Sucession of Adeline Whitaker Currie
Carroll Parish, Louisiana
1849


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Genealogy calls for dedicated detective work aided by lots of intuition,
hunches, and occasional help from the ancestors. While digging in a
ouisiana courthouse I found the second of the following two documents,
which I immediately associated with the first (which had been in my
files for a couple of years) as concerning the same African-American
girl. Without any other information on Emeline, it is still my hope
that someone will recognize her as their own.

Adaline Whitaker Currie, the first wife of William Cromartie Currie,
was the daughter of Abraham Whitaker and Frances Whitaker of Mississippi.
She was born on 2 November, 1818, and died 28 August, 1849 of yellow
fever.
The document of succession outlining Adaline's property to be disposed
of mentions only two things: a small amount of money, and a young girl
named Emeline, valued at $750.
In January of 1860, Adaline's surviving son, Abram Currie, sold Emeline
to his father William C. Currie for $1100.

Succession of Adaline Whitaker (Currie)
filed April 8th, 1854, Carroll Parish, Louisiana
State of Louisiana
Parish of Carroll
Be it remembered that on this the Eighth day of April in the year of
Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty-four, in pursuance of an order
issued from the Tenth Judicial District Court, in and for the Parish of
Carroll, State of Louisiana, dated this day and directed to Sanders D.
Oliver, Recorder and Ex Officio Notary Public, or any Notary Public of
the Parish of Carroll, La. authorizing and requiring an Inventory and
Appraisement of the property and effects, rights and credits of the
late Adaline Whitaker, deceased, I, Sanders D. Oliver, Recorder and Ex
Officio Notary Public in and for the Parish of Carroll, State of
Louisiana, commissioned and sworn, did appoint Michael Morgan and Thomas
M. Evans competent appraisers, residents of this Parish, to whom I
administered the following oath, to wit,
"We, and each of us, do solemnly swear that we will well and truly
appraise the property belonging to the Succession of the late Adaline
Whitaker, deceased, according to the best of our knowledge and ability
so help us God. "
Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 8th day of April, A.D. 1854.
S.D. Oliver, Recorder and Ex Officio Notary Public
(signed by M. Morgan and T. M. Evans)
And then proceeded, in presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, to make said Inventory and Appraisement, which is as
follows, to wit:
Item first -
A negro girl named Emeline aged about twelve years, appraised at
the sum of $750.00, Seven Hundred and fifty Dollars.
This done, Inventory began and closed at one sitting, without turning
aside to other matters, at my office in the Town of Providence, Parish
of Carroll, Louisiana, in presence of Francis M. Hays and James C. Drew, lawful witnesses, residing in this Parish who hereunto sign their names, together with the said appraisers and Recorder and Ex Officio Notary Public on the day and date first herein written.
(signed by M. Morgan, Francis M. Hays, Thos. M. Evans, Jas. C. Drew, and S. D. Oliver)

Deed of Sale
A.W. Currie v. W. C. Currie, Tutor, State of Louisiana, Parish of Carroll,
Tenth District Court by virtue of a writ of sale issued from said Court in
the above styled succession, dated the 5th day of January A.D. 1860,
directed to the Sheriff in and for the Parish and State aforesaid,
duly commissioned and sworn did advertise said property for sale on
the1st day of January A.D. 1860 in the "Louisianian" (a news paper
published weekly in said Parish) to be sold at the residence of
William C. Currie in said parish on the 11th day of February A.D.
1860, commencing at 11 o'clock a.m. for cash.

And in the said day of sale at the place aforesaid, proceeded to
offer the following described property for sale, to wit: A negro girl
named "Emeline" aged about 17 years. Whereupon William C. Currie
became the purchaser thereof for the price and sum of Eleven Hundred
(1100) Dollars which said purchaser paid cash in hand. Wherefore in
consideration of the premises and by virtue of the authority in me
vested by the Powers of the State of Louisiana, I, the said Sheriff,
do hereby sell and adjudicate unto the said William C. Currie all
the right, title and interest which the said Succession has or had
in and to the same. To Have and to Hold the same unto the said
William C. Currie, his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof
I hereto sign my name, officially, together with the said purchaser's
and J. M. Watson and I. W. Draughon, witnesses residing in said Parish,
this the 11th day of February, A.D. 1860.
S. D. Oliver, Sheriff
W. C. Currie
Attest: J. M. Watson, J. W. Draughon
I hereby certifiy the foregoing Sheriff's deed to be duly recorded
in my office in Record of Sheriffs Transfers Book C vols. 96 to 97. G
iven under my hand and seal of the District Court of the Parish
of Carroll, La. this the 20th day of February A.D. 1860.
John L. Cheatham, Clerk.