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The Estate of August Louis Etling

Affidavit of Administration

 

State of Missouri
County of St. Louis

This day, personally appeared before me the Clerk of the Probate Court for the County of St. Louis, the undersigned Margaretha Etling who, being by me duly sworn, upon her oath say that to the best of her knowledge there are the following named heirs of August Etling late of the County of St. Louis aforesaid deceased, now in being, to-wit: this affiant widow of said deceased and

Augusta wife of John Muehlmann
Charlotte Eliza Etling
Eliza Margaretha Etling
George W. Etling
Louis August Etling
Emilie Margaretha Etling

 

children of said deceased
all residing in St. Louis Co.

That the said deceased died on or about the 7th day of December 1876; that the estate of said deceased does not exceed the sum of Four Thousand Dollars in value as this affiant is informed and believes; that to the best of her knowledge, the said deceased died without a will, so far as she knows and believes; and that she will make a perfect inventory of and faithfully administer all the estate of the deceased ------------- ------------- and pay the debts as far as the assets will extend and the law direct, and account for and pay all assets which shall come to her possession or knowledge.

Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 16th day of December
1876

W. E. Wagner [signature]   Clerk
By C. B. McEntire [signature]  Deputy Clerk

 

Margaretha Etling [signature]

 

 
 

Source: August Etling, 1876; Case No: 12504; St. Louis Probate Court; Microfilm reel C 35576; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri, USA.
Affidavit of Administration; filed 18 December 1876.
Digital version accessed on 1 July 2004 at the St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 <http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/stlprobate/>.

 

Letter from the Office of Finkelnburg & Rassieur, attorneys at law

G. A. Finkelnburg
Leo Rassieur

Office of Finkelnburg & Rassieur,
Attorneys at Law,
507 Chestnut Street
St. Louis, December 16th 1876

Estate of August Etling deceased who died August 7th 1876 - intestate.
leaving surviving heirs
   his widow Margaretha Etling who applies for letters.
and his children       Catherine Augusta Muehlemann neé Etling
wife of John Muehlemann
Charlotte Eliza Etling  aged  17 years
Eliza Margaretha          "     14 years
George W.                  "     12 years
Louis August               "     10 years
Emilie  Margaret           "      6 years
    All residing at 406 Dorcas Str. St. Louis, Mo.

  Approximate value of estate   --    real           $3500.--
                                                 personal        500.--
                                                 Total         $4000.--
                                                            Bond $8000
        
        Bondsmen:         George J. Gerber
  Eggerd Arp              E??????  Arp          Take affts
      Witnesses:  Jno. P. W. Thul     and    Chas. Bruns
                                                      Jacob B. Decker
 

Source: August Etling, 1876; Case No: 12504; St. Louis Probate Court; Microfilm reel C 35576; Missouri State Archives, Jefferson City, Missouri.
Letter from the Office of Finkelnburg & Rassieur, attorneys at law.
Digital version accessed on 1 July 2004 at the St. Louis Probate Court Digitization Project, 1802-1900 <http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/stlprobate/>.

 

Notes

The Application for Administration was a pre-printed form. I have used italics to indicate the handwritten information added to the form.

Probate Court documents show that George J. Gerber posted a security bond of $6,000; Eggert Arp, a bond of $500; and Charles Bruns, a bond of $2,000.

John P. W. Thul, Jacob B. Decker and H. J. Hilsdorf provided an appraisal of the personal estate of August Etling.

 

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August Louis Etling's family

Margaretha Dienstbier's family

August Louis Etling and Margaretha Dienstbier were married about 1852, probably at St. Louis, Missouri, USA.

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