Caldwell County, Kentucky Administrator Bonds 1864

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 similar to those of an administrator.

A curator was appointed as temporary guardian or conservator by the court to care for the property of an incompetent, spendthrift or a minor. A curator might also be appointed as conservator of an estate if a will had been contested or to conserve the estate until an administrator was appointed. If a will was contested, be sure to check circuit court records for the case file.

The following entries have been abstracted from Caldwell County, Kentucky Administrators Bond Book 1863-1870, located in the Caldwell County Clerk's Office, Princeton, Kentucky.

John R. Nichols was appointed administrator of the estate of Eli Nichols Jr. 6 Jan 1864.

Thomas S.C. Asher was appointed of the estate of Jesse A. Stephens 26 Jan. 1864.

S.C. Howton and Stallard Darnall were appointed administrators of Joseph Howton's estate 27 Jan 1864.

Shadrack McGregor was appointed administrator of William Goodaker's estate 27 Jan 1864.

Wm. Carter and Stallard Darnall were appointed curators of Thomas Copeland's estate 27 Jan 1864.

Geo. D.E. Traylor was appointed administrator of John C. Traylor's estate 29 Jan 1864.

William G. Glenn was appointed administrator of David B. Glenn's estate 4 Feb 1864.

J.W. Towrey was appointed administrator of Edward Towrey's estate 6 Feb 1864.

G.A. Orr was appointed administrator of T.P. Brown's estate 6 Feb 1864.

W.W. Blackburn was appointed administrator of Lois Blackburn's estate 8 Feb 1864.

Jesse Stevens Jr. was appointed administrator of the estate of Jesse Stevens Sr. 15 Feb 1864.

Elizabeth Sigler and F.U. Sigler were appointed administrators of Amos Sigler's estate 15 Feb 1864.

J.H. Roberts Jr. was appointed administrator of James Drennon's estate 15 Feb 1864.

Geo. D.E. Traylor was appointed administrator of Joseph Moore's estate 15 Feb 1864.

Geo. R. McDowell was appointed administrator of William T. Drennon's estate 20 Feb 1864.

John Linch was appointed administrator of Daniel Farrow's estate 5 Mar 1864.

S.F. Orange was appointed administrator of Charles Galloway's estate 8 Mar 1864.

Margaret A. Hooper was appointed administrator of Laban S. Hooper's estate 12 Mar 1864.

James M. Early was appointed administrator of Hezakiah G. Early's estate 21 Mar 1864.

Jesse Stevens and Susan A. Guier were appointed administrators of Philip Guier's estate 21 Mar 1864.

S.B. Brelsford was appointed administrator of Decatur Wilds' estate 9 Apr 1864.

John K. Morse and Jefferson C. Asher were appointed administrators of Jefferson G. Morse's estate 18 Apr 1864.

Nancy J. Wilds was appointed administrator of the estate of Alfred T. Wilds 11 May 1864.

Joel Becker was appointed administrator of C.N. Creasy's estate 27 May 1864.

Mary J. Barnett was appointed administrator of Wm. H. Barnett's estate 8 Jun 1864.

James H. Leech was appointed curator of Thomas Kevil's estate 8 Jun 1864.

Allen Morse was appointed administrator of Nancy Morse's estate 20 Jun 1864.

John Satterfield was appointed administrator of Edward Satterfield's estate 18 Jul 1864.

Franklin Gipson was appointed administrator of Comandane Stevens' estate 30 Jul 1864.

Wm. Jones was appointed administrator of Wm. J. Harper's estate 15 Jul 1864.

A.B. Curtis was appointed administrator of George W. Casner's estate 26 Sep 1864.

John W. McGough was appointed administrator of Thos. M. McGough's estate 15 Oct 1864.

Nancy Creekmur was appointed administrator of Jason Hammock's estate 17 Oct 1864.

J.E. Kevil and N.N. Rice were appointed administrator of Wm. Y. Harris' estate 17 Oct 1864.

David S. Stevenson was appointed administrator of Stephen H. Leech's estate 21 Oct 1864.

Published 17 October 2015, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/