Probate Records

of Jesse Canada deceased

State of Missouri }

County of Sullivan } Ss

Henry S. Crump, James. M. Walker and William. B. Jones being appointed appraisers to appraise the personal Estate of Jesse Canada, deceased, and before _entering on their duties, being duly sworn by me a Justice of the peace of Said County, depose and Say, that they are not interested nor of kin to any person interested in said estate as heir or devisee and that they will to the best of their ability view and appraise the Slaves and other personal Estate to them produced H S Crump

Sworn to and Subscribed before me} his

November the 25^th 1855 J M + Walker

mark

Wm. B. Jones

Marion Sanders J.P. in Sullivan Co Missouri

List of appraisment $ cts

One mare valued at $80 _____________________ 80 00

one two year old filly at, 75. ___________________ 75 00

two yearling fillys, at $55 each ________________ 110 00

one yoke of oxen yoke and chain at 70 ___________ 70 00

Six milch cows at 18 dollars each _______________ 108 00

three mich cows at 16 dollars each _______________ 48 00

Six heifers at 16 dollars each ___________________ 96 00

two do at 10 dollars each ___________________ 20 00

Eight Steers at 18 dollars each _________________ 144 00

one Bull at 18 dollars _________________________ 18 00

Nine Calves at 4 dollars each 36 00

cts $ cts

one Adz valued at $1.50 1 50

one Sythe and Snatt 1.50 1 50

one Book the Celebrated travler 2 00

Total amount $ 810 } 00

We the undersigned do hereby certify that the above is a true and a correct appraisment of all the property produced to us by Joel. C. Hill administrator of Jesse Canada deceased

Given under our hands this the 22 day of November AD 1855

Henry S. Crump

his

James M (+) Walker

mark

Wm B Jones

[The reverse side of this tri-folded page appears first, with the inventory next.]

Inventory of

the Estate of

Jesse Cannada

filed Decr 8^th 1855

S. G. Watkins Probate Judge

by Peter Johnson

Clerk

Money none

Notes [line drawn through and attempt to erase the word "and" here]

one note executed by G. H. Farris dated February 24^th 1855 due one day after

date ----- $12.50

Interest on Same .55

one note executed by Wm B Jones, dated September 23^rd 1855 due one day

after date $10.00

Interest on Same 10

one mare, one two year old filly two one year fillys, one yoke of oxen with yoke and chain, nine milch cows, Six two year old heifers, two one year old heifers, one three year old steer, Six two year old steers, one, yearling steer, one two year old Bull, nine calves, one adz one Scythe & Swath one Book, called the Universal traveler

[The word "Swath" isn't correct, but is my best guess as to what it should be. There was a series, or at least several editions, of Universal Traveler. The earliest editions had numerous pictures of far away places. Everything sold at the public auction is listed on a single page folded in half and then in thirds. I begin with the reverse side: ]

Filed Jan 7

1856

S. G. Watkins

Probate Judge

[sideways along spine of fold] A Sale bill

James M. Walker one adze for $ 1.20

Davis W Johnson 9 Calves " 50.00

Gilbert. H. Farris 1 pr Steers " 45.00

J. W. Farris 1 Pr Steers " 40.00

William. T. Farris 1 pr Steers " 31.00

Milton S. Boyzarth 1 Steer 1 Bull 30.00

William. B. Jones 3 Heifers 1 Steer " 41.50

John Q Reynolds 1 Cow " 25.50

Gilbert. H. Farris 1 Heifer " 16.75

Thos. T. Baley 1 Heifer " 20.75

James Lewis 1 Cow " 18.00

T. R. Rice 1 Cow " 11.50

William T. Farris 1 Cow " 21.00

Josephus Robbins 1 Cow 25.00

John Gates 1 Cow 14.00

T. H. Loughead 1 Cow 15.00

Jesse. L. Allred 1 Cow 13.00

Merit Trowbridge 1 Cow 13.75

Murit Trowbridge 1 Scythe & Sneathe 1.65

Joel Head 1 Filley 94.00

William B. Braden 1 Filley 69.50

Elijah Hargus 1 Filley 65.00

William B. Jones 1 Book 2.20

State of Missouri { Total amount 665.30

County of Sullivan { SS

Wm B Jones being Duly Sworn by me a Justice of the Peace of Said County deposes and Says that the foregoing is a true account of the Sales made by Joel. C. Hill Administrator of the estate

[Next is a group of bills submitted to the estate administrator for payment and listed on the first annual estate settlement which follows immediately after the vouchers. Paper must have been in short supply for even the court clerks used what appears to be, scraps of paper. This first claim is the original note "signed by mark" by Jesse Canada in 1854 in Stone County, Missouri. The day of the month is a best guess on my part. The note was written on the top portion of a sheet of paper 7 1/2 inches wide, which was unevenly torn along the bottom.]

