Duval County Court Minutes (Probate matters)

1887-1894

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Vol. B Page 64

County, State of Texas, and his successors in office in the sum of eight Thousand and fifty dollars, conditioned that the above found principal Calixto Tovar, surviving husband in community of Dolores de la Garza de Tovar, will faithfully administer such community estate and pay over one half the surplus thereof after the payment of the debts and which the whole of such property is properly chargeable, to such person or persons as shall be entitled to receive the same.

Witness my hand at San Diego Texas, this 20th day of February A. D. 1890
                                  Calixto Tovar
                                      E. Garcia Perez
                                     S. Garcia Perez

Approved Feby 20th 1890
      James O. Luby
      County Judge Duval County

The county Judge was absent during the time for the May term of Court - so there was none.
                                                                                             Glover - Clerk

Vol. B Page 65

The State of Texas }
County of Duval }

      Be it hereby remembered that on Monday the 4th day of August A. D. 1890, there was begun and holden in the town of San Diego Duval County Texas, at the Court House thereof a regular term of the Hon. County Court for Probate Purposes the Hon. James O. Luby County Judge presiding and there were present in addition

R. B. Glover County Clerk Duval County Texas
Jno. Buckley Sheriff Duval County Texas

      Court was duly opened by proclamation of the ssheriff at the Court House door.
      The docket was then taken up and disposed of as follows.

No. 53
Estate of Josefa Garcia Salinas et al }

vs.

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Felipa Salinas de Garcia   Guard. }

This cause being called and it appearing to the Court that the annual Report and Supplemental inventory having been filed and acted on at a former term of this Court and not recorded in the minutes hereof are her now ordered to be entered of record nunc pro tune as of then to wit:

No. 53 }
Guardianship of Jose Garcia Salinas }  Suit pending
Victoria Garcia Salinas, Alberto Garcia }  in Probate Court
Salinas, Gilberto Garcia Salinas, Napoleon }  Duval Co.
Garcia Salinas, Gorgonia Garcia Salinas, }  August Term 1889
Jacoba Garcia Salinas and Jesusa Garcia Salinas }

vs.

}
Felipa Salinas de Garcia  Guardian }

      And now come Felipa Salinas de Garcia, Guardian of the above named minors, and returns unto Court her annual report: ending February 4th 1889, showing the items of expenditures since the last report for the education and maintenance of said wards.
Item 1st. No property has come to her knowledge belonging to said wards, since her last annual report.
Item 2nd By a sale of land of 665 acres according to report of sale filed herein May 30 1888 this estate has received as said wards share $798.00. See report of sale filed May 30 1888 - 4th item.
Item 3rd Nothing has been received for the estate since last report except as stated in item 2nd.

Vol. B Page 66

Item 4th  The following disbursements have occurred since last report.
April 3rd 1888  Pd. J. W. Wright for notaries work

$3.75

April 3rd 1888  Pd. C. L. Coyner Attys. fee in sale of land

20.00

April 3rd 1888  Pd. C. L. Coyner Attys. fee add fee in annual Rep.

5.00

Sept. 12 1888   Pd. R. B. glover Cash in Court

25.85

Feby. 4 1889    Pd  S. G. Perez on book account groceries

408.50

Feby. 4 1889    Pd. E. G. Perez on book acct groceries

237.37

Feby. 4 1889    Collector of County for taxes

4.75

Total amt. paid out from Feb. 6 1888 to Feb 4 '89

$699.22

Item 5th No claims have been allowed against the Estate that are unpaid.
Item 6th No claims have been sued on & no claims have been rejected.
Item 7th  Amount of money on hand deposited at S. G. Perez                                                        

$98.78

Item 8th  Amount of property at appraised value see Exhibit amended                                          

340.00

                                                                                                                                                              $438.78
Amount paid Judge Luby for work                                                                                                   

24.78

Item 9th The amounts in item 4 there stated as paid S. G. Perez and E. G. Perez are amounts used for groceries, dry good, and all necessaries for the minors during the year as shown by the books of said parties and are running accounts kept by them, subject as in other matters to your Honors approval.

Attest

her

S. Garcia Perez                                                                                  Felipa Salinas

X

De Garcia

mark

The State of Texas, Duval County - Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24t5h day of July 1889
                                                                                                            C. L. Coyner
                                                                                                             Notary Public  Duval Co. Texas

Supplemental Inventory of said Estate

On undivided interest of 8/10 of 1/5 out of the said minors Grandfather Antonio Garcia Flores' share and set aside to them by partition, in compliance to law made by your Honor at May Term 1889 for the undersigned to file ?? Inventory

1st 8/10 of lots 7& 9 block 162 San Diego

$120.00

2nd 8/10 of lots 11 block 120  San Diego

20.00

3rd 8/10 of lots 1& 3 block 95 San Diego

20.00

4th 8/10 of lots 8 & 9 block 163 San Diego

40.00

5th 8/10 of lots 1,2,3,4,5,6 block 135 San Diego

60.00

6th 8/10 of lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 block 72 San Diego

60.00

7th 8/10 of lots 2, 3, 7 block 93 San Diego

60.00

8th 8/10 of lot 5 block 49 San Diego

60.00

Money on deposit at S. G. Perez' store

98.78

$538.68

Vol. B Page 67

Francisco Garcia Salinas and Gregoria Garcia de Garcia own the 2/10 interest in land as shown by item 1 to 8 inclusive.

her

Witness                                                                                              Josefa Salinas

X

de Garcia
S. Garcia Perez

mark

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 22nd day of July 1889
                                                                          C. L. Coyner
                                                                          Notary Public Duval Co.

