Tyrus Bell Probate Documents
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The State of Mississippi Probate Court Noxubee County June  Term  1858
To the Honorable Reuben Ruff, Judge & C. The Petition of  Joshua  Bell
shows that Tyrus Bell late of said County Deceased left five  children
to wit: Dudley Bell, Madison Bell, Mary Bell, John H. Bell & Tyrus  C.
Bell, who are now minors. That said minors are entitled  as  heirs  at
Law of said Tyrus Bell Deceased, who died leaving his Widow A. A. Bell
Executrix of his last will and testament. That by the  terms  of  said
last will his Estate was to be kept together and worked and that  each
child was to receive their respective shares when they became  of  age
or married. That since the death of said Tyrus,  the  father  of  said
Tyrus has died leaving an Estate which descends  to  the  children  of
said Tyrus as his heirs at Law. That said Estate is  situated  in  the
State of Alabama & that each child’s share will not be worth more than
One Thousand Dollars. And your petitioners are advised  that  a  Legal
Guardian is necessary for the protection of said minors then that your
petitioners are the brother of the said minors, that  being  moved  by
natural love and affection and anxious to secure and protect  all  the
rights of said minors at Law, in the distribution  of  the  Estate  of
said decedent, therefore pray that  letters  of  Guardianship  may  be
granted to them of the persons and Estate of said minors according  to
the Statute. And your petitioners as in duty bound will ever pray & C.
Sworn and subscribed before me in open court this 24th June AD 1858 R.
Ruff Probate Judge Signed J. Bell


To the Honorable Reuben Ruff Judge of the Probate Court Noxubee County
in the State of Mississippi. The petition of Joshua Bell  shows;  That
by writ of inquisition of this honorable Court,  Sarah  Bell  of  said
county has lately been  found  and  adjudged  to  be  a  lunatic,  and
incapable of taking care of herself or her Estate. That said Sarah  is
in a  state  if  hopeless  and  unintermitted  insanity  and  requires
constant and uninterrupted care both in the management of her person &
estate. That  the  said  Sarah  is  served  (?)  and  possessed  of  a
considerable personal estate unembarrassed (?) as your petitioners  is
informed and believes ??? debts, beyond the adequacy of  its  accruing
income to meet. The said personal estate according to the estimate  of
your petitioners and other next of kin of said Sarah is worth (This is
blank) This petition further shows that your petitioner is the brother
of said Sarah and that ( several lines scratched out) the next of  kin
of said Sarah and is desirous of his becoming  guardian  of  the  said
Sarah and her estate and that he may be invested with competent  legal
authority in the premises. Your Petitioner therefore prays your  Honor
to grant him letters of Guardianship of the person and Estate of  said
Sarah. And your petitioner as in duty bound &C Signed J. Bell Sworn to
& subscribed before me this 24th day of June AD 1858 R. Ruff,  Probate
Judge.

** The above were found in the Chancery File 900 "Bell Heirs", Noxubee
County, Mississippi Copies of the originals are located in " Scrapbook
of Joshua Bell"