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Abstracts from the Crittenden County Court Order Books
Extra Crittenden County Court Orders
Located in the basement of the court house in the County Clerks Office
Items abstracted from the Crittenden County Court Order Books.
Book 5, Page 57, Oct. 27, 1873. It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that Mrs. Emily P. Hoover
departed this life interstate therefore it is ordered by the court that J. G. Hoover be and is hereby appointed
Administrator of the personal estate of Emily P. Hoover deceases.
Whereupon said J. G. Hoover took the oath as required by law, and with W. C. Carnahan as his security
executed bond conditioned according to law, which bond is approved by the court. {Note: On Crittenden County 1870
census, page 48, Emily Hoover is the wife of M. W. Hoover, their son was J. G. Hoover.
They aren't listed in any of the Crittenden County cemetery books.)
Book 6, Page 33, August 21, 1877 It appearing to the satisfaction of the court that John McFarland and his wife
Matilda McFarland and their infant child Sarah L. McFarland, are now sick and in destitute circumstances without means
and unable to support themselves. It is therefore ordered by the Court, that the keeper of the Poor house for Crittenden County,
receive them into said poor house and duly provide for them the necessaries of like as other paupers are by law required to be
provided.
Book 6, Page 249, Jan. 23, 1879 On motion of A. L. Charles and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Jesse J. Bunton
departed this life interstate on the 13th day of December, 1879, in this County. Therefore it is ordered that A. L. Charles be
and he is here by appointed Administrator of Jess J. Bunton, Deceased. Whereupon he appeared in open Court and took the
oat required by law, and executed bond to the Commonwealth of Ky.
A. L. Charles ordered that W. H. Smith, Henry L. Harp and S. C. Bennett be appointed appraisers of the personal estate of
Jesse J. Bunton, Deceased.
Book 6, Page 277, April 19, 1879 On motion of Mrs. N. S. Spurr widow of Elija Spurr and it appearing to the satisfaction
of the Court that her husband, Elija Spurr, departed this life interstate on the 20th day September 1878 in this County.
It is therefore ordered that she be and she is hereby appointed administrator of said interstate, where upon she took the oath.
On motion N. S. Spurr Adminix of E. Spurr, appointed R. H Haynes, U. G. Witherspoon and Jesse B. McMican to appraise
the personal estate of Elija Spurr deceased.
Book 6, Page 278, April 26, 1879 On motion of N. B. Thurmond and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that he is
Poor and Needy and has no home and unable to labor for a living and without necessary means of support.
It is ordered that he is hereby declared a pauper and the keeper of the Poor House is hereby directed to take charge of him.
{Napoleon Bonaparte Thurmond, died after 1880, but his burial location isn't know.}
Book 6, Page 471, Feb. 14, 1881 Upon the application of J. L. Boon and H. S. Hill for Letter of Administration on the
Personal Estate of Archa (Archibald) Allen deceased. Where as it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that said
Archa Allen departed this life on the 11th day of Feby' in this County interstate, and it further appearing to the court that it is
the desire of the widow of said deceased, that J. L. Boon and H. S. Hill be hereby appointed Administrators of the personal
estate of Archa Allen. {Archibald/Archie Allen and family are on the 1860, 1870 and 1880 Crittenden County census.
He is buried in the Sisco Chapel Cemetery. He has a Civil War stone with no dates on it. His wife's name was Elizabeth;
she died in 1920 at Nevada, Missouri, and is buried there.}
Book 6, Page 458, Nov. 8, 1890 On motion of S. Humphreys for letters of Administration on the Estate of N. D. Champion
Dec'd. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that said N. D. Champion departed this life on the 23rd day of
Oct. 1880 interstate in said County and it further appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the widow of said
Decedent waives her right to Administer in favor of said S. Humphreys.
Book 6, Page 452, Nov. 5, 1880 On motion of George Williamson, and it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that John McDowell departed this life, in said
County on the 16th day of Sept. 1880 interstate and it further appearing that his widow having waived her right to administer,
in favor of said George Williamson. It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Williamson be and he is hereby appointed
Administrator of said John S. McDowell.
Book 6, Page 471, Dec. 23, 1880 On motion of C. Nuckolls and it appearing to the satisfaction of the court that John M. Lear
and wife, have departed this life, and leaving surviving them two minor children, only above the age of 14 years, who have made
choice of C. Nuckolls as their Guardian, It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Nuckolls be and he is herby appointed
Guardian for Sarah T. and Daniel D. Lear, minor children of John M. Lear deceased.
Whereupon in open Court, he took the oath as required by law and with T. L. Dean as his surety entered into and
acknowledged bond payable to the Commonwealth of Ky.
Deed Book S, Page 294, March 24, 1884 This Deed of Conveyance, made and entered into this 24 day of March 1884,
between G. R. Brown and E. C. Brown his wife of Crittenden County Ky., party of the first part, and Joseph Kirk, J. S.
Childress, & G. R. Brown Trustees for School District No. 63, party of the second part, witnesseth: that said parties of the
first part, for and in consideration of the sum of - the Love they have for Education, do hereby sell and convey to the party
of the second part and their successors in office the following described property situated in Crittenden County.
To wit, one certain piece or parcel of ground lying in Crittenden County Ky., and being a part of the old James Threlkeld Land,
the extreme Southern part of same including the School House on same, and in District No. 63, now known as the Childress
District, and near the Copperas Spring, which Spring is on the Land of Ayers Stewart and contains about one acre, more or
less, to have and to hold said property with all its appurtenances, unto said party of the second part and this successors in
office forever, for School purposes, and a place for worship, for all Except Campbellites or Christians, & Catholics,
Negroes and all unorthodox Christians, and where ever the same shall cease to be used for said purposes the same shall revert
back to said 1st party.
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