Order Appointing Guardian Ad Litem

P.C. SANDERS as Amdr}

Debonis non of Ricd CRANFORD Plff

against

Isaih BALLARD & wife Laura

BALLARD Joel CRANFORD

Hancel BEAMAN Laura J. BEAMON

Harris CRANFORD  Eliza M. SANDERS

Shuford SANDERS   Nancy A. CRANFORD

Neill CRANFORD  Lunda CRANFORD

Joel CRANFORD Jr.  Clay MORGAN

& wife Eliza MORGAN  Elvira CRANFORD

Laura F. ROBINSON  Henry ROBINSON

Ausburne E. CRANFORD   Isaac N. CRANFORD

Regina C. CRANFORD   James D. CRANFORD

and Margrett CRANFORD  Defts

In this cause it appearing that Hancel BEAMAN

Laura BEAMAN, Eliza M. SANDERS,

Nancy A. CRANFORD, Neill CRANFORD, Lunda

CRANFORD, Isaac N. CRANFORD, Regina C.

CRANFORD, James D. CRANFORD, and

Margarett CRANFORD, twelve of the

defendants in this petition are

infants under the age of twenty one

years   It is ordered that ???????? be appointed Guardian

ad liteum for the said infants and

that a?vice of this proceeding be

made on him and he required

to answer said petition

Given under my hand this

first day of June 1871

C.C. WADE CSC

Montgomery County

Montgomery County} In the Superior Court

P.C. SANDERS as Adm

debonis non of

Richard CRANFORD Decd Plff

against

Isaih BALLARD & wife Laura BALLARD

Joel CRANFORD sr Hancil BEAMAN

Laura J. BEAMAN  Harris CRANFORD

Shuford SANDERS & wife Eliz. M. SANDERS

Nancy A. CRANFORD   Neill CRANFORD

Lunda CRANFORD   Joel CRANFORD Jr

Clay MORGAN & wife Eliza MORGAN

Elivra CRANFORD   Henry ROBINSON &

wife Laura F. ROBINSON   Ausburn E.

CRANFORD         Isaac N. CRANFORD Regina

C. CRANFORD   James D. CRANFORD and

Margarett CRANFORD        Defts

To the clerk of Superior Court of said County:

The Petition of P.C. SANDERS as administrator

debonis non of Richard CRANFORD decd

respectfully showeth that he was appointed

administrator of said intestate at January Term 1868

of the late County Court of said County and at once

enttered upon the administration of said estate:

Your petitioner further showeth that from the best

information and knowledge which he has been able to

obtain the outstanding debts of the estate will

amont to about three hundred dollars.

Note the value of the personal estate of  said intestate

is about five dollars the proceeds of which

has been expended as costs of the administration

(note: there is several words left on this bottom line that

I am not able to make out)

of the following tract of land to wit one tract

containing three hundred and thirty

three acres or thereabout of the value of

seventy five cents per acre.  That said land

decended to his children and heirs to wit

Isiah BALLARD & wife Laura BALLARD   Clay MORGAN

& wife Eliza MORGAN   Elvira CRANFORD     Joel

CRANFORD sr the minor children of Ann BEAMAN

decd to wit Hancel BEAMAN and Laura J. BEAMAN

in said County ages not known= the children

of Ambrose CRANFORD Decd to wit: Harris

CRANFORD now of full age & eliza M. who intermarried

with E.S. SANDERS   Nancy A. CRANFORD

and Neill CRANFORD - the last- three being

minors living in said County ages not known

the minor children of James M. CRANFORD

decd to wit: Lunda CRANFORD and Joel

CRANFORD all of whom are now residents

of the state to wit:  Laura F. who intermarried

with Henry ROBINSON & now of full age

Ausburne E. CRANFORD   Isaac N. CRANFORD

Regina C. CRANFORD   James D. CRANFORD

and Margarett CRANFORD infants whose ages

are not known and residing in the state

of Indianna near Plainfield Post Office

That all the said minors Defts are without

general or as?amentary  swordion

said lands subject to the Dower of

Elizabeth CRANFORD the widow of intestate

which has been heretofore alloted to her

Your petitioner further showeth that

a sale of the whole said land except the

widow dower is nesessary to enable him

to pay the debts of his intestate and the

charges of administration.

To the End therefore that said land

with the exception aforesaid may be

sold by your petitioner under a decree

of this court on such terms as the Court

may direct and that the proceeds may const?

into assests in his hands for the payments of said

debts and charges.  Your petitioner prays

that a summons with a copy of this

petition be filed to said Isiah BALLARD

& wife Laura BALLARD  Joel CRANFORD sr  

Harris CRANFORD  Clay MORGAN & wife Eliza

MORGAN and Elizira CRANFORD and that

publication be made for six sucessive

weeks for Henry ROBINSON & wife Laura

A. ROBINSON in some weekly news

paper notifying them to appear

and answer and that a guardian

ad litum be appointed for Harrcel

BEAMON Larua J. BEAMON  Eliza

M. SANDERS Nancy A. CRANFORD

Neill CRANFORD  Lunda CRANFORD

Joel CRANFORD Jr.  Auburne E. CRANFORD

Isaac N. CRANFORD  Regina C. CRANFORD

James D. CRANFORD and Margarett

CRANFORD who shall appear and answer to

                                        M.S. ROBIN, Attorney for Petitioners

P.C. SANDERS the plaintiff with

above entitled case makes oath

that the matters and statements

contained in the foregoing petition of

his own knowledge he believes to be true.

                         Admr.    Debonis Non

Sworn to and subscribed

beofre me this 3rd day of

April 1871

C.C. WADE, Clerk Superior Court