Administrators of estates were usually appointed at the next term of county court following the death of a person who did not leave a valid will. The administrator was required to post bond with at least one person as surety as a guarantee for the faithful performance of his duties. Administrators’ bonds are helpful in determining the approximate date of a person’s death. The records below have been abstracted from Crittenden County Administrator’s Bond Book 1876-1884.
The following definitions may be helpful in reading administrators’ bonds. This information comes from Black’s Law Dictionary, Sixth Edition, 1994.
Administrator: A person appointed by the county court to manage the assets and liabilities of a decedent.
Administrator de bonis non: A person appointed by the court to administer on the effects of a decedent which have not been included in a former administration.
Curator: A temporary guardian or conservator appointed by the court to care for the property or person of an incompetent, spendthrift, or a minor.
W.J. LaRue was appointed administrator of the estate of John M. Lear 10 January 1881.
Stephen Riley was appointed administrator of the estate of W.H. Kemper 12 January 1881.
J.L. Boon and H.S. Hill were appointed administrators of the estate of Arch Allen 14 February 1881.
Mrs. L.P. Duvall was appointed administrator of the estate of J.M. Duvall 7 March 1881.
J.G. Barnes was appointed administrator of the estate of B.W. Barnes 4 April 1881.
R.N. Walker was appointed administrator of the estate of R.A. Gettings 11 April 1881.
J.L. Riley was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Belt 25 April 1881.
A.H. Cardin was appointed administrator of the estate of P.M. Cardin 11 May 1881.
Chesley Nunn was appointed administrator of the estate of Wm. Straker 20 May 1881.
M.A. Hardesty was appointed administrator of the estate of W.T. Hardesty 21 May 1881.
Aaron Towery was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of John Mitchell 13 June 1881.
J.A. Gray was appointed administrator of the estate of Shemi Watson 8 August 1881.
J.R. Finley was appointed administrator of the estate of R.J. French 31 August 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed administrator of the estate of Mrs. Julia A. Koon 31 August 1881.
G.L. Boaz was appointed administrator of the estate of Susan Boaz 12 September 1881.
W.T. Pickens was appointed administrator of the estate of J.B. Pickens 26 September 1881.
S.H. Watson was appointed administrator of the estate of Saml. M. Watson 26 October 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed administrator of the estate of N.R. Black 14 November 1881.
J.P. Pierce was appointed curator of the estate of Joseph Anderson 14 November 1881.
R.S. Thurmond was appointed administrator of the estate of W.R. Thurmond 5 December 1881.
Alex Woody was appointed administrator de bonis non of the estate of Joseph Kemp 12 December 1881.
E.C. Flanary was appointed administrator of the estate of Saml. E. Bracey 21 December 1881.
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