Lauderdale County AlArchives Court.....Holland, James L. "et Al" May 4, 1871
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Source: Copies From Lauderdale County, Alabama Probate Office
Written: May 4, 1871

PETITIONS IN PROBATE COURT AFTER THE DEATH OF JAMES L. HOLLAND:
 1871:  To the Hon. T.T.  Allington, Probate Judge of Lauderdale Co. Alabama
       Your petitioners, JOHN WILLIAMS AND WILLIAM HOLLAND, citizen of said 
county show unto your Honor that JAMES HOLLAND, late of said county, died at 
his residence in said county on the 24th day of April, 1870 intestate.  That he 
left surviving him BERSHEBA HOLLAND, his widow, WILLIAM HOLLAND, JANE HOLLAND, 
JOHN HOLLAND and PHEBEY SUE GEORGE, wife of HENRY GEORGE, his children all of 
whom are of age or married except JOHN HOLLAND who is 19 years of age.  And all 
of whom reside in this county except PHEBEY SUE GEORGE and her husband HENRY 
GEORGE who reside in Bedford County, Tennessee.  Your petitioner further states 
that said intestate died seized and possessed of real and personal estate 
estimated to be of the value of fifty thousand dollars.     Petitioner JOHN 
WILLIAMS is the brother of said widow, and WILLIAM HOLLAND is the eldest son of 
said intestate, and the said widow is incapacitated from administering on said 
estate by reason of blindness, and it is the desire of all said heirs at law 
that petitioner take out letters of administration on said estate.  They 
therefore ask your Honor that notice be given as required by law to said widow 
and heirs at law, and that your petitioner be appointed administrator of said 
estate and they will give bond and be qualified or such according to the 
law.    JOHN WILLIAMS       WILLIAM HOLLAND    Sworn to & subscribed before me 
this 4 May, 1871     T.T. Allington   Probate Judge Book E   page 172
 
 


Additional Comments:
Names in Probate record for James L. Holland estate:  John Williams, William 
Holland, Bersheba Holland, Jane Holland, John Holland, Phebey Sue George, Henry 
George

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