1854

Stone county MO Feb the 20th

promise to make Sale of the Same and forward one hundred

& forty eight dollars to him for the Same.

his

Jese + Canidy

mark

attest P.C. Berry

[The reverse side of the above note reads]

S in the agrd amont to

D W Jonson

[The next document appears to have been folded in many different directions; the outer or what I call "reverse" side is much worn in the areas where the fold was on the outside. The reverse side identifies this claim as "No 1":]

I certify the Sume of one hundred & forty eight

dollars is allowed & classed as the 5 class of demands

Oct 7 1856 S G Watkins

Probate Judge

January the 16^th 1857

Receved Pay in full for the above allowed account

Davis W. Johnson

State of Iowa } SS

held by me against the Estate of Jessee Canada ["of Su" xxx'd out] Deceased Late of the County of Sullivan and State of Missouri for one hundred and forty eight-dollars and Left by me in the hands of Davis W. Johnson of Said Sullivan county Mo.: for collection is a just and true claim against said Estate of Jesse Canada Deceased and that the whole of said claim is yet due & unpaid

his

Wesley X Canada

mark

The above was Sworn to

and Subscribed before me

this Eleventh day of August

AD 1856 witness my hand

and the Seal of the county of

Decatur Iowa hereunto affixed

Done at Leon this date

[The individual's name on this receipt links this to voucher #2 in the first settlement papers.]

I G H Farris make oath say that the estate of Jesse Canady dec is justly indebted to me after allowing all just credits and &fees the sum of seven dollars & the act is correctly stated

May 5 1856 Gilbert H Faris

Sworn to and Subscribed before me this 5 day of May 1856

S G Watkins

Probate Judge

I receive Pay in full

this Jan 17 1857 Gelber A Farris

[The reverse side of the above claim reads:]

Jessa Canidas Esstate Dr. To Gibert W Fais

in the month of Aprile 1853 to 186 Rails $2.00

To Hawling House logs $2.00

To Heigh and Conne $1.00

To Work $1.50

To use of pound 0.50

C W $ 7.00

I certify the sum of seven dollars is allowed & classed in the 5^th class of demands

July 7 1856 S G Watkins

Probate Judge

[Badly torn paper with several missing words represented by underlined blanks .]

__ust the Estate of Jesse Canada

___of Sullivan Co. Mo. Disseased

__ making one Coffin Eight Dollars

__ yi__ Sale one Dollar

No 3

[Two entries on the reverse side, the second is very difficult to read.]

I certify the sum of eight dollars is ___

& classed in the 1^st class of demand_

July 7 1856 S G Wat____

January 1^st 1857 Probat____

Received of Joel C Hill, Administrator of

of Jesse Canada late of Sullivan Co. Decd _____

of Nine Dollars in full of all demands

Estate up to this date Job Mar_____

[This 4 x 7 1/2 inch paper was folded in half both ways. The reverse-side entry appears first, followed by the claim. The surname of the claimant is questionable and, although it differs considerably from how it appears in the first annual settlement record, both are identified as "voucher 4". Mary Ann's brother-in-law was Jesse Allbred / Allfred (another surname we don't know which is correct.) Is this her brother-in-law? Those interested are encouraged to compare the scanned images of the receipt and settlement page.]

I certify the Sum of thirteen dollars & 75 cts is allowed & classed in the 5^th

class of demands. Oct 7 1856 S G Watkins

P Judge

no 4

hands with waggon an teem

at two dollars per day $ 12

two Bushels an a half of meal $1

to mending two par of shoes 75

13 75

[Identified on the reverse side as "no 4".]

Jesse X p Allnee

mark

[The reverse side of this claims receipt identifies it as No. 5. Folded into thirds and then folded in half, the paper formed six almost perfect squares. The reverse side shows signs of where tape was applied to keep the fold from tearing further.]

Est of Jessee Canada

Dec To E F Perkins

act

$30.00

-- filed Jun 7 1856

S G Watkins

P Judge

I certify the sum of

thirty dollars is

allowed & classed

in the 5^th class of

demands

Jan 7 1856

S G Watkins

Probate Judge

[The bill from Dr. Perkins reads:]

Estate of Jessee Canada Dr To

Dr E F Perkins

Sept 15^th 1855

To visit prescrpstion & medicine for Self & wife $9.00

" 18 " visit prescrpstions medicine for self & wife 9.00

Nov 18 To visit to daughter prescriptions & Med 6.00

" 20 " " " " " " 6.00

Received payment in full $30.00

E. F. Perkins

[The reverse side identifies this 6 1/4 x 3 1/4 strip of paper as "no 5". Does the additional money represent interest paid on a past-due account?]

