Death Records

Will Book Jessamine Co., KY
(C. Avis Catalog entry #376)

June Court 1813 (p. 432-434)

I, John Chiles in the name of God amen do make and ordain this my last will and Testament in manner and form as follows first it is my will and desire that all my Lawful debts be paid then the remainder of my Estate give and bequeath as follows first I lend to my wife Elisabeth Chiles the land and plantation whereon I now live together with all my negroes Viz Dick Arthur Stephen Matt Dinah and (?) and all my stock of horses cattle sheep and hogs and also all my household furniture during her natural life after her her decease to be sold for the best price as my Executors shall think best and the money to be put to the use hereafter directed  I desire my land in Logan County and Warren County and after laying off three hundred acres of land to my sons Henry Chiles & David Chiles out of my land on the Dry Ridge the ballance of of the said tract to be sold with above land in Logan and Warren together with all Land my son Henery Chiles he being my attorney shall obtain in Clarke County he reserving to himself one third of what he shall gain for his trouble In attending to the law suite to be sold what he shall gain with the other land above mentioned and as I am desirous that all my children should have an Equal part of my estate I have heretofore given them part of my Estate some more than others it is my desire that they shall be made up Equal out of the first part sold — I shall mention what I have given I have given to my son John Chiles dec'd fifty pounds - I have given to my son Henry Chiles one hundred and fifty three Pound  -- I have given to my son David Chiles one hundred thirty five pounds I have given to my son James Chiles Ninety pounds also I have given to my son Garland Chiles one hundred and sixty Eight Pounds also I have given to my Daughter Ann Stone fifty two pounds also I have given to my Daughter Elizabeth Gates forty seven Pounds also to my Daughter Agga Lillard forty seven pounds, also I have given to my daughter Sally Downing, one hundred and ten pounds, also I have given to to Daughter Suanen Hightower dec'd ninety pounds, now it is further my desire that the money coming to my son John Chiles dec'd to make his part equal to be Divided Equally among all his Children, and the money that is coming to make Susanen Hightower dec'd Equal with the rest to be Equally divided among all her children to to-wit Sally Gates, Sophia Gates Lucinda Gates & Susana Hightower money coming to my Daughter Ann Stone to be equally divided among all her children at her death -- and it is further my desire that after my wife's decease that the part left her to be sold and the money arising therefrom to be equally divided among all my children and grand children as before mentioned, in my will after all my children is made up equal and as I have purchased a lot in Nicholasvil1e I hereby give in trust to my executors hereinafter mentioned to be rented out during the life of my Daughter Sally Downing and the proceeds arising from the rent to be paid to her by my executors and after her death my said Exors. or as many of them as shall be alive or either of that may qualify to this Will sell the lot of ground for the best price that can be gotten and and the monies arising from the sale to be equally divided between my said daughters children.  I do hereby appoint Richard Hightower Elijah Gates my exors and my wife Elizabeth my executor in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 4 day of January 1813 I hereby revoke all other Will and testament hereto made the first line stricken out was done by my direction and to the (?) (her children) also stricken out - acknowledged and published in our presence.           John Chiles     SEAL

Teste
John Metcalf
Geo Walker 

Jessamine County Court      June Court 1813

The within last will and testament of John Chiles was this day produced in Court proved by the Oaths of the subscribing witnesses thereto and Ordered to Record.
Test  S. H. Woodson
          Clk 

Noblesville Daily Ledger, Noblesville, IN
(C. Avis Catalog entry #596)

Abstract of obituary of Arthur Avis (son of James F. Avis; brother to Mary Avis Wolff)

Tuesday, April 7, 1925, p. 1: 

Mary was called to Cleveland, Ohio, Saturday because of her brother's illness. Arthur Avis was age 62 when he died (heart attack followed by pneumonia). Buried in Cleveland. Arthur born and reared in Tipton.  His sister is the last surviving member of the family.  Arthur's widow also survives (not named). There were no children. 

 

Obituary of Frank M. Avis, Jr.
(C. Avis Catalog entry #937)

Phoenix Gazzette, Phoenix, AZ
11/7/1973
p. D8
 

Frank M. Avis, Jr.

    BLACK CANYON CITY -- Graveside services for Frank M. Avis, Jr., 72, who died Sunday in his home here will be in the Black Canyon City Cemetery, Memory Chapel announced.
    Mr. Avis had been a rancher and homesteader in the New River area since 1933.
    Prior to that he had owned and operated the Avis Garage in Glendale for four years.  He was a former member of the American Legion and the First Christian Church in Glendale, a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Black Canyon City, and was a World War I Navy veteran.
    Survivors include his wife, Doris, and three daughters, Mrs. Bob Gilbreath of Glendale, Mrs. Alvin Lane of Williams and Mrs. Gary Essary of Bagdad.

Obituary of John Henry "Hal" Herring, Jr.
(C. Avis Catalog entry #932)


Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tuesday, May 5, 1931, Knoxville, TN, p. 16

J. H. HERRING
Special To The News Sentinel
GREENEVILLE -- J. H. Herring of Warrensburg died Monday in a hospital.  He was 75 years old.  Mr. Herring is survived by two sons, Henry of McMinnville, Ore., and Ivan M. Herring of Greeneville.

