Succession of Melissa Stone Hodges, Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa Parishes, La. Prepared and Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by Don Johnson, Aug., 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ No. 307 Succession of: Melissa Stone Hodges 21st. Judicial District Court State of Louisiana Parish of Livingston Filed: November 02, 1939. ____________________________ Clerk of Court TO THE HONARABLE THE ABOVE NAMED COURT: The petition of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Herein filed, with respect, represents: 1. That one Mrs. Melissa Elizabeth Stone Hodges died at her domicile in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, on November 04, 1912 leaving as her sole and surviving children, the following named: William George Hodges Rosalie Hodges Jincy Hodges Mary Elizabeth Hodges Alma Dora Hodges 2. That she was united in matrimony at the time of her death to Henry C. Hodges who departed this life in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana on March 04, 1939, and that the above named children were the sole issue of said marriage between decedents. 3. That the said Mrs. Melissa Elizabeth Stone Hodges departed this life interstate. 4. That she and the said Henry C. Hodges had acquired certain property during the existence of the community of acquets and gains that existed between them, said property at the time of the death of the said Mrs. Hodges being described as follows: The southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of section 8 T 5 SR 4 E, St. Helena Meridian, Greensburg Land District of Louisiana, Livingston Parish, Louisiana. 5. That the said property was legally inherited one half as his community interest therein by the said Henry C. Hodges and the other undivided one half interest therein of the deceased mother by the above named childre and heirs. 6. That at the time of the death of the mother, the surviving spouse and children failed and neglected to open the succession and to be put and sent into possession of the above described property as the owners thereof in indivision. 7. That under date of May 19, 1917 by deed recorded in COB 31 page 95 Livingston Parish, Louisiana, the said Henry C. Hodges and the other legal heirs of Mrs. Elizabeth Stone Hodges sold and transferred to one George W. Hodges, Sr., their entire interest in and to the property described hereinabove all as will appear by reference to said deed of record. 8. That subsequently therto. The petitioner, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation acquired title to the said property and is presently the owner and possessor of said real property. 9. That it is necessary that the Succession of Mrs. Melissa Elizabeth Stone Hodges be opened and that the inheritance taxes due thereon be paid, or the property be decreed to be exempt from the payment of said taxes, and that the said possession of said property to validify the title presently held by the petitioner. 10. Petitioner shows by the attached affidavit that the property comprising the estate of the said decedent and presently owned by the petitioner was valued at not exceeding the Sum of $400.00, and that same is free and exempt from payment of any and all inheritance taxes. Whereefore: Petioner prays that a rule be issued herein, directed to the Sheriff and ex-officio inheritance tax collector of the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana, and commanding his to show cause if any he has or can why the property above described should not be decreed to be free and exempt from any payment of any and all inheritance taxes, and after due trial that said rule be made absolute. Futher prays that the said Henry C. Hodges be recognized as the surviving spouse in community of the decedant Mrs. Melissa Elizabeth Stone Hodges and as such the owner of an undivided one-half interest in and to all the property left by decedent as community property and that the above named children William George Hodges, Rosalie Hodges, Jincy Hodges, Mary Elizabeth Hodges, and Alma Dora Hodges be recognized as the sole legal heirs of the decedent and as such the owners in indivision in equal proportion of the other undivided one-half interest in and to all the property left by decedent and particularly the property hereinabove described, and as such that they be put and sent into possession of the said property as the owners therof to validate thetitle of the petitioner. For all further necessary orders. By the attorney, Signed State of Louisiana Parish of Tangipahoa: Before me, the undersigned authority, personally came and appeared T. F. Pinckney, Jr. , who being by me first duly sworn, deposed and said that he is the Liquidator of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, plaintiff in the foregoing petiton; that he has read same and the allegations therein contained are true and correct to the best of his knowledge and belief. Signed: T. F. Pickney, Jr. Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 21st. day of October, 1939. Signed: ?////////// Notary Public Notes: Melissia Elizabeth Stone was the daughter of: William Warren Stone and his first wife: Rebecca Lilly Henry Clay Hodges was the son of: John Gleason Hodges and his wife: Jincy Fletcher Children of Henry Clay Hodges & Melissia Elizabeth Stone: 01. John Henry Hodges 02. William George Hodges [M] Sarah Blount 03. Rosa Lee Hodges [M] James Thomas Modlin 04. Wilburn Hodges 05. Infant Hodges 06. Jency Rebecca Hodges [M} Beverly T. King 07. Mary Elizabeth Hodges [M] James Alonza king 08. August Herman Hodges 09. Alma Dora Hodges [M] James Murphy Goynes ****** DWJ