Letters testamentary on the estate of William McKinney: Alf'd. M. Massengale, executor
29 August 1857 · The Weekly Independent (Belton, Tex.)
Named here: Alfred Madison Massengale, William McKinney (deceased by July 1857; his estate before the Probate Court of Milam County)
Transcription
LETTERS Testamentary on the Estate of William McKinney having been granted to the undersigned on the 28th day of July, 1857, by the Probate Court of Milam county, all persons having demands against said estate will present them properly authenticated, and those indebted will come forward and pay.
ALF'D. M MASSENGALE
aug29:18v2:5w:pf $7 Ex'r.
Citation: Alf'd. M. Massengale, executor, notice of letters testamentary on the estate of William McKinney, granted 28 July 1857 by the Probate Court of Milam County, The Weekly Independent (Belton, Tex.), 29 August 1857, p. 3, col. 3 (also 12, 19 and 26 September 1857, p. 3); image, The Portal to Texas History (Texas Digital Newspaper Program), University of North Texas Libraries (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth180536/m1/3/).
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| Person | Fact | Document says | Tree says | Assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfred Madison Massengale | Executor of the estate of William McKinney | letters testamentary on the estate of William McKinney granted to him on 28 July 1857 by the Probate Court of Milam County; he signs as "Ex'r." | — | new |
| Alfred Madison Massengale | Name | "ALF'D. M MASSENGALE" | Alfred Madison Massengale | agrees |
| Alfred Madison Massengale | In Milam County, Texas, by 1857 | acting before the Probate Court of Milam County, July–September 1857 (the notice does not give his residence) | residence 1860, Western District, Milam, Texas | new (three years before the tree's earliest Texas event) |
| William McKinney | Death and will | dead by 28 July 1857, leaving a will (letters testamentary are granted only where there is a will naming an executor) proved in the Probate Court of Milam County | — (not in the tree) | context |