Re: DENNIS KELLIHER, California 1887 - 1951.
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Re: DENNIS KELLIHER, California 1887 - 1951.
linda smith 2/17/12
Linda, in reading the message to which you responded, the mystery I was referring to was why the three children, Julia, Dennis and Mary, had guardians appointed by the court after Patrick died.One of the guardians, Seaborn Benjamin Cowart, later became Dennis’s father in law; Dennis married his daughter Rebecca.I have copies of records where one of the Cowarts (my ggg uncle, a preacher) paid Julia’s school fees (that is also how I verified that Sarah Allen was the daughter of William Allen).Julia did petition later for guardianship, and it was granted, probably after she had married or was preparing to marry, Allen Phillips, about 1852.This mystery may be just because she was a mere women, widowed, and couldn’t be expected to handle such matters as being guardian of her own children without a man to advise her.It appears her uncle Samuel Williams (mother Deborah’s brother) also helped her with legal matters (the deed for the land had never been recorded).The school records are in a book at the Statesboro library but the other info is on microfilm and copies very poorly, I do have copies but I also transcribed which is easier to follow.
I’m not at my primary home now and so don’t have access to my records.email me and we can share.
regards
brenda
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Re: DENNIS KELLIHER, California 1887 - 1951.
linda smith 2/21/12