>From "Abstracts of Wills and Estates Books III and IV 1847-1852 Barbour County, AL, Vol 2" by Helen Foley, page 1, 2 Baker, James P- 54. Will of James Baker Wife Patience Baker Son: Robert Baker Legal heirs Windham A. Tharp Others not named Excr: Son, Robert Baker Wit: Solomon Sikes, Robert Teal and William Gilmore. Date" Not given. Recorded ca 1847. p. 55. Petition of David Smith, in right of his wife, Jane Smith, formerly Baker, to contest the will of James Baker. ea 1847. p. 55. Bond of Robert Baker as excr. of the will of James Baker. Bondsmen: John Johnson and Hampton Ryan. 29 June 1847. P- 58. Appraisal of the estate by Robert Baker, admr. 30 June 1847. P- 59- ibid p. 67- Inventory sale. 21 Aug. 1847. pp. 200-1. Return of Robert Baker, exer. 29 Feb. 1848. pp. 283-4 Inventory and appraisal 18 Nov 1848 p. 284-7 Sale of personal property 29 Dec 1848 p. 311 List of heirs: Patience Baker the widow William Baker's heirs, reside in S.C. Mary Prescott, resides in S.C. Robert Baker James Baker Mathew Baker, resides in GA Nancy Wilson Jane Smith Elizabeth Tharp Children of Milley Nichols, dec'd, reside in Tenn. All of full age except some heirs of W. Baker 1849 p. 317 Account current return by Robert Baker, admr. 7 Feb 1849

>From "Abstracts of Wills and Estates Books III and IV 1847-1852 Barbour County, AL, Vol 2" by Helen Foley, page 7,8 Campbell, William D. p. 399. Bond of Isaac H. Chambers and Daniel Campbell as admrs. of the estate of William D. Campbell, dec'd. Bondsmen: Paul McCall, James S. Baxter, Abner Campbell, W. W. Campbell, N. B. Sutton and Elizabeth Campbell. 2 Nov. 1849. pp. 410-2. Inventory of the estate by Isaac H. Chambers, admr. 24 Dec. 1849. pp. 557-8. Petition of Elizabeth Campbell, widow of William D. Campbell, that her dower consisting of land be allotted to her according to law.Children: Daniel Cam(p)bell Elizabeth, wife of Joshua Cam(p)bell, Georgia Wesley W. Cam(p)bell Abner Cam(p)bell Malinda, wife of I. H. Chambers Jacob E. Cam(P)bell Mandy (Amanda), wife of N. B. Sutton Joab Campbell (note - Joab Campbell not included in this list) 27 Nov. 1850 P.559. The sheriff and commissioners summoned to allot and set off the dower claims. 11 Dec. 1850. pp. 560-1. Report of commissioners and description of dower land. Court ordered return of dower to the petitioner and the report of commissioners be filed as final. 17 Dec. 1850 p.608. I. H. Chambers, one of the admrs., list heirs, the same as above with the exception Joab Campbell is not listed. All are children of the dec'd. and all are of full age except Joab Campbell, Paul McCall Is his guardian. All are residents of the state except Elizabeth, wife of Joshua Campbell, who resides In Ga. 23 Dec. 1850. p. 610 I.H. Chambers, admr. petitions the court to order the division of slaves. 23 Dec 1850 p. 611 Return of I.H. Chambers, admr. 22 March 1851

>From "Abstracts of Wills and Estates Books III and IV 1847-1852 Barbour County, AL, Vol 2" by Helen Foley, page 30,31 NORTON, John W. p. 105 John W. NORTON asks court to notify Hinton Revenbark of the Nov. Term of Court in which he wants to recover a judgement against him rendered by said Hinton Revenbark in the March Term of Couyrt 21 Oct 1847. NORTON, William V. p. 361 Bond of James R. Norton and Isabella Norton as admrs. of the estate of William V. Norton, dec'd Bonsdmen: Page Floyd and John (illegible) 27 Aug 1849 pp. 392-3 Appraisal of personal property by James R. Norton, admr. 5 Sept 1849 p. 573 Return of Sale of personal property, by James R. Norton. 13 Jan. 1851. p. 609. Heirs of William V. Norton: Caroline E. Norton. 17 years old Delila A. Norton, 15 years old Nancy A. Norton, 13 years old Franklin W. Norton, 7 years old Thomas C. Norton, 5 years old Talbot M. Norton, 4 years old Urbean W. Norton, 2 years old 10 Jan. 1851. p.610. Petition of James E. Norton, admr. to divide slaves among heirs. William V. Norton died 12 June 1849, leaving widow, Isabella Norton and heirs named above. No date. p.610. Commissioners report a sale of slaves necessary for equal division. No date, ca 1851 p. 618. Return of sales by James R. and Isabella Norton. 12 Jan. 1851.

