Selected documents of the Janie (Norment) McKenzie Thach estate, 1891-1904, transcribed and posted to NORMENT * WARD * BEALL http://www.genealogy.com/users/b/e/n/Diane-Bender/ by Diane Bender, POB 178, Washington Grove MD 20880, 301-948-0133, exeline@erols.com August 1, 2002 http://www.uark.edu/libinfo/speccoll Special Collections, University of Arkansas Libraries, 365 N Ozark Ave, Fayetteville AR 727-1, 479-565-5577; Jeff Davis Papers, MC#718, Box File 6, Series 1, Subseries 5, Financial documents 1887-1966; Janie Thatch estate papers, Folders 6, 7 & 8: Probate handled by son-in-law Jeff Davis beginning in August 1891. No death date is given. Most are just receipts for business transactions. Executive Chamber, State of Arkansas, Little Rock, Jefferson Davis, Governor, Chas. Jacobson, private secy. Apr 9, 1904 Received of Jeff Davis Two Hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) in full of my pro rata share of my motehers [sic] estate and in full of all debts, dues and demands against him to date of whatever kind, character and description. signed Lucy Thach == Dec 29, 1898, Davis & Son, Attorneys at Law, Russellville, Ark., Lewis W. Davis, Jeff Davis, Commercial Business A Specialty. $2875.00 Received of Jeff Davis executor of the estate of Janie E. Thach deceased the sum of twenty eight hundred and seventy five dollars in full of all my interest in said estate and hereby realease [sic] said Jeff Davis from all liabillity [sic] to me as one of the heirs of said estate, Jane W. Reading Hannibal, Mo. Jan 2, 1899. == July 17th, 1899 The State of Arkansas, Office of Attorney General. Jeff Davis, Attorney Genl., Little Rock $3000.00 Received of Jeff Davis Three Thousands Dollars in full of my distribution share in the Real and personal Estate of Janie E Thach deceased. S. R. Thach. From the above collection: Headquarters for Commercial Men Good Sample Room Eureka Springs, Ark, Aug 15, 1891 $65.00 Recd of Jeff Davis $ sixty five Dollars for Mrs. Janie E. Thach Estate amt Due for moving the old building on the Thach Cottage property. T. H. Calendar. July 17th, 1899 The State of Arkansas, Office of Attorney General. Jeff Davis, Attorney Genl., Little Rock $3000.00 Received of Jeff Davis Three Thousands Dollars in full of my distribution share in the Real and personal Estate of Janie E Thach deceased. S. R. Thach. == Russellville, Ark Sept 1, 1891 (a merchant's preprinted form with handwritten entries) Bought of M. Jacobson, dealer in dry goods, groceries, boots, shoes, and general merchandise. All city bills payable on first of each month. Red of Jeff Davis $4.10 [number is crossed out but added at the bottom] ex J. E. Thach Est Two & 10 in full of Burial clothes Mrs J. E. Thach and two dollars shoes for Lucy Thach. M. Jacobson 1 pr shoes Lucy Thach 200 9 yds veiling [180 written above here] hose [25 written above here] thread [4 written above here] 2.10 4.10 == $3.00 Russellville Ark Sept 1st 91 Recd of Jeff Davis Ex J E Thach Est Three -- Dollars in full of Livery[?] Bill for Burial Rankin & Oates == Russellville Ark Sept 1st 91 Recd of Jeff Davis Ex J. E. Thach Est Forty Two & 25/100 in full of Coffin and slippers for Burial Jno. A. Erwin [some other word I can't decipher]