Milan Mo Jan 2^nd 1857

Rec'd of Joel C Hill Adm- of the Estate Jessee

Canada thirty-one Dollars eighty-cents in full of all

demands up to this date E F Perkins

[This claim was written on 5 x 5 1/2 inch tri-folded paper. One third of the reverse side indicates this bill is identified as "No. 6" with a "5" written off to the side. The top third of this reverse side reads:]

I waive notice in open court on the within account.

[The middle section of this reverse side has two separate entries.]

Jesse Canada

rcpt

with J. R. Sands

$25.00

& filed Jan 7

1856 S G Watkins

P Judge

I certify the sum of eleven dollars is allowed & classed in the 1^st class of demands & the sum of fourteen dollars is allowed & classed in the 5^th class of demands Jan 7, 1856

S. G. Watkins P Judge

[This Dr's bill for services rendered was written by a Dr.; several words are my best guesses.]

Jesse Canada Decd Dr

1856 To J. R. Sands, MD

Sep 24 To vis, pr & med for wfe & son $8.50

" 27 " pr & med for Do Do 2.50

" 29 " vis from Farris, pr & med slf & wfe 4.00

Oct 28 " pr & med for slf (Lq) 2.00

" 29 " vis pr& med slf 8.00

Amt due --------------------- $25.00

11.00

14.00

Recd of Joel Hill 26.55 cts,

being the amt in full of

principal and interest --

Jany 29 1857 J R Sands

[Identified on reverse side as "no 8", this 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 strip of paper reads]

Rec'd of Joel Hill one dollar as fees in the case of Canady dec

Oct 7 1856 S G Watkins

Probate Judge

[The reverse side of this 7 3/4 x 2 1/2 inch strip identifies it as "No 10".]

Recd of Joel Hill admr of the estate o Jessee Canady dec two dollars & 50 asfeesfor making settlement

Jun 28 1857 S. G. Watkins

[Identified on the reverse as "no 11", this strip measures 7 3/4 x 2 1/4 inches.]

Received of Joel Hill as Admr of the Estate of Jesse Canneday as fees one dollars on 1^st anual Settlement Jany 28^th 1857

C. M. Freeman J.P.C.

[The reverse side of the settlement, folded into fourths, appears first.]

Filed Jun 28 1857

1^st Anual Settlement

of Joel Hill Admr

of the Estate

of Jessey Cannedy

Dec

Jun 28 1857 $ $ $

To amomt of sale bill 665.30

To amount of Notes as per

Inventory 23.11

$688.40

By amount paid Davis W Johnson

as per voucher N 1 148.00

By amount paid G H Farris

as per voucher No 2 7.00

By amount paid Job S Marshall

as per voucher No 3 9.00

By amount paid Jessie Allread

as per voucher No 4 13.75

By amount paid E F Parkins

as per voucher N 5 31.80

By amount paid J R Sands

as pr voucher no 6 25.00

[Payment of $200 to widow crossed through]

By amount paid E S Washington

as pr voucher No 7 2.00

By amount paid S G Watkins

as per voucher No 8 1.00

By a per cent on $237.55 14.25

By amt for servces [14.00 crossed out here]

per voucher No 9 14.00

By amt paid S G Watkins

as per voucher No 10 2.30

By amt paid Coms fees

as per voucher 11 1.00

Balns Due Estate $268.50 $419.90

J. C. Hill Admr

[These next vouchers appear on the 2^nd Annual Settlement report. This first voucher measures 7 1/4 x 2 inches and is identified on the reverse side as "No 1".]

Received of Joel C. Hill administrator of Jesse Canada deceased two dollars this the 17^th June AD 1857 William B. Jones

[This next strip of paper, measuring 17 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, is identified on the reverse side as "No. 2"]

Jesse Canada deceased twenty four

dollars the 3th day of June AD 1857

Mary ann + Canada

[The reverse side identifies this as "No 3". Also written on the back: "Now at this". The word "attending" below looks more like "attmomy" but attending is logical.]

Estate of Jessee Canaday due

To Joel Hill Dr

To 6 pr cent on $325.90-- $ 19.55

" attending Probate court 2 days

at Jan term 1858 2.00

$ 21.55

[Identified on the reverse side as voucher "no 4", this strip is 7 3/4 x "almost" 3 inches . The month of the bill is questionable.]

