Lauderdale County, Tennessee

Judgments at October Term 1908 – Page 199

Mrs. Anna Lunsford

Vs

Walter & Verser Lunsford

Petition for Homestead and Dower

LAUDERDALE COUNTY, TENNESSEE

COURT MINUTES, BOOK X

[PAGES 504-508]

MRS. ANNA LUNSFORD                     

VS                                                              

WALTER & VERSER LUNSFORD                

OCTOBER 19^TH 1908

                                 THIS CAUSE COMING ON THIS DAY TO BE HEARD ON THE REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED AT THE PRESENT TERM OF THIS COURT WHICH REPORT IS AS FOLLOWS

COMMISSIONERS REPORT

TO THE WORSHIPFUL COUNTY COURT OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY TENN, THE UNDERSIGNED COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED IN THIS CAUSE AT THE PRESENT TERM OF THIS COURT AND DULY SWORN TO ALLOT AND SET APART TO MRS. ANNA LUNSFORD, HER HOMESTEAD AND DOWER OUT OF THE TWO TRACTS OF LAND DESCRIBED IN THE ORDER APPOINTING THEM, RESPECTFULLY REPORT AS FOLLOWS;

1^ST THEY HAVE ALLOTTED AND ASSIGNED TO HER THE FOLLOWING PORTION OF SAID LANDS AS HER HOMESTEAD, INCLUDING THE FAMILY RESIDENCE AND THE APPURTENANCES AND THUS BOUNDED;

BEGINNING AT A STAKE THE NORTH WEST CORNER OF A SIXTY EIGHT ACRE TRACT OF LAND WHICH WAS DECREED TO J. A. LUNSFORD BY THE COUNTY COURT OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY BY DECREE RECORDED IN SAID COURT IN MINUTE BOOK “N” PAGE 192, AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A 79 ACRE TRACT WHICH WAS CONVEYED TO SAID J. A. LUNSFORD BY DEED WHICH IS RECORDED IN THE REGISTER’S OFFICE IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY IN DEED BOOK “R” PAGE 465;  RUNS THENCE EAST WITH THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID 68 ACRE TRACT, 21 3/10 POLES TO A STAKE IN SAME, THENCE NORTH 14 POLES TO A STAKE WITH SASSAFRAS AND DOGWOOD POINTERS; THENCE EAST 16 POLES TO A STAKE; THENCE SOUTH 14 POLES TO A STAKE IN SAID NORTH BOUNDARY LINE THENCE EAST WITH SAID NORTH BOUNDARY LINE 49 9/10 POLES TO A STAKE THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 68 ACRE TRACT; THENCE SOUTH WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID 68 ACRE TRACT 43 1/5 POLES TO A STAKE; THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID 68 ACRE TRACT 87 ½ POLES TO A STAKE IN THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAME; THENCE NORTH WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID 68 ACRE TRACT 43 1/5 POLES TO THE BEGINNING CONTAINING 25 ACRES.

2^ND THEY HAVE ALLOTTED AND ASSIGNED TO HER THE FOLLOWING PORTION OF THE REMAINDER OF SAID TRACT ADJOINING THE SAID HOME STEAD TRACT AND THUS BOUNDED;

BEGINNING AT A STAKE THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF SAID ….TRACT REFERRED TO ABOVE; RUNS THENCE EAST WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAME 87 ½ POLES TO A STAKE THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF SAID 68 ACRE TRACT; THENCE NORTH WITH THE EAST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAME 81 4/5 POLES TO A STAKE THE SOUTH EAST CONER OF THE HOMESTEAD TRACT ABOVE DESCRIBED, THENCE WEST WITH THE SOUTH BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID HOMESTEAD TRACT 87 ½ POLES TO A STAKE, THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF SAID HOMESTEAD TRACT; THENCE SOUTH WITH THE WEST BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID 68 ACRE3 TRACT 81 4/5 POLES TO THE BEGINNING, CONTAINING 44 ¾ ACRES.  SAID HOMESTEAD AND DOWER ARE SHOWN ON THE PLAT HEREWITH EXHIBITED AS PART OF THIS REPORT MARKED “A” THIS OCT. 19^TH 1908

                                                         G. J. HUTCHESON

                                                         JOS. CROCKETT      COMMISSIONERS

                                                         J. C. SAWYER, COUNTY SURVEYOR

BILL OF COSTS

J. C. SAWYER ONE DAY & MAKING PLAT   $5.00

G. J. HUTCHESON  “    “                                      $1.50

JOE CROCKETT      “    “                                      $1.50

                     TOTAL                                               $8.00

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AND THE SAID REPORT BEING UNEXCEPTED TO IS IN ALL THINGS CONFIRMED AND THAT SAID ANNA LUNSFORD IS VESTED WITH ALL OF THE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO SAID HOMESTEAD AND DOWER TRACTS, TO WHICH SHE IS RIGHTFULLY ENTITLED ACCORDING TO LAW, AS THE WIDOW OF J. A. LUNSFORD, DECEASED, AND ON HER APPLICATION, A WRIT OF POSSESSION WILL ISSUE TO PUT THEREIN POSSESSION OF SAID LANDS.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED BY THE COURT THAT THE PETITIONER ANNA LUNSFORD, PAY ALL OF THE COSTS OF THIS CAUSE FOR WHICH EXECUTION MAY ISSUE.

