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Mason Probate Records

 

Probate Records pertaining to the Estate of William Washington Mason
Pike County, Indiana

Probate order book 7, Page 528:

Friday, March 17th 1893, 5th day of March Term 1893

In the matter of the Estate of
William Mason                         Partial account current
Deceased

            Comes now Henry J. Wiggs, Administrator of said estate, and submits to the court his partial account current herein with vouchers in support thereof---
  
           
Said Administrator is chargeable with the following amount
                                                                        To wit, Total charges                       $3420.93

Said Administrator claims credit as per vouchers filed herewith for                                                       $ 965.16

and that he has made distribution to the heirs as follows to wit:

    No. 25    W. T. Mason, Grand Son                 15.00
    No. 26    Ellen Williams, Grand Daughter         15.00
    No. 27    Burrell Mason, [Grand] Son             40.00
    No. 28    John Mason, [Grand] Son                40.00
    No. 29    Asa Mason, Son                        158.95
    No. 30    Benjamin Mason, Son                    50.00
    No. 31    W. W. Mason, Son                       40.00
    No. 32    David Mason, Son                      100.00
    No. 33    W. T. Mason, Grand Son                 15.00
    No. 34    Wyley Mason, Grand Son                 15.00
    No. 35    James Mason, Grand Son                 15.00
    No. 36    Simeon Mason, Grand[sic] Son           15.00
    No. 37    Benjamin H. Mason, Grand Son           15.00
    No. 38    William D. Mason, [Grand] Son          15.00
    No. 39    Benjamin Mason, Son                   100.00
                                               
     $1614.11
  
Balance due estate                                                                                          $1806.82

 

Which Said report is by the court examined and approved and this cause is continued.

Probate order book 8, Pg 152-153

Monday, December 3rd, 1894, 19th day of Term.

In the matter of the Estate
of William Mason “Deceased”                  Final Report
                                                                    
& Settlements

Henry J. Wiggs
Administrator

Comes now said Administrator and shows to the satisfaction of the Court that due and legal notice of the pending of this report had been given more than two weeks prior to the 19th day of the present Term of this Court the same being the day fixed by the Clerk of this Court for the hearing hereof by a publication in the Pike County “Democrat” a Public Weekly Newspaper of General Circulation printed and published in said County.  And by posting a like notice at the Door of the Court House of Pike County.  And Said Administrator charges himself with the following amount—

                                                                                Total Charges:                 $1151.20

He claims credit as per vouchers filed herewith for total credits:       $ 284.95

                                                                                                                                $866.25

Balance for distribution                                                                                    $866.25

And Said Administrator asks Court for amount distributed to heirs as per their receipts filed herewith
                                           
                                                                                    $866.25

Leaving no balance in his hands, said Administrator  has made full payment of all claims against said estate, and made distributions to the heirs of said estate, and he asks to be discharged from his trust herein, Which said Report is by the Court examined and approved and said administrator discharged from his trust herein.

File Box 44:

Document 1:
Dated August 14th 1891

Mr. Henry J. Wiggs

We the undersine heirs of Wm. Mason agree for you to administer on the Estate of William Mason Decesed.
   Asa Mason
   Simeon Mason
   
W. W. Mason
   David Mason
   Benjamin Mason

Document 2:
Final Report, file box 44, File 1, December 3, 1894.

State of Indiana
Pike County               Pike County Circuit Court
                                    November Term 1894
#665

In the Matter of the
Estate of William Mason
deceased
  
   
Henry J. Wiggs Administrator

Final Report

Comes now Henry J. Wiggs administrator of the estate of William Mason dec’d, and submits the following final report herein showing that he is chargeable with the following assets of said estate.  To balance I his hands as per last report March Term 1894:

                                                                  $1083.20

To amount collected of James M. Cockrum
charged to [unclear word] on the Inventory at     $35.00

Amount collected                                  $90.00      $55.00

To interest collected on the note of Mrs.
Ollie Sethman, to wit:                                      $13.00

Total charges                                             $1151.20

Said administrator claims credit for the following vouchers filed herewith.

