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Will/Guardianship of Luther Boyd Jr.
Luther was married twice; his first wife Eliza Jane French (m. 1857) died about 1871. His second wife, (m. 1872) Mary Ann (Searles) Hullner/ Hollander, died in 1879. Luther died in 1887, aged 57, with two minor children. The farm and contents were sold to pay debts and care of the two minor children, Abraham and Luther, III. The will is 85 pages in length and was not finalized until 1897. As I try to make sense of all the pages I find that Abraham L. Boyd was age 16 and Luther Boyd was aged 11 and were placed under the guardianship of Michael Slattery 27 December 1887. Michael was an uncle who married Ellen Boyd, a daughter of Levi Boyd, brother of Luther Boyd Jr. More on Luther Boyd Jr. and Family December 1, 1887 Sale Bill. Estate sale included the normal household items in the estate and listed the purchaser as well as how much was paid for said items. Family members buying items at this sale were: Andrew. J. Boyd (Iron Kettle), Richard Boyd (2 kegs of pickles), Abraham Boyd (corn cutter& pitchfork), Edward Boyd (cart), Lewis Loop (plow), Ida Boyd (5 chairs) Emma Sebring (bedstead and bedding), Columbus Sebring (shot gun). Total of sale items came to $227.32. January 2, 1888 Lewis Center, Delaware County, Ohio. To the Honorable Probate Judge of Delaware County, Ohio. "Dear Sir, I respectually ask for an additional allowance of $20.00 as I consider $40.00 (as provided) inadequate to meet the expences of my ward, Luther Boyd, for one year, for the following reasons: he is in a manner bare-footed and destitute of a change of any garment with the exception of three summer shirts. For those reasons I respectfully ask that the allowance be made Sixty instead of Forty dollars. Respectfully, Michael Slattery, Guardian of Luther Boyd. April
16, 1888 "paid Richard Boyd while helpless with broken leg,
$3.00.
Paid R. C.
Alexander,
MD for setting broken leg and five office visits, $20.00.
October 27, 1888 Joseph Callahan is named guardian of Abraham Boyd who was age 17 years. Joseph Callahan was the son of Diana Boyd Callahan. June 27, 1892 Guardian (Joseph Callahan) says that his ward Abraham Boyd has arrived at the full age of twenty-one and that this is his final account and that he has settled with his said ward and filed his final receipt herewith and asks to be discharged from further liability on account of said trust." January 31, 1897 Account of Final Distribution. "To Lollie Boyd $17.72. To Joseph Callahan guardian of Abraham Boyd, $17.72. Mike Slattery guardian of Luther Boyd, $17.72. Richard Boyd, $17.72. Emma (Boyd) Sebring, $17.72." April 20, 1897 "said ward having arrived at the age of 21 years April 25th 1897 there is no further necessity for continuing said trust and having paid to the said ward the said amount of $294.99 and filed herewith his receipt: he (Michael Slattery) asked that he may be discharged from further liability as such guardian." John A. Bright, Administrator, Deed to Andrew J. Boyd Know all men by these presents: That whereas John A. Bright as administrator of the estate of Luther Boyd (Jr.) deceased, on the 28 Day of November A.D. 1887, filed his petition in the Probate Court Court, within and for the County of Delaware and State of Ohio, praying for our order to sell the following described (among other) real estate of the said Luther Boyd deceased situated in said County, to wit: (see note below) Situated in the
Township of
Orange, County of Delaware, and State of Ohio and
bounded and described
as follows:
Being part of the land heretofore by Ransom
Clements: deceased,
late of
Orange Township, Delaware County, Ohio and being
a part of lot number
two (2),
Range eighteen (18) Township Three Sector three (3);
Beginning at a stone
in a
ditch at the North West corner of lot number two (2) thence
south 88 (degrees) (45
minutes)
E. One hundred and thirty and one sixth (130 degrees
6 rods to a stake in
the State
Road; thence south west along said road three hundred
and eighteen (318)
chains
to a stake in said road; thence North 88 degrees 45 minutes
West one hundred and
twenty-seven
and one half (127 1/2) rods to a stake one (1)
proper deed for said premises, according to statute in such cases made and provided; all which will more fully appear by the records of said Court to which reference is here made and therefore, I the said John A. Bright, administrator of Luther Boyd dec'd as administrator as aforesaid in consideration of the premises and by virtue of the powers in me vested by law and the order of said Couirt do hereby give, grant, bargain, sell, order; the said Court do hereby give, grant, etc., to Andrew J. Boyd and to his heirs and assigns forever. In testimony whereof, I, as administrator as aforesaid, hereunto set hand and seal 12 January 1888. John A. Bright Recorded 12 January 1888. Henry G. Sheldon, Notary Public Note: Andrew J. Boyd was a cousin of Luther Boyd Jr. and nephew of the Levi Boyd mentioned in the record above. The other Andrew was son of Levi Boyd also mentioned in the record. Note:
I have not been able
to find
any in further data on Luther Boyd III, minor, above. I
have no idea
what
happened to him after the will/trust was ended.
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