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October 4, 1874
Elliott Chappell Administrator
of Toliver J. Chappell deceased
Comes now Elliott Chappell and makes proof to the satisfaction of the Court that Toliver
J. Chappell died at Daviess County in the State of Indiana on the 16th day of September
1874, intestate leaving a personal estate to be administered of about $700.00 and that the
said Elliott Chappell is the sole legatee and is competent to administer on said estate.
Whereupon it is ordered by the Court that the said Elliott Chappell be appointed
administrator of all and singular the goods, chattels, rights, credits, moneys and effects
which were of the said Toliver J. Chappell deceased, and the said Elliott having qualified
and given bond in the penalty of $1500.00 with James Samb surety to the approval of the
Court, is duly authorized to take upon himself the duties of his trust as such
administrator according to law.
December 23, 1875 - Account Current
Elliott Chappell Administrator
of
Toliver J. Chappell's Estate
Comes now said Administrator and renders an account current of his administration of said
estate, charging himself with assets amounting to $754.80, and asking credit for
disbursements including interest accrued and uncollected amounting to $594.48 leaving in
his hands due said estate a balance of $160.32 which account is by the Court examined and
approved and this cause continued.
May 30, 1876 - Account Current
Elliott Chappell Administrator
of
Toliver J. Chappell's Estate
Comes now said Administrator and renders a partial account current of his administration
of the Estate of Toliver J. Chappell deceased, charging himself with assets to the amount
of One Hundred and Sixty one dollars and Twenty cents ($161.20) and asking a credit for
disbursements to the amount of One Hundred and Eighty Nine dollars and Forty eight cents
($189.48), showing a balance over paid and due to said Administrator of Twenty Eight &
28/100 dollars ($28.28) Which account is by the Court examined and approved. And
this cause is continued until the next Term for final settlement.
March 5, 1877 - Account Current
Elliott Chappell Administrator
of Estate of
Toliver Chappell deceased
Comes now said Administrator and renders an account current of his administration of the
Estate of Toliver Chappell deceased, In which account said administrator shows that there
is due him on account of amount by him overpaid on account of this estate the sum of
Ninety one dollars and thirty eight cents ($91.38) and that he holds no assets belonging
to said estate, which account is by the Court examined and allowed and this cause
continued.
October 11, 1878 - Account Current
Elliott Chappell Administrator of the
Estate of
Toliver Chappell deceased
Comes now said Administrator and renders an account current of his administration of said
estate in which he shows that no assets belonging to said Estate have come to his hands
and that he has paid out of his own moneys on account of said Estate the sum of Three
Hundred and Ninety one dollars and thirty eight cents ($391.38) which account is by the
Court examined and approved and this cause is continued.
September 10, 1879 - Citation
Elliott Chappell Administrator of the
Estate of
Toliver Chappell deceased
It is ordered by the Court that a citation be issued against said administration ordering
him to render a full and complete account of his administration of the Estate of Toliver
Chappell deceased, and that such account be rendered to the Court forthwith on service of
such citation.
April 8, 1881 - Citation
Elliott Chappell Administrator of Estate
of Toliver J. Chappell deceased
Citation is ordered and issued requiring Administrator to render final Account forthwith.
September 20, 1881 - Citation
Elliott Chappell
Administrator of Estate of
T. J. Chappell deceased
It is ordered by the Court that this citation be dismissed at individual costs of said
Elliott Chappell.
January 25, 1883 - Petition to sell Real
Estate
Elliott Chappell
Administrator of Estate of
Toliver J. Chappell
vs.
Mary Chappell
Oliver Chappell
Harriet Chappell
Comes now said administrator by O'Neall & Hefron his attorneys and proves to the Court
that defendants were duly notified of the pendency of this petition by the publication of
a notice in the Daviess County Democrat, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed
and published in Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, for three weeks successively the
first of which publication was on the 11th day of November and the last on the 25th day of
November 1882 and now it being suggested to the Court that Oliver and Harriet Chappell are
minors under the age of twenty one years, S. H. Taylor is by the Court appointed Guardian
ad litem and rule to answer for them and now said Taylor files his answer as Guardian ad
litem, and now defendant Mary Chappell files her answer here in, and now by agreement the
matters in said petition are referred to Arthur Beddoe, Master Commissioner for hearing
and finding of facts.
February 10, 1883 - Petition to sell Real Estate,
Report of Master Commissioner
Elliott Chappell
Administrator of the Estate of
Toliver J. Chappell
vs.
Mary Chappell
Oliver Chappell
Harriet Chappell
Comes now Arthur Beddoe, Master Commissioner and files the following report to wit:
In the Matter of the Estate of
Toliver J. Chappell
The undersigned Master Commissioner to whom the above entitled cause is referred for
hearing and finding of facts, after hearing and examination of the evidence and proofs
adduced finds and makes reports as follows: That the decedent Toliver J. Chappell
died about the ___ day of September 1874 the owner in fee simple of the North West quarter
of the North East quarter of Section four (4) and of Town one (1) Range six (6) West.
That Elliott Chappell was duly appointed and qualified as administrator of said
estate. That the personal estate came to hands of administrator amounts to the sum
of $755.00. That the outstanding liabilities against said estate amount to sum of $1620.00
leaving a balance of $865.00 of indebtedness over and above amount of personal estate.
