Shelby County Indiana History & Genealogy, Courthouse Records, Probate

Estate of David Bowers deceased
Report Order Book No. 10 page 175
Examined & Confirmed March 21 1871
Alfred Major Commissioner
Filed March 21 1871 J. G. Wolf Clk

In the Estate of David Bowers, dec
The following are the accounts of Andrew R. Sleeth as Administrato pf the Estate, to this date, to wit:

$38.25
3.11
$35.14	F. G. Robertson Treasurer Shelby County

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No. 88 Treasurer’s Office Shelbyville Ind., Mar 15th 1871
Received of D. Bowers Est by a. R. Sleeth Sixty five Dollars and 62 Cents, in full for State, County, School, Library, Special School, township, Sinking Fund, Road and Dog Tax, for the year 1870, on the following described Property, ~~Poll and Personal~~, in Marion Township.

Description of Land		Sec	T	R	Acres
NE	NW	35	14	7	40
W ½	NW	35	14	7	80
E pt	NE	34	14	7	91
$65.62
5.33
$60.29						F. G. Robertson Treasurer Shelby County

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Estate of David Bowers Dec’d
Andrew R. Sleeth Admr
Received of Admr the Sum of $12.88 in full of Costs on final Settlement of the above entitled Estate, of which Sum there belongs $11.20 to J. G. Wolf and $1.68 to John Elliott Clerk

Shelbyville October 31” 1871 J. G. Wolf Clk

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November the 1st 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bower deceased the sum of $46.80 in full of my share of said Estate.

Jac Bower by Jno. V. Bower, Agent

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November 1st 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bower Deceased the sum of $46.80 in full of my share of said Estate.

Albert S. Bower by Ann Bower agent

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November the 1st 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bower Deceased the sum of $46.80 in full of my share of said Estate.

Pet. S. Bower by Anna Bower agent

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November the 1st 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bowers deceased, the sum of $248,29 in full of my share of said Estate.

Anna Bower

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June 5th 1871
Received of A, R. Sleeth the Administrator of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of $152.72 in land as part of my Distributive share of said Estate.

Albert S. Bower

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June 5th 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of $152.72 in land as a part of my Distributive share of said Estate.

Peter S. Bower

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June 5th 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of $152.72 inland as a part of my Distributive share of said Estate.

Jno. V. Bower

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November the 1st 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth the Administrator of the Estate of David Bower deceased the sum of $46.80 in full of my share of said Estate.

Jno. V. Bower

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April 3d 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Admr of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of One hundred and Sixty two dollars and 72 [cents] in part of our distributive share of said Estate.

Emily Norvell William Norvell

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April 3d 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Admr of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of Four hundred and twenty Eight dollars and 50 [cents] in part of my distributive share of said Estate.

Anna Bower Widdow of deceased

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May the 10 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Amdr of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of Eighty dollars in part of my distributive share of said Estate.

Anna Bower

April 3d 1871
Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of One hundred and fifty two dollars and seventy two cents in part of my distributive share of said Estate.

Jacob Bower Jr

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April 3d 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Admr of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of thirty two dollars and 72 [cents] in part of our share of said Estate.

Peter Bates Louisa Bates

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April 3d 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Admr of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of One Hundred and fifty two dollars and 72 [cents] in part of my distributive share of said Estate.

Susannah Bower

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June 5th 1871
Received of A. R. Sleeth Admr of the Estate of David Bower dec the sum of two hundred dollars and 75 cts in full of payment for a certain contract on the Morristown and hanover turnpike and the above amount is in full of the tax assessed at the first assessment against the said Estate for the above named Road.

Jno. V. Bower and Brothers

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Received of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of the Estate of David Bowers dec’d, twenty dollars in full of our fees for services in the settling of said Estate, and for case of said Administration VS Wm. H. Nigh et al, October 31st 1871.

David & Wright

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Final Settlement

August 31 1869 Amount of time spent as administrator of the Estate of David Bower dec.

