Court: John Brown & Ophelia Hennen, Lincoln Parish, LA
Submitted by: Dorothy Rinehart Taylor, 111 Racove Drive, West Monroe, LA 71291



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ACT OF ADOPTION - MARCH, 1887

John Brown Hennen and Wife Ophelia Hennen


Be it known that on the 2nd day of March, 1887 a judgement was rendered and
signed in 3rd district court for Lincoln Parish, La. authorizing, enduring and
directing that Virgil Hennen and William Larkin Hennen minor be adopted and
authorizing John B. Hennen residents of Lincoln Parish, La. to adopt these
minors as their children.



On said date just proceeding said judgement; a judgement of said court was
rendered and signed in open court giving to these minors by their own selection
and choice the names first above stated to wit: that of Virgil Hennen and
William Larkin Hennen changing their names which at that time was Virgil
Anderson and William Larkin Anderson.



And the judgement first above mentioned authorize and directed me J. M. Williams
C.D.C. Ex Officiis accorder of Notary Public for and within Lincoln Parish
Louisiana to pass the act adopting the minors Virgil Hennen and William Larkin
Hennen as the children of John B. Hennen and Ophelia Hennen and on this date
August 27, 1887 John B. Hennen and his wife Ophelia Hennen appeared before me
said officer, and by these presence acknowledge and declare that they fully
accept the terms of said judgement authorizing them to adopt said minors Virgil
Hennen and William Larkin Hennen and do by this act - and by these presence
accept - and adopt said minors as their children giving to them and each of them
the right of a legitimate child and with all rights and privileges said minors
and each would or could have had if they had been the children of said John B.
Hennen and his wife Ophelia Hennen and as if these minors had been born of their
marriage, and John B. Hennen and his wife Ophelia Hennen do by this act -
constitute these minors Virgil Hennen and William Larkin Hennen their heirs-at-
law as perfectly and fully as if these minors were their own born children. In
faith whereof said John B. Hennen and his wife Ophelia Hennen in the presence of
the undersigned legal and competent witness sign hereto and I said officer sign
hereto officially all done and signed on this 27th day August 1887.



Attest: J. B. Hennen

J. W. Pollard Ophelia Hennen

Eugene Howard J. M. Williams

C.D.C. Ex Officiis



I hereby certify that the above on this page and the last 19 lines of page 526
contains a true and correct record of original act of adoption of the minors
Virgil Hennen and William Larkin Hennen by John B. Hennen and Ophelia Hennen. In
Testimony whereof I sign hereto officially this August 27, 1887.



J. M. Williams

C.D.C. Ex Officiis

Officiis Recorder & Notary Public