Succession of Joel & Sophronia McDonald, Carroll Parish, Louisiana Submitted by: Evelyn Mathews Ross 10/02 Records of Clerk of Court of East Carroll Parish, Louisiana Succession Drawer 42 Dedicated to my mother & her love of genealogy. ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** [Note: Tutorship of children & Succession of both parents are filed together. I have sorted the documents by date filed.] SUCCESSION OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. PETITION FOR TUTORSHIP XC OF JOHN CLARK. Filed 12-7-1861. The petition of John Clark... that Mrs. Sophronia McDonald died some 12 months since leaving a small succession and three minor children in the parish viz Sarah E., William J. and Edward McDonald. That her husband Joel McDonald has absented himself from the state without being appointed Tutor... That David Smart is their only conexion in this parish and that Hiram Clark, M.H. Meek, M.D. Parnell & W.J. Reid are friends of the family - ... a family meeting is ordered... 12-7-1861. SOPHRONIA MCDONALD CHILDREN. BOND OF TUTOR. Filed 12-13-1861. ... John Clark as principal and Andrew J. Walker as security... John Clark has this day been appointed Dative Tutor of the minors Sarah E., William J. and Edward A. McDonald... LETTERS OF TUTOR. ... John Clark... Dative Tutor... 12-13-1861. OATH OF TUTOR. ... John Clark... Dative Tutor... 12-13-1861. LETTERS UNDER TUTOR. ... David G. Smart... Under Tutor... 12-13-1861. OATH UNDER TUTOR. ... David G. Smart... Under Tutor... 12-13-1861. TUTORSHIP OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD'S CHILDREN. FAMILY MEETING. Filed 12-13-1861 SUCCESSION OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. PETITION TO HOMOLOGATE FAMILY MEETING. Filed 12-13-1861. SUCCESSION OF SOPHRONIA MCDONLAD. INVENTORY. Filed 12-13-1861. ... $1,708.75... this done 12-9-1861. SUCCESSION OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. PETITION OF TUTOR FOR SALE OF LAND. Filed 12-14-1861. ... The petition of John Clark of said parish Tutor of the Minors Sarah E., Wm. J. & Edward McDonald with respect shows that by the Inventory said minors own one undivided half of following described land situated in this parish viz the W1/2 of the NE1/4 & the E1/2 of the NW1/4 & the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of Sec. 3, T17N R9E containing some 200 acres in all and 1/2 thereof. Petitioner shows that it is the evident advantage to said minors that said land should be sold, as it is too small to divide, and minors absolutely need the proceeds of the sale for their maintenance & education... a family meeting be convoked... 12-14-1861. SOPHRONIA MCDONALD'S CHILDREN. FAMILY MEETING. Filed 12-18-1861. ... minors Sarah E. William Jackson and Edward Armem McDonald... 12-16-1861. SUCCESSION OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. PETITION FOR HOMOLOGATION OF FAMILY MEETING & FOR WRIT OF SALE. Filed 12-18-1861. TUTORSHIP OF THE MINOR HEIRS OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. WRIT OF SALE. Filed 2-26-1862. SUCCESSION OF JOEL MCDONALD. APPLICATION FOR ADMINISTRATION. Filed 6-14-1864. The petition of John Clark a resident of the parish of Carroll with respect represents that on or about 6-2-1864 Mr. Joel McDonald a resident of said parish of Carroll departed his life... petitioner prays that he still continues as Tutor of the minor children of Joel and Soprina McDonald to wit: Sarah, Jackson & Edwin McDonald. ... David G. Smart... Administrator of... Joel McDonald & wife... 11-24-1864. SUCCESSION OF SOPHRONIA MCDONALD DEC'D. INVENTORY. Filed 11-30-1864. ... $5,064.00... SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH MCDONALD & HIS WIFE SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. BOND OF D.G. SMART. Administrator. Filed 11-30-1864. SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH MCDONALD & WIFE. OATH OF D.G. SMART ADMINISTRATOR. Filed 11-30-1864. ... David G. Smart... Administrator... 11-24-1864. TUTORSHIP OF MINOR HEIRS OF SOPHRONIA & JOEL MCDONNALD. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT OF DATIVE TUTOR & UNDER TUTOR. Filed 10-26-1867. ... The petition of George W. Trezevant residing in sd. parish with respect shows: That Joel McDonnald departed this life in this parish on _____ day of 186___ leaving a small estate in this parish, & that his wife Sophronia McDonnald also departed this life some years prior to the death of her sd. husband, Joel McDonnald decd. ... John Clark of this parish was appointed Dative Tutor... on 12-13-1861, & at the same time David G. Smart was appointed Under Tutor... on 11-28-1861 an Inventory was made... in the aggregate to $5,064.00... John Clark... never filed his a/c, altho he sold property & appropriated the property so confided to him... to his private purposes; & very soon thereafter say 1864 so delinquent Tutor abandoned his trust & moved to country, leaving the United States permanently - That since then the sd. Under Tutor David G. Smart departed this life about the month of Dec. 1866 - ... the minor heirs to wit William J. & Edward A. McDonnald are destitute & have no one to represent them. That the other minor Sarah E. McDonnald was emancipated by marriage in 1866 with Swassey who also lives in this parish. ... minors are supported by the Masonic Lodge at Delhi, called the Deerfield Lodge... no relatives of sd. minors in this state... 10-26-1867. TUTORSHIP OF MINOR HEIRS OF JOEL MCDONALD. FAMILY MEETING. Filed 10-26-1867. George W. Trezevant chosen for Dative Tutor. Daniel S. Travis chosen for Under Tutor. 10-26-1867 in the town of Floyd. ... George W. Trezevant... Dative Tutor of the minors William J. and Edward A. McDonald children of Joel and Sophronia McDonald both deceased... 10-26-1867. George W. Trezevant... Dative Tutor... 10-26-1867. SUCCESSION OF JOEL & SOPHRONIA MCDONALD. TUTOR BOND. Filed 10-26-1867. ... George W. Trezevant as principal and Warren M. Scott and Danl. S. Travis as Surity all residents of the Parish of Carroll... George W. Trezevant has this day been appointed... Dative Tutor of the minors William J. & Edward A. McDonald children of Joel & Sophronia McDonald both now deceased; ... 10-26-1864. ... Daniel S. Travis... Under Tutor... 10-30-1867. ... Daniel S. Travis... Under Tutor... 10-30-1867.