Examined and approved in open court
This 6th day of August 1889
                                  James O. Luby Co. Judge  D. C.

No. 57
Estate of Eustacio Montalvo minor }

vs.

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Juliana Guerra de Montalvo  Guardian }

Annual report with citations and return being filed. Cause was continued by opperation of law.

No. 58
Estate of Dolores Garcia et al minors }

vs.

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Carmen Treviņo de Garcia  Guard. }

This cause being called at is now hereby the Court ordered that the Guardian herein Carmen Treviņo de Garcia file her annual report herein before the next term of this Court, and cause continued.

No. 60
Guardianship of Maria de Antonia Torres }

vs.

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L. Levy }

This cause coming on to be heard and Maria de Antonia Torres (minor) appearing in her own proper person, states that she would choose Mrs. Johanna Levy as her Guardian of her person, she said Maria de Antonia Torres having no estate. It is therefore here now by the Court ordered and decreed that the said Johanna Levy be and is hereby appointed permanent Guardian of the person of said Maria de Antonia Torres, and that the bond of said Guardian be fixed at $100.00 and that said Guardian qualify as the law directs.

No. 61
Estate of Dolores de la Garza de Tovar, dec'd }

vs.

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Calixto Tovar  Administrator }

Vol. B Page 68

Court then took recess till 9 A. M. tomorrow.
Tuesday Aug. 5, 1890
Court met this 9 A. M. present same as yesterday.
The Probate Docket was then received and the following business disposed of.

No. 62
Estate of Theo. C. Wiedenmueller - Dec'd }

vs.

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Chas. H. Weidenmueller  - }

In the above estate the application of C. L. Weidenmueller to be appointed as administration of said estate coming on to be heard, and after hearing same the said C. H. Weidenmueller was and is hereby appointed as temporary administrator of said Estate and his bond fixed at $4,000.00 and letters ordered to issue to said C. H. Weidenmueller as Temporary Administrator upon his qualifying as the law directs. It was further ordered and decreed by the Court that Chas. Hoffman, O. J. Ridder and Hubert Garrett be and are hereby appointed appraisers to appraise said setae and report to this court as soon as possible.

Court then took recess till Saturday Aug. 9 1890.

Court met this 9 A. M. present same as on Monday Aug. 5 1890
The Probate Docket was taken up and the following entries made.

No. 62
Estate of Theo. C. Weidenmueller, Dec'd }

vs.

}  The State of Texas
Chas. H. Weidenmueller  T. Adm. }  County of Duval

List and Inventory of the Estate of Theo. C. Weidenmueller, Dec'd

      We the undersigned appraisers duly appointed at the August Term of the Probate Court of Duval County Texas tender the following full and complete inventory of the Estate of the above named deceased, to wit:

320 acres of land abstract no. 187 cert. no. 92 Adams Beatty & Moulton  Valued at

$320.00

160 acres of land abstract no. 7 Homesteaded Guadalupe Alanis Valued at

1,000.00

140 acres of land abstract no. 1048 and no. 550 J. Pointevent Valued at

640.00

45 head of horses

Valued at

375.00

90 head of cattle Valued at

450.00

1 Jack Valued at

20.00

Goods, wares and mare Valued at

325.00

Miscellaneous property Valued at

400.00

Total

$3530.00

Notes due the Estate
Augustin Balerio    

$ 25.55

R. Rangel                 $  4.55

$  14.55

Pedro Sanchez    10.55 Gavrino Sanchez   87.64

90.19

Juan Garza    49.60 Regino Peņa   66.00

115.60

Urbano Juarez    60.15 Genovivo Garza   63.00

123.15

Hipolito Garza    46.08 Miguel Garcia   55.18

101.26

Pablo Zuniga    46.03 Manuel Gonzales   12.28

58.31

V. Cissell    44.00 Vincente Moreno   55.95

99.95

Guillermo Cantu    40.40 Cuecion Anaya   14.93

55.13

Manuel Gonzales 150.00

150.00

Carnilo Mendez 140.00 Leonardo Balerio   26.48

166.48

Gabriel Pattan      4.88 Prajedio Fuentes     8.10

12.98

Dionicio Peņa    87.43 Lucas Lopez     8.05

95.48

Juan Balerio      7.35 Antonio Ranget   30.85

38.20

Feliciano Larra      2.90 Avelino Garcia     3.63

34.53

Jacinto Brunes    21.90 Hilario Saens   21.16

43.06

Antonio Contera      2.10 Euligio Lopez   15.50

17.60

Eduardo Lopez      4.47 Jose Angel Lopez     8.10 12.57
Christoval Peņa    98.20 Jesusa Gonzales   16.00

