William M. Childress Court Order



WILLIAM CHILDERS ( sic Childress ) COURT ORDER

CALDWELL COUNTY KENTUCKY
COURT RECORD BOOK L page 486

TUESDAY JULY 18th 1871

Court met pursuant to adjournment

Present Hon. J. M. Dawson Judge

On Motion of Mrs. A. M. Childers it is ordered that Administration upon the goods and chattels rights and credits of her deceased hus- band William Childers be and the same is hereby granted unto her where upon she took the oath prescribed by law and together with Richard Childers, Henry Hester and T. J. Keeny her sureties, who are accepted and approved by the court, entered into and acknowledge bond to the Commonwealth of Kentucky as Admin- istratrix aforesaid conditioned according to law, and thereupon the court grants letters of Administration herein to her in due form And upon her further motion it is ordered that C.W. Wood, E. M. Wood and J.B. Groom (any two of whom being first sworn may act ) be and they are appointed Appraisers to view and appraise the personal estate of said Decedent and that they report to to this court

Transcribed by Peggy Childress Gilkey
June 14, 2000

Henry Hester was the father of Amelia (Hester) Childress, Richard Childress is believed to have been the brother
of William Childress, Jr. by this researcher