[The implied date of death is 5/4/1931]

MacGruder's Maryland Colonial Abstracts
(C. Avis Catalog entry #368)

Vol. III  p. 78 Baltimore County
William Hodge was co-executor of a will recorded 11-30-1770, proved 12-18-1775

Vol. II p. ?  Kent County
William Hodges appraised an estate about 11-13-1775
 

Vital Records of St. Marks Episcopal Church, San Antonio, TX - Book 1
(C. Avis Catalog entry #212)

p. 104

Mrs. Lucinda Richardson
Mother of Rev. W. R. Richardson
d. 9-19-1880

Oglethorpe Co., GA Wills
(C.Avis Catalog entry #214)

Misc. Records from Office of Ordinary 

Hodge, John, dec'd.
Archibald & Alexander McCoy, administrators paid Jacon Elsberry, receipt in full, a legatee, 12-31-1801; paid John Hodge, a legatee, in 1800.

Names of Deceased Persons Book A 1799-1821
(C. Avis Catalog entry #42)

Office of Ordinary, Oglethorpe Co., GA

entry #112
Archabald Hodge, dec'd
Alexr Hodge & Alexr McCloy - Administrators
David Criswell, Isham Smith, Woody Jackson - security

Settled

Ogethorpe County, Georgia Administration Bonds 1799-1807
(C. Avis Catalog entry #41)

Ordinary's Office

State of Georgia          }
                                    }  Jan^y Term 1801
Oglethorpe County     }

Know all men by these presents that we Alex^r Hodge Alex^r McCloy Isham Smith David Creswell and Woody Jackson are held and firmly Bound unto their honors the Judges of the Court of Ordinary for said county in the sum of three thousand dollars for the payment of which sum to the said Court & their successors[?] in office, we bind ourselves our heirs ex^rs adm^rs firmly by these presents sealed with our seals & dated this 24th day of January 1801 ---

    The condition of the above obligation is such that if the above bound Alex^r Hodge & Alex^r McCloy adm^rs of the goods chattels & credits of Archibald Hodge dec^d do make a just & true Inventory of all and singular the goods Chattels and --- Credits of the said dec^d which have may or shall come to the hands possession or knowledge of the s^d Alex^r Hodge & Alex^r McCloy, or into the hands of any other person for them, & the same so made do exhibit[?] into the said court, when the shall Be thereunto Required & such goods Chattels & Credits Do well and truely administer according to law & do make a Just and account of their accting[?] and doing when there unto Required by the said Court, all the Rest of the goods Chattels & Credits which shall be found remaining upon the account of the said adm^rs the same being the first allowed by the Court shall deliver & pay to each person Respectively as are intitled to the same By law & if it shall hereafter appear that any last will & testament was made by the said dec^d & the same be proved before the & the [?] obtain a certificate of the probate thereof & the said Alex^r Hodge and Alex^rMcCloy do in such case if Required Render and deliver up said letters of admⁿ then the above obligation to be Void else to Remain in full force power and Virtue ---

test

    [unreadable signature] C.C.O.O.C. } Recorded Feb^y                    Alex^r Hodge    seal

                                                                24th day 1801                     Alex^r McCloy     seal

    [unreadable signature] C.C.O.O.C.                                                Isham Smith    seal

                                                                                                            David Creswell    seal

                                                                                                            Woody Jackson    seal

Obituary of William Maples
(C. Avis Catalog entry #920)

Athens Post, Athens, Tennessee

6-4-1858

p. 4

Obituary.

HE IS GONE.

DIED — At his residence in this county, on Tuesday morning, the 25th inst., Father and Grandfather MAPLES, who for many years had been a member of the excellent society from which he is now taken, and on which he ever exerted so salutary an influence.  Mr. Maples was a man in his younger days of excellent mind, and one, too, of business habits, managing well all to which he ever attended, and so preceding in all his business as to keep the friendship and gain the esteem of those with whom he chanced to deal.  He was honest, prudent and punctual — his word was his bond — no man who knew him feared to trust him — none suspected him being their enemy.  He possessed the traits peculiar to the christian — he loved his neighbor as he loved himself — he wept with those who wept around him and rejoiced with such as rejoiced.  In short, he was one in whose manly bosom burned the fires of christian love.  He kept the commandants (or tried at least,) and lived not by bread alone, but by every word that proceeded out of the mouth of God.  He was liberal to the faults of misguided friends, and bore with patience the wrongs of the world.  Around him he raised his excellent family and early taught each member to fear God.  The father is gone.  But God will bless the children, for the Psalmist said, “I have never seen the righteous forsaken nor his seed begging bread.” But I will cease to make an effort to delineate the outlines of Mr. Maples’ worth, or to portray to an inquiring world the true character of so an inestimable a man.

McMinn co., May 29, 1858 Little Hope.