Margie, Could you please add the "link" for the Barbour County pages at the end of your messages so that we might go there "instantly?"

>From Barbour Co., AL Deedbook R, page 269 Recorded 8 March 1918 R.J. & M.J. Price conveyed 30 acres of land, located at NE ¼ Sec 35 T10 R27 to his daughter "Liddie" Howell, wife of Bob Howell. ===================================== >From Barbour Co., AL Deedbook O, pg 332 R.J. Price sold about 90 acres of land to his son-in-law, R.L. "Bob" Howell for $1,000.00. The land was located as follows: W side of NE ¼ of SE ¼ of Sec. 34, T10, R27 - 30 acres N ½ of SW ¼ of SW ¼ of Sec. 35, T10, R27 - 20 acres SW ¼ of SW ¼ of Sec. 35, T10, R27 - 40 acres Transaction was recorded 18 May 1916 ====================================== Richard Price SOS 6-3

Probate Court Minutes, page 492, Book 1889-1897 ================================ · Howell adoption · In the matter of the adoption of Grover Cleveland Lowery, and changing name to Grover Cleveland Howell · Probate Court, Barbour Co., July 25 1896 This day came Turner Howell, and filed in this court his declaration in writing, signed and acknowledged by him, and attested by two witnesses, adopting a boy child Grover Cleveland Lowery and changing the name of the said boy child from Grover Cleveland Lowery to Grover Cleveland Howell, and moved the court that his said declaration of writing be recorded in the minutes of this Court, in persuance of Sections 2365.2366.2367 of the code of Alabama. It is therefore ordered by the Court that the motion in the case be and the same is hereby granted, and that the declaration in writing in this case be recorded on W.H. Pruett Judge of Probate ======================================================== The records in OCR book 28, pages 387-389, indicated that the above mentioned Grover Cleveland Lowery was adopted by Turner Howell in July of 1896. His name was changed to Grover Cleveland Howell. At the time of the adoption, the child was between eight and nine years old, born about 1888. He had been an inmate of the Alabama Methodist Orphanage in Summerfield, Dallas County, Alabama. ========================================================== Richard Price SOS 6-3

