Jefferson County AlArchives Court.....Ware, James M. August 15, 1891 ************************************************ 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 19, 2005, 9:04 pm Source: Probate Records Jefferson Co/birmingham Al Written: August 15, 1891 Recorded: September 9, 1891 Probate Court, Jefferson County. ------- Estate of JAMES M. WARE, deceased. ----- Partial Settlement ----- Filed in the office of the Judge Probate Court, this 15th day of August, 1891 and the 9th day of September 1891 appointed as day of settlement (then, tiny handwriting hard to read): --- ord ered that publication --- be made 3 weeks --- age Herald & JOHN MARTIN be appointed as guardian ad litem M. T. PORTER Judge Probate Court ----- Audited, stated, decree thereon rendered and ordered recorded, this 9th day of September 1891 M. T. Porter Judge Probate Court ----- Recorded in final Record, No 1 Page 190 to 195 ----- (looks like: Vispatch Print, Birmingham) age Herald (just like that, small ‘a’ on age) (also, in pencil): John Martin Guardian ad litem ============================================================== The State of Alabama, ) Jefferson County ) JOHN T. RICHARDSON, Administrator of the estate of James M. Ware, deceased, being duly sworn, makes oath that Mrs. MARY C. KIRK, aged over 21 years, residing in Monteverde, Florida, WILLIAM A. WARE, aged “ 21 years, residing in State of Mississippi Mrs. SARAH F. ALLEN, aged “ 21 years, residing in Jefferson County, Alabama, Mrs. FLORENCE DUPUY, aged “ 21 years, residing in Jefferson County, Alabama, Mrs. M. E. ODEN, aged “ 21 years, residing in Jefferson County, Alabama Miss SUSAN C. WARE, aged “ 21 years, residing in Jefferson County, Alabama in GEORGE W. WARE, aged “ 21 years, residing in Monteverde, Florida Mrs. LOU HEATH, aged over 21 years residing in Tuscaloosa County Alabama & who is a person of unsound mind, E. A. POWELL of said Tuscaloosa County being her general guardian by law, she being divorced from her husband. ** Said Mrs. Kirk is the wife of G.A. KIRK who resides with her - Said Mrs. Sarah F. Allen is the wife of J. B. ALLEN who resides with her - Said Mrs. Florence Dupuy is the wife of J.M. DUPUY who resides with her - Said Mrs. M. E. Oden is the wife of E. J. ODEN who resides with her - All said husbands being each over 21 years of age - are the heirs and distributees of said deceased, according to the best of his information, knowledge and belief. Subscribed and sworn to before me) this 15 day of August, 1891 ) J. T. Richardson M. T. Porter ) Judge Probate Court ) ---------------- FURTHER NOTES ON PROBATE OF ESTATE OF JAMES M. WARE Appraisers Records, Vol. B, page 262 Inventory of property of James M. Ware – 15 Nov 1888 15 horses of various colors, male & female – names of some: Rhody, Bill, Nelly, John, Pete, Pat, Henry, Dan, Rose, Jack, & Tom. 3 Road wagons 2 Sets of wagon harness 5 Dump carts with harnesses Box of stone hammers Lot of shovels, picks & crowbars Drills Lot of railroad iron 1 Railroad plow 3 Railroad scrapers 2 Shares of South & North Alabama Railroad Stocks ----- Book C, page 280 Final examination and audit of estate of James M. Ware: Florence Ware Dupuy got $652 earlier, $32.02 at final (wife of John M. Dupuy) George W. Ware got $390 + $294.02 Susan F. Allen got $300.50 + $383.52 (wife of J. R. Allen) Sarah C. Ware got $600 + $84.02 (Miss Sarah C. Ware) Mary C. Ware Kirk got $300 + $384.02 (wife of George A. Kirk) M(artha) E. Ware Oden got $330.50 + $353.52 (wife of Edley-or Eadley-B. Oden) Lou Ware Heath got $345 + $339.02 with notation: “She being now of sound mind, she being divorced from her husband whose residence is unknown.” ** odd entries on page showing amounts paid out: - E. J. Oden for expenses in Heart case - $25.00 - J. D. Strange atty for Hart Judgement & case - $286.65 - Hewitt Walker and Porter fee in Hart case - $50.00 Additional Comments: ** Note she was declared to be 'of sound mind' again by the time the final examination and audit of expenses came about. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jefferson/court/ware115gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.7 Kb