All exracted probate records (File prob036) ; 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.

     Note:  No File Numbers were noted by the transcriber for the remaining
items. Or these were some of the loose papers rescued from the basement of the
old portion of the courthouse.


Rebecca Cooper, John H. Tennison (sic), E. L. Bowen, and A. Smith, of Lawrence
Co., MS state that David B. Cooper, a resident of Lawrence Co., MS died in
Catahoula Parish, La. and is reputedly a son of William Cooper, dec'd formerly
a resident of Lawrence Co., MS and Phebe Cooper, still living, and that Martha
J. Caldwell of Hancock Co., MS, wife of John B. Caldwell and Mary Davis, wife
of Samuel W. Davis, are the respected sisters of D. B. Cooper and they are the
only 3 children that Phebe Cooper ever had and D. B. Cooper was never married. 
Dated 20 Mar 1843.
Samuel Glenn, Jr. a resident on Little River, applied and was appointed as
Estate Curator on 6 Jan 1843.
Glenn, as the Curator, was sued by J. B. Caldwell, having been given Power of
Attorney by the Heirs of 
D. B. Cooper, because the slaves being used by D. B.'s Estate, actually belong
to his father's Estate and were removed from Mississippi without authority and
there being a mortgage on the slave in the name of the Estate of William
Cooper.
Letter dated at Monticello, MS 27 May 1843 from Phebe Cooper written to Samuel
Glenn, Jr. demanding the property (slaves) be released and returned to her in
Mississippi.
Judgment rendered 2 Jan 1844 in favor of the plaintiff, J.B. Caldwell on
behalf of the heirs of William Cooper, dec'd.  Glenn is to pay all costs, but
$30, brought about by this suit.