Thank you for your answers to my questions. I appreciate the response. Marla Ricky T Allen wrote: > > marlawebb@inquo.net wrote: > > > > Found in History of Johnson Co. IL > > On October 9, 1830, Caleb Cotton was named administrator for the estate of Levi Morris. He > > was given the right to "administer all and singular the good chattles Rights and Credits of > > the said Levi Morris. > > > > I am searching for any information regarding this Caleb Cotton and Levi Morris. I also > > have a question to post regarding administration of an estate. Could someone be named as > > administrator even if the person of the estate was still living but may have been ill or > > disabled?? Is it usually a relation of some kind that is made administrator of an estate? > > Any help or ideas on these questions would be appreciated > > MarlaMarla, > > If a person was still alive, the person seeing his affairs would usually > be called a conservator rather than an administrator. > > The administrator does not have to be a relative, though often it was. > Sometimes the administrator was someone who had a great interest in > the estate (such as one whom the deceased owed money to). > > Hope this helps! > > Rick Allen, CGRS > http://www.shawneelink/~rtallen