Guardian.Bonds.1866-1902.Hopkins.COURT Extracts from GUARDIAN BONDS 1866- 1902 (incldg. committals) 1867: Mar. 18, 1867--D. B. WINSTEAD, Guardian for SARAH C. JOHNSON, infant minor of S. D.? JOHNSON, dec'd. May 24?, 1867? (could be 1869)--JAS. T. RAMSEY, Gdn. for ELIZABETH J., MARTHA C. & FRANCES F. RAMSEY minor heirs of THOS. RAMSEY, dec'd.; M. S. & J. S. TOWNSEND, secys. 1868 Sept. 5, 1868--A. B. HARRELSON, Gdn. for Z. T. & NOBLE CRAIG;R. C. SLAUGHTER, security. 1870 Mar. 13, 1870--W. H. SISK, Gdn. for D. A. UTLEY; W. H. KIRKWOOD, security. July 18, 1870--B. J. SLATON, Gdn. for JAS. F. SLATON her infant son; B. J. SLATON principal; M. F. & JOHN R. COX, securities. Nov. 23, 1870--J. D. LYNCH, Gdn. for SARAH J. WADLINGTON orphan of SINTHA ANN WADLINGTON; J. D. LYNCH principal; THOS. G. DAVIS & M. M. LYNCH, securities; pr. JNO. COUCH by Power of Atty. Dec. 1870--JNO. D. (or T.?) LYNCH, Gdn. of W. C. CARTER; JNO. D. LYNCH principal; G.W. DOCKERY security. 1874 Sept. 3, 1874--JOHN O'BRYAN Gdn to CORDELIA W. OSBURN; T. L. OSBURN sec'y. Nov. 4, 1874--EMMETT JOHNSON Gdn. to ELIZABETH LITTLEPAGE "(of Color)." HENRY TAYLOR LITTLEPAGE, security. 1875 Mar. 12, 1875--JOHN O'BRYAN, Gdn. of NANCY J. OSBURN aged 13 years, RALDOLPH (sic) T. OSBURN aged 11 years, JAS. H. OSBURN aged 9 years; W. W. CAVANAH, security. Dec. 25, 1875--R. W. CRUNK, Gdn. for MARTHA LYON; JOSEPH H. CRUNK, sec'y. 1876 May 3, 1876--POLK LAFFOON has been apptd. Committe of W. G. MITCHELL an imbecile; W. B. PARKER, sec'y. Aug. 14, 1876--M. M. LYNCH, Gdn. to JEFF D. LYNCH; JAS. WILLIAMS secy. Oct. 13, 1876--R. H. ROBERTSON apptd. Guardian for F. O. OLDHAM; H. T. YATES, security. 1877 Nov. 20, 1877--N. M. CASTLEBERRY Gdn. to ORVIL LYNCH's heirs: WILLIE, EDDIE, LENA, CLARENCE, & MINNIE LYNCH; M.M. LYNCH, secy. 1878 Jan. 27, 1878--C. H. SLATON apptd. Gdn. of MARTHA ANN SLATON, 10; A. W. SLATON, security. 1879 Sept. 23, 1879--J. C. O'BRYAN Gdn. for MOLLIE, CHARLIE & EMILY MURPHY, children of ISAAC MURPHY, dec'd. 1880 Jan. 15, 1880--L. V. LYNCH Gdn. of SALLIE A. HICKS; SAMUEL WATSON, secy. Dec. 8, 1880--ROBT. A. SMITH Gdn. for FLORENCE UTLEY; E.J. SISK, secy. 1881 Mar. 9, 1881--THOS. J. GILL apptd. to committ MARY GILL a person of unsound mind. Oct. 15, 1881--W. D. SLATON Gdn. of MOLLIE RAY age 14, ARTHUSA RAY age 13 yrs., Infants of JAS. B. RAY; secy F. D. PRATHER. (note: there was a note attached to this entry written by MOLLIE RAY wherein she states that she chooses W. D. SLATON as her guardian) Mar. 10, 1881-- POLK? LAFFOON resigned as committee for W. G. MITCHELL, JNO. R. BOURLAND bonded to committ W. G. MITCHELL, a person of unsound mind & will account for all money that may come to his hands. 