JOHN F. WEST DEKALB COUNTY, TN GENEALOGY FROM ADMINISTRATOR’S SETTLEMENT BOOKS 1846-1907 Abstracted and Compiled by Betty Moore MAJORS 1992 DEKALB CO., TN SETTLEMENT BOOK, 1854-1865 P21 8 Aug 1854. Gipson R. WEST appointed administrator of the estate of John F. WEST, dec’d. PP127-130 7 January 1856. “We, William P. WEST, Gibson R. WEST, William H. MAGNESS and wife Elizabeth Jane, formerly Elizabeth Jane WEST, Thomas E. WEST , and W.J. Isbell guardian of Christopher and Julia V. WILLIAMS, minor children of Matilda WILLIAMS, dec’d, formerly Matilda WEST, Thomas WEST and Joseph B. WEST agree to the following as advancements of the estate of John F. WEST, dec’d, being the amounts as charged to some of the [above] heirs by the said John F. WEST, dec’d in his lifetime----“ P174 Gipson R. WEST, administrator of the estate of John F. WEST, dec’d, settlement. The eleven heirs and distributees are: Mary WEST, widow $73.39 W.J. ISBELL, guardian of the WILLIAMS heirs 73.39 William P. WEST 73.39 Gipson R. WEST 73.39 Thomas E. WEST 73.39 Joseph B. WEST 73.39 Wm. H. MAGNESS and wife Jane 73.39 Julia E. WEST 73.39 Wm. H. MAGNESS, guardian of Wiley B. WEST 73.39 Joseph B. WEST, guardian of Robert B. WEST 73. 39 Joseph B. WEST, guardian of Samantha D. WEST 73.39 Settlement with Matilda B. WILLIAMS, formerly Matilda WEST should be charged with $35.00, amount received in advance by the said Matilda WILLIAMS, mother of said WILLIAMS children, in her lifetime. FRAN’S NOTE: In time, I will obtain full estates papers from the Courthouse if extant. When that is done, I will post to the List.