Jefferson County AlArchives Court.....Ware, Zadoc September 10, 1900 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lanelle Hanke lhbham@yahoo.com September 18, 2005, 2:51 pm Source: Probate Records Jefferson Co/birmingham Al Written: September 10, 1900 Recorded: November 14, 1900 (Outside Page of Document) Probate Court Jefferson County Estate of ZADOC WARE Deceased Final Settlement. Filed in the office of the Judge Probate Court, this 10 day of Sept 1900 (189_ crossed out and ‘1900’ written in) and the 10 day of October 189_ (clerk forgot to strike through and write ‘1900’) appointed as day of settlement. (then an odd thing: written in is ‘Christ’ ‘Advocate’ ‘W A Summons you Ad Litem.’ The words aren’t in any order, and make no sense to me) J. P STILES Judge Probate Court ------------ Audited, Stated, decree thereon ren- dered and ordered recorded, this 14 day of November 1900. J. P. Stiles Judge Probate Court. ------------ Recorded in Final Settlement Record, E Page 269 – 272. The State of Alabama) Jefferson County ) Before me, J. P. STILES Probate Court of said County, personally appeared J. C. WARE administrator of the Estate of ZADOC WARE, deceased, who, being duly sworn, make oath that the foregoing account current is a full and correct state of all his dealings and transactions and of all moneys and effects received and paid out by him on account of said Estate, and the he has not used any of the funds of said estate for his own benefits. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th ) day of Sept. 1900 ) J. C. WARE J. P. Stiles ) Judge Probate Court. ) ------------- The State of Alabama, J. C. Ware Administrator Jefferson County of the Estate of Zadoc Ware, deceased, being duly sworn, makes oath that LEONA SPENCER, aged over 30 years, residing in Bessemer LURA ROCKETT, aged over 21 years, residing in Birmingham MRS. JESSE SIMMONS, aged over 21 years, residing in Bessemer LELA WARE, aged over 21 years, residing in Birmingham MARY " , aged over 21 years, residing in " WILLIE " , aged " 21 years, residing in Powderly HARRY " , " " 21 " " " Birmingham MORT " , " 18 " " " " ROSE " , " " 15 " " " " ORA HARTLEY " 25 " " in or near Adger J. L. OWENS " 27 " " " Turpin DELLA " " 21 " " " " FOREST " " 16 " " " " All residing in Jefferson County Ala. are the heirs and devisees of said deceased, according to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10) day of Sept. 1900 ) J. C. WARE J. P. Stiles ) Judge Probate Court ) (Inside Pages of Document) The State of Alabama ) Probate Court, --(blank)--- Term –(blank) ---189 _ Jefferson County ) To the Hon. J. P. Stiles Judge Probate Court, Jefferson County: The undersigned J. C. Ware Administrator of the estate of Zadoc Ware, deceased, would respectfully submit to the Court the following report of his acts and doings as such Ad’m. from June 24the 1896 to Sept. 10 1900. He charges himself as follows, to-wit: Date Items of Receipts Amount 1896 Nov. 7 Received from sale of property in Florida 693.20 Total amount of moneys received and collected $693.20 CONTRA He asks to be credited with the following payments to creditors of deceased,as per vouchers herewith submitted: Date For What Paid Out No. of Amount Voucher Paid Out 1896 April 26 For Coffin & Hearse for Z. Ware (A. A. RANDLE) 1 28. May 7 C. E. MERRILL Taxes in Floriday[sic] 1895 2 9.39 Nov. 25 TROTTER & MCADORY, att’ys fee for services in reference to sale of property in Florida 3 10. 1897 April 2 Paid J. Payne (druggist) 4 25. 1892 (the following crossed through): Dec. 27----Dr. T. F. Robinson--------------------------------5------30. 1887 (the following crossed through) Dec. 29---(above info dittoed) -------------------------------------60. To various amounts due J. C. Ware and paid as per bill filed herewith 5 30. (the following crossed out) 1897 Nov ----Paid to M. E. Ware, Mother of Zadoc Ware-------------6-----200. Oct. 1 Publication of final settlement 6 3. by Commission of Amd. 34.65 Cost, including grant of letters & final settlement 17.45 Attys fee for final settlement 7 10.00 443.86 (Next Page) Nov. 1896 Paid to MRS. M. E. WARE, mother of ZADOC WARE the sum of $200, by the adm. prior to her in 1897, for which no receipt was taken. (See Notes below) Distributive shares MRS. M. E. WARE 124.67 J. C. WARE 31.18 LEONA SPENCER 15.59 LURA ROCKETT 15.59 MRS. JESSEE SIMMONS 4.45 LELA WARE 4.45 MARY WARE MCDONALD 4.45 WILLIE WARE 4.45 HARRY " 4.45 MORT " 4.45 ROSE " 4.45 MRS. ORA HARTLEY 7.79 J. L. OWENS 7.79 DELLA " 7.79 FOREST " 7.79 ---------- Total 249.34 --------------- RECAPITULATION Total amount received, $693.20 " " paid out, $443.86 Balance on hand, $249.34 Additional Comments: (separate sheet attached ) Letterhead: Jefferson County, Alabama, Probate Office, J. P. Stiles, Judge Birmingham, Ala. (handwritten note): 1896 Nov. Paid to M. E. Ware mother of Zadoc Ware, $200.00, for which no receipt was taken, this money used by her before her death and to defray her funeral expenses. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jefferson/court/ware112gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 6.8 Kb