OCR book pages 379-380 ====================== The State of Alabama ) Barbour County ) Probate Court Special term, December 18th 1860. Present and presiding J.S. Williams Judge of Said Court ============================================================ The State of Alabama ) Barbour County ) Know all men by these presents that we Sarah Howell, Joseph Howell and Turner Howell are held and firmly bound unto his Honor J.S Williams Judge of the Probate Court of said county and his ??? in office in the penal sum of Six hundred & fifty Dollars for the true payment of which sum well and truly to be made we bind ourselves our heirs Executors administrators and apigns jointly and severally firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals and dated this the 18th day of December AD, 1860. The condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the above bound Sarah Howell has been duly appointed Admin of the Estate of Washington Howell, late of Barbour County deceased. Now if the said Sarah Howell shall well and truly perform all the duties which are or may be by law required of her as such Administrator, then the above obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force. Sarah Howell (X) her mark L.S. Joseph Howell (X) his mark L.S. Turner Howell L.S. Came Sarah Howell who makes suit to this court to grant unto her letters of Administration on the Estate of Washington Howell deceased and she having given bond in the sum of Six hundred & fifty Dollars with Joseph Howell and Turner Howell her securities conditioned as the law directs. It is therefore ordered that the said bond with the securities be approved filed and recorded and that the letters of Administration as aforesaid be granted unto her and recorded. ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Probate Court Special Term Dec 20th 1860. Present and presiding J.S. Williams, Judge of said Court. A true appraisement of all the personal and real estate of Washington Howell late of Barbour County deceased exhibited to us the undersigned appraisers by Sarah Howell administrator, the 20th December 1860. Real Estate Eighty acres of land valued at $400.00 Personal Estate l Sorrel Pony 30.00 l Bay Colt 30.00 ll Head of Shoats 48.00 1 Lot Farming tools 2.50 1 Saddle & Bridle 4.00 1 Pare of Saddle Bags 4.00 ====== $518.50 The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Personally came before me A.E. Jones a Justice of the Peace in and for said County, James S. Parmer, James W. Johns, Ezekiel Wise, John Williamson, Lemuel L. Wise, appraisers of the Estate of Washington Howell late of said County deceased who being sworn say that the foregoing ??? contains a full and complete appraisement of all the Estate of Washington Howell exhibited to them the said appraisers by Sarah Howell the administrator on the 20th day of December 1860. James L. Parmer James W. Jones Ezekiel Wise John Williamson Lemuel L. Wise Sworn and subscribed the 20th day of December 1860 A.E. Jones J.P. ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Personally appeared before me, Turner Howell, agent of Sarah Howell who being duly sworn says the foregoing appraisement is just and true as far as has come to his knowledge. Sworn and subscribed this 26th Dec 1860 Turner Howell J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate ============================================================ OCR book 16, pages 493-494 ============================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) Probate Court, September 18th 1861. Present and presiding J.S. Williams, Judge of said Court. ============================================================ The State of Alabama) Barbour County ) To Hon J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate of said County. The undersigned Sarah Howell administrator of the Estate of Washington Howell deceased submits this annual return to wit On the 10 day of February 1861 or about that date the personal property mentioned in the inventory was sold on a credit until Jan 1 1862 at and for the aggregate sum of $59.00. This sum was afterwards collected in confederate money and lost to the estate. The Estate had no other personal ap?? The only remaining property of the Estate is a lot of land of 80 acres lying in said County only partially improved - which has not been cultivated except in some small patches of a few acres, say three or four. This land will have to be sold for debts or the estate will have to be reported insolvent as it really is. Respectfully submitted Sep 19, 1861 Sarah Howell J.S. Williams, Judge of Probate Came Sarah Howell admx of Washington Howell and filed her accounts and vouchers for an annual return and prays the same be filed and allowed - It is therefore ordered the same may be filed and that notice be posted at the Court House door and three other public places in said County for three weeks calling all persons interested to come before the Judge of this Court on the 2nd Monday of November next and then to contest if they see proper - It is further ordered that J.E. Macon be appointed Guardian ad litum of the minor heirs of said Estate. And afterwards to wit on the 11th day of November 1861 at a regular term of the Court the following proceedings were had to wit - Came Sarah Howell admx of Washington Howell deceased who at a former day filed her account and vouchers for an annual settlement of said Estate and prays the same may be slated and allowed and it appearing that notice has been posted at the Court House door and three other public places in said County for three weeks calling on all persons interested to come before the Judge of this Court on this day and contest the same and it alone appearing that J.E. Macon has been duly appointed Guardian ad litum of the minor heirs of said Estate and no exceptions having been made to said account or any part thereof and the Court proceeding to the consideration of the same thereby ???? the said administratrix chargeable on account of said Estate in the sum of Fifty nine dollars which sum was collected in Confederate money and entitled to no credits it is therefore ordered that the said accounts be allowed as stated aforesaid filed and recorded. ============================================================ Richard Price SOS 6-3

I worked on Barbour County for 14 hours today. I have added lots of pages of info and also revamped some of the pages. Be sure to go take a look around. Margie

Will of Charles Bush of Barbour County, Al The State of Alabama Probate Court Nov. 15, 1862 Barbour County Presiding J. S. Williams Judge of said county The State of Alabama To Honorable Judge S. Williams Judge of said County Barbour County ---------- ---------- The Petition of Salina J. Dubose and Salina B. Glover former Salina B. Bush, Executor and Executrix of Charles D. Bush deceased, respectively submits unto you honor. 1. That their is a provision contained in said will and testament of said testor for the real and personal property of the said Charles d. Bush to remain in the possession and under the control of Salina B. for and during the time of her life or widowhood, until the marriage of said Salina B. the said property should be sold , the proceeds equally divided between the said Salina B and children of said Salina B and said Charles D. bush to wit, Francis Jane Bush, Zachariah Bush and Charles Dennis Bush. ---------- 2. That said Salina B. heretofore intermarried with one Edward D. Glover to wit on the 5th day of January 1862. ---------- 3. That said will does not direct how by who or in what manner ---------- ---------- The balance of this court action is being requested from Barbour County, Al and this page will be updated upon the receipt of the document. Salina did remarry to E. E. Glover in Barbour County.

