Jones County Georgia Homestead Elizabeth Smith (widow of John Smith) File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by DaisyZ@aol.com Jeanie Smith Zadach Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/jones.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Jones County Court of Ordinary Page 229 Ordinarys Office, Jones County, Ga. December 30, 1872 To Richard Johnson Esqr, County Surveyor, Greeting You are hereby authorized and directed to enter upon the lands of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, Widow of John Smith, dec'd and lay off a homestead for her and her minor children out of said lands and return a plat of the same certified and valued to the court as required by the Homestead laws on or by 10 o'clock A.M. on the 15th day of January 1873. Witness my hand officially Roland T. Ross, Ordinary Page 237 Ordinary's Office, Jones County At chambers January 15, 1873 The case of Elizabeth Smith applicant for Homestead & Exemption came up in regular order to be heard and objections were filed to the valuation of the Homestead by D. Flanders and Son asking the appointment of Commissions to value and report upon, the same ordered that Stephen D. Renfroe, G.W. F. McKay and Abram B. Harris be appointed such commissions and to appraise & value said land under oath and to return a report of their actings to this Court by 10 o'clock A.M. on Friday the 31st inst. without fail. Witness my hand officially Roland T. Ross, Ordinary ======================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ==============