Fountain  G.  Huffman,  decd
"STATE OF INDIANA    
IN THE SHELBY CIRCUIT COURT, SHELBY COUNTY SS  DECEMBER TERM, 1883"

"In The Matter of the Estate of  Fountain G. Huffman, Dec'd,  St. Clair Ensminger, Executor"

"St. Clair Ensminger as Executor of the last Will of  Fountain G. Huffman, deceased, would submit to the court the following report of his said trust."

"He charges himself with amount of inventory and appraisement on file in the sum of $701.98, which is the whole amount that has come into his hands or with which he is chargeable."

"And said Executor asks the following credits as shown by vouchers filed herewith:"

"Voucher 1--He claims credit for personal property turned over to widow     
at appraisement under the will in the amount of 		$227.50."
"Voucher 2--Paid J. Pool for monument by order of court $150.00"
"Voucher 3--Paid D. B. Wilson & Son undertakers                    $70.00"
"Voucher 4--Paid G. Huffman for articles for deceased                $4.88"
"Voucher 5--Paid A. J. Gorgas clerk costs                      $18.64"
"Voucher 6--Paid Love, Major & Morrison, Atty's $15.00"
                                                Total Credits $486.02"  

"Balance with which he is chargeable is $215.96, and said Executor shows that by the terms of the will of said decedent, all of his real and personal property except money on hand and due him was devised to his widow Hannah Huffman for and during the term of her natural life.  It was further directed in said will that his Executor should loan out all money on hand and due said decedent and keep the same loaned out during the lifetime of said widow and pay to her all interest derived therefrom.  And it was furthered directed in said will that after the death of said widow that said Executor should dispose of his real estate and personal property and distribute the same according to the terms of said will.  Said Executor shows that he has said funds loaned out as directed by said will for the benefit of said widow.  That all claims against said Estate have been paid and all demands in favor of said Estate adjusted.  That all costs have been paid, whereof he asks that this report be approved and that his trust be continued until the death of said Hannah Huffman, widow of said decedent."  

                                                                                                                St. Clair Ensminger  

"Subscribed and sworn to before me this 30th day of Janjuary 1885."  

                                                                                                                W.C. Morrison, Notary Public  
 

"STATE OF INDIANA    
IN THE SHELBY CIRCUIT                
SHELBY COUNTY S.S. CT                
MARCH TERM 1905"  

"Estate of Fountain Huffman, Deceased, St. Clair Ensminger, Executor, Final Report"  

"St. Clair Ensminger as Executor of the last will of Fountain Huffman Deceased submits the following as his final report of said trust."  

"Said executor shows that by his last report of said trust made to this court on the 30th day of January 1885, and recorded in Probate Order Book 28 page 513, he was chargeable with a balance in his hands belonging to said estate of $215.96.  That by the terms of the will of said decedent, said balance was directed to be loaned by this Executor and the interest arising therefrom should be paid during her life to Hannah Huffman, the widow of said decedent."  

"That said testator also gave to his said wife the rents that should arise from all real estate owned by him at the time of his death during her life and directed that after the death of his said wife this Executor should sell all such real estate and dispose of the proceeds of sale thereof as in said will provided."  

"That at the time of the making said last report by this Executor, his said trust was by order of this court continued until after the death of said widow.  That said Hannah Huffman, widow of said decedent, departed this life on the 9th day of November 1904."  

"That afterwards this Executor sold the real Estate owned by said Testator at the time of his death consisting of Eighty acres of land situated in Shelby County, Indiana, which sale was reported to and approved by this court."  

"Said executor therefore charges himself with said balance in his hand as shown by his last report ($215.96).  Amount of charges forward, $215.96.  Said executor also charges himself with amount received on sale of said real Estate  $5,240.00"  

                                                                                                Total Charges $5,455.96  

"Said Executor claims credit for the following amounts paid out for and on account of said trust."  (Vouchers 1-24 paid from 1886-1904, the total amounting to $399.21.)  

