Allegheny County PA Archives Court.....Milligan, William Henry December 2, 1896
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Source: Orphan Court Records, Case No 176
Written: December 2, 1896

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To S. P. Conner, Esq., Register of Wills and Ex Officio Clerk of the 
Orphan's Court, in and for the County of Allegheny and State of 
Pennsylvania.
In the matter of the administration of the goods, chattels rights and 
credits of William Henry Milligan presumed to be dead.  The petition of 
Frank Milligan respectfully represents:
That William Henry Milligan was a resident of he City of Allegheny, in the 
County of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania.  That he was a teamster and 
was employed for some considerable time by Fred Gwinner contractor of said 
City of Allegheney and County of Allegheny sometime about July 1886, 
petitioner cannot state the exact time) and from thence hitherto has been 
continuously absent from the City of Allegheny and County of Allegheny and 
petitioner supposes said William Henry Miligan to be dead on account of 
absence for seven or more years from said City of Allegheny and County of 
Allegheny, which was the place of his last domicile within this Commonwealth 
of Pennsylvania.  Petitioner has made inquiries as to what has become of 
said William Henry Milligan but all the information he has been able to gain 
is that he left, or disappeared from, the City of Allegheny and County of 
Allegheny about ten years ago.
That said William Henry Milligan was a son of Robert Milligan who died prior 
to the year 1873 and Mary Ann Milligan who died sometime in January 1873.  
That up to that time he disappeared from the City of Allegheny and County of 
Allegheny he had never been married.  On June 27, 1886, George Washington 
Milligan, eldest brother of said William Henry Milligan, died intestate, 
unmarried and without issue and left no estate
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George Washington, to wit, sometime in July 1886, said William Henry 
Milligan came to the home of this petitioner in the County of Allegheny  
which was the last time the petitioner ever saw him, and from that day to 
this petitioner does not know what became of him and has never heard from 
him in any manner. That said George Washington Milligan, William Henry 
Milligan, Edward Milligan and your petitioner were all the children and 
heirs of said Robert Milligan and Mary Ann Milligan, their parents, who died 
as above stated and left no estate whatsoever.  That on Dec. 8, 1895, said 
Edward Milligan a brother of said William Henry Milligan died in the said 
city of Allegheny and County of Allegheny intestate, unmarried and without 
issue and left personal estate to the value of about $827.54 which after 
payment of the debts of said decedent ad the costs of administration, will 
leave a balance for distribution among his heirs of about $600.  That said 
decedent left no real estate whatever so far as known to Petitioner.  That 
your Petitioner and said William Henry Milligan, if living, are the next of 
kin and heirs at law of said Edward Milligan, deceased.
That your petitioner is the next of kin, the only living brother of said 
William Henry Milligan supposed to be dead, and is advised that he is 
entitled to receive letter of administration on the estate of said William 
Henry Milligan, supposed to be dead.
Therefore the said Frank Milligan, petitioner named, respectfully applies 
for letters of administration upon the goods, chattels, rights and credits 
of which said William Henry Milligan died possessed.  
Petitioner therefore prays you, S. P. Conner, Register of Wills, ect., in 
and for the County of Allegheny, to forthwith certify this petition to the 
Orphan's Court of said Allegheny....

Additional Comments:
This case will be sent to the fist descendant who requests it.

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