MONDAY MORNING, OCTOBER THE 26^TH 1908

APPLICATION OF ANNA LUNSFORD        

WIDOW OF J. A. LUNSFORD, DECEASED 

FOR YEARS SUPPORT                                    

         IT APPEARING FROM THE PETITION OF ANNA LUNSFORD, WIDOW OF J. A. LUNSFORD, DECEASED, IN HER OWN BEHALF AND THAT OF THE MINOR CHILDREN OF DECEASED, THAT HER HUSBAND, J. A. LUNSFORD, HAS LATELY DIED INTESTATE, IN LAUDERDALE COUNTY, LEAVING SURVIVING HIM, HIS SAID WIDOW AND TWO MINOR CHILDREN, TO WIT; WALTER LUNSFORD, AGE 18 YEARS, AND VERSER LUNSFORD, AGE FOURTEEN YEARS, WHO CONSTITUTE THE FAMILY OF SAID WIDOW, AND THAT THEY ARE ENTITLED TO HAVE SET APART A YEARS SUPPORT OUT OF THE ESTATE OF SAID J. A. LUNSFORD, DECEASED, AND SAID PETITIONER PRAYING THE APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THAT PURPOSE;  IT IS ORDERED THAT THE PRAYER OF PETITIONER BE GRANTED, AND THAT JOHN LEGGETT, ALSIE SMITH, AND M. K. UNDERWOOD, FREEHOLDERS OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY, UNCONNECTED WITH SAID WIDOW, EITHER BY AFFIRMITY OR CONSANGUINITY, BE AND THEY ARE HEREBY APPOINTED COMMISSIONERS, TO SET APART SO MUCH OF THE CROPS, STOCK, PROVISIONS, MONEYS ON HAND OR DUE, OR OTHER ASSETS OF THE ESTATE OF SAID J. A. LUNFORD, DECEASED, AS MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE SUPPORT OF SAID WIDOW AND HER FAMILY, UNTIL THE EXPIRATION OF ONE YEAR AFTER THE DEATH OF HER SAID HUSBAND, AND SAID COMMISSIONERS WILL MAKE AND RETURN A FULL REPORT OF THEIR EXECUTION HEREOF TO THE PRESENT TERM OF THIS COURT IF PRACTICABLE, OTHERWISE TO THE NEXT TERM OF THIS COURT.

TO THE HON. GEO. W. YOUNG, JUDGE FO THE COUNTY COURT OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY TENNESSEE.

THE PETITION OF ANNA LUNSFORD, A RESIDENT OF SAID COUNTY, RESPECTFULLY SHOWS THAT SHE IS THE WIDOW OF J. A. LUNSFORD, DECEASED, WHO DIED INTESTATE IN SAID COUNTY IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER LAST, AND THAT SAID INTESTATE LEFT TWO CHILDREN, WALTER LUNSFORD AGED EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, AND VERSER LUNSFORD, AGED FOURTEEN YEARS, SONS OF HIM AND YOUR PETITION WHOMSIDE WITH PETITIONER PRAYS YOUR HONOR TO APPOINT THREE FREEHOLDERS, UNCONNECTED WITH HER EITHER BY AFFINITY OR CONSANGUINITY, TO SET APART TO HER AND HER FAMILY, A YEARS SUPPORT AS PROVIDED BY THE STATUTE.

                                                                                         ANNA LUNSFORD

MCKINNEY & PIERSON

SOLICITORS FOR PETITIONERS

STATE OF TENNESSEE             

LAUDERDLE COUNTY             

                     PERSONALLY APPEARED BEFORE ME, L. B. ARCHER, CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY TENNESSEE, PETITIONER ANNA LUNSFORD, WHO MAKES OATH THAT THE STATEMENTS AND ALLEGATIONS IN HER ABOVE AND FOREGOING PETITION ARE TRUE TO THE BEST OF HER KNOWLEDGE, INFORMATION AND BELIEF.

THIS OCTOBER 26^TH 1908

                                                         L. B. ARCHER, CLERK

                                                         G. WHIT YOUNG, DEPUTY CLERK

THIS PETITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENTERED BEFORE THE PRECEEDING ENTRY.

MRS. ANNA LUNSFORD         

AS ADMINISTRATRIX            

J. A. LUNSFORD, DECEASED                         QUALIFICATION

         IT APPEARING TO THE COURT THAT J. A. LUNSFORD, LATE A CITIZEN OF LAUDERDALE COUNTY TENNESSEE, DEPARTED THIS LIFE INTESTATE ON THE ___ DAY OF SEPT. 1908, AND THE COURT BEING SATISFIED THAT THE APPLCIANT, MRS. ANNA LUNSFORD, IS A PROPER PERSON TO ADMINISTER ON THE ESTATE OF SAID DECEASED, J. A. LUNSFORD, AND THE SAID MRS. ANNA LUNSFORD, HAVING ENTERED INTO A PRPER BOND IN THE PENAL SUM OF TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS WITH HERMAN SCHAFER AND W. R. MILLER AS HER SURETIES AND THE SAID MRS. ANNA LUNSFORD HAVING BEEN SWORN TO FAITHFULLY PERFORM THE DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATING THE ESTATE OF SAID DECEASED, IT IS ORDERED BY THE COURT THAT SHE BE CLOTHED WITH ALL THE POWERS AND CHARGED WITH ALL THE DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF J. A. LUNSFORD AND THAT LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION ISSUE TO HER.

 COURT ADJOURNED UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING

                                                                                             GEO. W. YOUNG

                                                                                             COUNTY JUDGE

Source: Lauderdale County Court Minutes,

Court House, Ripley, Lauderdale County, Tennessee