Petition #20285001
- Union County, Arkansas. October 9, 1850. - March 3, 1851.
- Court: Probate
- Salutation: To the Honorable Epps. R. Brown Judge of said Court
Abstract
The widow of the late John Rhem, Ann, and her new husband, John Welch, petition the court to force the administrators of Ann's late husband to settle the estate. Joseph Rhem died in 1846 possessed of a considerable property, including twenty slaves. Ann Welch asks that she be given her widow's dower, a third share of the estate, to the value of the estate as it is calculated under proper management.
Result: Granted; appealed; reversed; appealed.
- Number of petition pages: 8
- Related documents: Summons, Hillory Pratt and William G. Cole, et al., 9 October 1850; Answer, Hillory Pratt, William G. Cole, 4 November 1850; Replication, Ann and John Welch, 6 November 1850; Summons, William G. Cole, Guardian of Penelope, Minerva, and Edward Rhem, 7 January 1851; Summons, John R. Beeson, Guardian of William C., Calvin and Susan Rhem, 7 January 1851; Answer, William G. Cole and John Beeson, 4 February 1851; Answer, Ann and John Welch, 4 February 1851; Decree, February 1851; Appeal, 3 March 1851; Ruling, 21 June 1852; Bill of Exceptions, 10 November 1852
- Pages of related documents: 20
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Citation information
Repository: University of Arkansas at Little Rock, School of Law, Little Rock, Arkansas
- Arkansas Supreme Court, Records and Briefs
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