I am posting this article to the site. Thanks, Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: <Richardbprice@aol.com> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 2:59 PM Subject: [ALBARBOU] "Cemeteries..." transcript > The following was reported in the Eufaula Tribune, Sunday July 9, 2000. It > was written by Ann S. Smith, Tribune associate editor. Due to length of the > article, I will present it in two or three installations. > ================================================= > "Cemeteries tell of famous and forgotten" > > Some are marked by small, humble piles of field stones. Others have > simple boards of heart pine, the only decoration being a small circle design > cut into the top of the small board. Others are mere sunken places in the > ground. > They are the graves of pioneers, settlers, farmers and slaves who toiled > in the hot summer sun and endured winter in crude cabins or, later, sturdier > farm houses. > Barbour County is filled with hundreds of graves that yield no clues > about the lives of the people who were buried in family plots and early rural > church cemeteries that do bear witness to the early settlers. > Some have wrought iron fences around plots of the more well-to-do > families. They are in areas of the county that are today remote, but where > communities of several hundred people once lived. In some of the cemeteries, > later generations have placed markers. > On a hot June afternoon, local history buff Margaret Clayton Russell > stands in the midst of a section of Mt. Serene Cemetery, in a wooded area > off the Clayton Highway. The straight pine boards on some of the unmarked > graves offer mute testimony to the lives of "simple farmers" who, Russell > laments, "lived, died and are forgotten." > Descendants have fenced in and marked some of the graves at Mt. Serene, > where the markers placed in modern times on graves of pioneers John and Anna > L. Stewart tell us they were born in 1770 and 1777. But Russell says dozens > of unmarked graves are scattered throughout the nearby woods. > > Beauchamp Cemetery > ================= > Traveling on down to the old White Oak area, where a depot once stood to > accommodate rail traffic, Russell says we will have to climb up a "little > bank" to find the family burial ground of one of Barbour County's true > pioneers, Green Beauchamp. > Along the way, abandoned sharecropper houses are lonely reminders of > those who didn't live in grand plantation houses or mansions in Eufaula and > Clayton. > Beauchamp, whose Chronicles offer a glimpse into pioneer days in Barbour > County, came into the frontier about 1818, from Ft. Gaines, GA., Russell > informs her companion on the "cemetery field trip." > Suddenly she slows down on the isolated dirt road, where carelessly > discarded beer cans are the only sign of civilization. She backs up, pulling > to the side of the road. > After climbing up the embankment and walking a few yards into the woods, > she finds the small Beauchamp family cemetery, where it appears the few > marble markers have recently been disturbed. > "We need to do something about this," she comments, pointing out > gravesite of William R. Beauchamp, brother of Green Beauchamp. > "He and his wife had seven or eight children who were raised by Green > Beauchamp and his wife after their parents died." she says. > The cemetery markers document the short lives of many before the days of > modern medicine: > William R. Beauchamp, who died at age 18, and Asbury Beauchamp, who lived > only eight years. "Marie Godfrey searched for years for Green Beauchamp's > grave, but she never was sure which one it was," Russell says. But pointing > to a crude semi-circle of stones around a sunken area about the size of a > casket, she says she believes that is the final resting place of the early > pioneer who was only 17 years old when he came to the Creek country in 1818. > Russell says Green Beauchamp was probably the last person buried in the > old cemetery. In "Backtracking in Barbour County." Anne Kendrick Walker > writes that after Beauchamp's death, (1883) his wife, Caroline, who had no > children, left the settlement > =========================================================== > > Richard Price > SOS 6-3 > > > ==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== > Got a complaint, contact me not the list margie@majorinternet.com > >

Margie, Think I might have mispelled "Abstracted" in the first line! Don't know if you want to take out that line entirely to avoid any copyright infringement. I usually like to quote my sources to avoid confusion down the road. Just not sure about the copyright laws,and don't want either one of us to get into trouble just 'cause we are trying to help others. Terri -----Original Message----- From: M. Daniels <margie@majorinternet.com> To: ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, July 30, 2000 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [ALBARBOU] OCR Book 3 index >OOPS got it in the next message. > >Margie > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jim and Terri Tait" <jtait@hiwaay.net> >To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 1:03 PM >Subject: [ALBARBOU] OCR Book 3 index > > > > >==== ALBARBOU Mailing List ==== >Have you checked the Georgia Counties just across the river. Many of the Barbour residents came from, Crawford, Taylor, Randolph, Macon, Stewart Counties in Georgia just to mention a few. >

