Georgia:  Walton County:  Petition to have Guardian appointed for Jesse Dalton,
January - February 1904

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Monday February 1st, 1904
Georgia, Walton County
	
To R.C. Knight, Ordinary of said County: The petition of Mrs. L.A. Barber shows 
that Jesse Dalton of said County is an imbecile from old age and infirmity, and 
therefore liable to have a Guardian appointed under the provisions of the law in 
such cases, made and provided and that he has an estate consisting of personally 
the value of Five Hundred Dollars and that by reason of his imbecility, he is 
incapable of managing his said estate. Petitioner further shows that three of 
the nearest adult relatives of the said Jesse Dalton, are his wife Margaret A. 
Dalton, his son John W. Dalton and his daughter Mollie Dalton, all of said 
County. 

Wherefore, petitioner prays that notice issued to be served upon said Margaret 
A. Dalton, John W. Dalton and Mollie Dalton, as required by law, and that your 
honor issue a commission in terms of the statute and if upon examination and the 
hearing of evidence should be found to be imbecile, that your honor appoint same 
discreet and proper person as the Guardian of the property of the said Jesse 
Dalton.
                                                      Mrs. L.A. Barber
                                                      Petitioner

Monday February 1st, 1904
Georgia Walton County
	
In person appeared before the undersigned, Mrs. L.A. Barber, who on oath says 
that the statements contained in the foregoing petition are true.

Sworn to before me this January 13, 1904              Mrs. L.A. Barber
R.C. Knight, Ordinary

In the matter of the petition of Mrs. L.A. Barber for a commission to inquire 
into the alleged imbecility of Jesse Dalton: It is ordered that the said 
petition be considered and acted upon at my office on the 25th day of January 
1904 at 10 o'clock a.m. and that in the mean time, notice be given as required 
by law to the relatives named in said petition.                                                 
                                                     R.C. Knight, Ordinary

Georgia, Walton County
	
To Margaret A. Dalton, John W. Dalton and Mollie Dalton: You as nearest adult 
relatives of Jesse Dalton are hereby notified that I have filed a petition with 
the Ordinary of said County for a commission to issue to inquire into the 
alleged imbecility of said Jesse Dalton, on account of old age and infirmity and 
to have a Guardian appointed for him as a person incapable of managing his 
estate, said petition will be considered and acted upon at said Ordinary's 
office, on the 25th day of January 1904 at 10 o'clock a.m.
								
Mrs. L.A. Barber

Georgia, Walton County
	
Personally came before the undersigned Mrs. L.A. Barber, who being duly sworn 
says that she served Margaret A. Dalton, John W. Dalton, and Mollie Dalton, each 
on the day of January 1904, with a copy of the above notice.                                              	
Mrs. L.A. Barber			
Sworn to and subscribed before me this day Jany 14, 1904
                                           R.C. Knight, Ordinary

Upon the hearing of the foregoing petition, it appearing that Margaret A. 
Dalton, John W. Dalton & Mollie Dalton, have been duly served with the notice 
required by law, it is ordered: that Commission issue as prayed for directed to:
N.L Gallaway M.D.             J.M. Turner
W.H. Nunnally                 J.M Nowell
P.A. Whitworth                E.P. Nowell, Sr.
Jas Sheats                    W.H. Roberts
Jas M. Day                    J.Z. Locklin
A.C. Kelly                    Robt Aycock
J.J. Nunnally                 J.M. Adams
J.G. Durden                   Joseph Preston
A.P. Clay                     W.H. Goodwin
This Jany 14, 1904
R.C. Knight, Ordinary

Georgia, Walton County
To N.L. Gallaway, M.D., W.H. Nunnally, P.A. Whitworth, Jas R. Sheats, J.M. Day, 
A.C. Kelly, J.J. Nunnally, J.G. Durden, A.P. Clay, J.M. Turner, J.M. Nowell, E.P. Nowell, W.H. Roberts, J.Z. Locklin, Robt Aycock, J.M. Adams, Joseph Preston and W.H. Goodman.

You or any twelve of you, including the physician are hereby required to examine 
by inspection Jesse Dalton of said County and to hear and examine his condition 
and capacity to manage his estate, and make return of such examination and 
inquiry to me specifying in said return whether said Jesse Dalton be imbecile 
from old age or other cause and incapable of managing his estate. Given under my 
hand and official signature, this January 25, 1904.
                                                    R.C. Knight, Ordinary