West Carroll County Louisiana Archives Court.....Jackson, Edwin B November 12, 1855

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Carolyn Fowler Brown tigerbro1@bellsouth.net August 16, 2006, 3:35 pm

Source: East Carroll Courthouse
Written: November 12, 1855
Recorded: December 10, 1855

Succession of Edwin B. Jackson Decd. The Petition of W.C. Jackson. To the 
honorable 10th District Court of Carroll Parish of Carroll State of Louisiana. 
The undersigned Petitioner prays to be appointed Administrator in the 
Succession of his father Edwin B. Jackson who died on Bayou Macon at the 
residence of the petitioner on the 31st day of July 1855 leaving as his heirs 
W. C. Jackson and E.C. Jackson of the Parish of Carroll, La and L. M. Jackson 
of the State of Tennessee. W. C. Jackson
Nov. 12th, 1855 Let Ten day notice be given and if no opposition be made in 
that time the prayer of the petitioner will be granted also let and Inventory 
and appraisement be made of the property and effects righst and credits of 
Edwin B. Jackson ded., Carroll Parish of La, November 13th, 1855 P.W. DeFrance 
Clerk, District Court
Notice Wilford C.Jackson has applied for the administratior of his father 
Edwin B. Jackson. If no opposition be made in ten days, he will be appointed. 
Carroll Parish of La, Nove. 13th 1855, P.W. DeFrance, Clerk,by N.A. Dortch Dy. 
Clerk, of the law and Evidence in this case being in favor of and no 
opposition having been made it is hereby ordered [petitioner] be appointed as 
Prayed for November 24 1855 [Carroll Parish of La] P.W. DeFrance clerk 
District Court
To the Hon. Judge of the Thirteenth Judical District Court of State of 
Louisiana in and for the Parish of Carroll-The Petition of Wilford C. Jackson, 
Administrator of the Succession of Edwin B. Jackson decst respectfully here in 
files his final account as Said Administratior with proper vouchers 
accompanying the Same Shows that Said act gives a full & detailed account of 
all his acts & doings as Said Administrator Since the date of his 
Administration in Novr 1855 the date of his appointment. Shows as will appear 
that all the Debts of Said Succession have been paid and there still would 
remain in his hands a ballance of      except for the amts which he has paid 
to L. M. Jackson and E. C. Jackson amounting to as much or more than their 
interest in Said Succession. Petitioner therefore prays that the Notices and 
Delays Legal & Customery in Such Cases be waived and dispensed with that said 
account be Homologated his bond cancelled and Said Administrator be discharged 
from further Administration & general refief. W. C. Jackson Petitioner and 
Adminstrator 
Be it Known that on this the Tenth day of the month of December in the year of 
our Lord Eighteen Hundred and fifty five, in pursuance of an order to me 
directed, issued this day from the office of the Clerk of the Tenth Judicial 
District Court in and for the Parish of Carroll State of Louisiana, requiring 
an Inventory & appraisement of the property & effects-rights and credits 
belonging to the succession of Edwin B. Jackson late of this Parish deceased. 
I, Sanders D. Oliver Recorder and Exofficio Notary Public in and for said 
Parish of Carroll State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and Sworn did appoint 
Hiram R. Lott and John Bishop, both residents of the Parish as appraisers, to 
whom I administerd the following Oath, towit,"We do solemnley swear that we 
will well and truly appraise the property and effects rights & credits 
belonging to the succession of Edwin B. Jackson deceased according to the best 
of our knowledge and belief so help us God --Sworn & Subscribed before me this 
10th day of Decr. A.D. 1855--H. R. Lott-John Bishop
Whereupon we proceeded in presence of the witnesses herein after named and 
undersigned, to make the following Inventory and appraisement To wit--
Item 1st- A certain Preemption Right to & improvement on the North West 
quarter of Section No 5 in Township No 19.N. Range No 10. East, appraised at 
$150.00 Item 2nd- A certain Military Bounty Land Warrant issued in the name of 
decedent for 80 acres of Land appraised at $80.00 Item 3rd - A certain claim 
for a certain other Military Bounty Land Warrant, to be obtained under the Act 
of Congress of the 3rd March 1855 for 80 acres of land appraised at $80.00.
Recapitulation: Item 1st-------$150.00
                Item 2nd-------- 80.00
                Item 3d--------- 80.00
Amounting in Recapitulation to $310.00
Three Hundred and Ten Dollars

Additional Comments:
Edwin Boyd Jackson was my great-great-great grandfather.
He is buried on the Lower Jackson Mound at Poverty Point.

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