By loss on the note of Samuel W. McClure 
debt compromised, amt charged on Inventory        38.06

Amount collected                                  27.00      11.06

By overcharged on the Inventory of the interest
of the note of Mary A. & J. P. Clifford

                   Credits carried over                      38.06

Total charges broughtforward                               1131.20

Credits carried forward                                      38.06

   No. 1, J. Morgan Clerk                                     4.00
   No. 2, Richardson & Taylor attys                          50.00
   No. 3, M. McStoops,[?]                                     3.00
   3 ½ Simeon Mason, claim                                   21.35
By the insolvent note filed herewith on Henry D. Mason,
grandson, less his charged on Inventory          46.05
            share deduction                       4.70       41.65
By administrators services, none having been
heretofore deducted                                         126.89
Total credits                                              $284.95

                 Balance for distribution            $8662

Report of distribution

And said administrator reports that he has made distribution of said estate as follows.  That in his account current heretofore filed he showed that he had made distribution to the heirs of said William Mason dec’d and filed receipts and obtained credit for the sum of thirteen and forty eight and 95/100 dollars.  That the said William Mason died leaving six children living and the descendants of four other children making ten shared and he now files the final receipts as follows:

No. 4   Mrs. Ollie M. Sethman, daughter               $200.00
No. 5   Asa Mason, son, bal. of his dis.     41.00
No. 6   Asa Mason, son, bal of his dis.      20.00      61.05
No. 7   Wm. W. Mason, son, bal. of his dis.             20.00
No. 8   Benjamin Mason, son, bal of dist.               20.00
No. 9   David Mason, son, bal of dist.                  20.00
No. 10  Notes on Thomas T. Mason, a son     157.07
        which are charged on inventory       29.90     187.00
                Total Credits                         $508.05

No. 11  Henry D. Mason, son of Thomas T. Mason           4.70
No. 12  Theodore Mason, son of Thomas T. Mason           4.70
No. 13  Isadore, Ollie, Charles and Annie Mason
        whereabouts are unknown and paid to clerk       18.80
No. 14  W. D. Mason, bal. (Arnett Mason heirs)           2.50
No. 15  Benj. Mason, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)            2.50
No. 16  Hulda Carter, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)           2.50
No. 17  Wyley Mason, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)            2.50
No. 18  James Mason, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)            2.50
No. 19  Ellen Williams, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)         2.50
No. 20  Jane O’Neal, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)            2.50
No. 21  Simeon Mason, bal (Arnett Mason heirs)           2.50
No. 22  Wm. T. Mason, grandson (Jno. Mason)              5.00
No. 23  Burrell Mason, grandson (Jno. Mason)            15.00
No. 24  John Mason, grandson (Jno. Mason)               15.00
No. 25  Thomas Ashley, William Ashley, Mary Ashley
        Burrell Ashley, Jasper Ashley and Robert Ashley,
        pd to William Ashley their guardian             15.00
No. 26  Mary A. Clifford, daughter, note vs her held by
        estate                                          75.00
No. 27  Hulda Kilpatrick, daughter of Mary A. Clifford
                                              25.00
                                               4.00     29.00
No. 28 Wm. Vasset, son [of Mary A. Clifford]
                                              25.00
                                               4.00     29.00
No. 29 Ida J. Davidson                        25.00
                                               4.00     29.00
No. 30 Mrs. Anna Blakely                      25.00
                                               4.00     29.00
No. 31 James R. Clifford, minor son and paid to
       Elisha Blakely guard.                  25.00
                                               4.00     29.00
No. 32 Simeon Mason, son, bal.                          20.00
No. 33 Mrs. Ollie W. Sethman, daughter, bal.            20.00

That he has made full payment of all claims against said estate and made distribution to the heirs of said estate and he asks to be discharged from his trust herein.

State of Indiana
Pike County                             Henry J. Wiggs

      Henry J. Wiggs being duly sworn upon his oath says that the above and foregoing report contains a full true and complete statement of all sums of money received by him belonging to said estate and that all credits claimed in said report are for just and true claims against said estate and were paid by him as herein stated.

                                                Henry J. Wiggs
  
    
Subscribed and sworn to before me this  _____ day of November 1894.

    E. P. Richardson
   Notary Public