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Reddick, T. T. – estate of

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Crockett Co., Tennessee
County Court Clerk’s Minutes
Vol. A
Monday, May 6th A.D. 1872

J. H. FARMER
Admr of
T. T. REDDICK Decd

Ordered by the Court that J. H. FARMER be appointed administrator of T. T. REDDICK Deceased.

Whereupon the said J. H. FARMER Came into Court entered into and acknowledged his Bond in the Sum of Fifteen hundred dollars with W. N. BEASLY and J. H. REDDICK as his securities which Bond was severally acknowledged in open Court approved by the Court and ordered to be recorded. Said FARMER was duly qualified and ordered that Letters of administration issue to him.

Ordered by the Court that W. M. WALKER, H. C. JONES and HENRY WHITE be appointed Commissioners to Lay off and set apart one years allowance for MARY JANE REDDICK widow of T. T. REDDICK Deceased out of the assets of said estate Exclusive of what the Law allows and report to the next term of this Court.

Monday, August 5th A.D. 1872

The Commissioners appointed by the Court to set apart one year supplies for the family of T. T. REDDICK Dec made the following report.

State of Tennessee
Crockett County

May 20, 1872

We the Commissioners appointed by the Court of said County to set apart one year supplies for the family of T. T. REDDICK Dec, Six in number Do agree and set apart the following articles To wit
All of the Corn and fodder on hand
All of the Meat and Lard on hand
50 lb Coffee, 100 lb sugar
40 Gals Molasses, 28 lb salt
500 lb Flour, For Sundries in Money 500 in Money

Com’s
W. M. WALKER
H. C. JONES
J. H. WHITE

Sworn to &c; before
me on the 20 day of May 1872

W. N. BEASLY JP
for Crockett County

We the Commissioners furthermore set aside one hundred Dollars out of a note when Collected that J. H. FARMER and T. T. REDDICK Dec holds against W. M. WALKER for about Four hundred Dollars for the purpose of buying the above named articles. This May 20 1872

Com’s
W. M. WALKER
H. C. JONES
J. H. WHITE

Wednesday, January the 8th A. D. 1873

J. H. FARMER
Adm of
T. T. REDDICK

J. H. FARMER Administrator of the Estate of T. T. REDDICK deceased this day personally appeared before me FRANCIS J. WOOD Clerk of Crockett County Court and suggested in writing the Insolvency of said Estate.

It is therefore ordered that he make publication in Neals State Gazett a News paper published in the Town of Dyersburg and Advertise at the Court House doore in the Town of Alamo County seat of Crockett County for all persons having claims against said Estate to file them duly authenticated according to law on or before 1 day of July 1873


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Ralls, John – administration of estate

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Crockett Co., Tennessee
County Court Clerk’s Minutes
Vol. A
Wednesday, January the 8th A. D. 1873

H. H. MAHEN
Adm of
JOHN RALLS Decd

On motion H. H. MAHEN was this day appointed Administrator of JOHN RALLS deceased whereupon the said H. H. MAHEN came into Court and entered into Bond in the sum of one hundred dollars with W. A. JOHNSON and T. F. CONLEY as his securities who severally acknowledged said Bond in open Court which was approved by the Court and orderd to be recorded the said H. H. MAHON was duly Qualified as the Law directs and It is further ordered that Letters of Administration Issue to H. H. MAHON as such Administrator


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Randle, St. Elmo, Harris Dewitt & Ewell Get – guardianship of

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Alamo Tennessee, Monday December 4th A.D. 1882
H. S. RANDLE
Guardian of
ST. ELMO RANDLE Et als

The settlement of H. S. RANDLE Guardian of ST. ELMO, H. W. and A. G. RANDLE made with the Clerk of this Court Oct 19th 1882 was this day confirmed and recorded

St. Elmo, Harris Dewitt & Ewell Get Randle were the children of Henry Smith Randle & Annie Courts Williams. Their mother died before 1877, and their father died in 1930, so the H. S. Randle may be their father. Henry Smith Randle married second to Zilphia Stallings.


