All exracted probate records (File prob007) ; Catahoula Par., Louisiana
Probate records submitted by Houston Tracy, Jr
Date: 9/25/99



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These abstracts were taken from the Original Probate files and loose Original
records recovered from the basement of the courthouse in Harrisonburg, La. 
They are not a complete listing.  It seems, that when the courthouse was last
remodeled and the addition was made to the original structure, which houses
the Clerk of Court's office and other offices, that an effort was made by the
Mr. Book who was then Clerk to arrange the loose originals in time for the
rededication of the courthouse and corresponding with the American
Bi-centennial Celebration in 1976.  Time ran short and many errors in stuffing
the envelopes occurred in filing.  A volunteer later created an index, but
only used the name on the envelope, not the actual contents, some which should
actually have been placed in another file.


     Filed as A-8:  Succession of James Allen.
Petition for the Tutorship of the minor heirs of James Allen, deceased is
dated 25 Jan 1879.  
     Note: The original was removed and replaced with a photostatic copy.  For
Shame !
Tutor: James S. W. Allen;    Undertutor:  James Allen, Sr.;    Mother, Mary
Washington, now wife of Charley Washington;  Minors: Baroline Burton and James
Allen, Jr.
     Note:  Who died here ?   Apparently the unnamed wife of James Sr.   So,
that would make Mary (?) Washington his mother in-law ?