Sturkie Family 2018B - Person Sheet
Sturkie Family 2018B - Person Sheet
NameZIEGLER, Mary 
Spouses
Birth25 Dec 1764, Orange burgh Co, SC
Death10 Jul 1815, Monticello, Lawrence Co, Mississippi
FatherHOOVER “HUBER”, Johann Frederick (1706-1808)
Census notes for Christian (Spouse 1)
Christian Hoover Jr Will Page 14
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
do hereby declare this present writing to be as a codicil to my said will, annexed there to by me, and direct the same to be taken as part thereof; I here by rescind revoke and annul so much and such parts of the first and second items of my said will, as gives t my wife, Mary Hoover, a title in fee to the property therein mentioned, and now hereby declare my will and pleasure respecting, all the property in said items mentioned, to be; that my said wife shall have only an estate in the same for the term of her natural life- with full power however to dispose of the same or any part thereof, by sale, gift, will or otherwise in fee- but I hereby declare my will further to be; that if said property or any part thereof shall remain un-disposed of by her, at her death- then and in that case, the same shall descend, go to, and be equally divided among my eight children, namely, William, - Thomas - Sarah, Christian, Julia, and Eliza Jane Hoover, and Mary Harwell, and Martha Gatlin, if living or to their descendants, if dead, and in case any of my said eight children shall at the time of the death of my said wife, have died, leaving no children or descendants, in that case such deceased child or children's share shall go and insure to the survivors of and among the said eight children, above named and their descendants- hereby confirming the provisions of the eleventh item of my said will, to which this codicil is annexed, and of which it is made part- In witness I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of May, 1856, (s) Christian Hoover (Seal) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
Christian Hoover Jr Will Page 13
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
I therefore will and devise that the said premises shall be accounted for at that sum for the purposes of this distribution. In witness of all which, I the said Christian Hoover, have to this my last will and testament contained in these three annexed sheets, set my hand and seal- to wit my hand to the margin of each sheet annexed sheets, and my seal at the top of the fourth or our side sheet hereto annexed as a covering, which said fourth sheet contains the attesting certificate of the witnesses hereto signed, sealed, published and acknowledged, by me as my last will and testament this 9th day of December, A.D. 1855. (s) Christian Hoover, (Seal) The writing contained in these three sheets hereto and inside hereof annexed and enclosed was signed and sealed by the above named Christian Hoover, and by him published and declared as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in his presence, and in the presence of each other. (s) John T. Lamkin (s) Robert H. Felder (s) W.A. Barr I, Christian Hoover, having made and duly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date December 9th 1855 - to wit, the above and foregoing will- *do hereby declare this present writing to be as a codicil to my said will, annexed there to by me, and direct the same to be taken as part thereof; I here by rescind revoke and annul so much and such parts of the first and (*Note: this partial sentence is also repeated on the top of page 14) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
Christian Hoover Jr Will Page 12
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
since died- are not to be taken into consideration as advancement to my said children, Mary and William, but are to be regarded as total losses to my estate- and furthermore, in order to an equitable adjustment of the distribution of my estate I require that the property real and personal heretofore given off, or which may hereafter, prior to my death be given off by me to my children shall be estimated according to the condition and quality- thereof at the time that it was, or may be given, but the criterion of valuation thereof shall be the worth of the property of like quality and condition, at the time of distribution- No regard being had to the increase of improvement of said property- nor to the subsequent enhanced or deteriorated value of same. Item thirteenth- I hereby nominated and appoint my dear wife sole quardian of the persons and property of my minor children, Thomas, Sarah, Christain, Julia and Eliza Jane Hoover, or such of them as may be minors at the time of my death and I desire that my said wife be not required to give security as such guardian, Item fourteenth- I hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife Mary Hoover, and my sons, William, Thomas, and Christian joint Executrix and Executors during the life time of my said wife, Item Fifteenth- Since the sixth item of this my will has been written I have affixed the value of the real estate therein and thereby devise to my daughter, *Martha Gatlin at the sum of twenty five hundred dollars (*Note: This sentence is not on either the bottom of page 12 or top of page 13) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
and Hardy Thompson, and Wyatt Felder, commissioners (any three of which may act) to assess the value of all the property real and personal, herein before named, that is necessary to be vailued (except such property the value of which has already been herdinbefore fixed and estimated by me), and to manage and conduct the distribution of my said estate amongst my legatees and distributes herein named and in strict accordance with the plan of division and distribution herein prescribed with this preliminary instruction, however, that the negro girl Sally heretofore given by me to my daughter, Mary Harwell, the negro girl Charlotte, heretofore given by me to my son William Hoover, and the negro girl Emily and her child heretofore given by me to my daughter, Martha Gatlin (all of whom are mentioned in the ninth item of this will) shall be considered and taken as of equal value for the purposes of this distribution- and that the negro girl, Matilda, an her child heretofore given to my daughter, Martha Gatlin shall receive the valuation of the negro boy Jerry, hereto fore given to my son, William for the purposes of this distribution,---, And further, it is my will and desire that a negro girl named Hetty (not hereinbefore named) which I have heretofore given to my daughter, Mary Harwell, and which has since deced, - and a certain Mare (not hereinbefore named) which I have heretofore given to my son, William Hoover, and which has *since died- are not to be taken into consideration as advancement to my said children, Mary and William, but are to be regarded as total losses to my estate- and furthermore, in order to an equitable adjustment of the distribution of my estate I require that the property real and personal heretofore given (*Note this sentence is repeated on page 12) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
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9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
