Robertson County, Texas - Court/Guardianship: Frank White
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      GUARDIANSHIP OF FRANK WHITE, A MINOR, NO. 1186,
               COUNTY COURT OF ROBERTSON
           CO., TEXAS, JULY TERM, A.D. 1908

To the Honorable J. W. Woods, Judge of said Court:
       Now comes Columbia White, a feme sole, who resides & has her domicile
in the county of Robertson, state of Texas, and shows to the court that Frank
White is a boy and a minor ____ years of age, residing in the said county of
Robertson, and state of Texas, and is without any lawful guardian of his
person or estate. That said minor is entitled to an estate, consisting of
personal property, the same being in the form of an unsatisfied judgment in
his favor against the Houston and Texas Central Railroad Company, rendered in
the District Court of Robertson County, Texas, at its June Term, A.D. 1908,
the style of said suit being Mrs. Columbia White, sueing for herself and as
next friend for Frank White, a minor, said judgment being of the probable
value of one hundred and fifty ($150.00) dollars; that the father of said
minor is dead, and that your applicant is the mother of said minor; that your
applicant is in no way disquallified and is a proper person to act as
guardian of the person and estate of said minor.
      Wherefore, she prays that notice of this her application be given as
required by law, and that she be appointed guardian of the person and estate
of said minor.
                     ___________________

                     Attorneys for applicant

       On this the 25th day of July, A. D. 1908, came on to be heard the
application of Mrs. Columbia White for letters of guardianship upon the
person and estate of Frank White, a minor over the age of fourteen years; and
it appearing to the court that the said minor has waived the issuance of
citation by personnal service and made choice of his mother, Mrs. Columbia
White, the applicant herein; and it further appearing to the court that the
said Frank White is without any lawful guardian of his person or estate; and
that the said Mrs. Columbia White is in no way disquallified and is a proper
person to receive letters of guardianship on the person and estate of the
said Frank White.
      It is therefore ordered, adjudged and decreed by the court that the
said Mrs. Columbia White be and she is hereby appointed guardian of the
person and estate of the said Frank White, and that letters of guardianship
isssue to her upon giving bond in the sum of Three Hundred Dollars, payable
and conditioned as required by law and taking the oath within twenty days
from the date of this order.
     It is further ordered that Jake Bennett, R. L. Gunter and Webb Hearn be
and they are hereby appointed appraisers to make due appraiament of said
estate and make due return of same to this court.

Guardianship of Frank White, a minor, No. 1186, in the County Court of
Robertson, County, Texas
July Term, A.D. 1908
     Now comes Frank White, a minor of the age of fourteen years, and waives
the issuance and service of citation by personal service and chooses his
mother, Mrs. Columbia White as guardian of his person and estate.
                                                          Frank White

The State of Texas, County of Robertson
     Know all men by these presents: That we, Columbia White a feme sole, as
principal, and L. V. Holbert and R. R. Holbert as sureties, are held and
firmly bound unto J. W. Woods, County Judge of Robertson County, Texas, and
to his successors in office, in the sum of Three Hundred ($300.00) Dollars,
conditioned that the above bound Columbia White, who has been appointed by
the County Court of Robertson Co., Texas, guardian of the person & estate of
Frank White, a minor, will faithfully discharge the duties of guardian of the
person and estate of the said minor according to law.
      Witness our hands, this the 25 day of July, A.D. 1908.

                  Columbia White

                  L. W. Holbert

                  R. R. Holbert
Examined and approved, this, the 28th day of July, A.D. 1908

                  J. W. Woods

                  County Judge of Robertson Co., Texas
The State of Texas, County of Robertson
       I, Columbia White, do solemly swear that I will faithfully discharge
the duties of guardian of the person and estate of Frank White, a minor,
according to law.

                  Columbia White, Guardian
   Sworn to & subscribed before me, this the 25 day of July, 1908.

                   H. Stellbauer

                   Notary public in & for Robertson Co., Texas