Recd of Joel C Hill Admr two dollars & fifty cts as fees for making settlement & other business

Nvr 4 1858 S G Watkins

[The reverse side identifies this 7 3/4 x 2 1/2 strip of paper as voucher "no 5"]

Received January 5^th 1858 of Joel. C. Hill Administrator of Jesse Canaday deceased one dolla as fees of court C M Freeman J.P.C

[This ledger paper was folded into four sections. ("cur" appears above the middle "a" in Canaday)]

January term 1858

2 Anul Settlement

of Joel C Hill

Admr of the

Approvved

January 5^th 1858 Dr Cr Bal

To amount due on former $ $ $

settlement filed Jan 1857 419.90

By amount paid Wm B Jones

as pr voucher No 1 2.00

By amount paid Mary Canaday

as per voucher n 2 24.00

By amount paid Self as Admr

as pr voucher No 3 21.55

By amount paid S G Watkins

as pr voucher no 4 2.50

By amount paid C M Freemen

as pr voucher No 5 1.00

Joel C Hill $51.05

Balance due estate $368.85

Administrator

Joel C. Hill admr of the

Estate of Jesse Cannaday

3d Annual Settlement

Now at this day comes Joel C. Hill as administrator of the Estate Jesse Canaday deceased to, make his third annual settlement of said Estate, which is in the words & figures following to wit.

In the probate Court of Sullivan County Mo

To amount due on Second

annual Settlement of Jany 5^th 1858 368.85

J C Hill Administrator

[In what must have been a major case of misunderstanding, Joel Hill appears to think he filed the final estate settlement account April 1859. Only two vouchers are mentioned and there is no indication of a distribution of the estate to the heirs. This "fill in the blank" form had an attached newspaper ad in the upper left hand corner. Italics represents the handwritten entries.]

Milan, Mo., 1859

Mr J. C. Hill, admr Est Jesse Canada

To WILLIAM H. CRAIG, Dr.

For inserting advertisement in "MILAN FARMER" newspaper,

STATE OF MISSOURI }

County of Sullivan } SS

I, William H. Craig, on my oath state, that I am publisher of the "Milan Farmer," a weekly newspaper, printed at Milan, in said county and State, and that the annexed publication was made in said newspaper, as in the above account stated.

W A Craig

Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid.

[The reverse side of this 7 3/4 x 2 inch strip of paper (torn along the bottom edge instead of cut) identifies this as voucher "No. 2"]

Received April 7^th 1859 of Joel C Hill administrator of Jesse Cannaday deceased one dollar as fees of Court. C M Freeman Judge P.C.

Joel C Hill

To } final Settlement

Sullivan Probate Court

Filed April 7 1859.

Now at this day comes Joel C Hill as administrator of the Estate of Jesse Cannady to make final Settlement of Said Estate which is in words and figures following to wit.

In the Probate Court of Sullivan County

April Term AD 1859.

To amount on last annual Settlement 368.85

By Cash paid W H Craig as per voucher No 1 2.50

By Cash paid Probate Court asperoucher 2 1.00

$3.50

Ballance due $365.35

J C Hill administrator

Joel C. Hill

To }

Citation

I sorven the within citation _____ the within named defendant Joel C Hill

to Reading th Same in th prisince and hearng of the within named Joel

C Hill March 28^th 1860 W H Bunutt

sherffs fee 50 sheriff of S C Mo

[The citation is a "fill in the blank" form; italics represents the parts filled in by the court clerk and signed by the judge.]

STATE OF MISSOURI }

County of Sullivan }

THE STATE OF MISSOURI, to Joel C. Hill

administrator of the estate of Jesse Cannaday

Deceased, GREETING:

You are hereby required to present your accounts, as Administrator as aforesaid, for settlement, at the next term of the Probate Court of SULLIVAN County, to be holden at MILAN, in the County of Sullivan, aforesaid, on the 2^nd day of April 1860 and show cause why an attachment should not issue against you, for not exhibiting your accounts, for settlement, at the term at which you were required by law to make your settlement.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name,

[By this time Mary Ann had moved with her young children to Macon County onto the 37.28 acres land grant she received April 14, 1856. Perhaps some of Jesse's children by his previous marriages went with her. It's curious that none of those children are mentioned by name in these estate records, unless the Mary Canada below is Jesse’s daughter rather than his widow. Circumstantial evidence suggests Roman Hill’s wife was "a" Mary Canada. Mary Ann was left with six children, all under the age of eleven when Jesse died, but he reportedly had at least two other sons who were still teenagers. Alfred Bealmear was a Macon County neighbor of Mary Ann and the "Jesse Canada Probate Records" filed in Macon County are Bealmear's guardianship reports. The reverse side of these two slips of paper identify them as "Voucher No 1 and 2".]