1882 Oct. 26, 1882--HART S. SLATON (Col.) Gdn. for EMMA WHITE 17 yrs. old; AARON NICHOLS, secy. (signed by H. S. SLATON; ARON (sic) SLATON) 1883 May 9, 1883--B. J. GORDON apptd. Gdn. for JAS. F. SLATON age 17 yrs. on April 21, 1883; Securitys N. B. SLATON & JOHN R. COX. May 25, 1883--J. A. RAIMER (or Rainer?) Gdn. to MARY J. 19, JNO. C. 14, LOUISA C. RAIMER 12 yrs.; JNO. W. POE & T. C. DAVIS, secys. Aug. 22, 1883--(for marriage purposes) E. W. GRADDY Gdn. to NANNIE UTLEY. Oct. 11, 1883-- JOHN O'BRYAN Gdn. to JOHN W. 11, TRAVIS H. 14, HENRY J. 12 O'BRYAN; W.W. CAVANAUGH, secy. Nov. 16, 1883--MRS. CATH ARMSTRONG apptd. Gdn. of her children JOHN J. ARMSTRONG 19 years, A. L. ARMSTRONG 15 years, MARY C. age 12 years, SAM? M. 8 years. CATH ARMSTRONG principal; securities E. T. (or J.?) ARMSTRONG, JOHN H. DEVER, JOSEPH S. RHEA. 1884 Apr. 7, 1884--H. C. BARR Gdn to LULA, FRANK & OLLIE BARR; W. D. SLATON, secy. Sept. 27, 1884--N. B. SLATON Gdn. to JAMES F. SLATON; J. R. COX, Secy. 1886 Feb. 25, 1886--WILSON HOPSON Gdn. of MISS LAURA HOPSON; RICH MEYWETHERS (sic), secy. Oct. 23, 1886--THOS. ORTON Gdn. to WM. F. ORTON; W. D. SLATON, secy. Dec. 20, 1886--JAS. R. SPENCER Gdn. to JAMES E. MULLENIX; A.C. BUCKNER (or Buchanon?), secy. 1887 Jan. 4, 1887--S. H. HANNER Gdn. to EDNER (sic) SLATON 7 & MARIE SLATON 2; V. M. SLATON, secy. Mar. 16, 1887--V. H. COFFMAN Gdn. for W. F. DEAVER; R. L. COFFMAN, secy. 1888 Feb. 14, 1888--BENJ. W. ASHMORE Gdn. to LUCINDA D. UTLEY. Jul. 25, 1888--B. F. KENDRICK, Gdn. to DANL. R. UTLEY 19 yrs.; T. G. CHAPPELL (sic), secy. (signature is written as "T. G. Chapel") Page 173, Dec. 17, 1888-- FRANK A. CHAPPELL (sic) Gdn. to MILDRED A. UTLEY; T. G. CHAPPELL (sic), secy. (note different spellings of Chappell as per Court Clerk and as per signatures, viz.: signed F. A. Chapell & T.G. Chapel.) 1890 Jan. 2, 1890--E. J. ORTON Gdn. to MARVIN ORTON 12; W.D. ORTON, secy. 1891 Mar. 16, 1891--JAMES A. FOXWELL, Gdn. to MARIA, KERNEY, ASHLEY, THOMAS and BARBER RICE; EWING BISHOP & CATTIE RICE, secys. May 27, 1891--"Office of LYNCH & FRANKLIN, Dry Goods, Groceries, Dawson Post Office, Charleston, Ky., May 27, 1891-- M. M. LYNCH offers bond for JASHAWAY (sic) WYATT to be Gdn. of JASH JACKSON & he says there "is no danger in Mr. Wyatt." JOSH WYATT apptd. Gdn. of JOSH JACKSON 19 yrs.; M. M. LYNCH, secy. Sept. 3, 1891--GEO. W. RAMSEY, Gdn. to ROY R. RAMSEY, 11; JAS. A. RAMSEY, secy. 1892 Nov. 16, 1892--W. C. BROOKS, Gdn. to CORA, JENNIE & ROBT. BROOKS (over 14) & ELIZABETH BROOKS (under 14), heirs of D.M. BROOKS, dec'd.; SPENCER OAKLEY of Webster County, security. 1893 Feb. 13, 1893--T. H. BROOKS, Gdn. of OLLIE BROOKS, 3; J. W. PATTERSON, secy. 1894 Aug. 27, 1894--B. L. FRANKLIN, Gdn. to LUTHER E. FRANKLIN (16); M.M. LYNCH, secy. Nov. 5, 1894--GEO. A. FINLEY, committee of WM. SOUTHARD " a Lunatic;" J. H. FOX, secy. Dec. 20, 1894--DR. BEN P. EARLE to Gdn. to KATIE PPOOL born 3-23-1892 & HENRY T. PPOOL born 1-2-1894, heirs of GEO. W. PPOOL; J. B. LAFFOON, secy. Dec. 28, 1894--G. C. CARNAL, Gdn. to MISS VINIE BUCKNER (17); A.G. OAKLEY, secy. 1895 Dec. 21, 1895--KATIE GREER, Gdn. of SARAH F. WOOD 18; B. E. LAFFOON, secy. 1896 Apr. 8, 1896--S. M. LOGAN, Gdn. for LIZZIE LYNCH 17; B.F. FRANKLIN, secy. 1897 Jan. 4, 1897--F. D. RAMSEY Gdn. for MAURICE R. COTTON; J. A. RAMSEY, secy. 1902 Mar. 18, 1902--P. A. SLATON, Gdn. for MARIA? MITCHELL. _______________________________________________________________________________ Contributed by: braimer@kiwi.dep.anl.gov (Happy Greer) Date: Tue, 3 Apr 1997