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- She gave birth to 2 daughters, Annie and Malinda, dying about a month after the birth of the second. The girls were adopted by a Stephens family.
WILL OF PERMELIA ANNA HINSON......CASE NO. 1195.
Permelia A. Hinson, Deceased. Petition of J.B. Stafford. Administrator.Filed May 10th, 1978.
R.R. West, Clerk. Brown Ingram, A.A. Speairs, D.A. Strickland, M.McKinney. Cockrum, DeSoto, Miss.
The State of Mississippi, DeSoto County..... To the Honorable J.C.Gray...... Chanceller.
Third District, Sitting at Hernando - In the County of DeSoto.
Your Petitioner - John B. Stafford - a Citizen of DeSoto County - would respectfully show that on the day of April __ 1878 - Permelia Anna Hinson- departed this life intestate in Said County leaving the following
personal property - Viz - Dun Bay - fully valued at about Seventy five dollars - Two Cows and Calves and One Yearling of the value of Twenty five dollars - Some Hogs - Household and Kitchen furniture of the valueof about Thirty dollars.
Your Petitioner further states that in addition to the above Property -There is about Ninety dollars due her which descends to her from the estate of her Father.
The said decedent left us her children and heirs at law - Two Children- aged respectively - One Year, and One Month. Petitioner now states that in order that the property of said decedent may be preserved
and the amount due her collected - it is necessary that an Administrator be appointed. - That he is the brother of said decedent - That her husband abandoned her during the year 1877 - and his whereabouts are unknown - Wherefore, Petitioner prays that Letters of Administration begranted him upon the estate of said Permelia Anna Hinson. dec'd. Upon his executing the Bond required by Law.
JOHN B. STAFFORD.
To theChancery Court of DeSoto County.
JOHN B. STAFFORD - a Citizen of Said County Shows - That in May 1878 -he qualified in Said County as Administrator of the estate of his then recently deceased sister - Permelia A. Hinson - That the only assets of said estate which came to his hands - or knowledge - was $90.00 received from W.M. Watson. And $38.50 collected as rent for the land of said decedent - in all - $128.50 - And has paid out for said estate $140.01 -being all for preferred debts - due from said estate - to wit - Formedical attendance during the last illness of said decedent - To R.J.Lyles and W.? Ramsey - for Coffin - Burial Clothes and Taxes. The only exception to this preferred list is the debt due R.T. Peterson. It is a personal debt.
Said decedent left no personal estate subject to the payment of her debts. Except said $90.00.
And she owned One Hundred & Fifty Acres of Land - part of which was subject to payments of her debts.
Petitioner desired to save all said land for the children of said decedent - and therefore paid said debts - being willing to lose all he has paid out over the receipts - and he asks no Commissions or allowance for Attorneys Fees - which he has paid during the Administration. Said decedent left surviving her -
as her sole heirs - Two Children - Malinda Hinson - now six years old -and - Annie Hinson - now three years old - Both of whom reside in Said County with Petitioner - and they have no Guardian.
Petitioner files herewith his Final Settlement of said Administration- Showing a balance due him from
said estate of $11.51 - without any charge for Commissions - Attorney sFees or Costs of Court,
and with proper vouchers for all credits asked - Petitioner asks that process issue to bring in - Said Heirs - Malinda and Annie Hinson - as Parties Defendant to this Petitioners said Final Settlements -
That on Final Hearing - Said amounts be approved as a correct Final Settlement of Said Administration -
and that he be discharged from all further Liability on said Accounts for General Relief.
D. McKENZIE Solictor for Petitioner.
PERMELIA HINSON, Deceased. FINAL RECORD
CASE 1195. J.B. Stafford -Administrator FINAL SETTLEMENT
This cause came on to be heard this day upon the Final Settlement and Petition for Discharge of
J.B. Stafford - Administrator of the estate of Permelia Hinson - deceased- And the defendants to said
Settlement and Petition being Minors without Guardians and properly before the court by summons served - according to Law - And the court having carefully examined said Final Settlement - finds the same to be correctly stated - and having heard the Petition - is satisfied the same is true. And that all
disbursements made by said Administrator - for which he asks credit in said Settlement - were properly made in satisfaction of debts ??? due from said estate - for all which proper legal vouchers are filed.
And the court being further satisfied, that said Administrator - who isthe Uncle said defendants - in all
his acts as such - desired to and did promote the interests of said estate and Minors - And that his action as such should be approved -Therefore, It is ordered that said accounts - which shows - a full
disbursement of all funds received by said Administrator - and nothing in his hands for costs -
be approved as a correct Final Settlement of said Administration - And that said Administrator - on his paying all costs due from him be fully discharged from all further liability on said accounts - And that all
proceedings in this cause be Recorded, Ordered, Adjudged and Served -This October 1881.
J.B. MORGAN. Entered Minutes 5, Page 87 & 88. FINAL DECREE.
(132) MRS. P. A. HINSON in acct.? With W.H. Ramsey the year 1878.
Feb. 10, visit, medicine, prescribed to baby - - - - - -- - - - 2.50
Apr. 07, attention to Self 10.00
Apr. 14, medicine prescribed to Self 1.00
Apr. 15, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
Apr. 16, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
Apr. 17, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
Apr. 18, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
Apr. 19, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
Apr. 20, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
Apr. 21, visit, medicine, prescribed to Self 2.00
June. 03, Night visit, medicine prescribed to baby 3.00
Received payment in full by J.B. Stafford. - W.H. Ramsey
MRS. P. A. HINSON in acct.? With W.H. Ramsey 878, ToMedical Attention to Self - $30.00
State of Mississippi,
County of DeSoto.
This Day Personally Appeared before me the undersigned Justice of the Peace for Said County and State, W.H. Ramsey, who being by me Duly Sworn,Depose and Sayeth that the above account is, Just as Stated, and has beenPaid by J.B. Stafford, Administrator of the Estate of Mrs. Permelia AnnaHinson, Deceased. Sworn to and Subscribed before me this the ?? day of June 1880. W.H. RAMSEY
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1857 - 1878 (21 years)
