SUCCESSION OF SARAH WEATHERFORD, Caldwell Parish, LA.  
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"To the Honorable Judge of the Twelfth Judicial District Court of the State of
Louisiana holding sessions in and for the Parish of Caldwell
     The petition of Jackson S. Couch, a resident of said Parish of Caldwell
in the said state with respect represents to your honor that Sarah Weatherford
died in the said Parish of Caldwell in the said state of Louisiana sometime
during the year 1860.  That she left surviving children as follows:  Patience
Sterns, Richard Weatherford and Permellia Couch wife of your petitioner and
that the Heirs of J. Weatherford and the heirs of WIlliam J. Weatherford also
a son of the said Sarah Weatherford dec'd are also joint heirs of the said
Sarah J. Weatherford dec'd.  The heirs of Jo.Weatherford and the heirs of
William J. Weatherford and Patience Sterns all reside in the state of Alabama
and Pennelia (Permelia)Couch and Richard Weatherford reside in the Parish of
Caldwell, LA.  Your petitioner shows that the said Sarah Weatherford at the
time of her death was possessed of a small tract forty acres of land which now
belongs to her said heirs and is situated in the Parish of Caldwell and that
the minor heirs are in great need of their interest and that an administration
is necessary to effect a partition of the same among the said heirs. 
Wherefore he prays that this his application to be appointed as administrator
of said Estate be duly and legally advertised and that an order be  ___ed by
your Honorable court directing the Recorder of the Parish of Caldwell, LA to
make an inventory and cause an appraisement to be made of the said tract of
land and that after due advertisement and on his complying with the requisites
of the law your petitioner be appointed Administrator of said succession and
after legal delay he prays for an order to sell the said tract of  land  and
an order directing the Recorder to partition the proceeds thereof in five
shares.  One share to Patience Sterns, one share to the heirs of J.
Weatherford, dec'd.  One share to the heirs of William J. Weatherford, dec'd. 
One  share to Richard Weatherford and one share to Parmellia Couch, wife of 
your Petitioner.  And all other and further orders as may be necessary and for
general relief ___ ___.  J.J. Stringer, Atty."  (filed Oct 26, 1866)
  


State of Louisiana, Parish of Caldwell:  We and each of us do solemnly swear
that we will well and faithfully appraise all the property, real, personal,
rights, and credits belonging to the Estate of Sarah Weatherford dec'd so far
as shall be presented to us for appraisement according to the best of our
ability, so help us God.  Sworn to and subscribed before me on the 8th day of
November AD 1866.  Signed:  A.J. Whittington, E.T. Nethery

State of Louisiana, Parish of Caldwell.  Be it remembered that Charles A
Breard, Parish Recorder in and  for said Parish & State duly commissioned and
sworn, by virtue of an order issued out after Honorable 12th Dist Court in and
for said State & Parish bearing date of 8th Nov 1866 and to me directed &
hereto attached, processed by me on this 8th Nov 1866 at my office in the town
of Columbia, LA to make an inventory and appraisement of the property, real &
personal, rights & credits, belonging to the Estate of Sarah Weatherford
dec'd, late of said Parish of Caldwell & for that purpose have appointed
Andrew J. Whittington and Edward T. Nethery appraisers, who after being duly
sworn by me, said recorder, proceeded with me at the time and place aforesaid
to made said inventory & appraisement whch is as follows to wit-
Inventory                                Appraisement
(40) Forty acres Land partially improved-----  $100.00
amounting in the aggregate to One Hundred Dollars   ---------
In testimony whereof the said appraisers have hereto signed their names in
preesence of the undersigned competent witnesses who have also attested this
act with the said appraisers and me, said Recorder on this 8th day of Nov
1866.
HH Tidwell  
AA Calloway  x his mark
AJ Whittington
E.T. Nethery
Charles A. Breard, Parish Recorder