Administrators of estates were usually appointed in county court shortly after a person's death. Therefore, you get an approximate death date by the date of the administrator’s appointment. The appointment will be recorded in the county court minutes and in a separate administrator's bond book in Webster County. The administrator was required to post bond with at least one person as surety to guarantee the faithful performance of his duties as administrator. The following information comes from Webster County, Kentucky Court Order Book 1860 - 1866 as well as Administrator Bond Book 1860-1871. The page number in the County Court Order Book is at the end of the entry. As a rule there is more information in the county court order book, but the wise researcher will also check the bond book.
M.C. Doris was appointed administrator of the estate of L.A. Doris dec’d. 9 Feb 1861. Surety: J.A. Jenkins. [p. 78]
On application of Perry J. Whitsel, he was granted administration of the estate of Henry Gates dec’d. 13 Feb 1861. Sureties: John W. Osburn, Henry J. Nevell. [p. 79]
Benedict Boone was granted administration of the estate of Henry Boills dec’d. 18 Feb 1861. Sureties: Leo M. Boone, Edward Skinner. [p. 82]
Williamson Littlepage was granted administration of the estate of Henry J. Littlepage dec’d. 25 Feb 1861. Surety: N.M. Couch. [p. 87]
James J. McKinley was appointed administrator of the estate of Malinda Imboden dec’d. 8 Mar 1861. Surety: John R. Graham. [p. 91]
George W. Wynn was appointed administrator of the estate of H.H. Davis dec’d. 8 Mar 1861. Sureties: Joel Blackwell, E.L. Price. [p. 91]
William L. Williams was granted administration of the estate of Martha B. Gore. 3 Apr 1861. Surety: George A. Rudy. [p. 99]
George A. Rudy was granted administration of the estate of Newton Sisk dec’d. 15 Apr 1861. Surety: E.L. Price. [p. 100]
Thomas H. Ashby was granted administration of the estate of Western Sellers dec’d. 15 Apr 1861. Surety: Ben B. Hancock. [p. 100]
Thomas Dills was granted administration of the estate of John Dills dec’d. 17 Apr 1861. Surety: Samuel W. Kilgore. [p. 104]
Edward Skinner was appointed administrator of the estate of Benjamin McClendon. 1 May 1861. Sureties: Noah N. Johnson, Saml. P. Shirley, Jas. C. Wallace. [p. 110]
James Baker was granted administration of the estate of William M. Holeman. 19 Jul 1861. Surety: William Lisman. [p. 116]
James Crowley and John W. Reynolds were granted administration of the estate of William J. Crowley. 12 Aug 1861. Sureties: J.K. Thompson, B.D. Winstead. [p. 122]
On motion of Axion Skinner, ordered that administration with will annexed granted him for the estate of Francis Marion Rice dec’d. 16 Dec 1861. Surety: Edward Rice. [p. 151]
Published 28 October 2021, Western Kentucky Genealogy Blog, http://wkygenealogy.blogspot.com/
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