Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-12-24
Court House News
Probate Court


Estate of William T. Bowman, de.
ceased, is not subject to inheritance
tax. Gross value .of estate is ST..
945.50; debts and costs Of admins
tration, $6,155.46, and the net ac-
tual market value is $1,790.O4
which passes one-third to widow
Lucy Bowman, $4,000; and to
Floyd Bowman, son, and Freda
Wiley and Mary Edith Aldridge
daughters, each two-ninths, s397.-
78.
James A. Wells, as administra-
tor of the estate of Edward Smith,
deceased, files first and final ac-
count. which is approved. Com
pensation is allowed administrator
in the sum of $5O9.12. Estate is
fully settled and administrator dis
charged.
Inventory in estate of Isaac F.
Shook, deceased, is approved. Total
appraisement, $3.50, composed of
/ $12O in personal goods; $3,4OO
stocks and securities, and $3.50.
real estate. C. B. Smith is admin
istrator, and N. NJ Wood, J. H.
Thomas and Walter L. Giles, ap-
praisers. Estate is not subject to
inheritance tax. Gross value of es-
tate is $3.50; debts and costs of
administration, $3516O. Net actual
market value is $3,598.4O.
Final account is approved in the
estate of Alonzo B. Ellis, deceased
and Charles Ellis, executor, is dis
charged. @,
Allen l.. Beard, administrator of
the estate of Emma Beard, deceas-
ed, is discharged, the estate having
been fully and legally settled.
Estate Of George w. Smith is
settled and Hobart Smith, admins
traitor, is discharged.
Emmett Abel, as guardian of
Curtis H. Bingham, an incompe-
tent person, files first partial ac-
count, which is approved.
Louis Mark, as guardian of Joan
Phillips and Jeanne Phillips Wal
lace, files first and final account,
which is approved. The court finds
there is balance. due Joan Phil
lips; the court further finds that
Jeanne Phillips Wallace has ar
rived at the age of maturity, and
that her inheritance has been paid
over and distributed to her, and
guardianship terminated as to
Jeanne Phillips Wallace.
In the matter of the estate of
Hattie M. Dougan, deceased, au-
thority to transfer real estate to w.
5. Dougan, husband, one-third;
Stanley Dougan, Vana Dougan and
c. d. Dougan, sons, and Mrs. Ida
Newburn, daughter, each one-sixth.
Frank H. Cox is appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of A. C.
Frost, deceased. Bond, $1OO, with
Geo. w. Lowell and ". L. Jaynes,
sureties.
In the matter of Emmett Abel
administrator of Thomas j. Smith,
deceased, administrator is author
lied to sell real estate in it's en-
tirety at public sale, at not less
than $3.50, being the appraised val
ue.
T. II. Ray, as guardian of Jennie
Niceswanger, files final account
Orie A. Finley is appointed ad-
ministrator of the estate of David
B. Finley, deceased, late of Union
township. Bond, $1,000, with Geo.
w. Lowell and S. A. Finley, as sure
ties. Appraisers are Alfred Glass,
Paul Bankes and Russell Harrison.
Authority to transfer real estate to
Everett E. Finley and Orie A. Fin
ley, sons, each one-half. Estate is
not subject to inheritance tax. Net
value of same is $4,642.53.
In the matter of the estate of
Floyd Davis, deceased, authority to
transfer real estate to Alice Davis,
widow, one-third; Lee r. Davis,
Harry Davis, Olive M. Davis and
Lucille McCluskey, sons and daugh-
ters, each one-sixth. Said estate is
not subject to inheritance tax.
Will of Charles G. Lyon, late of
McCOnnelsville, is admitted to pro-
bate. To deceased's wife, Rose E.
Lyon, is given household goods, live
stock, money, bonds. stocks, ETC.,
and part of the home farm of about
80 acres, during her natural life
only, or during her widowhood. In
the event she re-marries, then real
estate reverts to their several chill
dren, share and share alike, this to
be In lieu of all her interest in the
balance of real estate. Residue Of
real estate is given to seven chill
dren-Ralph and Rose Lyon, Fay
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