Succession of Josiah Bonner, Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by: Evelyn Mathews Ross  9/02
Records of Clerk of Court of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Abstracted: December 23, 1997
Dedicated to my mother & her love of genealogy.


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Succession of Josiah Bonner
Carroll Parish, LA
Records of East Carroll Parish, LA
Drawer 8



Petition for Admr. Filed 12-16-1851.
... Your petitioner James L. Bonner residing here shows that his father Josiah Bonner died in this parish on 12-8-1851. (leaving an estate consisiting of rights, credits and effects.) Intestate he also left a widow & two minor children Sample & Josiah, the issue of said widow -- That said widow refuses to administer, and is desirous that petitioner, administer said Estate. ...


Inventory. Filed 1-7-1852.
... Thomas Vaughan Davis Recorder... $3137.80...


Letter of Admr. Filed 1-8-1852.
... James L. Bonner...


Oath of Admr. Filed 1-8-1852.
... James L. Bonner...


Petition & Order for Sale. Filed 1-8-1852.


Writ of Sale. Recd. Friday 1-9-1852.
Returned & filed 8-9-1852.
... $1735.48...


Petition for Sale Improvement. Filed 10-19-1852.


James L. Bonner To M.M. Floyd dr. [debtor]
2-12-1852
Lumber for coffin for Josiah Bonner, dec'd $5.64
Rec'd Pay 10-20-1852.


Writ of Sale. Recd. On Wednesday, 10-20-1852.
Returned & filed 11-16-1852.
... Improvement and privileges on a tract of United States land on the West side of Bayou Mason [sic] in said parish where the said deceased last resided; ... 


A/c & Tableau 
Petition of Admr. Filed 3-26-1853.


Account. Filed 3-26-1853.


Petn. Of B.C. Sample for Administration. Filed 1-17-1854.
... Benjamin C. Sample a resident of said Parish of Carroll respectfully represents that Josiah Bonner Father in law of Petitioner departed this life on or about 12-18-1851. ...


Petition for Administration.
By James M. Berry. Filed 1-28-1855.
... up to the time of the death of Jas. L. Bonner which took place on or about 9-13-1853.
      That on or about 1-17-1854 B.C. Sample a Brother in Law of former administrator applied for the said administration... of the succession of Josiah Bonner... about 5-31-1854 said B.C. Sample has also died...


Oath admr. Filed 3-20-1855.
... [signed] J.M. Berry.


Letters admr. Filed 3-20-1855.
... James M. Berry...


Account.


Notice, James M. Berry has filed a final account? 11-26-1857.


Petition. Filed 11-26-1857.


William Adams VS. James M. Berry Administrator of the Succession of Josiah Bonner.
... 3-2-1858...