Theo B. Sullivan (abt. 1870 - aft. 1914)

Born about 1870 in Alabama

Ancestors

Died after 1914 after about age 44 in Mobile, Alabama

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Biography

Theo Sullivan was born in Alabama about 1870. He was the son of Solomon Sullivan and Margaret Bayland.^[1] We do not know whether his name was Theodore or Theophilus as he went by T. B. his entire adult life, and is listed as such even in court documents.^[2]

1912. T B Sullivan, Grocer, Mobile, Alabama^[3]

Synopsis of court proceedings regarding the estate and equal division of land of Solomon Sullivan:

12 Mar 1912. S. B. Sullivan filed a Letter of Administration to Probate Court in Washington County to be the administrator of his father's estate; petition is ganted.

19 Mar 1912. Administration of the estae of Sol Sullivan is grant to S. B. Sullivan and S. B. pays $900 Administrator's Bond.

28 Mar 1912. A. L. Johnson, husband of Julia Johnson files his consent that the Judge of Probate of Washington County may appoint his wife to act as administrator.

24 Apr 1912. S. B. Sullivan petitioned the court to resign as administrator of his father's estate.

26 Apr 1912. Resignation of S. B. Sullivan as administrator is granted and he is ordered to file his accounts and a statement of his actions as administrator within thirty (30) days; Julia Johnson filed application requesting the court to permit her to withdraw her application filed on the 28 Mar 1912 asking that the letters of administration issued to S. B. Sullivan on 19 Mar 1912 be revoked; and files a petition in writing and under oath requesting the court appoint M. [Madison] L. Smith as administration. S. B. Sullivan joins in this petition and the court grants it and orders S. B. Sullivan to turn over to Smith any and all assets of the said estate; Smith, pays $1000 Administrator's Bond, and as administrators filed a petition to sell certain personal property of the estate of Sol Sullivan:

One bay mare named Molly

One gray mare named Queen Bess or Daisy

All cattle (12)

All hogs (40)

One buggy, in good repair

One two-horse wagon, in good condition

One wagon in poor condition

All household and kitchen furniture

Approximately 17 chickens

One shot gun

One rifle

One watch and chain

One razor

Farm tools and implements

Shop tools and implements.

Judge grants petition and orders property to be sold in front of the court house in Chatom on 6 May 1912. Notice of Sale of Personal Property is made.

16 May 1912. Letter from Grande & Grande to S. B. Sullivan reminding him of his duty to file his final settlement.

12 Aug 1912. S. B. Sullivan filed his accounting of the estate for which time he was administrator, 19 mar 1912 thru 24 Apr 1912.

30 Jan 1913. An agreement is made between the heirs that the real estate of Sol Sullivan shall be divided among them; that Joe M. Pelham, Sr., Thomas H. Roberts, and George W. Sullivan, Sr. shall constitute a Board of Commissioners; that the Commissioners shall divide the land into lots of equal value; that the Commission shall number each Lot and have each of the heirs draw their lot (in the event the land cannot be divided by selection by the heirs); and that the Commissioners shall have the land surveyed and platted. Signed by all except T. B. Sullivan.

25 Mar 1913. M. L. Smith, as Administrator, files petitition to sell certain lands belonging to the estate of Sol Sullivan as the lands cannot be equitably divided among the heirs; he is joined in this petition by S. B. Sullivan and Julia Johnson. T. B. Sullivan filed his consent to have the lands of his father's estate sold at public "outcry".

No date. M. L. Smith filed application for a partitition of certain lands belonging to the estate among the tenants in common or joint owners and that 28 July 1913 be set as time for hearing of said petition.

1 Aug 1913. Joe M. Pelham, Jr., publisher of the Washington County News certifies that he ran the notice of sale of the land of Sol Sullivan for three consecutive weeks commencing 3 Jul 1913 and ending 17 July 1913.

2 Feb 1914. Grande & Grande, attorneys for the heirs, filed an amendment to the original petiton to divide land to stike paragraph 4, changing the petition to read "lands be equitably divided or partititioned among the join owners or tenantes in common by meter and bounds..."

13 Feb 1914. M. L. Smith, as administrator, filed Interrogatories for depositions of S. B. Sullivan, E. C. McClinton, George W. Sullivan and S. E. McGlathery, material witnesses for the petition to partition the lands.

