Russell County Deaths – 1828a

After a week of Math Teacher Conference, I’m ready to get back into the genealogy mode.  Of course, every time I say that, something ELSE pops up, but that’s life!

Due to a lack of vital records in the early years of Russell County, I’ve been using Court Orders to help me narrow down the date of death for some of my ancestors. I thought that might be helpful to other Russell County researchers as well. I was only able to make it through the Jan – June Sessions of the 1828 Russell County Court Order this morning.

• January Term – James Wariner administrator for William Stapp estate
• January Term – Mary Smith executrix of William Smith
• April Term – Estate of William Stapp (no other names)
• April Term – James Wariner administrator of William Stapp estate
• April Term – James Woldridge one of the executors for Richard Wooldridge
• April Term – Smith Turner executor of Richard Turner gives bond
• June Term – Last will and testament of Edward Long or Lang proven
• June Term – Last will and testament of Richard Turner proven
• June Term – Nancy Hampton widow of Henry Hampton

I’d love to be your Personal Assistant for these records! If you see a record that you’d like to have, I’d be happy to provide a digital copy of the full page for you for only $2.00 a page.  Email me at theshygenealogist [at] gmail [dot] com to tell me which record you’d like.  I use Paypal for fast, convenient transactions.

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Russell County Deaths – 1827

In the quest for information on our ancestors, the books and certificates and other records with specific dates of birth, marriage and death quite often don’t cover the dates that apply to our ancestor.  Sometimes, the information we are looking for is found in unexpected locations.  As I’ve been looking through the Russell County Court Orders, I’ve found information that helps give me a pretty good idea of the month and year that my ancestors passed away.  I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to find an exact date because death records were not required at the time, so I was thrilled to come across this information.

Reading through the records, I’ve decided to write periodic posts with information on the death of other Russell County residents that are not in my line.  Hopefully, these will provide information that other researchers are looking for. Some of these records simply mention that someone is deceased while others are naming administrators for the estate.  Guardians might be named for orphaned children, wills might be proven or inventories might be presented. Even though a specific date of death is not being given, it can help you narrow down the possibilities or name individuals that are related.

1827:

• March Term – William Oldakers and John Oldakers infant orphans of Henry Oldakers dec’d.
• March Term – Jane Stapp widow and relict of William Stapp dec’d.
• Sept. Term – Shadrack Phelps, Job Kerns, Elizabeth Kerns administrators for Abraham Kerns dec’d.
• Dec. Term – last will and testament of Emery Cook proven.  Nancy Cook widow.

I’d love to be your Personal Assistant for these records! If you see a record that you’d like to have, I’d be happy to provide a digital copy of the full page for you for only $2.00 a page.  Email me at theshygenealogist [at] gmail [dot] com to tell me which record you’d like.  I use Paypal for fast, convenient transactions.

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