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