                                                                      Balance For This Distrubution                $5,056.75  

"Said Executor shows that by Item 5 of the last will of said decedent he bequested to his grandchildren  Hannah M. Lee  and  Emma Lee each the sum of six hundred dollars.  It was further provided by said Item that if either of said grandchildren should die before the death of his wife, leaving no children or descendants of children surviving her, then the $600.00 bequeathed to each deceased grandchild should go to the other of such grandchildren.  But it was also provided therein that if both of said grandchildren should die before the death of testator's wife, leaving no children or descendants, then said testor willed and bequeathed the sum of $1200.00 at the death of his wife to his five children,  Ira Huffman,  William R. Huffman,  Fountain J. Huffman,  Gideon H. Huffman,  John L. Huffman,  share and share alike."  

"Said Executor shows that each of said grandchildren are now living as he is informed of, though he does not personally know such to be the case.  If they are living, he does not know their present names or addresses. That he has therefore paid said sum of $1200.00 to the clerk of this court for the use of said two grandchildren or whoever may be shown to be entitled thereto, and has taken the receipt of the clerk of this court hereon there for."  

"Said Executor shows that by Item 6 of the will of said testator, he willed and bequeathed at the death of his wife to his son Ira Huffman the sum of Four Hundred Dollars.  That said  Ira Huffman  departed this life before the death of said wife of said testator.  That this Executor does not know the names or residence of the descendants of said Ira Huffman and does not know to whom said sum of $400.00 should now be paid.  He has therefore paid said sum of $400.00 to the clerk of this court for the use of the persons who shall be shown to be entitled to receive the same and has taken said clerk's receipt hereon there for."  

"Item 7 of said will said testator willed and bequeathed to his grand daughter  Clara Derringer  the sum of $500.00, and therein provided that if she should die before the death of his wife leaving lawful children or their descendants, then said $500.00 should go to such children or descendants, then that said $500.00 should go to the five children hereinabove named.  This Executor shows to the court that he is informed that said Clara Derringer died before the death of said testator's widow.  He is also informed that Clara Derringer left a child or children surviving her, but he does not personally know the facts, or the names or residences, of such children.  He has therefore paid the said sum of $500.00 to the clerk of this court for the use of the persons who may be shown to be entitled to the same and has taken said clerk's receipt hereon there for."  

"That by Item 8 of the will of said testator, it was provided that at the death of his wife, all of the residue of the Estate should go to the five children of testator hereinabove named, if living, share and share alike.  But it was provided in said Item that if any of his said five children should die before his said wife leaving no children or descendants, then his share should go to the others of said five children share and share alike."  

"Said executor shows that all of said five children are living except Ira Huffman as hereinabove shown.  That said Ira Huffman left children surviving him, but this Executor does not know their names, ages or residences.  He has therefore paid one fifth of said residue amounting to the sum of $591.35 to the clerk of this court and has taken his receipt hereon there for, for the use of the children or their descendants of said Ira Huffman or other persons who may be shown to be entitled to receive the same.  That he has distributed the balance of said decedent's estate to the other four of his children in equal proportions and files their receipts therefore as follows:"  

"William R. Huffman--1/5 of residue $591.35

Fountain J. Huffman--1/5 of residue

$591.35
Gideon H. Huffman--1/5 of residue $591.35
John L. Huffman--1/5 of residue $591.35
                Total of Balance Distributed $2365.40"  

"Said executor shows that said Estate has been fully administered.  That all claims against Estate and all costs and expenses of adminstration have been paid.   Wherefore he asks that this his report be approved and that he be finally discharged from his said trust."                                                                                                                 St. Clair Ensminger  

"Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of May, 1905                                                                                                                 H. G. Morrison                                                                                                                 Commissioned to Notary Public to                                                                                                                 June 8, 1907"

Contributed by Bob McKenzie
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