Felix Drayton Franklin, Obituary, Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, 1885

Obituary
Felix Drayton Franklin

The Cartersville American
Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia
Weds., 22 July 1885, page 3

Name of Deceased: Felix Drayton Franklin 

Age: [est. 93 years]  

Date of Death: Thurs., 15 July 1885  

Duration of illness: "some time"; "extreme old age," "chest pains," feebleness, wearing out

Birth: 23 April 1792, Warren County, Georgia 

Moved to Bartow County, Georgia: 1835 

Marriage (at age 24) [est. 1816] 

Wife: Nancy Roberts (died 1848) 

Children: six (five lived to adulthood); one named in article, A. M. Franklin, former sheriff of Bartow County 

Military: Served in Floyd's Command, War of 1812 

More: praise, general remarks about the era and duration of his life

[Source]:

"Felix Drayton Franklin" (obituary), The Cartersville American (Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia) 1882-1886, Weds., 22 July 1885, page 3 (digital image 3), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88054140/1885-07-22/ed-1/seq-3/print/image_605x817_from_0,6009_to_1741,8358/ (accessed 09 November 2020 by D.K. Pritchett). 

Administrator's Sale, Estate of Felix D. Franklin, Deceased, Bartow County, Georgia, 1886

Administrator's Sale 
Estate of Felix D. Franklin, deceased

The Cartersville American 

29 December 1886, page 2 

[Quote Begins]: 

"Administrator's Sale" 

"Georgia--Bartow County. 

  "By virtue of an order from the court of Ordinary of said county of Bartow, will be sold before the Court House door in Cartersville, Bartow county, Ga., on the first Tuesday in January, 1887, within the legal sale hours, the following real estate belonging to the estate of Felix D. Franklin, deceased, to wit: 

  "One house and lot, in the city of Cartersville, said county, bounded as follows: West by the Tennessee street, East by the Asa A. Dobbs lands, North by lands of A. M. Franklin, South by property of Mrs. Lucy Bell. Said lot containing 2 acres, more or less, and being the home place of said Felix D. Franklin, deceased. House has 4 comfortable rooms and fine well of water on lot. Sold for division. Term cash. 

        "A. M. Franklin, 

  "Dec 6th, '86.  Admr. Felix D. Franklin." 

[End of Quote] 

[Source]: A. M. Franklin, Administrator, (Felix D. Franklin, deceased), in "Administrator's Sale," /The Cartersville American/ (Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia) 1882-1886, 29 December 1886, page 2 (digital image 2), Georgia Historic Newspapers, Digital Library of Georgia (GALILEO). https://gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu/lccn/sn88054140/1886-12-29/ed-1/seq-2/print/image_614x817_from_338,8471_to_1372,9847/ (clipping; full page accessed by D.K. Pritchett, 11 November 2020).

Deposition of Peter Cooper, 1887, Dekalb County, Alabama. Service: Private, Co. B, 6th Georgia Infantry, Confederate, 1861-1862

This is a miscellaneous document from an unidentified pension application made by Peter Cooper. No other detail available except what I extracted here, from a copy of the document.

Deposition of Peter Cooper

Private, Co. B, 6 Regiment, Georgia Infantry
[Confederate States]
Deposition Date: 6 June 1887

Document Extract:

The State of Alabama, County of Dekalb.

Personally appeared before me, L L Cochran Judge of Probate in and for said County, Peter Cooper who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith that when a Private in Company B of 6th Regiment of Georgia Infantry and while in the discharge of his duty, on the 5th day of April 1862, at Yorktown in the State of Virginia he lost his left leg; that he was a resident of Alabama on the 25th day of February 1887, and is a resident at the date of this application; that he is engaged in the business of farming; and that his taxable property does not exceed one thousand dollars in value.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of June 1887.

Peter [his X mark] Cooper

L. L. Cochran
Judge of Probate of Dekalb County

The State of Alabama, County of Dekalb } I hereby certify that the duplicate of the foregoing application and affidavit is on file in my office, and that I believe the statements made therein are entitled to credit.

Given under my hand this the 6th day of June, 1887.

L. L. Cochran
Judge of Probate of Dekalb County

Duplicate to be filed in the office of the Judge of Probate.

Wife - Malinda Cooper
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GENEALOGY DETAILS RELATED TO DOCUMENT:

Peter Cooper
Birth: 9 May 1843, Dade County, Georgia
Death: 22 March 1914, Jackson County, Alabama

Marriage: 28 August 1864, Dekalb County, Alabama

Wife: Malinda Elizabeth Sizemore

Biographies mention that the leg injury occurred at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia

Note: Name is usually given as Peter Cooper; sometimes Peter Issac Cooper or Peter Isaac Cooper.

Estate Administration for Laura Baker, Deceased, Late Wife of M A Baker, of Cumberland County, North Carolina

[Indexed information, followed by document extract; note, only one name is indexed, the deceased, Laura Baker. However, another name and a clerk of court are included in the document. The genealogical information in the document shows that Laura Baker, the deceased, was the wife of M A Baker, the applicant]:

North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979, Probate. Event Year: 1888. Event Place: Cumberland, North Carolina, US. Number of Names with File: 1. File Name: Laura Baker. First Image Number: 01003. Last Image Number: 01004. Number of Images: 2. Name: Laura Baker.
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[Extract of document image]:

[Page or Document] Number 629. Application for Letters of Administration--Oath and Letters of Administration. Cumberland County [North Carolina], In the Superior Court. In the matter of the Administration of the Estate of Laura C Baker } Before C.G. Cam, C.S.C., M A Baker, being sworn, doth say: That Laura C Baker late of said County, is dead, without leaving any Will and Testament, and that he - M. A. Baker as her husband is the proper person entitled to Letters of Administration on the estate of the said Laura C Baker.

