Genealogy
Documents Proving Land Titles
Gibson County,
Indiana
GenealogyDocuments Proving Land Titles |
Gibson County,Indiana | |
Compiled documents relating to proof of land titles.
(Most
of the documents were assembled in the 1920's, but often refer to
events from much earlier. There is a tremendous amount of detail
referring to proof of family relationships.)
| #117 |
William
Steelman, being first duly sworn on his oath deposes and says, that
he was personally acquainted with Andrew W. Cunningham who in life and at
the time of his death was the owner of the north 46 acres of Militia Donation
#30, and 53 acres in north part of Militia Donation #35, (and other lands) in
Town 1 North, Range 10 west, in Gibson County, and he knows that said Andrew W.
Cunningham departed this life, in testate, about the month Dec., 1884 or Jan.
1885 leaving him surviving his only heirs at law, his widow Catharine H
Cunningham, and his 5 children, namely, Della Cunningham, Minnie Cunningham, Platt
Cunningham, Modie Cunningham and Edna Cunningham. Affiant further says that in the year 1886, the said
Catharine H. Cunningham intermarried with one John Fox, and that said John Fox a few years thereafter departed
this life. Signed William Steelman. Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 15th day of
November, 1926 signed Charles W. Benton, Notary Public
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