Marion Co TOC

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The following Estray Notices were recorded in a small ledger book called "Notice of Estrays." Estray notices were filed when someone found an animal wandering loose. By filing an Estray notice the finder could claim a "finders" fee or keep the animal, after a certain period of time, if the owner did not claim the animal.

The first page is missing from the book and pages 2-16 were used to record the 1892 Probate Court Docket. Estray notices begin on page 17.

As with all these old documents the clerk's handwriting leaves a lot to be desired. If you find spelling errors please let me know. Thanks Linda (email at bottom of page)

Transcribed Notice: Page 17 - 31 Jan 1896 (Almost no punctuation was used in the notices.)
   On this the 31st day of January 1896 in the township of Union in the County of Marion, the undersigned took-up as an Estray a certain sutty white cow. Dehorned marked with a smooth crop off right ear and under half crop in left ear and two splits in each ear and branded with O on each hip and supposed to be about ten years old valued about ($6.00) six dollars.
   Now if at the expiration of ten days from the date of this notice said animal has been proven away notice of the taking up of said cow will be given to J.B. Ward a Justice of the Peace of said County that other proceedings may be had according to law.
   January 31st 1896, (signed) S F Honeycutt.
   Filed and Recorded this 1st day of Feby 1896. J M Black

The majority of the notices follow the same format. Rather than type the same thing over and over, I'll abstract the pertinant information. Linda)

Abstracts:

Page 18 (top). 12 May 1896. Stone Ark... James Creek Township .. stray mare mule, yellow and about 14 hands high .. about 12 years old had on a large bell and pice of rope on it tail. (No JP listed) (signed) J. L. Paugle

Page 18 (bottom). 1 Oct 1896. Union Township .. sorrel horse colt, two years, no brand ... be given to J T White, JP. (signed) M. A. Moss

Page 19 (top). 9 Dec 1896. Breaden Township ... red steer with a white back, about 18 months, with crop off left ear a crop and split in right ear branded with H on left hip. Value six dollars ... notice to T A Sasser JP. (No signature)

Page 19 (bottom). 10 Dec 1896. Crockett Township ... horse colt dark brown yearling worth seven dollars ... notice to Frank Nochols JP. (signed) F M Wood

Page 20 (top). 1 Jan 1897. Hampton Township ... dark red sow with underbit in right ear and an under half crop in the left ear, very long horns, has had his left hind leg broken about 10 years old worth about five dollars ... notice to C R Anderson JP. (signed) Girtie Pullion
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Page 20 (bottom). 19 Dec 1896. Buffalo Township ... two (2) cows. One white with some dark spots dark red about seven (7) years old and a bell on. One black cow with white hind feet about 4 years old both marked with a swallow fork in left ear and both dehorned worth about ten (10) dollars each. ... notice to A. Nance JP. (signed) A M Huddleston

Page 21. 26 Feb 1897. Liberty Township ... cow marked swallow fork in left branded with a P on the left hip age about 12 years old color white with red neck and head worth about eight (8) dollars. ... W F Rice JP. (signed) J H Methvin

Page 22 (top). 21 Apr 1897. Union Township ... on his farm one and a half miles east of yellville ... bay horse judged to be 5 or 6 years old with some white on each hind foot. Shod before but barefoot on hind feet. ... Clint Butler JP. (signed) S C Wilson

Page 22 (bottom). 1 Mar 1897. We J C Parker, I W Hudson and J N Hudson three house holders citizens of the county having been thereto appointed by J M More a Justice of the Peace of said county (no county listed) have this day viewed a certain cow and calf shown to us by J C Parker as an Estray. Said cow and calf 2 swallow forks in left ear 1 swallow fork in right ear with line back and brindle sides age 12 years old dehorned brand on left hip with B and we do value the said cow and calf to be worth the sum of $10.00 dollars. (signed) J W More JP

Page 23 (top). 17 May 1897. North Fork Township ... one clay bauk mare about 15 1/2 hands high and about 7 years old left hind foot white up to fetlock shoad in front feet are of the value of 35.00 also one steel ford half riged red leather saddle about half worn worth about 7.00. (signed) J E Rickets Receiver J M West of Oakland.

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