114.20

Juan Robles    75.58 Marcos Lamb

    2.80

78.38

Juan Garcia    82.00 Felipe Velaques

  52.65

114.65
Jose Ma. Garza      5.85 Guadalupe Rivera   12.00

17.85

Sotero Garcia    14.30 Euscibo Perez   30.45

44.75

Concepcion Barrero      7.50 Geronimo Martinez     3.50

11.00

Valente Gonzales    61.78 Anastacio Gonzales   45.50

105.28

Marcario Ruis        .50 Jose Ma. Flores   12.70

13.20

Total

1738.70

Open accounts due

Estate
F. Chatson ? $   1.00 Eugenio Peņa $   2.00

                3.00

Guadalupe Salinas      4.05 Melicio Herrera      5.00

9.05

Meliano Ramos      1.75 Manuel Rios    21.55

23.30

Juan Barrera    30.40 Alvino Garza        .45

30.85

Pablo Adame 141.20 Placido Garza      6.50

147.70

Leandro Martinez      4.00 Romaldo Barrera    51.48

55.48

Preciliano Nuņez      5.55 Juan Alanis      3.95

9.50

Juan Balerio      2.00 J. W. Parchman      4.00

6.00

Leandro Garza        .60 Nicolas Moreno    25.90

26.50

Perfecto Domingus    35.50 Wm. Hubbin      1.25

36.75

Faustino Lopez    27.40 Preciliano Mendez      1.33

28.73

John Osborn    51.30 Pablino Peņa    13.55

64.85

Sevriano Pruneda    19.73 Cruz Rios    25.63

45.36

Crispan Salinas      4.25 Concepcion Salazar    13.05

17.30

Romulo Balerio      1.80

1.80

Vol. B Page 70

The State of Texas }
County of Duval }

      We the undersigned appraisers of the Estate of Theodore C. Weidenmueller, deceased, solemnly swear that the foregoing is a full and fair appraisement of the said Estate provided by us.
                                                                                                  A. J. Ridder
                                                                                                  Chas. Hoffman

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 8th day of August A. D. One thousand eight hundred and ninety.
                                                                                                   James O. Luby
                                                                                                   Notary Public Duval County

List of claims against the estate of Theodore C. Weidenmueller Dec'd

Due Charles Hoffman, on land dated May 25th 1880 at 10% per annum with lien on land

$ 500.00

Croft & Co.  open account

1,326.00

E. D. Sidbury

337.47

Ridder Bros.

27.00
Lazaro Prunido

43.10

A. L. Muil

20.00

Otto Brandt

4.85

$2.258.00

I, Charles H. Weidenmueller, Administrator of the Estate of Theodore C. Weidenmueller, deceased, do solemnly swear that the forgoing inventory and list is a full and complete list and inventory of the property and claims of Theodore C. Weidenmueller, deceased, that have come to my knowledge.

                                                                                             C. H. Weidenmueller
                                                                                             Administrator of the Estate of

                                                                                             Theodore C. Weidenmueller, deceased

Sworn and subscribed before me this 8th day of August A. D. One thousand eight hundred and ninety.

                                                                                               James O. Luby
                                                                                               Notary Public  Duval County

Examined and approved this 9th day of Aug. A. D. 1890
                                                                 James O. Luby
                                                                 Co. Judge D. C.

No. 62
Estate of Theo. C. Weidenmueller, Dec'd }

vs.

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Chas H. Weidenmueller  Adm. }

      In the matter of the administration

Vol. B Page 71

of the above estate of Theo. C. Weidenmueller, Dec'd, it is now hereby the Court ordered and decreed that administration of said Estate be granted, and it is further ordered and decreed by the Court that Charles H. Weidenmueller be and is hereby appointed permanent administrator of said Estate of Theo. C. Weidenmueller dec'd and that he receive letters of administration therein upon his filing with the clerk of this court a good and sufficient bond as such administration in the sum of Eleven Thousand Six Hundred Dollars, and his taking the oath and qualifying as the law directs.

The State of Texas }
County of Duval }

      Know all men by these present: That we Charles H. Weidenmueller, as principal, and Charles Hoffman and Alfred J. Ridder, as sureties, and held and firmly bound unto the County Judge of the County Court of Duval County and his successors in office in the sum of Eleven thousand six hundred dollars, conditioned that the above bound Charles H. weidenmueller has been appointed administrator of the estate of Theodore C. Weidenmueller, deceased, shall    will and truly perform all the duties required of him under said appointment then and in that case this  obligation to be null and void otherwise to be in full force and effect.

      Witness our hands at San Diego this 9th day of August A. d. 1890
                                                                                       C. H. Weidenmueller
                                                                                       Chas. Hoffman
                                                                                       A. J. Ridder

The State of Texas }
County of Duval }

      Before me James O. Luby, a Notary Public in and for Duval County, Texas, on this day personally appeared Charles H. Weidenmueller and Charles Hoffman and Alfred J. Ridder, known to me to be the person whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.

      Given under my hand and seal of office this 9th day of August A. D. 1890
                                                                                                James O. Luby
                                                                                                Notary Public  Duval County

Continued on page 8

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