In the absence of a will or death
certificate, the date an administrator of an estate was appointed is a good way
to determine the approximate date of a person's death. However, if the decedent
had no property at the time of his death, there would be no estate to be
settled. When an administrator was appointed, he or she had to sign a bond with
at least one other person signing as security for the faithful performance of
his duties as administrator. The following information has been abstracted from
Lyon County, Kentucky Court Order Book B (1866-1874). The letters and numbers
at the end of each entry show where the information is located. For example,
OB:20 refers to Order Book B, page 20. Order Book B is available at the
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives and at online at FamilySearch.org.
It should be noted that pages 98 and 99 in the digitized version of Court Order
Book B in FamilySearch are very faded with page 99 being impossible to read.
John R.
Fleming (at the instance of G.L. Cobb) having refused and fail to give
additional security, is removed as administrator of Martha J. Fleming and estate to be delivered to James J. Glenn,
Public Administrator. 28 Jan 1867. [OB:20]
Anny McElhaney
appointed administrator of estate of her late husband, A.Y. McElhaney dec'd. 12
Feb 1867. [OB:28]
Clarisa
Horn, widow of John M. Horn dec'd, filed written declination of her right to
administer on the estate of her late husband.
J.J. Glenn, Public Administrator, to take charge of decedent's estate. 25
Mar 1867. [OB:35]
Administration
de bonis non of P.S. Holloway's estate granted to J.C. Holloway. Surety: J.M.
Freeman. 25 Mar 1867. [OB:35]
Administration
on the estate of Dicy Jones dec'd granted to J.J. Layton. 22 Apr 1867. [OB:39]
Written
declination of G.M. White and M. Hogan to administer on estate of George White
dec'd filed in open court, it appearing Mrs. Catharine White who was
administrator of sd. estate has departed this life, now ordered that the estate
of George White dec'd be confided to James J. Glenn, Lyon County Public
Defender. 10 Jun 1867. [OB:57]
On motion of
Mrs. Mary G. Boon, widow of Jacob Boon dec'd, administration of her husband's
estate granted unto James H. Leech. Surety: John Leech. 13 Jun 1867. [OB:57]
On motion of
N.T. Braswell, estate of Mr. Phelps Harmon dec'd confided to James J. Glenn,
Public Administrator. 13 Jun 1867.
[OB:58]
Administration
upon the estate of Caleb Winters dec'd granted to Wm. T. Jeffrey on the motion
of Solomon D. Winters. Sureties: John L. Irvan, Solomon D. Winters. 8 Jul
1867. [OB:59]
On motion of
Dr. J. Elliott ordered that the personal estate of Jane Brown dec'd confided to
James J. Glenn, Public Administrator of this county. 22 Jul 1867. [OB:66]
On motion of
F.A. Wilson, the personal estate of Wilbourn Rowland dec'd confided to James J.
Glenn, Public Administrator of Lyon County.
22 Jul 1867. [OB:67]
The personal
estate of William Stone dec'd confided to James J. Glenn, Lyon County Personal
Administrator. 23 Sep 1867. [OB:80]
The personal
estate of James T. Stone dec'd confided to James J. Glenn, Public
Administrator, William Stone, who was administrator, being dead. 23 Sep 1867. [OB:82]
Administration
of estate of Christopher H. Smith dec'd granted Thomas Wall. Surety: D.D.
Wall. 4 Oct 1867. [OB:82]
On motion of
B.F. Smith Esqr, the other heirs having declined by writing to administer upon
the estate of E.J. Smith dec'd, administration upon decedent's estate granted
unto James H. Leech. Surety: John Leech. 16 Nov 1867. [OB:93]
On motion of
F.A. Wilson, ordered that personal estate of Wm. H. Yates be confided to James
J. Glenn, Public Administrator. 23 Dec 1867. [OB:97]
Sarah E.
Moneymaker, widow of William Moneymaker dec'd, having filed her written [word
illegible] of her right to administer on the estate of her late husband, in
favor of W.L. Crumbaugh [remainder of entry faded out]. 23 Dec 1867. [OB:98]
