Succession of Thomas Story, St. Helena Parish, La.
File submitted  Sherry Sanford <SSanf51819@aol.com>
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St. Helena Courthouse, Greensburg, La.
To the Honorable Judge of the 25th Judicial District Court
of Louisiana for the Parish of St. Helena:
The petition of Mistress Mattie Webb, a resident of your
said Parish and State, widow of Thomas Story, deceased,
respectfully represents:
That many years ago she was married to Tom Story, and
resided with him as such until November 26th 1909, on
which date the said Tom Story departed this life, at
his place of residence in your said Parish and State,
leaving no will or testament.
That of the said marriage four children were born,
as follows:
Willie Emmet Story, age nine years; Otis Plaise Story,
age seven years; Vera Wilmoth Story, age four years,
and Andry March Story, age two years.  That said
deceased is survived by the above named minor children
and your petitioner, his widow.
Shows that as the mother and surviving parent of said
minors, your petitioner is entitled to be recognized
and confirmed as their natural tutrix, and to that end
wishes to have an inventory of all property left by
said deceased made and recorded in the mortage records;
and to have an undertutor appointed for said minors,
all as provided by law.
Shows that petitioner knows of no property owned by
the said deceased at the time of his death, but that
your petitioner desires that a commission issue to
John B. Dean, Clerk of Court and ex-officio Notary
Public for the Parish of St. Helena, Louisiana,
authorizing him to make an inventory in case he shall
be able to find any property belonging to said deceased.
Avers that G.E. Story, a resident of your said Parish,
is a suitable person to be named as under-tutor for
said minors, he being petitioners' grandfather, and
great grandfather of said minors.
Wherefore petitioner prays that the Court order an
inventory made of the property belonging to said
deceased, for its recordation as required by law,
and in due time, for the appointment of petitioner
as natural tutrix for said minors and of G.E. Story,
as undertutor for said minors, and that upon such
recordation and the taking of their respective oaths
of office, letters as such issue to petitioner and
said Story, as provided by law.
Prays for all necessary orders and general relief,
By,(Signed) Krup & ?, Attorneys for petitioner

ORDER:
The above petition considered, it is ordered that
a commission issue to John B. Dean, Clerk of Court
and ex-officio Notary Public for the Parish of
St. Helena, Louisiana, authorizing and commanding
him to make an inventory of any property found by
him belonging to the deceased Tom Story, to be
assisted therein by two appraisers by him appointed,
and how he shall have executed this commission, he
make due return:  It is ordered that upon his
recordation of his return on said commission in the
mortage records of St. Helena Parish and upon the
petitioner Mistress Mattie Webb Story and G.E. Story,
taking the oath required by law as tutor and under-tutor
for the minors named in the foregoing petition, that
letters as such do issue to them:  All in the manner
required by law and as prayed for.
(Signed) Robt. J. Ellis, Judge of said Court
Amite, Louisiana, August 31st 1910