That the State of Indiana holds a mortgage upon said real estate for school fund
upon which there was a balance due January 1, 1882 of principal and interest of $238.00
and the same draws eight percent interest. That said decedent left surviving him as
his only heirs at law his widow Mary Chappell aged 41 and the following children Oliver
aged (11) eleven and Harriet aged eight years and that said heirs are non residents of the
State of Indiana. That said Real Estate is liable to be sold to make assets for
payment of debts and liabilities of the estate. That said Real Estate has been duly
appraised in parcels as follows: 25 acres off North Side of N.E. quarter of N.E.
quarter of Section 4, Town one 1 Range 6 West appraised at $625.00. 15 acres off
South Side of N.E. quarter of N.E. quarter of Section 4, Town 1 Range six 6 West appraised
at $225.00. That bond for sale of Real Estate has been filed in the penal sum of
$550.00 with William Chappell as surety there on.
All of which is respectfully submitted
February 10, 1883, Arthur Beddoe, Master Commissioner
Which said report having been heard, it is ordered by the Court that this cause be
continued and that A. Beddoe, Commissioner be allowed the sum of $2.50 dollars to be taxed
with the cost.
April 19, 1883 - Petition to sell Real Estate
Elliott Chappell
Administrator of the Estate of
Toliver J. Chappell
vs.
Mary Chappell
Oliver Chappell
Harriet Chappell
Comes now said administrator and files his inventory and appraisement of the undivided 2/3
of the North West quarter of the North East quarter of Section four (4) the Township one
(1) North, in Range six (6) West amounting to the sum of six Hundred (600) dollars, and
also files his additional bond in the penalty of Twelve Hundred dollars with Mark H.
Ragsdale as surety there on, which bond is by the Court approved. It is therefore
ordered adjudged and decreed by the Court that said administrator do sell at private sale
without notice for cash in hand, all the right, title and interest had and held by the
decedent in his lifetime in and to the following real estate to wit: The undivided
two thirds (2/3) of the North West quarter of the North East quarter of Section four (4)
in Township one (1) North, in Range six (6) West in Daviess County, Indiana for cash in
hand.
May 7, 1883 - Petition to sell Real Estate
Elliott Chappell
Administrator of the Estate of
Toliver J. Chappell deceased
vs.
Mary Chappell
Oliver Chappell
Harriet Chappell
Report of sale of Real Estate comes now said administrator and files his report of sale of
the real estate belonging to his wards, which report is in the words and figures following
to wit:
"State of Indiana, Daviess County - D. C. C. April Term 1883"
Elliott Chappell administrator of the estate of Toliver J. Chappell deceased, would
respectfully report to the Court, that in pursuance to the order of this Court made at its
present term, he proceeded to offer for sale without notice the following described real
estate of said decedent in Daviess County, Indiana to wit: The undivided two thirds
of the North West quarter of the North East quarter of Section four (4) in Township one
(1) North, in Range six (6) West appraised at six hundred dollars and that on the 28th day
of April 1883, he sold the same to Mary Chappell at and for the sum of six hundred
dollars, that being the highest and best price offered for the same and being the full
appraised value of the same. That said purchaser complied with the terms of said
sale by paying cash in hand the full purchase price there of or its equivalent - Therefore
he asks that said sale be ratified and confirmed and a deed ordered.
Elliott Chappell, Administrator
State of Indiana
Daviess County
Elliott Chappell on his oath being duly sworn says the above report is true as he
believes.
Elliott Chappell
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of April 1883
John H. O'Neall, Notary Public
Which report being examined the sale as made is by the Court confirmed and ratified and
said administrator is ordered to execute to said purchaser a good deed for said Real
Estate.
October 17, 1883 - Final Report
Elliott Chappell
Administrator of the Estate of
Toliver J. Chappell deceased
Comes now said administrator and files his report herein in which he charges himself with
the amount received from the sale of decedent's real estate since his last report -
$600.00 - and he claims credit for - $1312.87 - and said administrator says that he has
overpaid the said sum of seven Hundred and twelve & 87/100 dollars ($712.87) from out
of his own money - Which report is by the Court approved and estate continued.
Saturday, October 4, 1884 - Final Settlement &
Discharge
Elliott Chappell Administrator
of the Estate of
Toliver Chappell deceased
Comes now said administrator and presents his final account herein to the Court for
approval and proves to the Court that said final account was filed September 8, 1884, and
endorsed by the Clerk setting September 30, 1884, as the time for hearing the same.
Said administrator also proves to the Court by the affidavit of Hale Clark one of the
publishers of The Daviess County Democrat a public weekly newspaper of general circulation
printed and published at Washington, Daviess County in the State of Indiana, that the
heirs and creditors of said decedent have been duly notified of the filing pendency time
and place of hearing said final account by publishing in said newspaper a notice thereof
for two weeks successively the first publication being on the 13th day of September 1884,
and the last on the 20th day of September 1884, and gave notice also by posting up at the
Court House door in Washington a notice like that printed in said newspaper as appears by
the affidavit of said administrator filed September 30, 1884. And the Court being
satisfied that due notice has been given to the heirs and creditors of said estate and
that more than one year has elapsed since said administrator gave notice of his
appointment as such that all taxes, costs of administration and legal demands against said
decedent have been paid and it appearing to the Court that full administration of the
assets of said estate have been made and no surplus remains said estate is declared
finally settled and said administrator is discharged.