Estate of James Hedges of Ohio, 1854-1858
An abstract of basic facts, as well as links to the estate records for General James Hedges of Mansfield, Richland, Ohio (United States), from 1854 through 1858. I have another blog post that gives an abstract and transcript of James' will.
- Citations and Links
- Administration (October 1854)
- Docket (24 January 1855)
- Inventory & Sale (13 January 1855)
Citations and Links
1. Will and administration record for James Hedges, filed 23 Oct 1854, Richland County Probate Court (Ohio, United States); Will Records, volume 1, citing original case #447 and will #146; images 307-310 of 677 (https://familysearch.org/pal:
2. Court docket for estate #1366 of James Hedges, recorded 24 Jan 1855, Richland County Probate Court (Ohio, United States); Administration Docket, volume 1, page 430; image 231 of 615 (https://familysearch.org/pal:
3. Estate inventory and sale record for James Hedges, filed 13 Jan 1855, Richland County Probate Court (Ohio, United States); Administration Record, volume 16, pages 332-341; images 191-197 of 684 (https://familysearch.org/pal:
Administration record (October 1854)
The only information that seems distinct from the Will itself and other records, is:
- Christian Hedges is absent in California (at this time).
- Both Ellzey and Charles Hedges are Administrators.
- Appraisers are: David Wise, William McIlvain, William Patterson.
Court Docket (24 January 1855)
1366 Estate of James Hedges, Deceased
BTW
- Will admitted to probate vol 1/447 and letters testamentary issued Oct 23 A.D. 1854.
- Inventory filed January 13th A.D. 1855.
- Ellzey hedges resigned his trust of executor January 24th A.D. 1855, Jour vol. 1 page 5.
Bail:
- Andrew S. Newman
- John J. Todd
- James Weldon
- Solomon S. Lewis
Bond: $40.000.00
Inventory & Sale (13 January 1855)
[The date at the top of this page is 1858, similar to surrounding record dates, which seems late.]
Date property appraisal filed: 6 November 1854
Date of Sale: 17 November 1854 (after giving at least 15 days notice, held on premises of deceased's residence)
Bill of Sale filed: 15 December 1854
Date final Inventory filed: 13 January 1855 (Notary Public: Henry C. Hedges)
Total Appraised Value of Estate: $18,986.54
Selected Names from the Sale:
- Henry C. Hedges
- C. Au
- Samuel Au
- David Wise
- Joseph Archer
- George Boyer [Bones/Bower?]
- Thomas J. Roberts
- E. L. Kendall
- William McIlvain
- J. E. Smith
- Adam Smith
- George Smith
- William Smith
- Thomas Smith
- J. Weldon
- Peter Ludavic
- Theobed Oldfodder
- Charles Grabill
- Jonathon Sloan
- James Stewart
- John Polluck
- John Douglas
- John Stroup [Strout?]
- Frederick WaggonNer
- Henry Dukes
- Cyrus Wallace
- Benedict Matthias
- William Ferguson
- E. M. Runyon
- George Glick
- David McCullough
- Henry Geller
- John Englehart
- Jacob Markley
- Adam Snyder