Abstracts of Calhoun County Wills

**Book 1**
Page #	Deceased Individual	Legatee(s)	Executor	Witnessed by	Probated on
1	William G. Ewing	Juliet Staunton, Sister in Law	George S. Peacock and James Denison	A. H. Phillips, James L. Smith, Lillian N. Dallam	Oct. 27, 1846
3	Henry C Kitchen	Alexander Kitchen, Father and Agnes Kitchen, Mother	David Murphy, Victoria TX	F. K. Fulton, Thomas Gonzales, T. H. Davis and H. H. Monroe
4	Herman Buescher	Theadore Miller, Property in Germany	Theadore Miller	L. A. White	May 29, 1849
5	Isidero Benavides (of Victoria)	Maria Quantina Benavides, Wife and minor children	James Cummings and John B Tucker	H. Monroe, N. Lawhorn and Thomas Newcomb
7	William A McAdoo of Indianola	Sarah Tone McAdoo, property in Philadelphia, PA	Chambers Etter	John Henry Brown, W. T. Woodburn and S. F. Cocke	Jul 1, 1851
9	James C Allen of Indianola	Catherine Allen, Wife	Catherine Allen	John Henry Brown and George W. Cloudt	Oct 25, 1851
11	Frederick Serda (New Orleans, LA)	Henrietto Hullen Serda, Wife and Carolina Serda, Sister	None	A. Donnand, A. Sieran, and C. G. Garrison
16	James Ross (Washington County, TX)	Wife, William Ross and Andrew Ross of Ross County OH brothers, Martha and Mary Jane Ross of Ross Co., OH sisters	None	Josiah T. C. Crosby, Thomas Cartwell and Azivin Willcox	Feb 28, 1849
19	L. D. G. Bumstead (Boston Harbour)	Sister Sarah to have lands in Calhoun Co., TX.	T. D. Brouver testified as to handwriting of Bumstead	none	Jul 5, 1852
21	John Coghlan	Joseph (Son when he reaches age of 21, which will be 15 Sept. 1856)	If Joseph dies, two brothers receive the land	Joseph	Nov 29 1852
25	James L. Lytele	Elizabeth, Wife and Peyton, Son	Richard Pryor - Father-in-Law, Flether L. Stockdale, Joseph L. Sanders and W. H. Dallam	none	Feb 27, 1854
27	Isaac W. Mitchell	Mary Mitchell, Wife and Children	Lafayette Ward and James T. Lytle	G. R. Billups, Benjamin Ward and H. Rosencrans	May 13, 1854
29	Moses Johnson	Olivia, Wife and Children, Sam, Ann Olivia and Sidney	Olivia Johnson, Wife	Wesley Ogden, John C. Laurence and Alexander Read	Nov 28, 1853
31	Jabez James	Sarah, Wife and Children (not named)	Sarah James, Wife	W. Arthur Hill, Thomas William Price and Joseph H. Sanders	May 13, 1854
32	Ludwig Theadore Muller	Mother - Widow, Baileff Muller, Germany	Intestate	Attorney Economist Hortz Muller Poderhourn	Oct 20, 1852
36	A. Somervell Prince George Co., MD	Brother, James Somervell	James T. Perry of Brazoria, TX	Henry Smith, J. B. Miller, J. H. Corn, Nath. Townsound, W. B. Aldridge, Charles B. Stevens and W. B. Travis	Aug 1, 1855
39	Priscella Jane Varnell	Martha, Ben Wade, Mary Jane, Elizabeth Ann - Children	None	John R. Baker, A. Marschalk and G. G. Baldwin	Feb. 26, 1859
42	Olivia Kendrick	Children, Sam Johnson, Ann Olivia Johnson, Sidney Johnson	Nathaniel Huggins, Brother and John L. Kendrick, Husband	James Graham and J. K. Brown	Nov 26, 1855
46	Elizabeth Phoebe Beaumont	Sister, Pherabah Coleman, Husband, Franklin Beaumont, Sr.	none	C. S. Hedges and Alex T. Hensley	Dec 1854
47	Marie Jane Clegg	Husband, Edward Clegg, Daughter, Maude Clegg and Sons, Austin and Geroge Edward Clegg	none	J. D. Brouer, William Crysler and W. L. Thomas	Nov 30, 1858
49	William B. Miller Green Lake	Wife and children	A. H. Phillips of Victoria	Sherman Goodwin and E. Reisner	Jul 25, 1856
51	I. H. Baldwin	Wife, Martha Ellen, Children, Sarah Elizabeth, Mary, Anna, John Hall, and Martha Ellen	Wife	W. P. Milby and Green Orr	Apr 27, 1857
