Bobby, On anscestry.com John Richard Brooks has a daughter named Harriet R. b. Apr. 1841. in Macon Co Tn.d. Jan. 8, 1929 in Thompsonville, Franklin Co. IL. It says she Married Charles Uhles b.1832 d. 1865 then it appears she married Marquis Dero Gammons b. Oct. 14, 1844 in Macon Co. Tn.d. May 2, 1911 in Thompsonville IL. But nothing about her marrying a Shrum, but of course she could have. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "B & B West" <geefer@sti.net> To: <TNMACON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 4:40 PM Subject: [TNMACON] Harriett SHRUM > In researching some Macon County court records, dated 17 August 1877, District 10, dealing with > the estate of John Richard BROOKS, deceased, I see the name Harriett SHRUM mentioned several > times. > > Who is/was Harriett SHRUM? > > Thanks!!! > Bobby L. West > > > > ==== TNMACON Mailing List ==== > <a href="http://www.tngennet.org/macon"> VISIT THE MACON COUNTY, TENNESSEE WEBPAGE!</A> > >

From: Ruth Muhleck Bobby, On anscestry.com John Richard Brooks has a daughter named Harriet R. Hi, Ruth, Harriett R. Brooks is listed among the heirs as being the wife of M. D. L. Gammon. Harriett SHRUM is not listed as being one of the heirs. She is listed under the "et al" group. I was curious as to her identity and wondering if she was connected to any of my SHRUMs. The court records do not indicate whether Harriett SHRUM is married, single, divorced, or widowed. According to the court records, John Richard Brooks, Sr. owned several tracts of land totaling somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,000 acres. He died intestate and heirs and "et als" showed up saying that J. R. Brooks, Sr. had sold them various numbers of acres on a verbal contract. Those who could prove that purchase money had changed hands were allowed to keep the land provided that they finished paying for it. Harriett SHRUM claimed to have purchased 50 acres on a verbal contract but was not able to retain a title to it because of a financial problem so her interest in the land was denied by the court. Land not sold under verbal contract was sold by the court and the proceeds distributed among the heirs, it being the court's decision that the land not sold under a verbal contract could not be divided among the heirs without adversely affecting the value of the land. Interesting item: John Richard Brooks, Sr. sold the land on a verbal contract with no interest but the court added interest onto the unpaid portions of the contract The court also calculated state and county tax back to the day of the sale of the property that was sold on a verbal contract and added that to the unpaid balance and interest. So concludes a short history on how the courts handled real estate belonging to people who died intestate back in "the good ol' days". Incidentally, John Richard Brooks, Sr. was/is my g-g-g-grandfather. Bobby L.