Estate of Allen Barbour
Talladega County )
Alabama ) To the Hon. Geo. P. Plowman, Judge of
Probate Minute Book L ) Said Court.
Pages 125-126 )
Your petitioner, J. M. N. B. Nix, administrator of the Estate of
Allen Barbour Deceased, Respectifully represents that more than
eighteen months have elapsed since he was appointed by this Court to said
administration, and that he believes said estate is solvent.
Your petitioner further represents, that the heirs of the said
decedent are: W. C. Barbour, residing at Van Wert, Polk,
Georgia; S. H. Barbour, residing in Mount Calm, Texas---Mrs.
Holladay and her husband S. J. Holladay---Van Wert, Georgia,
R. S. Barbour, Springfield, Texas--- and Mrs Hickman and
her husband A. J. Hickman--- Van Wert, Polk County, Georgia, all
of the above being over twenty one years of age; also, three children of
J. M. Barbour deceased, names and ages unknown, two of whom
reside at Huntsville, Alabama, said J. M. Barbour being a son of
said Allen Barbour deceased; also, the heirs of
W. H. Barbour--- lately residieng at Dahlonega, Georgia, names,
ages and sex unknown.
Your petitioner further staes that the lands of said estate consists
of a tract or parcel of land described as follows--- NW 1/4 or NW 1/4 of
Sec. 32, Township 21, Range 4E, in Coosa land district, containig forty
acres, more or less, which is so situated that it cannot be equitably
divided among said heirs.
Your petitioner therefore states that he believes that the interests of
all persons concerned in said land will be best promoted by a sale
therof, and a distribution of the proceeds amond said heirs, according to
their rights.
Wherefor your petitioner prays your Honor to authorize him to sell
said land for cash for the purpose of making a division of said estate
among said heirs, according to the statute in such case made and that
such proceeding, order, and decrees may be had and made in the premises as
may be sufficient to effect such sale, for said purpose according to
law. And as in duty bound, vc.
J. M. N. B. Nix
April 23, 1872
Geo. P. Plowman
Judge of Probate
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