In a message dated 6/6/99 11:55:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, WESTHOMER@aol.com writes: << Subj: John Hansel Dillard, 1850-1917 Date: 6/6/99 11:55:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: WESTHOMER@aol.com To: GAJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com Hi, I am searching for info on John Hansel Dillard. This information I can verify. Jane Dillard Stoneham (b 1765 Va) moved to Jackson Co Ga abt 1801. Jane's father is Joseph Dillard. Jane had a brother John Dillard. John Hansel Dillard is buried in the Doster Family Cemetery in Jackson Co Ga. His headstone reads " 1 July 1917, 67 yrs old,Erected by Hugh Phillips Administrator of His Estate". So John Hansel had a will, probably in Jackson Co Ga. I think John Hansel is possibly a son or grandson of Jane's brother John. Hansel may be maiden name of John Hansel's mother or grandmother. Why is he buried in Doster Family Cemetery with no other known relatives. Why was his headstone erected by the administrator of his estate. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Pat There is no certainty of it Pat, but the term "Administrator" usually applies when a person died intestate. When they die testate, the term "Executor" is correct and more likely to have been used. An Executor would have been responsible for executing only those things directed by the Will, and by law. Wills often direct that matters associated with burial be attended. An Administrator, on the other hand, would automatically be charged with attending "all" matters of cost associated with an estate prior to a person's death, and afterward. Harry Nelms