Contributed: January 1, 2007
State of Mississippi Chancery
Court
Itawamba County December
Term 1889
To the Honorable Chancery Court of Itawamba County, Your Petitioner Richard Bowen, a resident citizen of Itawamba County, Mississippi would show unto your Honor as follows:
That on or about the day of _________ 1888 William Bowen (Sr.) departed this life, being at the time a resident of Said County and State. That said decedent died Intestate so far as your petitioner knows and believes.
That he left
a personal and Real Estate living and having in Itawamba.
That them and same debts ______ owing from said decedent and that
an administration on said Estate is necessary for the persons
of collecting debts from said Estate and the indebtedness due
and owing by Said Estate might be paid off and fully discharged.
That the personal Estate is estimated by your Petitioner to be
of about the value of $250.00 Dollars, committing of notes accounts
was one mule, some cattle and various other articles of personalty.
(Personal Property)
That said decedent left surviving him the following named heirs and disclaimants:
Mrs. Rebecca
Bowen, widow of said decedent, Richard Bowen, William Bowen, J.
Y. Bowen (sons), Mrs. Mary M. Brown, Mrs. Milly Wesson, daughters,
resident citizens of Itawamba Co., Miss. Mrs. Elizabeth Wigington,
daughter, a resident citizen of the State of Texas and has for
her post office address, Coffman, Coffman County, Texas. Mrs.
Vaney Ware, daughter and resident citizen of the State of North
Carolina, Post Office address ( ).
William Bookout, J. L. Bookout, Minerva Bookout, Grandchildren
and heir at law of Mrs. _________ Bookout, deceased daughter.
(Julia Ann) John H. Hood, Grand Child and heir at law, deceased
daughter, Mrs ______ Hood. (Minerva) (Both,
Mrs. Bookout and Mrs. Hood had the name “Lavisa” in
parentheses.) William H. Bowen (Jr.), Mrs. Sarah Smith,
Mrs. Martha Clayton, Henderson Bowen, James Y. Bowen (Jr.),
all resident citizens of Itawamba County, Miss. Mrs. Mary Dulaney,
(Nancy V.) a resident citizen of
the state of Arkansas and has for her Post Office address _______.
Elias Bowen, a resident citizen of the state of Arkansas and has
for his Post Office address _______, all grand children and heirs
at law of Johnny Bowen, deceased son.
Your petitioner would further show unto your Honor, Mrs. Rebecca Bowen and Mother of your petitioner being very old and infirm and by nearing such age and infirmities, her mind has become somewhat infirmmed and that she is wholly and absolutely incompetent to assume the responsibilities and duties as administrator of Said Estate. that your Petitioner is a suitable and competent person to administrate in Said Estate and willing to accept the trust and be subject as suitable persons to appraise Said Estate.
Orlandar Cowden, David Clifton, John Burch, William Chamblee, & William ????.
Promises considered Petitioner before your Honor to meet his letters of administration in Said Estate upon his intentions met bound with sufficient sureties and taking the oath promised by law and that warrant of Appraisment issue and as in _____ bound will ever be ____ & cc.
F.
T. Johnson
Seal
for petitioner
Subscribed
& Sworn to R.
H. Bowen (his signature)
Before me this 8th day Petitioner
Of July, 1889
A. J. Weaver clk.