Guardian of the above heirs

July 10^th 1860 -- Recd of Jeel. C. Hill thirty-seven dollars and twentytwo cents in full of all claims against the estate of Jesse Canada deceased this day and date above writen

Mary Canada

Roman W. Hill

By Alfred Bealmear

Power of attorney

[The reverse side of this 4^th settlement account reads:]

Joel C. Hill

Admr Jesse Kenndy

Filed Oct.

1860

R. S. Strahan

Judge P.C.

[The writer spelled the surname with a "K", then corrected it to a "C"]

To Amount due on Third

Annual settlement of January 3, 1859 $368.85

Interest on same at 10 per cent

until July 10. 1860. 18.44

Cr By voucher No 1 224.55

" " " " 2 37.22

387.29 261.77

261.77

Interest on same from July 10, 125.32

1860 up to this date at 10 per cent 4.13

Balance Due estate $129.65

Joel C. Hill

Administrator

$200.00 Sullivan County December 1_ 1855

Received of Joel C. Hill administrator

of Jesse Canada deceased in property at

the appraised value two hundred dollars. her

Mary A X Canada

mark

[Identified on the reverse side as "voucher No 2" with the additional note "Making Settle" nearby:]

Recd of Joel C. Hill amr of the estate of Jesse Cennedy deceased the Sum of Two Dollars &fifty cents for making out final Settlement. Jany 8^th 1860 G. D. Burgess

[This 6 1/2 x 4 1/4 "fill in the blank" form has, in the upper left hand corner, an attached copy of the newspaper ad reporting the final settlement. Identified on the back side as "Voucher No 2", it surely is the one identified as "printers fees", but why was the line drawn through it? Italics represents the handwritten section of the form and the newspaper ad follows.]

MILAN, MO., Jan 7^th 1861

Mr Joel C. Hill Adm

To WILLIAM H CRAIG, Dr.

For inserting advertisement in "MILAN FARMER" newspaper, 4 insertions,

4 weeks consecutively, in Volume 4, Numbers 3,4,5,6, dated

respectively Dec 12, 19, 26 1861 Jan 2d 1861

First insertion squares at per square $

Subsequent do " "

Affidavit $2.50

Received payment: W H Craig

STATE OF MISSOURI }

County of Sullivan } SS

I, William H. Craig, on my oath state, that I am publisher of the "MILAN FARMER," a weekly newspaper, printed at Milan, in said county and State, and that the annexed publication was made in said newspaper, as in the above account stated.

W H Craig

Sworn to and subscribed before the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the County and State aforesaid.

January 7^th 1861 M. B. SSitler JP

FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is hereby given to all persons

interested that the undersigned ad-

ministrator of the estate of Jesse Canna-

day deceased, that at the January term

1861, of the Probate Court of Sullivan

county, he will make application for a

final settlement of his administration of

said estate. J.C. HILL, Adm'r.

Dec 12, 1860

[Identified as "No. 3" on the reverse side of this claim, the first receipt for $1.00 is surely the "Voucher No 3 Probate fees" which has struck through, suggesting it wasn't paid. The second receipt, also identified on the reverse side as "No. 3" is the one paid in the final settlement.]

Received of Joel C. Hill administrator of the estate of Jesse Kennedy deceased the sum of One Dollar. Probate fees. Oct 1, 1860 R. S. Strahan

Judge P.C.

Received of Joel C. Hill Admr of Jesse Cannady

Deceased two Dollars fees P.C. January 9^th 1861

R. S. Strahan

Judge P.C.

[The reverse of this 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 strip of paper identifies it as "voucher No 4".]

R D Morrison

[This final page is folded in half length-wise and then folded in half again. A portion of one of the middle sections is torn away. Very little is missing from the settlement statement, but some words are missing from the statement on the reverse-side. ]

J_____

Admr Jess

Filed Jan 9^th 1861.

R. S. Strahan

Judge P. Ct

To amount due on last annual Settlement $129.65

Interest on same at 10 per cent from Oct 1860. 3.25

By Voucher No 1 Widows recp 200.00

" 2 Printers fees [lined out all the way across] 2.50

" 3 Probate fees [lined out all the way across] 1.00

" 2 Making Settle 2.50

" " 3 Probate fees 2.00

" " 4 " making Settlement 2.50

$ 132.90 $206.00

Balance due admr 132.90

J. C. Hill Administrator $73. 10

$73.10