Aug 31	one day taking out Leters of Administration	1
Sept 1	to posting Advertisement		½
Sept 11	to hunting up property		½
Sept 21	to praising property	1
Sept 25	to Sale of property	1
Sept 28	to Setling and geting Note		½
Oct 4	to measuring corn in the field		½
Oct 6	to measuring corn & wheat	1	½
Oct 7	to making Sale bill and inventory bill	1	½
Oct 20	to filing Sale bill and Inventory Bill	1
Oct 21	to setling claimes against Estate		½
1870
March 21	to setling State and County Tax		½
April 12	to attending turnpike tax		½
July	to attending to get commissioners to divide land	1
July	to helping commissioners divide	1
Sep 26	to Collecting		½
Sep 27	to Collecting and paying claims		½
Sep 28	to one trip to Hope in Bartholomew county	1
Dec 3	to setling Expenses with physicians	1
Dec 10	to Collecting	1
Jan 1871	to Collecting	1
Jan 9 8	to one day at Norristown to Justice	1
Feb 26	to one day attending pike meeting and trying to setle	1
March 1	to one day settling with pike Company	1	½
March 15	to making report to Court	1
March 16	to setling accounts	1
March 17	to setling claims		½
March 20	to Setling with heirs	1
April 3d	to setling and paying heirs		½
May 9	Colecting	1
Jun 12	to getting receipts	1
Oct 9	to Colecting one day	1
Oct 31	to Setling with Court fees and Attorney fees
1 Nov	to final Setlement	1
	Making in all Twenty seven day and a half	27	½
	At $2.00 per day - - $55.00

Cash Expense $6.69 making my Whole Bill the sum of $61.09 A. R. Sleeth Admr

State of Indiana
Shelby County SS
Andrew R. Sleeth makes oath and says that the above account is just and correct, and should be allowed to him as Administrator of the Estate of the said David Bower dec.

Andrew R. Sleeth

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court November 14 1871                 John Elliott Clk

In the Estate of David Bower dec Settlement
Examined and Admr discharged Alfred Major
Order Book No 10 page 396
Filed November 14” 1871 John Elliott Clerk

In the Estate of David Bowers dec’d                     Settlement
     The following are the accounts of Andrew R. Sleeth Administrator of said Estate on final settlement, to wit
       Amount of charges, to account for, as Shown by his report filed in open Court, March 21 1871

	$2265.18
Interest Collected since	165.56
Amount of charges	$2430.72

Said Administrator further shows that he is entitled to the following credits on account of said Estate, to wit,

No 28	paid Taxes for 1870 as per receipt	$103.97
“ 29	“ J. G. Wolf " " "	12.88
“ 30	“ Jacob Bower " " "	46.80
“ 31	“ Albert S. Bower " " "	46.80
“ 32	“ Peter S. Bower	46.80
“ 33	“ Susannah Bower " " "	46.80
“ 34	“ P. & L. Bates " " "	46.80
“ 35	“ E. & W. Norvell " " "	34.80
“ 36	“ Anna Bower " " "	248.29
“ 37	“ Albert S. Bower " " "	152.72
“ 38	“ Peter S. Bower " " "	152.72
“ 39	“ John V. Bower " " "	152.72
“ 40	“ Jno. V. Bower " " "	46.80
“ 41	“ E. & W. Norvell " " "	162.72
“ 42	“ Anna Bower " " "	428.50
“ 43	“ Ana Bower " " "	80.00
“ 44	“ Jacob Bower " " "	152.72
“ 45	“ P. & L. Bates " " "	32.72
	Amount carried over--	$1995.56
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	Amount carried over	$1995.56
No 46	paid Susannah Bower as per receipt	152.72
“ 47	“ J. V. Bowers & Bros	200.75
“ 48	“ Davis & Wright	20.00
“ 49	“ Administrator’s charge for services	61.69
	Amount of credits	$2430.72

And said Administrator further shows that said Estate is fully Administered, all debts due from the same paid in full, and the residue correctly and properly divided among the Widow and heirs of the decedent according to their several interests therein, and he asks to be discharged from said trust.

Andrew R. Sleeth

Subscribed and sworn to in open Court November 14 1871 John Elliott Clk.

