All exracted probate records (File prob009) ; Catahoula Par., Louisiana Probate records submitted by Houston Tracy, Jr Date: 9/25/99 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** 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-10: Petition of Joseph N. Ardrey or Andrey. Actually the Estate of Missouri C. Ardrey. Inventory of the Estate dated 4 Jan 1845. Joseph N. Ardrey of Catahoula Parish requests that an Inventory of the community property of the Estate owned in indivision by Joseph and the Heirs of his late wife, Missouri L. Coe (Ardrey) be taken at the plantation of George Mayo. Inventory included 98.5 acres of land on Black River, described as being Lot 1 or the fractional NE4 and Lot 2 or the fractional NW4 of Section 15, Township 7 North, Range 6 East, having been claimed by Preemption Duplicate No. 7974 dated 13 Oct 1843. Total value, $1286.50.