LAUDERDALE COUNTY, ALABAMA
ORIGINAL RECORDS - PROBATE
WILL OF WINNIFORD D. (CURTIS) McDONALD TROUSDALE
Transcribed and Submitted
Mar 2002
by
Charlotte Killen Borden
Winnifred D (Winny) Curtis McDonald Trousdale
Lauderdale Co. AL
Inventory Book K
Page 75 and 76
Petition for letter of Administration
Estate of Winnie Trousdale
Decd.
The State of Alabama
Lauderdale County
To the Hon W B McClure
Judge of the Probate Court for Lauderdale County,
Your petitioner James
A Hill an inhabitant of the State, over Twenty one years of age respectfully
represents that Mrs. Winnie Trousdale departed this life intestate on or about
the 23 day of April 1894 leaving property in this state to the best of
Petitioner knowledge information and belief of about the value of $500 dollars
and not probably more that the said Mrs. Winnie Trousdale was an inhabitant of
this county at the time of her death. That your petitioner is not entitled
under the law to preference in the administration of said estate but that he has
been chosen by most of the heirs thereof who reside in this state and no
objection has been made by any of them, That the heirs and distributees of the
estate of said decedent as your petitioner is advised and believes are as
follows:
W T Clemmons, Sallie A McLaughlin, wife of Harry McLaughlin, Martha
J Watkins, wife of Thomas Watkins, Joseph A Clemmons, B F Clemmons, Adaline
Curtis wife of (Blank) Curtis, Winnie English wife of John English , S P
Clemmons , Rhoda Cockeran wife of James Cockeran, Robert Clemmons, John
Clemmons, Nancy Hines wife of J M Hines, Mary Myrick, wife of L C Myrick, A D
Clemmons, Polk Clemmons, T C Clemmons, Jennie Thigpen wife of Albert Thigpen, H
Clemmons, Sarah A Blassingame, W H Clemmons.... All of whom are over the age of
Twenty One years and residents of the state of Alabama and Curtis A Clemmons age
19 years, Rebecca J Clemmons 18, Minnie R Clemmons age 16, Charles A Clemmons
age 14, Edery R Clemmons age 12, Ada Clemmons age 17, All residence of the State
of Alabama and B T Clemmons, M A Garret wife of J W Garrett all of whom are over
Twenty one years and residents of the State of Texas and Alvie Brodie age 16
years, Omis Brodie age 14 years, and Ada Brodie age 12 years residents of Bowie
Texas and George Williams resident of the state of Tennessee and M E Short wife
of (Blank) Short resident of the state of Missouri. That more that Sixty days
have elapsed since the death of said decedent and that no other persons entitled
to the administration thereof has applied for Letter of Administration,
wherefore the previous considered your petitioner prays that letter of
Administration upon the estate be granted him according to law upon his giving
the requisite bond and security.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 31
day of July 1894
J A Hills L.S.
WBM McClure Judge of Probate
Transcribed by Charlotte Killen Borden
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NOTES:
HEIRS MENTIONED
A T Clemmons--(Aaron Thomas) --- son of Henry and
Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Sallie A McLaughlin, wife of Harry
McLaughlin, --- daughter of Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Martha J Watkins, wife of Thomas Watkins, ---- daughter of Henry and
Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Joseph A Clemmons, ---son of Aaron and
Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
B F Clemmons, (Benjamin Franklin) ---
son of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
Adaline Curtis wife of
(Blank) Curtis, ---(should read Jesse Curtis) daughter of of Aaron and Priscilla
Curtis Clemmons
Winnie English wife of John English , ---
daughter of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
S P Clemmons ,
(Silas Pinky) --son of James Newton Clemmons --- grandson of Henry and Rebecca
Curtis Clemmons
Rhoda Cockeran wife of James Cockeran, --- daughter of James Newton Clemmons --- granddaughter of Henry and Rebecca
Curtis Clemmons
Robert Clemmons, --- son of James Newton Clemmons
--- grandson of Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
John Clemmons,
---- (John T) son of Thomas W Clemmons ---- grandson of Aaron and Priscilla
Curtis Clemmons
Nancy Hines wife of J M Hines, ---daughter of
Thomas W Clemmons ---- granddaughter of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis
Clemmons
Mary Myrick, wife of L C Myrick, ---daughter of Thomas W
Clemmons ---- granddaughter of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
A D Clemmons, ---(Aaron Duncan) son of Thomas W Clemmons ---- grandson
of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
Polk Clemmons, -- son of
Thomas W Clemmons ---- grandson of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
T C Clemmons, (Thomas Curtis) son of John W. Clemmons -- grandson of
Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
Jennie Thigpen wife of Albert
Thigpen, daughter of John W. Clemmons -- granddaughter of Aaron and Priscilla
Curtis Clemmons
H Clemmons, ---- James Henry Clemons son of James
Curtis Clemmons -- son of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
Sarah A Blassingame, ---- daughter of Hester Kitty Curtis
Blassingame
W H Clemmons ---- (William Henry) son of Henry and Rebecca
Curtis Clemmons
All of whom are over the age of Twenty One years
In Alabama
Curtis A Clemmons age 19 years --- son of John W. Clemmons --
grandson of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
Rebecca J
Clemmons 18, --- daughter of James Newton Clemmons ---- granddaughter of Henry
and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Winnie R Clemmons age 16, --- daughter
of James Newton Clemmons ---- granddaughter of Henry and Rebecca Curtis
Clemmons
Charles A Clemmons age 14, ---- daughter of James Newton
Clemmons ---- grandson of Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Edery
R Clemmons age 12, ---- daughter of James Newton Clemmons ---- granddaughter of
Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Ada Clemmons age 17,
---daughter of John W. Clemmons -- granddaughter of Aaron and Priscilla
Curtis Clemmons
All residence of the State of Alabama
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B T Clemmons, (Benjamin) --- son of Henry and Rebecca
Curtis Clemmons
M A Garret wife of J W Garrett -- (Mary Ann)
daughter of Aaron and Priscilla Curtis Clemmons
all of whom are
over Twenty one years
and residents of the State of Texas
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Alvie Brodie age 16 b 1878 --- child of Nimrod
Porter Brodie and Rosa Josephine Clemmons ----- daughter of James Newton
Clemmons --- grandchild of Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Omis Brodie age 14 years, b 1880 --- child of Nimrod Porter Brodie and Rosa
Josephine Clemmons ----- daughter of James Newton Clemmons --- grandchild of
Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
Ada Brodie age 12 years
All
residents of Bowie Texas b 1882 --- child of Nimrod Porter Brodie and Rosa
Josephine Clemmons ----- daughter of James Newton Clemmons --- grandchild of
Henry and Rebecca Curtis Clemmons
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George
Williams resident of the state of Tennessee ----- UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW HE IS
RELATED
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M E Short wife of (Blank) Short resident of the
state of Missouri. ----- UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME HOW SHE IS RELATED
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