale of said lands be & the same is . . . in all things confirmed.

It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed by . . . A.A. Allison, Commissioner
as above-said, make & execute to said G.H. Ross a deed to said lands.

It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that after 
distributing
the expenses of the sale & the costs to the Court, to add fifteen


Page 9: Note
	Continuation Page

Dollars attys’ fees paid Donrath & Martin, and fifty-nine dollars costs of 
Court
& --- Commission for the sale of said lands, the bal[ance[--to be five hundred
& thirty-two dollars to be divided amongst the joint owners of said lands
according to . . . interests herein, to wit as follows. . . adjudged and 
decreed,
that of said interest shall be paid by the . . . to James Meaders the sum of
fifty-nine & 11/100, being his interest herein.

It is further ordered that all the papers in the case be recorded.
Page 10: Costs Page
	Costs in Case of Petition of James Meaders to sell
lands for division.  Witnesses before Commissioner:

George Ross one day		   .50
I.M. Chandler one day		   .50
Taking additions		  1.50
				  $2.50

G.M.E. Mann
Commissioner



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