RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA: PROBATE RECORDS OF NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER (1829 - 1908); RICHARDSON COUNTY, NEBRASKA ************************* USGENWEB ARCHIVES(tm) NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ************************* As transcribed from the original documents by the submitter. Submitted to the USGenWeb Nebraska Archives, March, 1998, by William J Scheidegger (regge1@att.net) Estate File for NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER, deceased. NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER was born in Canton Bern, Switzerland 7 May 1829. Came to Richardson Co., Nebraska in the fall of 1854. Died, 26 Feb 1908. ANNA M. (MILLER) SCHEIDEGGER was born in Canton Aargau, Switzerland 8 Aug 1834, came to Richardson Co., Nebraska in 1858. Died, 6 Aug 1920. County Court ) Filed for the record the 24th day of Feb. Richardson Co. ) A.D. 1934 at the hour of 2 o'clock and 25 To )DECREE minutes P.M. Anna M. Scheidegger) Recorded in book 102 at page 123 et al, W.A. Rose-register of Deeds. TRANSCRIPT ` IN RE: ESTATE OF NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER, DECEASED. File No. Al&55 IN THE COUNTY COURT OF RICHARDSON COUNTY, STATE OF NEBRASKA. In the matter of the Estate of ) ) FINAL DECREE NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER, deceased.) Now, on this 29th day of March, 1909, this cause comes on to be heard upon the petition of John W. LIONBERGER, the administrator of said Estate, praying for the final settlement of his administration account filed herein, and for an order of distribution of the residue of said Estate to the party ir parties, entitled thereto under the laws of the State of Nebraska. There was present in Court the said John W. LIONBERGER. The files and records of the Court in said cause were considered in evidence and carefully examined, and the evidence of said JOHN W. LIONBERGER being carefully considered, the cause was submited to the Court, and the court being fully advised in the premises, fines that due notice of the pending of this matter, and of the time and place of hear- ing the same, was given to all parties interested by publication according to law, and the order of the Court made in the premises on the 5th day of March,1909, and that the proof of publication of said notice is now on file herein. The Court further finds that the six months fixed by the Court within which claims against the Estate of the said deceased should be presented to the Court, have fully expired, and all claims not presented within the time so fixed are now barred by limitation, and that all claims allowed against said Estate have been fully paid. The Court further finds that the time limited by the Court of the administration of said Estate has fully elasped and determined and said Estate is now ready for final settlement. The Court further finds that said JOHN W. LIONBERGER in his final report has accounted for all the property and effects of said deceased, which has come into his possession or to his knowledge, that there are no objections on file against the allowance of said final account, and that no one appeared to object to the allowance of the same; that said final account is correct in all respects and ought to be allowed as filed. The Court further finds that said administrator has in his posses- ion as a residue belonging to said Estate the sum of $355.53 in cash and note treated as cash for purpose of distribution; that when the records of this settlement is complete he will owe the Court for Court costs and printers fee the sum of $22.45 and that after paying said costs and printers fees, he will have in his hands a net residue belonging to said Estate the sum of $333.08. That since filing his account said administrator has paid taxes for said Estate amounting to $69.36 for which he is entitled to credit, leaving in his hands for distribution the sum of $262.72. The Court further finds that said NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER deceased, left surviving him as his only heirs at law the following named persons: ANNA M. SCHEIDEGGER, his widow, and HENRY SCHEIDEGGER, SAMUEL SCHEIDEGGER, JOHN SCHEIDEGGER, GEORGE SCHEIDEGGER, DRUSILLA RASMUSSEN, VERENA McCLINTOCK AND HENRIETTA SIMECKA, sons and daughters of said deceased, all of whom are of legal age. The Court further finds that said NICHOLAS SCHEIDEGGER died, seized of the following described real estate, to-wit: The South East Quarter less 20 acres and 5 acres in South East corner of the South West Quarter of Section 18, Town 2, Range 13. The North East Quarter, and the North East Quarter of the North West Quarter, and the North West Quarter of the South East Quarter of Section 19, Town 2, Range 13, all in Richardson County, Nebraska, and the South West Quarter of Section 24, Town 6 South, Range 49 West in Kit Carson County, State of Colorado. The Court further finds that ANNA M. SCHEIDEGGER, widow of said deceased, is the mother of all the children of said deceased, and as such widow is entitled to one-third of the real and personal Estate of said deceased, situated in the State of Nebraska. It is therefore considered and decreed that the final account of John W. Lionberger, Administrator of the Estate of said Nicholas Scheidegger deceased be and the same is hereby allowed and approved as filed. It is further ordered and decreeded that the sum of $263.72 residue of the personal Estate of said deceased, Nicholas Scheidegger be and the same is hereby assigned and said over to said heirs above named as follows. To Anna M. Scheidegger, the widow the sum of $87.90 To Henry Scheidegger, the sum of 25.ll To Samuel Scheidegger, the sum of 25.11 To John Scheidegger, the sum of 25.11 To George Scheidegger, the sum of 25.11 To Drusilla Rasmussen, the sum of 25.11 To Verena McClintock, the sum of 25.11 To Henrietta Simecka, the sum of 25.11 It is further ordered that the judgment obtained by said administrator against George M. Scheidegger he and the same is hereby set over and assigned to said widow and children of said deceased, one third thereof to said widow and 2/3 to be divided in equal shares be- tween said seven children. It is further ordered that the said real estate described and situated in Richardson County, Nebraska, be and the same is hereby assigned and set over to the above named widow and children of said deceased as follows: To the widow Anna M. Scheidegger, and undivided one-third thereof, and to each of the above named children and undivided two-twenty-first thereof. It is further ordered that upon the payment of the costs and printers fee and the presentation of the proper vouchers for the dis- tribution of the residue of the personal Estate according to the order of this Court herein and the approval of the same by the Court said administrator will be discharged. John Gagnon, County, Judge