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Estate of W. H. Bittick, Deceased
Probate Record No. 1441
Book P, pages 156 - 160
LaGrange, Fayette Co,Texas
[page
156]
No.
1441
Estate of W. H. Bittick, Deceased
Petition
to
April Term A.D. 1888. To the Hon A. Haidusek
Judge of the County Court of
your Petitioner Mrs. Sarah Bitticks Adminstr-
-atrix of the Estate of W. H. Bitticks, Deceased;
Respectfully represents that she has incurred
the following indebtedness as per bill _____Exhibit
A hereto attached and made a part of the petition
in supporting and caring for the minor William
no money or funds which is now due or to bec-
-ome due to pay off said indebtedness and that
same is past due & unpaid. And that it is further
represented that in order to School & Support
Said Wm. M. Bitticks it is necessary to raise
money by Selling off some of the property of said
Estate. Would respectfully represent that there
is belonging to said Estate a small tract or,
parcel of land Situated in the State of
and described as follows; Being the East half of
the South East quarter of Section No. 18 Township
forty two range three
containing fifty acres of the probable value of
five hundred dollars. Said land is not yealding (sic)
to the state any income and is constantly dep-
-reciating in value by reason of decay in the
improvements. Wherefore petitioner pray that
you grant her an order to sell Said land for cash
and apply so much of the proceeds as are nece
-ssary to the payment of the indebtedness of the
estate and the balance to the support & education
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157] of
said minor Wm. M. Bittick and will ever pray
Sarah Bittick Administratrix
of Est of W. A. [H] Bittick
per her
“Exhibit A”
Exhibit
Statement of the property & indebtedness of
A
the Estate of W. H. Bitticks,
made by Sarah
Bittick executrix of said Estate.
“Schedule of Property”
196 Acres of land in
2 Horses Valued at
60.00
3 Cows Valued at
25.00
80 Acres of Land in
~ Indebtedness
~
To M. Cockrill one promissory note}
dated
Credited
$7.00
A/C
3.70
Int
.75
Approved
To James Marburger 1 Promissary Note}
note dated
Int
46.80
Credited
$43.00
Approved
To J. A. Young one promissary note
350.00
Approved
State of
personally appeared Sarah Bitticks known to
me and on Oath says that the above Statement is
within her knowledge correct & a true account
or exhibit of the Estate of W. H. Bitticks, deceased
And that there is no other property of which she
has any other knowledge - Sarah Bittick
Executrix
Sworn to an Subscribed before me this April 6th
1888.
{L.S.}
[page
158] Filed
March 14d 1888. Joseph Ehlinger,
C.C.C.F.C.
No.
1441
Estate of} 1st
Amended Petition
Amended
W. H. Bittick decd} And now comes the adminstra-
Petition
for -trix
of the above Estate presented and obtained and
Sale of
Land amends her
application to sell land filed herein
on the 14th day of March 1888, and for cause of am-
-endment says; that the tract of land which Petit-
-ioner seeks to sell and which is fully described
in applicants original Application instead of
containing 50 Acres as Stated in said application
Contains 80 Acres more or less. Wherefore she
prays for an order to sell said 80 acres for
the reasons given in said Original application
& here repeats the prayer of her original application.
Filed
No.
1441
The State of
Notice
Post of
-manded to cause to be posted (for 30 days exclus-
-eve of the day of posting, in three of the most public
places in your County one of which shall be at
the Court House door, and no two in the same
city or town, copies of the following Notice;
State of
To all whom these Presents may come - Greeting: -
Know ye that Mrs. Sarah A. Bittick, of the
Estate of W. H. Bittick, deceased, having on the 14th
day of March A.D. 1888, filed in the County Court
of
the following described Land belonging to Said
Estate lying being and Situate in the State of
East half of the S.E. quarter of Section No. 18 Towns-
-hip 42 range 3
50 acres of the probable value of $500.00 for the
purpose of raising means for the Support
maintainance and education of William Monroe
Bittick the legatee of said Estate. Now Therefore
These are to notify all persons interested in
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159] Said
Estate to be and personally appear at the
next regular term of the Honorable County Court
to be held in thereof at the Court House in the
City of
A.D. 1888. Same being the 16th day of said Month,
and then and there to show cause why such
Should not be made, Should they choose to do So.
Given under my hand and Seal of Office this
14th day of April A.D. 1888.
Joseph Ehlinger
{L.S.} Clerk, County Court, Fayette Co,
Petition
Came to hand 14 day of March 1888 and execu-
-ted 14th day of March 1888 by posting copies
of the within Notice in three public places in
Said County one of which was at the Court
House door and at - - - and
no two in same
city or town. B.
L. Rapp?, Sheriff
S. K. Kennedy, Deputy
Filed
No.
1441
Estate of} In
Report
of
W. H. Bittick} To the Honorable A. Haidusek
Said Sarah Bittick, Administratrix of the
Estate of W. H. Bittick, deceased. Respectfully
submits the following report of
Shows to the Court. That heretofore to wit:
on the 19th day of April A.D. 1888 this honor-
-able Court upon Application duly filed gra-
-nted an order of
Said Administratrix to sell the following
described real Estate belonging to said
Estate, towit. Being the east half of the
South East quarter of Section No. 18 township
No. 42 range three east
State of
acres of land. That in obedience to said
order of sale, She has sold the said land
to M. Cockrill of
in cash upon execution and delivery of
proper deed of conveyance. That Said
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160] was
made on the 5th day of October A.D. 1888 in
the town of
Administratrix further represents that said
law, and hereby request that this honorable Court
do approve the said and grant an order to
Said administratrix, to make conveyance to pur-
chases in conformity therewith & c.
Sarah X Bittick Administratrix
of Estate of W. H. Bittick
Sworn to and Subscribed before me this the 29th
day of October 1888. Witness
my hand Seal of
Office
{L.S.}
Filed
By Joseph Cottain? [Cottone?], Deputy
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and
correct copy of the Original Petition to
Amended Petition, Notice Post & Report of
Land in the Estate of W. H. Bittick, Deceased.
Recorded this 9th day of January A.D. 1889.
Joseph Ehlinger C.C.C.F. Co,
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