Thursday, February 26, 2015

Crittenden County Estate Administrators 1890

Administrators of estate were usually appointed in county court shortly after a person's death. The appointment will be recorded in the county court minutes and sometimes in a separate administrator's bond book. The administrator was required to post bond with at least one person as surety for the faithful performance of his duties as administrator. If a person left a valid will, he usually named an executor, whose duties were the much the same as those of an administrator - to see that debts owed were paid, debts due the decedent collected and the remainder dispersed to the heirs. The following appointments of administrators have been abstracted from Crittenden County Administrator Bond Book 1885-1897.[1]

Emma J. Watson was appointed administrator of the estate of Columbus Watson. 28 January 1890.

David West was appointed administrator of the estates of Mary J. Walker and W.W. Walker. 31 January 1890.

R.B. Gass was appointed administrator of George W. Twidwell's estate. 15 February 1890.

J.E. Stephenson was appointed administrator of Martha Taber's estate. 8 March 1890.

W.H. Fowler was appointed administrator of the estate of J.T. Fowler. 22 March 1890.

W.J. LaRue was appointed administrator of the estate of F.G. Allison. 21 April 1890.

M.E. King was appointed administrator of Alex King's estate. 10 June 1890.

John J. Sunderland, with will annexed, was appointed administrator of the estate of Thos. J. Sunderland. 11 June 1890.

J.L. Alexander was appointed administrator of W.W. Alexander's estate. 7 July 1890.

Thos. H. Carter was appointed administrator of the estate of James T. Jones. 22 July 1890.

Thos. A. Harpending was appointed administrator of Columbus Watson's estate. 11 August 1890.

P.K. Cooksey was appointed administrator of R.L. Cooksey's estate. 21 August 1890.

B.S. Kennedy was appointed administrator of Chas. E. Kennedy's estate. 8 September 1890.

Mrs. P.J. Farley was appointed administrator of Frank M. Farley's estate. 8 September 1890.

W.H. McChesney was appointed administrator of Joseph L. McDowell's estate. 9 September 1890.

W.B. Crider was appointed administrator of the estate of Jas. S. Ashley. 13 October 1890.

W.H. Beard was appointed administrator of Jas. I. Beard. 13 October 1890.

W.H. McChesney was appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Retta J. McDowell. 3 November 1890.

Geo. W. Jones was appointed administrator of J.C. Bennett's estate. 20 November 1890.

Mrs. Mary Hughes was appointed administrator of the estate of W.H. Hughes. 26 November 1890.

Wm. B. Yandell was appointed administrator of Charlotte Spurr's estate. 26 November 1890.

Mrs. Annie Cook was appointed administrator of the estate of W.L. Cook. 2 December 1890.

J.S. Bell was appointed administrator of John Bell's estate. 10 December 1890.

L.H. James was appointed administrator of the estate of Geo. Luke[?]. 22 December 1890.







Published 26 February 2015, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/



[1] Administrator Bond Book 1885-1897, Crittenden County, Kentucky Clerk's Office, Marion, Kentucky.

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