The Greenville times., 1902-06-07
STATE OF rENNESSEEl
Shelby County. SSs

Pleas before the Honorable ]. 8, Gallowa-
Judge Of the Probate Court of Shelby Count,
held in the CITY Of Memphis, andstate an
County Aforesaid, and at the February teri
thereof, 1902.
Be it remembered. that on to.wit, 26 day O
February. 1902, It being one OF the days of sal
February, 1902, Term, the following appears OF
record and figures. viz:
In Re Adoption and In the Probate
Rlmer Allen, Minor. y Tsnynes.ee' SDee's
In re petition of Dedrick Hood aud wife 70,
adoption Of Elmer Allen.
The petition Of Dedrick Hood and MARY
L. hood, his wife, to adopt Elmer Allen, com.
ing on this day to be heard which is as follows
| to-wit:
The petition OF Dedriek Hood and wife, Mary
L. Hood, for the adoption of Elmer Allen;
To the Honorable Galloway, Judge:
Your petitioners respectfully show your
Honor that they are husband land wife. thai
they have been careful and frugal in living
and nave accumulated some property and are
in comfortable circumstances.
Petitioners would respectfully show that
Elmer Allan, an infant ten months of age. was
placed in their charge some ten months ago bv
Mrs Roark, the matron at the Orphans Home
IN the city OF Memphis, Tennessee: Mrs Roark
having come In possession of said infant
through said Infants great aunt, the only sur.
Viving relative of said infant. who was unable.
financially and physically. to care for said
Petitioners would further state that tbev
nave formed great attachment foresaid infant
and they desire to adopt her and make her in
law their own child, and to confer upon her all
he rights OF inheritance and other lawfnl
claims ofa child, and to this end prays this
Honorable Court 70 grant such order and .da.
cree, as the court may seem 1T and necassarv
to fully and completely, nnder the law. make
the said Elmer Allen their child by adoptior
and give to her the name of Elmer Allen Hood
ana ior al sucn other and further relief as may
% neceSsrry' Macy L Hoop.
JESSE EDDheToH, Soils for petitioner.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10Th |
- ReOl"Afy' ASVz' M SPEED, D C.
And the same facts being by the court fullv
Understood, and the court being fully advised
u 70 the merits Of said petition and the charac.
ers OF petitioners, and finding that thew ara
ultaDie persons to have care OF the minor
mild Aforesaid by adoption, doth order ad.
ndge and decree that the prayer of the petI.
ioners be granted, and that Elmer Allen he nv
he petition adop<ed; that her name be chang.
d to Elmer Allen Hood, and that she be in Al,
espeets henceforWard the adopted ehild ,,f me-
tioners with all legal rights and especIallv
'ith all rights sought to be conferred by peti.
oners in their said petition,
TATE OF TENNESSEE. 4,
Shelby County S..
l, 3 A Speed, clerk of the county and prob.,.
'urts OF said county, do hereby certify that
lie foregoing four pages coatain a fun. trne
I'D perfect copy Of the petition of Mr. Dedrict
ood and Mary Hood for the adoption of m.
er Allen, and also copy of order confirming
me as the same appears of record In probate
lnutes, Record 716pp So3 now on file in INV
ice.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set nv
nd and affixed the seal OF the said court AZ ;
ice, in the city.Vf Memphis. this 18th day of d
braary, 1852. - RA SIZED, Clerk. o
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