OOPS got it in the next message. Margie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim and Terri Tait" <jtait@hiwaay.net> To: <ALBARBOU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 30, 2000 1:03 PM Subject: [ALBARBOU] OCR Book 3 index

Joni.....Thanks Deo Vindice, Homer

Barbara, Thanks much, really appreciate it. Deo Vindice, Homer

Sandra, The OCR Book 3 index is a list of people who had estates in OCR Book 3. There are, of course, many other people mentioned in the estate (heirs, executors, bondsmen, etc.). And... this is just one OCR Book. There are many OCR books for Barbour County - I don't know how many. OCR Books 3 and 4 cover the period from 1847-1852. If the name of the person for whom you are looking did not show up in the index, I assume they did not have an estate record for that time frame. That does not mean that they were not mentioned in an estate somewhere, or they did not have an estate recorded in another OCR book. Thanks, Terri -----Original Message----- From: Tordion@cs.com <Tordion@cs.com> To: jtait@hiwaay.net <jtait@hiwaay.net> Date: Sunday, July 30, 2000 3:23 PM Subject: wills & estates query >Terri: > >Reference "Abstracts of Wills and Estates" by Helen Foley, and the listing >you just posted: can't tell if those comprise ALL the names in that book? >or just some? > >If the latter, then I wonder if any of my >SMITHs (Isiah, Moses, (James) Anderson) or >LEEs (Timothy Sr, Timothy Jr, Lehman David, (Nancy) Mag(nolia)ie) are >mentioned? Or JIMMERSONs (Job & Elizabeth, Margie Antnett), or >MILLERs (Martin and Jane Horne, Nancy Ann)? > >Thx > >Sandra > > > >

Homer: That is Theophilus Floyd Jr., hubby's grgrandfather. He died at Chickamauga on September 20, 1863, 2 days befoe his birthday! JONI

'scuse me for sticking my nose in but figured you might not have this: Theophilus Floyd appears on a muster roll dtd May 15, 1862 at Opelika as Pvt, Co H, 39th Ala inf Rgt; I had made an earlier note that he was killed, but don't recall where the information came from. Deo Vindice, Homer

Was hoping you could see what is in there on Theophilus Floyd. He is hubby's grgrgrandfather. Thanks! JONI

Taken from "Abstracts of Wills and Estates" by Helen Foley Orphans Court Records, Book 3, Barbour County, AL Wise, Jacob pp. 298-9. Commissioners appointed to make division of personal property of Jacob Wise, 'late of S. C.", by the provisions of his will, 26 Feb. 1849. P. 396. Bond of James Clark as excr. of the will of Jacob Wise. Bondsman: Charles Petty. 7 Nov. 1849. P. 397. Will of Jacob Wise Edgefield District, S. C. Wife: Ely Wise At death of said Ely Wise the estate is to be divided into three equal parts, to-wit: Daus: Harriett Clark Ann Bergin, share to be held in trust by son-in-law, James Clark Son: Ave C. Wise Excr: Son-in-law, James Clark Wit: D. J. Walker, John Wise and J. W. Hamilton. Date: 24 Sept. 1845. Recorded: 9 Nov. 1849. P. 401. Commissioners report that slaves left to the daughter, Ann Bergin, by Jacob Wise, cannot be equally divided without a sale of same. 7 Nov. 1849.

>From "Abstracts of Wills and Estates" by Helen Foley, page 27 of book McLeod - Orphans Court Records Book 3, Barbour County, AL MCLEOD, Hugh p. 46 William C. MCLEOD file application as admr. of the estate of Hugh MCLEOD, dec'd Bondsmen: Daniel MCKENZIE and John MCCALL 21 June 1847. p. 57 ibid, 17 July 1847 p. 63 Louisville, 6 July 1847 Appraisal of the estate by A. MCRAE, J.M. LAMPLY, and Samuel SIMPKINS 4 Aug 1847.