Document A.214 · probate minutes community administration · transcription: verbatim
Bosque Co., Texas, County Court probate minutes 1917-1923 (vol. U-V), pp. 240-241: Estate of Mrs Rosa Cooper, No. 1420, application for community letters, order appointing appraisers and bond, 9 September 1918
- repository
- FamilySearch, Texas, Probate Records, 1800-1990 > Bosque > Minutes 1917-1923 vol U-V, image 127 of 425; image ark 3:1:3QSQ-G9QS-4P2G
- date
- 1918-09-09
What is transcribed: The Rosa Cooper entries only (p. 240 foot and p. 241). The rest of p. 240 is the estate of C. F. Collins, No. 1402 - not Cooper. The continuation of No. 1420 at the foot of p. 241 runs onto the next image, not yet captured.
People named
| As written | Role | Identified as | What this document says |
|---|---|---|---|
| G W Cooper, husband of Mrs Rosa Cooper | petitioner | William G Cooper 1875–1925 | residence: 9 Sep 1918, Bosque Co., Texas |
| Mrs Rosa Cooper | deceased | death: 19 Feb 1918, Bosque Co., Texas |
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| T H Cooper, a boy 16 years of age | child | Thomas H. Cooper 1902 | residence: 9 Sep 1918, Bosque Co., Texas |
| Lena Cooper, a girl 15 years of age | child | ||
| J B Cooper, a boy 12 years of age | child | Joseph B. Cooper 1905–1951 | residence: 9 Sep 1918, Bosque Co., Texas |
What this document records
Heading
IN VACATION 1918. APPLICATION FOR COMMUNITY LETTERS. No 1420. ESTATE OF MRS ROSA COOPER, Deceased. In the County Court of Bosque County, Texas. This the 9th day of September A D 1918. To the Hon W A York, Judge of said Court:
Petition
"Now comes your petitioner G W Cooper, who resides in Bosque County, Texas, the husband of Mrs Rosa Cooper deceased, and respectfully shows to the Court, that his wife Mrs Rosa Cooper died on the 19th day of February A D 1918, in Bosque County, Texas. That the said Mrs Rosa Cooper left surviving her the following children, to wit: T H Cooper a boy 16 years of age, Lena Cooper a girl 15 years of age, and J B Cooper a boy 12 years of age all three of whom reside in Bosque County, Texas. That there is a community estate between the said Mrs Rosa Cooper deceased, wife and myself. That said deceased died intestate and was, at the time of her death, a resident of the county of Bosque and State of Texas. Wherefore your petitioner asks the court to appoint three appraisers to appraise said estate as in other Administrations. Geo P Robertson, Atty for petitioner. Filed Sept 9, 1918. E H Young, County Clerk."
Order appointing appraisers
9 September 1918: S J Covey, J W Conley and Luke Sheppard of Bosque County appointed to appraise 'the community estate of Mrs Rosa Cooper deceased, and her surviving husband G W Cooper.'
Bond
No 1420. "That we, G W Cooper, husband of the said Rosa Cooper, deceased, as principal, and S J Covey and J W Conley as sureties, acknowldege [sic] ourselves bound to pay to W A York County Judge of Bosque County, Texas, the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, conditioned that he G W Cooper ... will faithfully administer the community of himself and the said Rosa Cooper, deceased, wife, and pay over one-half the surplus ..." Signed G W Cooper, S J Covey, J W Conley. Approved 9 September 1918, W A York, County Judge. Filed Sept 9, 1918, E H Young, County Clerk.