Estate  of
Mary  A.  Lewis,
deceased


Shelby Circuit Court

Probate Box 146


St.Clair Ensminger, Administrator

Filed November 2” 1976 
B. S. Sutton Clerk

Disposed of Decemebr Term 1877

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State of Indiana, Shelby county, SS:
                St.Clair Ensminger being duly sworn before the Clerk of the Shelby Court of the County aforesaid. Upon oath says that Mary Lewis departed this life in said County, intestate, as he believes, on the 17” day of October 1876; that said decedent left a personal estate to be administered, of the probable value, as he is informed and believes, of one hundred and fifty dollars; and furthers says not.
Signed: St. Clair Ensminger                        

                Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 2 day of November 1876
                                    B. S. Sutton Clerk


Inventory

Estate of Mary J. Lewis
Recorded page 309 Filed Nov 9th 1876

                An Inventory of the Personal Estate of Mary A. Lewis deceased, taken by St.Clair Ensminger, Administrator and appraised by Isaac H. Wilson ad Henry Doble

No. Description of Property Dollars Cents
1 One Ward Robe $ 7  00
2 One Extension Table 5 00
3 One Sewing Machine 15 00
4 One Heating Stove 7 00
5 One Center Table 3 00
6 One Looking Glass 75
7 One Whatnot 25
8 Two Rocking Chairs 5 00
9 Three Corner Chairs 1 50
10 One Hat Rack 25
11 One Kitchen Safe 4 00
12 One Clock 2 00
13 One Lot of Cupbord Ware 4 00
14 One Set of China Dishes 8 00
15 One Lot of Can fruits 5 00
16 One Cook Stove & Utensils 15 00
17 One Breckfast Table 1 00
18 One Lot of Carpet 2 00
19 Two Sad Irons 50
20 Two Lamps 50
21 One Wash Stand 1 00
22 One Wash Bole & Pitcher 75
23 One Bedstead 5 00
24 One Single Bed & Bedding 2 00
25 One Small Looking Glass 25
26 One Umbrella 75
27 Four Bushels of Potatoes 1 50
28 One Notion
John G. Wilson $ 48 40
$ 146  40
8 53
Signed by us, this 9th day of November 1876 
                        Isaac H. Wilson        Henry Doble Appraisers

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Sale Bill


Estate of Mary J. Lewis
Filed Jan 22” 1877

                Account of the Sale of the Personal Property of Mary A. Lewis, deceased, sold by St.Clair Ensminger, Administrator, per Henry Doble, Auctioneer, at the late residence of the decedent, at Public Sale, on the 23rd day of November, 1876


Name of Articles Dollars Cents      To Whom Sold
1 Basket 10 Mrs. Parrish
1 Lamp 25 William Combs
1 Lamp 55 Pleasant Cole
1 Looking Glass 40 Albert McCorkle
2 Smoothing Irons 60 Albert McCorkle
1 Pitcher 25 Albert McCorkle
1 Glass Pitcher 30 J. B. Aul
1 Castor

1 

 05 Pleasant Cole
1 Soup Turrean 40 Pleasant Cole
1 Lot Spoons 40 D. Lancaster
1 Vegetable Dish 50 Doct. Parrish
6 Side dishes 50 J. B. Aul
3 Glasses 25 Doct. Parrish
1 Glass Pitcher 25 Fred Friday
6 Fruit Dishes 20 Mrs. Feibleman
1 Set Cups & saucers 15 J. B. Aul
5 Plates  15 Combs
7 Plates 30 Mrs. Julian Ensminger   
1 platter 30 Albert McCorkle
1 Clock

