It seems that many people are interested in the estate record mentioning Melissa/Margaret, Ava/Eva V., and Mary Wood from Iron county Missouri. So, I'm going to post it directly to the list. I have a couple of different pages. The one lists Mary A., Eva V. and > Margaret M. Wood. Then I have seprate listings for Melissa, Mary, and Ava > V. Now that I'm looking closer- I'm thinking that Ava V. and Eva V. are the > same person. The one sister is obviouisly Mary, and the other one is listed > on one document as Margaret and another document as Melissa. I think > Margaret and Melissa are the same person. > > Maybe you can follow up with a land record since it tells where George Wood's land was located. > That could give more info. There is a place online that you can look up land records for free and often obtain a copy of an original document downloaded off the internet. I don't have the link, but have used it many > time. Try a search for GLO records (Government Land Records). > > Here; I'll trascribe it for you. I know it came from the Missouri State > Archives. They did a search of the Iron county probate and estate records > for me. I was looking for an estate record dated somewhere between 1870 and > 1886. Stamped onto the back of this record it says; County- Iron, Record- > probate court, Vol A., Page 421, Reel 2909 or 12909 (can't tell if it is a 1 > or a accidental mark). Recieved from the Missouri State Archives P.O. Box > 1747 Jefferson City, Missouri 65102. > > Estate of Mary A. Wood Eva V. Wood and Margaret M. Wood mionor heirs of > George Wood Deceased. Order of Sale of real estate. Marshall guardian and > curateor of the person and estate of Mary A. Wood Eva V. Wood and Margaret > M. Wood minor heirs of George Wood decd and presents to the court his > petition ???aying for an order for the sale of the interest of said minors > in and to the following descried real estate or so much thereof as will be > sufficient for their support and education to wit NEth of NEth of Section > 25 in Township No 34 north range No 3 East containing. There are a couple > of other pages. One in which Mr. Marshall asks to be guardian. Another > states that he has been appointed guardian. > > A Seperate document for Ava V.: > In the matter of Ava V. Wood a minor, John R. Marshal guardian and curate of > the ??? and estate of Ava V. Wood a minor and ??? is making his first annual > settlement with the estate of his said ward wherin he charge himself with > assets of said estate in teh ??? of ten dollars recieved as her distribution > share of the Estate of Ann E. Callaway decd. and asks credit as per voucher > filed in the ??? of ten dollors which settlement is approved by the court. > (Iron county, probate court, Vol A. Page 616, Reel C2909. > > A Seperate document for Melissa wood is worded exactly like the seperate > document of Ava V. Wood above.(Iron county, probate court, Vol. A. Page 616 > Rell C2909) > > A Seperate documetn for Mary Wood is worded exactly like the seperate > document of Ava V. and Melissa Wood above. (Iron county, probate court, > Vol. A. Page 616 Rell C2909)