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Note for:   Peter Shelley,   7 DEC 1834 -          Index

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Clinton County Kentucky - Executor's Bond Book - Page 23. C opy in the possession of Lanny Crawley.

Executor's Bond.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.
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Whereas Wm. M. Shelley and Peter Shelley have been appointe d, and have qualified as Executors of Peter Shelley Deceased
        Now we, Wm. M. Shelley & Peter Shelley principal, an d Valentine Kooksey surety, do hereby covenant to and wit h the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that the said Wm. M. Shelle y and Peter Shelley will well and truly administer, accordi ng to law, the goods, chattels, credits, and effects that m ay come to their hands, and the proceeds of any sale, and t he rents and profits of any estate which may come to thei r hands, or any one for them by color of their office, whic h the will empowers them to sell, and will make a just an d true account of all their actings and doings therein, an d will further well and truly pay and deliver all the legac ies specified in said will, as far as the goods, chattels , credits, and other effects will extend. And we furthe r covenant, that they will make a proper distribution of an y surplus effects to the persons entitled thereto.
        This 1st day of December 1873.
        W. M. Shelley
        Peter Shelley
        his
        Valentine X Kooksey
        mark

        Attest : J. W. Bristow Clerk of Clinton County Court.



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Note for:   William Marion Shelley,   19 FEB 1838 -          Index

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Clinton County Kentucky - Executor's Bond Book - Page 23. C opy in the possession of Lanny Crawley.

Executor's Bond.
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THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY.
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Whereas Wm. M. Shelley and Peter Shelley have been appointe d, and have qualified as Executors of Peter Shelley Deceased
        Now we, Wm. M. Shelley & Peter Shelley principal, an d Valentine Kooksey surety, do hereby covenant to and wit h the Commonwealth of Kentucky, that the said Wm. M. Shelle y and Peter Shelley will well and truly administer, accordi ng to law, the goods, chattels, credits, and effects that m ay come to their hands, and the proceeds of any sale, and t he rents and profits of any estate which may come to thei r hands, or any one for them by color of their office, whic h the will empowers them to sell, and will make a just an d true account of all their actings and doings therein, an d will further well and truly pay and deliver all the legac ies specified in said will, as far as the goods, chattels , credits, and other effects will extend. And we furthe r covenant, that they will make a proper distribution of an y surplus effects to the persons entitled thereto.
        This 1st day of December 1873.
        W. M. Shelley
        Peter Shelley
        his
        Valentine X Kooksey
        mark

        Attest : J. W. Bristow Clerk of Clinton County Court.



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Note for:   Lucinda America Shelley,   22 FEB 1847 - 13 SEP 1916         Index

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Census: 1900 Baird, Callahan Co, TX p.57



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Note for:   Elizabeth Shey,    -          Index

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Cumberland County Will Book "I", Page #188 & 189.



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Note for:   Ben Smith,   9 MAR 1894 - 1 JAN 1918         Index

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United States Army in World War One
Died of the flue in Ft Worth at Army Base

He had a Deluxe buggy and a Bay horse that his parents kep t until their death. His death occurred while in the milita ry during WW1. J.C. remembers John Chester and Ed I think t raveling in a buggy to Ft Worth, Texas to an army hospita l to see him. He was dying of the flu at the time of thei r trip.

Question - Tombstone is marked "Ben 2" Why? Who is "Ben 1"
(Medical):Life span: 23 Years 9 Months 23 Days