53	E. B. Stockdale	William Hilby and W. H. Woodward take charge of his business as assignee of Chambers Etter.	Collect money owed to him and pay to Seely Wood of Cincinatti, OH. Read and Agreed to by E. B. Stockdale	William D. Kelly, Green Orr and T. S. Coats	Nov 27, 1854
54	Stephen F. Cocke of Green Lake	Wife - Ann Agusta Cocke, Son - Stephen Frederick Cocke, Daughters - Willie Roberta, Ann Agusta and Harriet Ella Cocke	Brother Thomas Cocke, Friends - William D Jones and David Murphy also Legatees	W. C. Blair, Allen Jones and A. H. Phillips	Jul 30, 1856
56	John D. Royall	Nephew, Henry Clinton Robertson of Ark. Kitty Adams	None	Lewis H. Jacobs and Thomas Haynes	Jun 28, 1858
58	A. H. Cooke	Wife - Mary Cooke, Children - Henry, William, Wallace, George Hamilton and Mary	Mary Cooke, Wife	David Montier and William Longnecker	Dec 28, 1859
59	Ann Agusta Cocke of Victoria Co.	Thomas R. Cocke guardian of children, Ann Agusta, Stephen, Willie Roberts. All minors	None	W. L. Harrison and A. H. Phillips	Mar 28, 1859
62	T. R. Threlkeld	None	Wife	Thomas Haynes and D. M. Stapp	Apr 1860
64	Mary Glenn	Children - Daniel Hoffman, Leah Ann, Pamilia Lousia, and Georgiana Glenn.	George S. Menifee, Guardian of the Children	David Lewis and Sarah Andun	June 25, 1860
66	John Swartz	Wife - Susan Swartz, Chilrend - Nickalos Agustas, John William, Charles Travis, Lucinda, Sarah, Amelia and Lizzie	John Henry Brown of Indianola	Mary M. Brown and Stephen F. Cocke	Feb 26, 1861
68	James Chain	Christian Dierlam, Step-Son-in-Law	Christian Dierlam	Michael Graves, Jac Arto and J. W. Conand	Feb 1862
71	Wiley George	Wife - Anna George, Child William B. George	Ann George and Alexander Hensley	None	May 1862
75	Sarah F. Anderson	Son - Philip Norbourn H. Anderson, Father - D. Levi Jones, Sister - Rosina E. Delano, Brother - Henry Jones	Uncle - Fielding Jones, Cousin - Fletcher S. Stockdale (guardian of Phillip)	Lizzie K. Dule and Ann Rooke	May 28, 1866
77	Herman Thielepope	Brothers - George Justis of Indianola, Julus Wernes, Germany, William Carl of San Antonio	George Justis Thielepope	Henry Luhrs, Henry Theman and Henry Dalme	Sep 1, 1856.
79	Pierre Mary	Wife - Angelina Mary and Children	None	David Montier and Giovani Rosetta	Jan 29, 1867
81	Richard Benjamin Vendervort	None	Wife - Mary D. Vandervort	Ellen Vandervort and W. H. Woodward	Dec 28, 1861
83	Agnes Kitchen	William Longnecker	None	Robert W Dunn, Jas. Gardner, Barney Mooney and John B. Burke	Aug 1863
85	A. L. Dibrell	Henry Seelegson, Business Partner and C. P. Dibrell of Marshall, MI	Henry Seelegson	R. D. Martian and T. E. Hughes	July 29, 1867
88	Albert P. Burnley of Frankfort KY	Wife - Frances, Son - George (land in TX), Daughters - Martha, LUcy and Harriet Crittenden, Son-in-Law - Robert H. Crittenden	Wife - Frances	A. T. Burnley, Albert G. Bacon and A. D. Nelson	Aug 26, 1867
92	Frederick Garrisen of New York	Wife, Lizzie A Moore	None	Testified to handwriting: John W. Boyd, Emil Reiffert and Bustas Lehman	None
93	Charles Taylor	None	Wife, Mary A. Taylor	C. R. Prouty and I. J. Coats	None
95	D. E. Crossland	None	Wife Martha is to be guardian of children and if she should die Darwin M. Stapp to be guardian. Children are Ida, Edward, Claud, and Fanny Maud	W. H. Woodward, Henry Beaumont and D. C. Procter	None

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