2

 35 Doctor Parrish
Tea Pot & Bowls 30 Mrs. Julian Ensminger
2 Glass Pickle Dishes 35 J. B. Aul
1 Lot Knifes & forks 85 Fred Friday
3 Pieces Tin ware 20 Mrs. Wilson
Cake Pan & Pie Pan 15 Fred Friday
1 China set 12 00 J. B. Aul
1 Sewing Machine 12 50 P. J. Craycraft
1 Bowl & Pitcher 1 80 Mrs. Ensminger
1 Beer Mug 10 Doc Parrish
1 Cane Rocking Chair 1 50 J. B. Aul
1 Rocking Chair 2 25 Doc Parrish
1 Looking Glass 1 60 Mrs. Ensminger
3 Chairs 1 25 Doc Parrish
1 Kitchen Safe 7 00 John Lee
1 Extension Table 6 20 Parker Duty
1 Center Stand 3 25 Mrs. Cole
1 Wash Stand (Contents removed)     2 05 William Combs
1 Ax 20 Mrs. Cole
1 Umbrella 50 Esquire Wells
1 Trunk 1 80 Parker Duty
1 Bed Stead 9 00 Albert McCorkle
1 Dish pan 25 Mrs. Ensminger
1 Bowl & pan 20 Fred Friday
1 Kitchen Table 3 50 John Lee
1 Rag Carpet 6 00 Fred Friday
1 Lot of rag Carpet 3 25 Mrs. Wilson
1 Ward Robe 10 00 Fred Friday
3 Feather pillows 2 15 Albert McCorkle
2 Pillows 40 Doc Parrish
1 Feather Bed

7

 30 Mrs. Cole
1 Chair 30 Parker Duty
1 Quilt 75 Mrs. Combs
1 Spread 95 Parker Duty
1 6 Blankets 1 70 Parker Duty
1 Quilt 4 00 Mrs. Ensminger
1 Quilt 1  10 Combs
1 Lot Callico 1 00 Parker Duty
1 Lot Callico 1 20 Parker Duty
1 Quilt 1 65 Bob Engleton
1 Quilt 1 75 Combs
1 Spread 1 50 A. Ensminger
1 Quilt 2 00 Bob Engleton
1 Blanket 1 50 Combs
2 Sheets 75 Doc Parrish
1 Bed Spread 1 05 S. Ensminger
3  Window Shades 60 Mrs. Feibleman
6 Fruit cans fruit 75 Doc Parrish
4 Fruit cans fruit 55 Doc Parrish
3 Jars Cherrys 65 Doc Parrish
2 Jars Peaches 35 Mrs. Feibleman
2 Jars  25 Albert McCorkle
2 Jars Jelly 65 J. B. Aul
Pear Preserves 60 Albert McCorkle
3 Glasses 50 Mrs. Feibleman
1 Jar 35 Albert McCorkle
1 Jar 35 Mrs. Feibleman
Cups &c 35 Bob Engleton
1 Glass jar 15 Mrs. Feibleman
6 Jars 25 J. B. Aul
4 Bushels Potatoes 1 00 Doc Parrish
1 Heating stove & pipe 6 40 Aul
1 What Not 50 Andy Ensminger
1 Cook stove & utensils 19 00 John Lee
Carpet 20 Doc Parrish
Fly Brush 05 Mrs. Cole
1 Hog 7 75 J. Wilson
1 Satchel 95 Mrs. Ensminger
1 Salt cellar 10 A. Ensminger
1 Table cloth 75 A. Ensminger
Towels 55 A. Ensminger
1 Table Cloth 80 Combs
1 Job Lot Towels 70 Combs
1 Towel 25 Doc Parrish
Pin cushion 15 Combs
Basket 15 Henry Doble

$ 177

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Report

In the Estate of Mary A. Lewis, Dec
St. Clair Ensminger Admin
Order Book 16 page 231
First & Partial Report
Balance on Hand $141.00 Examined & Approved

                Said Administrator respectfully submits the following first and partial report of his trust as such:  He shows that he is chargeable with the amount of the inventory of said Estate
$146.40
Excess of Sale Bill over Inventory        30.60 
               Total Charges $177.00

And he asks to be credited with the following Expenditures on account of said Estate:
Voucher 1      Joseph Cummins $30.00
Voucher 2 John Hoop 4.00
Voucher3 Odell & Hackney making report               2.00
Total Credits   $36.00
Balance on hands $141.00

