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Succession Book 6, Page 693
Tutorship of the minors, Grace & Rufus Phelps

P. D. No. 501.

Tutorship of the minors, Grace and Rufus Phelps.

Application and Order for Family Meeting to recommend the appointment of Tutor and
UnderTutor  Filed January 6, 1913.

	To the Honorable the Fourth judicial district court in and for the parish of
Union, State of Louisiana:

	The petition of Fred W. Phelps, who resides in Union Parish, Lousiana, respectfully
shows:

	That Mrs. Allie C. Phelps, wife of J. A. Phelps, died intestate in Union Parish
Lousiana, in February 1904, leaving three minor children, namely, petitioner, Grace Phelps
and Rufus Phelps; that petitioner has since passed the age of eighteen and has been duly
emancipated by a judgement of this honorable court; that petitioners said father who 
should be appointed Natural Tutor to said minors, left the state of Louisiana some 
fourteen months ago with being appointed tutor, as their tutor, and that he now resides
permanently out of the state of Louisiana; that the said Grace Phelps and the said Rufus
Phelps are present in the parish of Union and are still unprovided with a tutor; that
petitioner is the nearest of kin to said minors and desire that a family meeting be duly
convoked to deliberate and advise on the question of appointing a suitable person tutor to 
said minors, Grace Phelps and Rufus Phelps; that said minors are interested in some real 
property situated in Union Parish Louisiana, and that it is therefore necessary that an
inventory be duly taken before some Notary Public duly appointed and assisted by two
responsible persons to act as appraisers of said property; and that petitioner represents
that the following persons are the nearest of kind domiciled in Union Parish, to with:
William Wade and Robert B. Wade who are maternal uncles of said minors/ that there are no
other minor relatives in Union Parish capable of being members of the family meeting, except
Thomas R. Wade, who is inteerested as co-owner with said minors in the same property and who
therefore is disqualified from serving in said capacity; and that the following friends are
available to complete said family meeting, all domiciled in Union Parish, to wit: R. Ed
Futch, George Bell and T. F. Terral.

	Wherefore, petitioner prays that a family meeting be convened and held to deliberate
upon the subject matter of this petition; said family meeting to be composed of the following
named near relatives: William Wade and Robert B. Wade; and the following friends of said
minors, in default of further relatives: R. Ed. Futch, George Bell and T. F. Terral, all
residing within the circle prescribed by law.

	And for general relief.

						J. B. Crow.
						Attorney for Petitioner.

				Affidavit.

	Before me, the undersigned legal authority, personally came and appeared Fred W.
Phelps who being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the petitioner named
in the above anforegoing petition, that he has read the same and that all the facts and
allegations therein contained are true and correct so help him God.

						Fred W. Phelps.

	Sworn to and subscribed before the 6th day of Januaary A. D. 1913.

						Emmett J. Lee Dy Clerk of court.

				Order.

	Let a family meeting prayed for above be convened and held before Emmett J. Lee,
Deputy Clerk and Ex-Officio Notary Public in and for Union Parish Louisiana, for the purposes
stated in the above petition; said family meeting to be composed of the relatives and
friends -------- [document cut off here/ rest not currently available] 

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