Further, That the value of said estate, so far as can be ascertained at the date of this application, is about $1200 and that he the said M A Baker as her surviving husband is entitled as heirs and distributees thereof.

[Signature]: M A Baker

Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 20th day of Jan, 1888 } C.S.C.
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Oath of Administrator.--

State of North Carolina, Cumberland County.} S. S. In the Superior Court

I, M A Baker do solemnly swear (or affirm) That I believe that Laura C Baker died without leaving any last Will and Testament; and that I will well and truly administer all and singularly the Goods and Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said Laura C. Baker, and a true and perfect inventory thereof return as provided by law; and that all other duties appertaining to the charge reposed in me, I will faithfully and honestly perform with the best of my skill and ability: So help me God.

   Sworn and subscribed before me, this 21st day of June, 1888 - C.Y. Cam, C.S.C.

[Signed]: M A Baker
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[Source Citation]: "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH6X-XYY : 12 March 2018), Laura Baker, 1888; citing Cumberland, North Carolina, United States, State Archives, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 1,853,959.

Deed, Oliver Huckabaa to G.W. Green, 1884, Murray County, Georgia

Murray County, Georgia
Original Superior Court Records
Deed Book S
Page 639

Oliver Huckabaa to G W Green, 17 April 1884.

[Brief Summary]:

Oliver Huckabaa for $50 sells and does remise release and forever quit claim to G W Green to [ . . . ] Land Lot 208 in the 27th District, 2nd Section, [of Murray County, Georgia], containing 160 acres more or less (with all rights and appurtenances,  except half of all the mineral and mineral interest with all privilege of working or removing the same at any time...

Signed date above written: Oliver Huckabaa LS

in the presence of: E.S. Howell and John Ledford

Recorded 26 Jan. 1901, Murray County, Georgia

[22 Feb. 1901, Certified by some Judges of Covington County, Alabama]

Deed: John R. Harris to Nancy C. Murray, Murray County, Georgia, Deed Book T, page 419

Deed from John R. Harris to Nancy C. Murray

Murray County, Georgia

Deed Book T, page 419

[TRANSCRIPT BEGINS]

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Deed from

John R. Harris

To Nancy C. Murray

40 acres of #168-10&3

State of Georgia,

Murray County.

This indenture made and entered into this the 9th day of November Eighteen hundred and Eighty five (1885) Between John R Harris and Nancy C. Murray both of the County and State above written. For and in consideration of the sum of Two Hundred and fifty Dollars ($250) the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged does hereby sell and convey unto the said Nancy C Murray, here heirs and assigns a certain tract or lot of land situated in the State and County aforesaid to-wit:

Forty acres more or less of land in the South East corner of lot of land No. 168 in the 10th. District & 3rd Section of Murray County State of Georgia. The premises hereby conveyed being ¼ part of said lot of land situated in the South East corner of said lot and in the form of a square, with all the rights and appurtenances thereto belonging in fee simple, and the said John R. Harris his heirs executors and administrators the title to the premises aforesaid will forever warrant and defend to the said Nancy C. Murray her heirs and assigns against the lawful claim of all other persons. In witness whereof the said John R. Harris has hereunto set his hand and seal, the day and year above written.

Signed sealed and }

delivered in presence }

of  W.D. Petty } M.S. Hall } J.H. Oneal J.P. }

J.R. Harris (Seal) Recorded March 25, 1903. J.H. Arrowood     Clerk S.C.

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[END OF TRANSCRIPT]

Transcription notes: transcribed from a hand-written (fairly easy to read). Transcribed by D.K. Pritchett on 25 December 2015.

Genealogy note: Nancy C. Murray is also known as Nancy C. Petty (maiden name). She is Nancy C. (Petty) Murray. Her father was Elijah Petty. Her husband was Winfield Scott Murray, of Fannin County, Georgia. After his death, Nancy lived for a time in Fannin County, then moved to Murray County, Georgia.

Obituaries - Extract of Selected Surnames, North Georgia

Brief Extract from Georgia Obituaries

Selected Surnames

This scrap of genealogy is from my extract of a source called Georgia Obituaries 1740-1935 by Jeanette Holland Austin, 1993. My note says “9/14/93 page 47,” but I’m not sure if all extracted names were found on that one page.

Cooper, John, died 1-27-1814 in Alabama. Killed by Indians. Source: The Georgia Journal 2-2-1814, Milledgeville 1835-1836.

Gray, Mattie L., Mrs., died 5-24-1920. Walker Co., Georgia. Born 5-2-1857 at Ascalon. Parent: Wm. Campbell. Spouse: Rev. Lee Gray. Source: WM 11-5-1920
(I failed to note what the WM source code referred to—probably Walker Messenger.)

Petty, Wm., died 5-1864, Paulding Co., Georgia. Born —. Spouse: Cynthia (b.1832).  
Source code: Paulding CWP (Civil War Pensions).
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The following all note “CS,” but it’s not clear whether that refers to The Cartersville Sentinel, Cartersville, Georgia (or) The Cassville Standard, Cassville, Georgia.

Bryant, John, died 8-9-1887 at Oxford. Born 1880. CS 8-9-1887.

Petty, Nancy, Mrs., died 1-1-1889 in Newton Co., Georgia.. Born 1802. Spouse: Littleton Petty. CS 1-8-1889.

Petty, Wm. H., died 6-16-1896 in Newton Co., Georgia. Born 1842. Parents: Littleton Petty. CS 6-16-1896.

Petty, Thos. F., died 6-9-1896 in Newton Co., Georgia. Born 2-8-1818. Spouse: Sarah A. Bearry. CS 6-9-1896.