Transcribed by Barb Huff

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[No]	Description of Property	Valuation Of Property $ cts.	No.	Property Taken By The Widow	Valuation of Property Taken by the Widow
			1	East Room	30.00
			2	South Room	20.00
			3	Middle Room	10.00
			4	Clock	4.00
			5	Up Stairs Room	5.00
6	Kettle & Brass Kettle	6.00	7	Smoke House Contents	2.00
8	Wood house Contents	3.00
			9	South wood house contents	10.00
			10	Milk house contents	1.00
			11	Fowls	5.00
12	Plow harrow & hoe	5.00	13	Cutting Box	2.00
14	Hay Rake	5.00
			15	Lot of Harness	8.00
16	Wheat Fan	5.00
17	Sugar Buckets	2.00
18	Sleigh	5.00
19	Mans Saddle	3.00
20	Seine & Barrels	2.00
			21	2 Double Plows	8.00
22	Old Harness	8.00
23	Cider Mill	10.00
			24	2 Break Plows	8.00
			25	Harrow	2.50
26	Double Trees	2.00
			27	Set Double Harness	20.00
28	Sacks	4.00
29	Wood Saw	40.00
			30	Reaper	75.00
31	Road Wagon	65.00
32	Spring Wagon	125.00
33	Spring Wagon Harness	20.00
34	Buggy	75.00
35	Buggy Harness	5.00
36	146 bushel Corn in Crib at 70 cents per bushel	102.20
37	East Barn Hay	42.00
38	West Barn Hay	64.00
39	245 bushel wheat in grainery at 90 cents per bushel	220.50
40	Hay Rack	2.00
			41	Span Horses	225.00
42	Sucking Colt	50.00
43	Brown Colt	85.00
44	Bay Mare	125.00
45	21 head sheep	42.00
46	Two Cows	80.00
47	Crumply horn Cow	35.00
48	Red Cow	35.00
49	Bull	20.00
50	Red Heifer	30.00
			51	Devon Heifer	15.00
52	Five Calvs	25.00
			53	Lot of Hogs	55.00
54	Ten head hogs	80.00
55	Black sow & pigs	20.00		Amount Taken by Widdow	508.80
56	Spotted sow & pigs	15.00
57	Twenty three acres corn at $20.00 per acre	460.00
58	Cane Mill	10.00
59	Cash on hand	15.00
60	Check on Bank	100.00
61	Check on Bank	94.00
62	Check on Bank	100.00
63	Check on Bank	100.00
64	Cash Note	150.00
65	Cash Note	200.00
66	Cash Note	160.00
67	Cash Note	50.00
	Total of	2911.70		Inventory

