Source: The Daily Home News 6 September 1952 Surrogate Matters Wills probated and letters of administrations issued by Acting Surrogate Frank A. Connolly include: MAGADALENE BURDA Fred BURDA, of 23 Prosper Street, will inherit the estate left by his wife, Magdalene, who died February 8 in this city. Arthur REICH, of 3 Elm Row, is executor and was witness to the will of January 16, 1950. Joan ANDRES was the other witness. CLIFTON L. THOMPSON Ruth SMITH and Isabel GROSSBECK, both of Stelton [now Edison], were named administrices and legatees of the estate left by their father, Clifton L. THOMPSON. He died August 24 at Raritan Township [now Edison]. Phillip BLACHER and Edward J. MORRISON witnessed the will of last July 22. GEORGE W. HEDDEN, Sr. Mrs. Mary D. HEDDEN, of Dunellen, was named excutrix and sole legatee of the estate left by her husband, George W., Sr. Mr. HEDDEN died May 4 and his will of March 18 was witnessed by Elizabeth M. OSBORN and David. G. RICHMOND. JACK T. BREWER Mrs. Mildred BREWER, of 50 Sturgis Road, Nixon Park [now Edison] will administer the $1000 estate of her husband, Jack T., in accordance with an order by County Judge Kiemmer Kalteissen. Mr. BREWER is presumed dead as of February 18 when he leaped into the sea 30 miles off Cape Cod and disappeared. He was the chief mate of the Tanker S.S. Fort Mercer which broke up and sank in a North Atlantic gale. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- Michelle Tucker ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OKGenWeb County Coordinator: Cherokee Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~okchero2/index.htm OKGenWeb Archives: Adair Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/adair/adair.html Sequoyah Co.: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ok/sequoyah/sequoyah.html Michelle's Home Page: http://members.home.net/famhist/shell.htm Countiss Connections: http://members.home.net/famhist/countiss.htm