13 & 16 Feb 1914. Depositions of S. B. Sullivan, E. C. McClinton, and G. W. Sullivan regarding ability of lands to be equilitably divided.

16 Mar 1914. Judge appoints T. H. Roberts, S. E. McGlathery, George W. Sullivan, Sr., W. E. Powells, and A. Craft to partition the property and are appointed Commissioners and ordered to report to the court no later than 15 Apr 1914. Letter from Judge of Probate Court to T. H. Roberts, S. E. McGlatery, George W. Sullivan, Sr. W. E. Powell and A. Craft informing them they have been appointed Commissioners to divide the lands in quanitity and value described as: "Sub-Division D and Southwest Quarter of Northwest Quarter (SW¼ of NW¼) of Section Twenty-eight (28), South half of Northeast Quarter (S½ of NE¼) and South Half of Northwest Quarter (S½ of NW¼) and Northwest Quarter of Southeast Quarter (NE¼ of SE¼) of Section Thirty (30); Sub-Division A of Section Thirty-two (32), all in Township Six (6) North, Range One (1) East, Washington County, Alabama, containing Three Hundred and Fifteen (315) acres, be the same more of less."

13 Apr 1914. T. H. Roberts, S. E. McGlathery, A. Craft and G. W. Sullivan, Commissioners, filed their report, dividing the land in "shares as nearly equal in value as practicable, as follows: Lot Number One (1), described as follows:-The South-West Quarter of the North-West Quarter (SW¼ of NW¼) of Section Thirty (30), Township Six (6), North of Range One (1) East, containing 40 acres, more or less; Lot Number Two (2) described as follows:- The South-East Quarter of the North-West Quarter (SE¼ of NW¼)of Section Thirty (30), Township Six (6), North of Range One (1) East, containing 40 acres, more or less; Lot Number Three (3) described as follows:- The South-West Quarter of the North-East Quarter (SW¼ of NE¼) of Section Thirty (30), Township Six (6), North of Range One (1) East, containing 40 acres, more or less; Lot Number Four (4) described as follows:- The South-East Quarter of the North-East Quarter (SE¼ of NE¼) of Section Thirty (30), Township Six (6), North of Range One (1) East, containing 40 acres, more or less." Lot Number Five (5) containing 47.44 acres, more of less; Lot Number Six (6) containing 34.65 acres more or less; Lot Number Seven (7) containing 23.90 acres more or less; and Lot Number Eight (8) containing 20 acres more or less. In the presence of the Probate Judge each lot was written on a piece of paper, put into a hat, and shook up. Then each heir/joint owner's name was written on a piece of paper, put in a separate hat, and shook up. In the presence of the heirs/joint owners, one of the Commissioners drew from the hat containing the names of the heirs and another Commissioner drew from the other hat containing the lots of land, drawing the lot number for that heir. They continued in this manner until distribution was complete. Distribution was: S. B. Sullivan received Lots 1 & 7; T. G. Sullivan received Lots 2 & 8; Julia Johnson received Lots 3 & 6; and Hiram Sullivan recevied Lots 4 & 5.

13 Apr 1914(?). Order of the Court to hold over the partition of lands until 1 Jun 1914 to give any person dissatisified the right to appear and contest the same or file exceptions; if no objections or exceptions were filed by this date the allotments set by the Commissioners would be fully satisified and confirmed, and title of property in fee simple would vest in the person to whom the shares were allotted and recorded in the proper book in the Probate Office of Washington County, Alabama.

28 Aug 1914. T. B. Sullivan filed a petition for the court to issue a citation to M. L. Smith commanding Mr. Smith to file his accounts and vouchers and to make a settlement.

6 Nov 1914. T. B. Sullivan filed a complaint against the Administrator of the estate, M. L. Smith, and requested the administration be moved into the Chancery Court.

No date, M. L. Smith filed Probate Fee Bill.

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Washington, Alabama; Roll: 34; Page: 130D; Enumeration District: 179. Original data: Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Year: 1900; Census Place: St Stephens, Washington, Alabama; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0117; FHL microfilm: 1240043. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Mobile, Alabama, City Directory, 1912.