No. as on the Inventory	Name of Articles	Amount Sold For	To Whom Sold
1	Sugar Kettle	$ 2.00	W. S. Robbins
2	Brass Kettle	4.00	Will Norvell
3	Mowing Scythe	.50	Will Talbert
4	Scythe Cradle	1.05	Balsor Talbert
5	Large Wheel	.65	W.S. Robbins
6	Sausage Mill	.20	Jacob Bowers
7	Ax & Sickels	.30	Alpheus Talbert
8	Sheep Shears	.25	Charles Myer
9	Beef Saw	1.25	Joseph Little
10	Jar & Flax seed	.60	Alpheus Talbert
11	Double shovel plow	1.85	Will Norvell
12	Double Tree	.20	Will Norvell
13	Spade	.55	Leason Bass
14	Shovel Plow	1.75	S. A. Sleeth
15	Shovel Plow	1.60	S.A. Sleeth
16	Mans Saddle	2.25	Peter Bates
17	Lot Sacks	1.30	W. Thomas
18	do	2.25	S. A. Sleeth
19	do	2.80	John Trimble
20	do	1.65	Samuel Engle
21	do	1.25	M.A. Sleeth
22	Buckets	.70	Samuel Engle
23	do	.95	William Talbet
24	do	1.25	Alpheus Talbert
25	Wind Mill	15.50	Lenorard Lisher
26	Sleigh	1.30	John V. Bowers
27	Fish Seine	1.15	John V. Bowers
28	Hay Rake	6.15	Louis Bass
29	Harness	8.25	M. A. Sleeth
30	Double Tree	1.50	Jacob Bowers
31	Wood Saw	30.00	Robert S. Wells
32	Cane Mill	30.50	Whitlock Arnold
33	Cider Mill	16.75	Hiram B. Cole
34	Two horse Wagon	40.00	Widow
35	Spring Wagon	70.00	Widow
36	Harness	5.00	Widow
37	Two Red Cows	80.00	Widow
38	Hay	42.00	Widow
39	Buggy	80.50	Peter Miller
40	Buggy Harness	3.50	Peter Miller
41	Hay per Tun	8.50	Sylvaneus Talbert
42	do	8.50	Jacob Bowers
43	Four Tun of Hay	36.00	Sylvanus Talbert
44	Mix Feed	4.00	John V. Bowers
45	Mox Feed	1.75	John V. Bowers
46	Buckets	1.10	Sylvanus Talbert
47	Hay Rack	3.75	Peter Bates
48	Crumptly Cow	41.50	Addison Sleeth
49	Red Cow	28.00	Andrew Heifner
50	Bull	18.25	John Arnold
51	Red Heifer	38.00	John Arnold
52	Two Calves	22.00	Alpheus Talbert
53	Three Calves	42.30	Alpheus Talbert
54	Five Hogs	60.00	James G. Kemp
55	Five Hogs	59.00	James G. Kemp
56	Sow and pigs	24.00	James G. Kemp
57	Sow and pigs	30.00	James G. Kemp
58	Five Sheep	15.00	A. R. Sleeth
59	Five Sheep	16.00	S.D. Ludlow
60	Eleven Sheep	28.50	T.B. Anders
61	Sucking Colt	68.00	Emmons Nigh
62	Brown Colt	137.00	Will Norvell
63	Bay Mare	131.00	Jordan Bass
64	50 bush Corn	37.50	Lindon Bass
65	do	37.00	Lindon Bass
66	do	37.25	Lindon Bass
67	35 bushel Wheat	31.50	Widow
68	Fifty bushel of Wheat	57.50	James G. Kemp
69	Fifty Bushel wheat	58.75	James G. Kemp
70	Fifty Bush of Wheat	61.00	James G. Kemp
71	Sixty Bushel Wheat	73.20	James G. Kemp
72	One Lot of Corn	99.45	Sylvanus Talbert
73	One Lot of Corn	137.50	Harrison Talbert
74	One lot of Corn	217.68	Hiram B. Cole
75	One lot of Corn	160.00	Widow
	Total Amount	$2292.83
	To which is added Cash	969.00
	And Note and check	$3201.83

Amount of Inventory	$3417.20
Gain on sale of property	350.13
Interested collected to date	65.77
Amount of charges	$3833.10

No. 1	paid Conrey & Jennings as per receipt $	30.00
No. 2	“ Henry Long “ “ “	55.00
No. 3	“ S. H. Soulsberry “ “ “	20.50
No. 4	” Joseph Little “ “ “	10.00
No. 5	“ H. S. Sleeth “ “ “	2.00
No. 6	“ Jacob Fox “ “ “	1.00
No. 7	“ Taxes for 1869 “ “ “	76.87
No. 8	“ H. H. Ayers “ “ “	75.00
No. 9	“ Turnpike tax “ “ “	3.33
No. 10	“ U.S. Tax “ “ “	60.00
No. 11	“ Zeno Sleeth “ “ “	7.00
No. 12	“ J.M. Cumback “ “ “	6.00
No. 13	“ Turnpike Tax “ “ “	101.50
No. 14	“ P. & L. Bates “ “ “	45.00
No. 15	“ Turnpike tax “ “ “	58.25
	Amount carried over	$551.45

	Amount brought over	$551.45
No. 16	paid Davis & Wright as per receipt	40.00
No. 17	“ Turnpike tax “ “ “	150.00
No. 18	“ P. & L. Bates “ “ “	75.00
No. 19	“ J. G. Wolf “ “ “	73.35
No. 20	“ Turnpike tax “ “ “	60.00
No. 21	“ “ “ “ “ “	22.75
No. 22	“ “ “ “ “ “	25.00
No. 23	“ “ “ “ “ “	16.82
No. 24	“ “ “ “ “ “	10.00
No. 25	“ “ “ “ “ “	5.60
No. 26	“ Widow, see Inventory	505.50
No. 27	“ Anna Bowers Widow	32.45
	Amount of Credits to date	$1567.92
	Amount of account for	$2265.18