SUCCESSION OF JACKSON S. COUCH, Caldwell Parish, LA.  
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To the Honorable the Judge of the Parish Court holding sessions in and for the
Parish of Caldwell, State of Louisiana.

The petition of Mrs. Parmellia Couch a resident of your said Parish and State
with due respect represents unto your Honorable court that her husband Jackson
S. Couch, late of your said Parish and State departed this life intestate at
his residence in the said Parish of Caldwell, Louisiana on the (blank) day of
(blank) AD 1876 leaving a small estate, consisting principally of property in
marriage community with your petitioner, and that said estate is solvent.

Represents that her said deceased husband left no descendants issue of the
marriage with herself or of any other marriage.

Wherefore your petitioner prays your Honorable court to grant her an order for
an Inventory and appraisement and that you cause an inventory and appraisement
to be made of all the property real and personal rights and credits belonging
to and composing the Succession of Jackson S. Couch dec'd by the Parish
Recorder of the Parish of Caldwell and that he make due return of said
Inventory to your Hon. Court.  Petitioner prays for all such orders and
decrees as may be necessary in the premises and for full and general relief.
Parmella Couch in propria personam

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caldwell:  Be it Remembered that on this the
27th day of November 1876 that I G.Yarborough, Parish Recorder Ex Officio
Notary Public did this day in obedience to an order issues out of the Hand 
Parish Probate Court to me directs commissioning me said Recorder to take an
Inventory and Cause and appraisement to be made of all the Property real &
Personal rights - & Credits comprising the Estate & succession of Jackson S.
Couch dec'd late of said Parish & State, and in obedience to said order I did
this day proceed in the Town of Columbia, LA to make said Inventory &
appraisement & for appraisers I have selected J.G. Curry & A.J. Whittington
who after being dully sworn did proceed with me, said Recorder, & made the
following appraisement :  
220 acres of land more or less 
     with all improvements thereon           $440.00
2 old Horses @ $15 each                         30.00
7 Head Cattle more or less                      60.00
18 head sheep                                   27.00
20 head Hogs                                    40.00
1 Lot Farming Utensils                           6.00
1 old shot gun                                   2.50
                                              $605.50
In testimony whereof the said appraisers have hereto signed their names in the
presence of the undersigned competent witnesses & me Recorder & Notary on this
the 27th day Nov 1876.
Attest:  J.E.Barry, Thomas R. Verbois, A.J. Whittington,  J.G. Curry x (his
mark) and G.E. Yarborough, Recorder.