Tutorship of children of Zilpha Guice Trahern, Franklin Parish, La.

Submitted by Betty Jean Weems Neathery

Book D:360-2, Box 100, Franklin Parish Clerk of Court 







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State of Louisiana      }

Parish of Catahoula     }    I Samuel C. Trahern do solemnly swear

that I will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties imposed

on me by my confirmation as Natural Tutor to my minor children Sallie

M., Virginia Ann and Samuel H. Trahern to the best of my abilities

and understanding according to law So help me God



Sworn to and subscribed before         /s/ S. C. Trahern

me this 7 day of July AD 1860

      /s/ T. A. S. Doniphan, J. P.







State of Louisiana      }

Parish of Catahoula     }    I Abijah Guice do solemnly swear that I

will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform the duties

incumbent on me by my appointment as under Tutor to the Minors Sallie

M., Virginia Ann and Samuel H. Trahern to the best of my abilities

and understanding according to law So help me God.



Sworn to and subscribed before         /s/ Abijah Guice

me this 7 day of July AD 1860

        /s/ T. A. S. Doniphan, J. P.





To the honorable the Judge of the Eleventh Judicial District holding

sessions in and for the parish of Franklin state of Louisiana.  The 

petition of Samuel C. Trahern a resident of said parish and state,

with due respect would represent unto your Honor that he has 

heretofore to wit in the year 185_ made in good faith a sale of land

to Elmore Guice a citizen of said parish - of the south east quarter

of south east quarter of section 13 thereto in Township thirteen (13)

north of Range 7 seven East containing forty acres more or less in

the District of Land north of Red River in this state, also all of

the south west quarter of the south east quarter of same Section,

Township and Range & district lying east of Brushy Bayou in this

parish.  But that the interest of his former wife, Zilpha Guice now

deceased, now visited in her surviving children, to Sarah, V. A.

Trahern & Samuel H. Trahern, by a former marriage with petitioner

cannot be sold without due process of Law.  Wherefore the premises

considered petition prays that a family meeting be convoked before

Stephen G. Cotton a notary public in this parish, to be composed of

Fielding Guice, Abijah Guice, Aaron Roberts, Samuel H. Copeland,

George Jones and M.A. Short relatives and friends of the minors

aforesaid for the purpose of advising on the following matters &

things touching the interests of said minors to wit: The Appointment

of petitioner the father of said minors as natural Tutor. 2nd The 

appointment of Fielding Guice uncle to said minors as under Tutor

or some other suitable. 3rd The interest of said minors having said

sale confirmed and legally made to said Guice upon the Terms and 

conditions agreed upon in the sale above referred to. 4th to 

recommend and authorize the sale to be made by said Tutor when

appointed and the consent also of the under Tutor when he shall have

been appointed by Law. _____________(line lost in crease of page)

said notary in conformity to the above petition as the law directs

and for all other orders the cause may require.



                             Harper & Whyte, Atty





Set the prayer of Petitioner be granted and it is ordered that a

commission to Stephen G. Cotton Notary Public in and for said Parish

to convene a family meeting at the residence of Samuel C. Trahern in

said Parish to be composed of Fielding Guice, Abijah Guice, Aaron

Roberts, Samuel H. Copeland, George Jones and M.A. Short relatives

and friends of the minors mentioned in the Petition to deliberate and

advise touching the interests of said minors and on all matters

contained in said Petition on or before the first Monday being the

2nd day of April next AD 1860 and that said members be cited to

attend the same.  Done and signed in office this 14th March AD 1860.

                               /s/ C. C. Brown

                                           Clerk