And he shows that there are notes and accounts due said estate and uncollected. Wherefore he asks that this report be approved and his trust continued.             St.Clair Ensminger
Subscribed and sworn to November 3rd 1877                 L.J.Hackney    N.P.S.C


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Final  Report

Estate of Mary A. Lewis
St.Clair Esnminger Admin
Order Book 16 page 496
Filed January 31” 1878 B. S. Sutton Clerk

                St.Clair Ensminger Administrator of the Estate of Mary A. Lewis deceased respectfully submits the following second and final report of his said trust and shows that at the date of his last report he has on hands a balance of
                        $141.00

since which time has received interest on note of J. G. Wilson
                             9.60
             Total   $150.00

That he has expended for said estate and entitled to credit as follows
Voucher No. 1 Pd. J. G. Wilson $ 18 82
Voucher No. 2 Pd. I. H. Wilson 1 00
Voucher No. 3 Pd. Henry Doble 5 00
Voucher No. 4 Pd. Dora Feibleman 3 50
Voucher No. 5 Pd. Leopold Feibelman 1 00
Voucher No. 6 Pd. J. & J. Pool 40 00
Voucher No. 7 Pd. Odell Hackney 2 00
Voucher No. 8 Pd. B. S. Sutton Clerk 4 00
Voucher No. 9 Pd. Guardian of  Lucius Lewis     37 64
Voucher No. 10     Pd. Guardian of  Flora Lewis 37 64
$ 150 60

                That there are no other claims outstanding against or in favor of said Estate and no further administration necessary. Wherefore he asks the approval of this report and his discharge from said trust.
St.Clair Ensminger
Subscribed and sworn to before me this January 31st, 1878
B. S. Sutton Clerk


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Received of St.Clair Ensminger as Administrator of Mary Lewis Estate $18.82 for Clothing and wheat furnished family.
John G. Wilson

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Received of St.Clair Ensminger administrator of the Estate of Mary Lewis deceased one Dollar ($1.00) for services as appraiser of the property of said decedent.
I.H. Wilson                

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Received of St.Clair Ensminger Administrator of the Estate of Mary A. Lewis deceased, five dollars my fee as appraisor and Auctioneer for selling and appraising the personal Goods of said Deceased December 21st 1877.
Henry Doble            

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Shelbyville, Ind. Dec. 19, 1877
                Recd of St.Clair Ensminger Administrator Three dollars 50 cents in full of account of Mary Lewis deceased.                     $3.50
Dora Feibleman            

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                Received of St.Clair Ensminger Esq. one dollar in full for services as Clerk of the Estate of Mary Lewis dec’d. Dec 19, 1977
Leopold Feibleman        

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                Rec’d Nov 29, 1877 of St.Clair Ensminger admr. of the estate of Mary A. Lewis, deceased Forty Dollars in full for a monument for said dec’d $40.00
J. & J. Pool

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        Rec’d of St.Clair Ensminger Admr. of the Estate of Mary A. Lewis deceased $2.00 in full of Attys. Fees in making report. Jan 31, 1878
Odell & Hackney                    

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Estate of Mary A. Lewis
St.Clair Ensminger Administrator December Term 1877
                Received of the above named Administrator the sum of $4.00 in full of the Costs accrued in the administration of the above entitled estate. 
                Shelbyville, Ind. Jan 31, 1878                             B. S. Sutton Clerk
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                Rec’d of the Estate of Mary J. Lewis, dec’d Thirty seven dollars and 64 cents in full of the distributive share of Lucius Lewis minor heir of said Mary J. Lewis in said Estate, this Jan 31st, 1878
St.Clair Ensminger     Guardian        

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                Rec’d of Estate of Mary J. Lewis dec’d Thirty seven dollars 64 cents in full of the distributive share of Flora Lewis minor heir of said Mary J. Lewis in said Estate, this Jany 31st 1878.
St.Clair Ensmnger     Guardian        


Contributed by Barb Huff  for Bob McKenzie

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