1859 - 1861 Tutorship of Catherine M. McCormic heirs, Union Parish Louisiana 

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1859 - 1861 Tutorship of Catherine M. McCormic heirs, Union Parish Louisiana 

Union Parish Louisiana Succession Book E, pp. 731 - 733
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To the Honorable the Judge of the Judicial District 
Court in and for the Parish of Union, State of 
Louisiana and to the clerk thereof.
   Your petitioner Francis McCormic, a resident of the 
Parish and State aforesaid respectfully represents 
that he has been duly appointed and confirmed as 
Natural Tutor to his minor children, the issue of his 
marriage with Catherine M. McCormic, now decd. to wit:  
Mary A. McCormic, Julia McCormic, Benj. B. McCormic, 
Saml. C. McCormic and George L. McCormic.  He further 
represents that on the 27th day of January 1860 by 
order of your Honorable court there was a petition of 
the Estate of the said C. M. McCormic, Decd. duly made 
before W. C. Smith, parish Recorder and Ex Officio 
Notary Public in and for your said Parish and State 
which is hereto annexed for reference and marked A.  
He further represents that he herewith files his final 
account as to Mary A. McCormic.  She having arrived to 
the age of majority and herewith files his early 
account from January 29 to December 1861 with his 
other children, heirs of said Estate of C. McCormic, 
Decd., they being still minors to wit:  Julia, Benj. 
B., Saml. C., and George L. McCormic.  He represents 
that he has had them with him since the death of 
their mother, that he has clothed them had them at 
school whenever convenient and has paid all their 
medical accounts for which you petitioner has never 
charged them [unreadable'.  So far as the interest 
on their respective amounts received or per partition.
   Wherefore your petitioner prays that Thos. Milsap, 
Under Tutor to said minors and the said Mary F. 
McCormic be duly cited to appear in your Honorable 
Court and answer hereto and that after a final hearing 
that his account be approved and homolgated in all its 
parts and that he be ordered to pay over to the said 
Mary A. McCormic the amount due her and for all orders 
and decrees necessary in the premised and for full and 
general relief.
                           Francis McCormic, Tutor


Francis McCormic in account with his minor children 
to wit:
Mary A., Julia, Benj. B., Saml. C. and George L. 
McCormic
To Mary A. McCormic from January to 
   September 1st 1860 amount received as per 
   partition Marked A                          $468.07
To Julia McCormic from January 1859 to 
   December 1861 amount received as per 
   partition Marked A                           468.07
To Benj. B. McCormic from January 1859 to 
   December 1861 amount received as per 
   partition Marked A                           468.07
To Saml. C. mcCormic from January 1859 to 
   December 1861 to amount received as per 
   partition Marked A                           468.07
To George L. McCormic from January 1859 to 
   December 1861 to amount received as per 
   partition Marked A                           468.07


State of Louisiana           11th Judicial District Court
Parish of Union
   By reason of the law and the evidence being in 
favor of the Tutor and by further reason of the 
approval by the Under Tutor and no opposition having 
been filed, it is ordered and decreed that the within 
act of Francis McCormic be and the same is hereby duly 
homolgated and approved in all its parts.
   Done signed in office on this 7th day of December 
1861.
                              Jas. L. Guthrie
                              Clerk, District Court


Tutorship of the minor heirs of Catherine McCormic, Decd.
 
Homolgation of the final act filed by Francis McCormic
   Julias C. Hudleburg being sworn says he saw Thos. 
Milsap, Under Tutor to the minors of said Succession 
and also Mary A. McCormic sign the acknowledgement of 
service of the petitioner and approve of account of 
said Succession of Catherine McCormic, Decd. on the 
7th of November 1861.
                              Julias C. Hudleburg
   Sworn to and subscribed before me on this the 9th 
day of November 1861.
                              Jas. L. Guthrie
   I hereby certify the above to be all the evidence 
adduced on the Homogation of the account of Tutorship.
   Done and signed in office on the 27th day of  
November AD 1861.
                              Jas. L. Guthrie, Clerk


   I do hereby accept service on the within account 
and petition and evidence citation and all legal delay 
and approve the within accounts in all its parts.  
November 7th 1861.
ATTEST                        Thos. Milsap, Under Tutor
Julias C. Hudleburg           Mary A. McCormic


A true record, March 27th 1866.
                              W. D. Slayton
                              Deputy Clerk


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