Talladega County Alabama
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Estate of Allen Barbour

Estate of Allen Barbour

Talladega County Alabama )
Probate Minute Book L         ) To the Hon. Geo. P. Plowman, Judge of Said Court.
Pages 125-126                         )

Your petitioner, J. M. N. B. Nix, administrator of the Estate of Allen Barbour Deceased, Respectfully represents that more than eighteen months have elapsed since he was appointed by this Court to said administration, and that he believes said estate is solvent.

Your petitioner further represents, that the heirs of the said decedent are: W. C. Barbour, residing at Van Wert, Polk, Georgia; S. H. Barbour, residing in Mount Calm, Texas---Mrs. Holladay and her husband S. J. Holladay---Van Wert, Georgia, R. S. Barbour, Springfield, Texas--- and Mrs Hickman and her husband A. J. Hickman--- Van Wert, Polk County, Georgia, all of the above being over twenty one years of age; also, three children of J. M. Barbour deceased, names and ages unknown, two of whom reside at Huntsville, Alabama, said J. M. Barbour being a son of said Allen Barbour deceased; also, the heirs of W. H. Barbour--- lately residing at Dahlonega, Georgia, names, ages and sex unknown.

Your petitioner further states that the lands of said estate consists of a tract or parcel of land described as follows--- NW 1/4 or NW 1/4 of Sec. 32, Township 21, Range 4E, in Coosa land district, containing forty acres, more or less, which is so situated that it cannot be equitably divided among said heirs.

Your petitioner therefore states that he believes that the interests of all persons concerned in said land will be best promoted by a sale there of, and a distribution of the proceeds amond said heirs, according to their rights.

Where for your petitioner prays your Honor to authorize him to sell said land for cash for the purpose of making a division of said estate among said heirs, according to the statute in such case made and that such proceeding, order, and decrees may be had and made in the premises as may be sufficient to effect such sale, for said purpose according to law. And as in duty bound, vc.

 J. M. N. B. Nix

April 23, 1872
  Geo. P. Plowman
  Judge of Probate

Wills, Estates and Probate

Talladega County

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