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Raines, Hugh – administration of estate

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Alamo Tennessee Monday October 7th 1889
J. W. WILLIAMS admst
of the estate of
HUGH RAINS decd

To the County Court of Crockett County Tenn. October Term 1889

The undersigned would most respectfully report to the court that from the deposition of P. B. NANCE and T. G. JOHNSON now filed with the papers in this cause that one Hundred and Thirty five Dollars would be a reasonable compensation for J. W. WILLIAMS for his services as the administrator of the estate of HUGH RAINES Deceased for winding up said estate, as he has had some trouble and law suits in winding up said estate all of which is most respectfully submitted this the 7th day of October 1889.

J. B. HUMPHREYS, Clk

Alamo Tennessee Monday October 7th 1889

J. W. WILLIAMS admst
of the estate of
HUGHE RAINES Decesed

The settlement of J. W. WILLIAMS administrator of the estate of HUGHE RAINS Deceased was made with the clerk of this court and dated September the 16th 1889 was examined by the court ratified confirmed and Ordered recorded.

Alamo Tennessee Monday October 21st 1889

J. W. WILLIAMS admst
of the estate of
HUGH RAINS Decesed

On motion it is Ordered By the court that J. W. WILLIAMS administrator of the estate of HUGH RAINS Deceased Pay to? ALSEY RAINS to sum of $4.70 for the use of ALLICE KIRKSEY a minor heir to said estate of HUGH RAINS Deceased for the purpose of mantaining the said ALLICE KIRKSEY as the amount is all she will have from said estate and is two small to pay the expences of a Guardian and she is an orphan in the case of the said ALSEY RAINS and he is a suitable person to take care of the above amount for the Heir ALLICE KIRKSEY, he taking ALSEY RAINS receipt for the same.


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Purvis, Mrs. K. S. – support of

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Wednesday, January the 7th A.D. 1880


Ordered by the Court upon motion of MRS. K. S. PURVIS Attourney that J. R. McCLANAHAN, THOMAS HARRELL and JNO. P. BALDRIGE who are householders in Crockett County and unconnected by affinity or consanguinity as Commissioners to set apart to MRS. K. S. PURVIS widow of K. S. PURVIS a years support to her out of the property he died seized and possessed and report to the next term of this Court


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Purvis, K. S. – administration of estate

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Monday, January the 5th A.D. 1880
H. C. WINBURN
Administrator of
K. S. PURVIS decd

On motion H. C. WINBURN was this day appointed Administrator of K. S. PURVIS decd.

Thereupon the said H. C. WINBURN came into open Court and entered into bond in the sum of One thousand Dollars with CALVIN BEST and J. C. BEST as his securities…


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Privett, Miles – apprenticed to Miles W. Pipkins

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Alamo, Tennessee, Monday December 3rd 1883


This day MILES W. PIPKINS an orphan child the age of three years on 31 day of Oct 1883 was brought into Court by MILES PRIVETT a citizen of this County. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the estate of said child is of so small a value that no person will educate and maintain him for the profits thereof. It is therefore directed by the Court that he be apprenticed to the said MILES PRIVETT to learn the occupation of farmer, until he shall attain the age of twenty one years upon the said MILES PRIVETT entering into bond… with WILLIAM PRIVETT and Z. P. WARREN


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Price, John W. – administration of estate

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Alamo, Monday 4th October 1875
W. N. BEASLEY
Administrator of
JOHN W. PRICE

On motion W. N. BEASLEY was this day appointed Administrator of JOHN W. PRICE decd Thereupon the said W. N. BEASLEY came into Court and entered into bond in the sum of Five hundred dollars with H. J. FARMER and A. J. RICHARDSON as his securities…


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Poston, W. F. -vs- State of Tennessee

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Monday, September 2 A.D. 1872
State of Tennessee
~VS~ Bastardy
W. F. POSTON

This cause came on to be heard, witnesses on the part of the State being absent on motion and by Consent of defendant, the same was continued until the 2nd day of the next term of this Court. And it was further ordered that Notice issue to AMY SCALES Witness on behalf of the State to make her personal appearance at the Court House in the Town of Alamo, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in October next to give evidence in behalf of the State, This she shall in no wise? omit under the penalty prescribed by Law.

Alamo, Tuesday October the 8 A.D. 1872

State of Tennessee
~VS~ Bastardy
W. F. POSTON

This Case Came on for hearing and the prosecutor in behalf of the state failing to appear after being duly subpoenaed as required by Law It is therefore ordered by the Court that this Case be dismissed and stricken from the docket and that Judgement against prosecutor for the Cost Execution May Issue.


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