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Rankin county chancery court actions outline numerous estates and guardianships
Rankin County Chancery Court met in March with Judge J L McCaskill presiding. The docket included executor appointments for Elizabeth Gatlin and Jno C Atkins, guardians for several minors, land sales and partitions, multiple annual accounts approved, and divorces granted. Notable cases involve Emma Hardy vs R Z Dortch, W R Taylor and Sol Dobson land sale, and various estates including Atkins, Fisk, Tucker, Bates, and Norrell.
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Chancery Court
Rankin County
J. L. McCaskill
Elizabeth Gatlin
Ade Rice
Vera Fisk
M. M. Fisk
Sallie Turner
J. A. Turner
Exparte Ruth Harrison
Emma Hardy
Sol Dobson
George I
Ephraim Neilson
Exparte Sarah Spell
Gilbert Andrews
Lee Della Andrews
Lou Ella Andrews
Walter Johnson
Julius Johnson
Addie
Verna Tucker
J.B. . Tucker
Tom Simpson
Amanda Simpson
Admx
Joseph Smith
J. A. Spann
W. W. Walker
Bee King
Estelle Mashburn
Penelope Craig
G . McWilliams
S.O. McCaskill
Bill
S. O. McCaskill
Harry Eo
Amanda Smith
di Coe
Bettie Payne
Mar- Bee
Deparer
Graham
Maxey Burney
Annie Mangum
Adam Mangum
Willie Benson
Francis Benson
E.E. Jones
G. W. White
Guardian
Ernest Rogers
W. C. Ellis
Ollie Rankin
H. W. Kennedy
E. E. Barrow
D. B. Ward
Wm. McNair
Sylvarenia McNair
Ann Stevens
Josephus Wynn
Susie Dixon
Amanda Dear
E. J. Fisk
Geo. Robinson
Mack Mikel
Lucinda Mikel
J. D. Walker
Olaf Brinson
J. B. Brinson
Marty Sandifer
S.eb. Brinson
Sarah Brinson