Descendants of Ludwig GERWIN

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1. Ludwig GERWIN

1 PROP
2 DATE 1853
2 PLAC Woodville Twp., Sandusky Co., OH

Probate Court
Sandusky Co., Ohio
Will Record
Case # 1237

Ludwig GERWIN of Woodville will this day declare hereby, his last Will. All that is mine in movable and immovable property belongs to my wife Sophia Gerwin whose maiden name was HUNTE who can according to her own wish or will, transfer it to any of our children as she desires after the debts upon it are all paid and can after my death dispose of it as she sees fit.
Woodville Oct.16th 1855.
Ludwig GERWIN

Witnesses
Frederick JAEGER
Christopher GERWIN

Probate Court
Sandusky Co., Ohio
Declaration of Intent for Citizenship
# 3389

THE STATE OF OHIO, SANDUSKY COUNTY, SS.
Be it remembered this 27th day of November A.D. 1858 personally appeared before me, J.N. SMITH, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas within and for said county Ludwig GERVING (sic) an Alien, who being duly sworn by me, an his oath says that it is bona fide his intention to become a citizen of the United States, and to renounce forever all allegiance and fidelity to any Foreign Prince or Potentate, State or Sovereignty whatever, and particularlt to The King of Hanover whereof he is a subject.

Ludwig GERWIN
Attest, J.N. SMITH Clerk

Sophia HUNTE

Transcribed from
Sandusky Co, Ohio
Probate Court Records
Estate Papers for Sophia GERWIN
Case # 4348

NOTE: The first page of these papers is dated February 26, 1895, Sophia Gerwin died in May 1877.

APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
THE STATE OF OHIO )
Sandusky County,ss.) IN PROBATE COURT.

Herman GERWIN being duly sworn, says that Sophia GERWIN a resident of the Township of Woodville in said County, died on or about the ____ day of May A.D. 1877, and that there is not, to the knowledge of this affiant, any last Will and Testament of said decedent; that the said Sophia GERWIN died leaving affiant and the following persons her only heirs at law:

__________________________________________________________________________ __________
NAME DEGREE OF KINSHIP P.O. ADDRESS
__________________________________________________________________________ __________Mrs Dora ERNSTHAUSEN Daughter Elmore, Ohio
Henry GERWIN Son now deceased
Lewis CHUMBERG Grandson Toledo, Ohio
Fred GERWIN Son " "
William GERWIN Son Woodville, Ohio

That said Henry GERWIN left three children, to wit Louis GERWIN, Henry GERWIN, and Julia SEEK, grandchildren of said Sophia GERWIN and residng in Toledo, Ohio

The undersigned asks to be appointed administrator of the estate of said decedent, and on his oath aforesaid says, the amount of personal property will be $____________
And of real estate about $____________
Total $____________
And offers a bond of$50.00, with__________________________________________________________
and_____________________________________________________as sureties thereon, and suggests
__________________________________________________________________________ __________.
Herman GERWIN (signed)
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 26th day of Feby. A.D. 1895
John L. GARN (signed), Probate Judge
By A E CULBERT (signed) Dept-Clerk

ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND

KNOW ALL MEN by these Presents,

That we Herman GERWIN A. HORNING and William SWAN are held and firmly bound unto the State of Ohio, in the penal sum of Fifty Dollars, to the payment of which we do hereby jointly and severally bind ourselves, our heirs, executors and administrators, if default be made in the condition following:
WHEREAS, Letters of Administration ______________________________________________
upon the estate of Sophia GERWIN deceased, were granted to the said Herman GERWIN by the Probate Court of Sandusky County, in the State of Ohio, on the 26th day of Feby. 1895: Now if the said Herman GERWIN as Adminstrator of the estate of said Sophia GERWIN deceased, shall:
FIRST, Make and return into said Court, on oath, within three months, a true inventory of all moneys, goods, chattels, rights and credits of the deceased that are by law to be administered, and which shall come to his possession or knowledge; and also, if required by said Court, an inventory of the real estate of said deceased.
SECOND, Shall administer, according to law, all moneys, goods, chattels, rights, and credits of the said deceased, and the proceeds of all her real estate that may be sold for the payment of her dbts, which shall at any time come to the possession of said administrat , or to the possession of any other person for him.
THIRD, Shall render, upon oath, a just and true account of his administration within eighteen months, and at any other time when required by said Court or the law; and failing so to do for thirty days after he shall have been notified of the expiration of the time by the Probate Judge h shall receive no allowance for his services, nless the Court shall enter upon its journal that such delay was necssary and reasonable.
FOURTH, Shall pay any balance remaning in his hands upon the settlement of his acconts, to such persons as said Court or the law shall direct; and
FIFTH, Shall deliver the Letters of Administration into the Court, in case any will of said deceased shall hereafter duly proved and allowed; then this obligation to be void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect.

Fremont, Ohio, 26th day of February A.D. 1895

Herman GERWIN (signed)
A. HORNING (signed)
William SWAN (signed)

Sworn to be and signed in my presence this 12thday of April, 1895, J.L. HART (signed)
Notary Public

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT PROOF OF PUBLICATION
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned The State of Ohio, Sandusky County. ss.
has beenappointed and qualified as Personally appeared S.C. LAMBERSON
administrator of the estate of Sophia GAR- who upon oath says, that heis one of the publishers
VIN, deceased, late of Woodville township, of THE DEMOCRATIC MESSENGER, a weekly
Sandusky county, Ohio. newspaper, printed in and of general circulation in
Herman GERWIN the said County of Sandusky and State of Ohio, and
Fremont, O., March 7, 1895 that an advertisement -- of which the annexed is a
true copy -- was published in the issue of said paper of March 11, 1895 and for Two consecutive
weeks thereafter.
Charges for publication $ 2.00
" " affidavit
_____ $ 2.40
S.C. LAMBERSON (signed)
Sworn before me, this 10 day of April A.D. 1895
John L. GARN (signed)
Probate Judge

SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
PROBATE COURT

In the matter of the
Estate of Sophia GERWIN }
Deceased.

To the Hon. Probate Court of said County.
Now comes Herman GERWIN and reports to the Court that no property of any kind or discription has come into his hands from said estate as such administrator, except a certain mortgage in the sum of $1200.00 given by one William GERWIN to said Sophia GERWIN, dated Jan'y 13, 1865, and upon the following described premises to wit:
Situate in Woodville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio, and known as the East half of the South east quarter Section number Two (2) said Township No. 5 N. Range No. 13 East, containing 80 acres more or less.
That said administrator finds from investigation that said mortgage has been fully paid to the said Sophia GERWIN, and that there is nothing due thereon, and the same has been by me as such administrator, duly cancelled. Said mortgage is recorded in the Mortgage Records of said County in Vol. 10 at Page 511.
There is no other property of any kind or discriptin belonging to said estate, and said estate has no debts, and said administrator asks to be discharged.
Sign here- - - x Herman GERWIN (signed)
Admr. of Sophia GERWIN
State of Ohio,
Sandusky County ss,
Herman GERWIN being first duly sworn says the facts stated in his foregoing report and statement are true as he verily believes. Herman GERWIN (signed)