do hereby declare this present writing to be as a codicil to my said will, annexed there to by me, and direct the same to be taken as part thereof; I here by rescind revoke and annul so much and such parts of the first and second items of my said will, as gives t my wife, Mary Hoover, a title in fee to the property therein mentioned, and now hereby declare my will and pleasure respecting, all the property in said items mentioned, to be; that my said wife shall have only an estate in the same for the term of her natural life- with full power however to dispose of the same or any part thereof, by sale, gift, will or otherwise in fee- but I hereby declare my will further to be; that if said property or any part thereof shall remain un-disposed of by her, at her death- then and in that case, the same shall descend, go to, and be equally divided among my eight children, namely, William, - Thomas - Sarah, Christian, Julia, and Eliza Jane Hoover, and Mary Harwell, and Martha Gatlin, if living or to their descendants, if dead, and in case any of my said eight children shall at the time of the death of my said wife, have died, leaving no children or descendants, in that case such deceased child or children's share shall go and insure to the survivors of and among the said eight children, above named and their descendants- hereby confirming the provisions of the eleventh item of my said will, to which this codicil is annexed, and of which it is made part- In witness I hereunto set my hand and seal this 10th day of May, 1856, (s) Christian Hoover (Seal) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
Christian Hoover Jr Will Page 13
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
I therefore will and devise that the said premises shall be accounted for at that sum for the purposes of this distribution. In witness of all which, I the said Christian Hoover, have to this my last will and testament contained in these three annexed sheets, set my hand and seal- to wit my hand to the margin of each sheet annexed sheets, and my seal at the top of the fourth or our side sheet hereto annexed as a covering, which said fourth sheet contains the attesting certificate of the witnesses hereto signed, sealed, published and acknowledged, by me as my last will and testament this 9th day of December, A.D. 1855. (s) Christian Hoover, (Seal) The writing contained in these three sheets hereto and inside hereof annexed and enclosed was signed and sealed by the above named Christian Hoover, and by him published and declared as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in his presence, and in the presence of each other. (s) John T. Lamkin (s) Robert H. Felder (s) W.A. Barr I, Christian Hoover, having made and duly executed my last will and testament in writing bearing date December 9th 1855 - to wit, the above and foregoing will- *do hereby declare this present writing to be as a codicil to my said will, annexed there to by me, and direct the same to be taken as part thereof; I here by rescind revoke and annul so much and such parts of the first and (*Note: this partial sentence is also repeated on the top of page 14) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
Christian Hoover Jr Will Page 12
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
since died- are not to be taken into consideration as advancement to my said children, Mary and William, but are to be regarded as total losses to my estate- and furthermore, in order to an equitable adjustment of the distribution of my estate I require that the property real and personal heretofore given off, or which may hereafter, prior to my death be given off by me to my children shall be estimated according to the condition and quality- thereof at the time that it was, or may be given, but the criterion of valuation thereof shall be the worth of the property of like quality and condition, at the time of distribution- No regard being had to the increase of improvement of said property- nor to the subsequent enhanced or deteriorated value of same. Item thirteenth- I hereby nominated and appoint my dear wife sole quardian of the persons and property of my minor children, Thomas, Sarah, Christain, Julia and Eliza Jane Hoover, or such of them as may be minors at the time of my death and I desire that my said wife be not required to give security as such guardian, Item fourteenth- I hereby constitute and appoint my dear wife Mary Hoover, and my sons, William, Thomas, and Christian joint Executrix and Executors during the life time of my said wife, Item Fifteenth- Since the sixth item of this my will has been written I have affixed the value of the real estate therein and thereby devise to my daughter, *Martha Gatlin at the sum of twenty five hundred dollars (*Note: This sentence is not on either the bottom of page 12 or top of page 13) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
9 Dec 1855
Pike County, Mississippi
and Hardy Thompson, and Wyatt Felder, commissioners (any three of which may act) to assess the value of all the property real and personal, herein before named, that is necessary to be vailued (except such property the value of which has already been herdinbefore fixed and estimated by me), and to manage and conduct the distribution of my said estate amongst my legatees and distributes herein named and in strict accordance with the plan of division and distribution herein prescribed with this preliminary instruction, however, that the negro girl Sally heretofore given by me to my daughter, Mary Harwell, the negro girl Charlotte, heretofore given by me to my son William Hoover, and the negro girl Emily and her child heretofore given by me to my daughter, Martha Gatlin (all of whom are mentioned in the ninth item of this will) shall be considered and taken as of equal value for the purposes of this distribution- and that the negro girl, Matilda, an her child heretofore given to my daughter, Martha Gatlin shall receive the valuation of the negro boy Jerry, hereto fore given to my son, William for the purposes of this distribution,---, And further, it is my will and desire that a negro girl named Hetty (not hereinbefore named) which I have heretofore given to my daughter, Mary Harwell, and which has since deced, - and a certain Mare (not hereinbefore named) which I have heretofore given to my son, William Hoover, and which has *since died- are not to be taken into consideration as advancement to my said children, Mary and William, but are to be regarded as total losses to my estate- and furthermore, in order to an equitable adjustment of the distribution of my estate I require that the property real and personal heretofore given (*Note this sentence is repeated on page 12) (Courtesy of James Hayes and Dorothy Mattie)
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FindAGrave notes for Christian (Spouse 1)
Find A Grave Memorial# 14048295
Birth:
Nov. 24, 1796
Orangeburg County
South Carolina, USA
Death:
Jul. 17, 1868
Pike County
Mississippi, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Neyland Hoover (1807 - 1858)
Children:
John Hoover (1827 - 1891)*
Elizabeth Hoover Wells (1828 - 1852)*
Margaret Hoover Thompson (1830 - 1853)*
William Hoover (1832 - 1903)*
Sarah Hoover Barr (1838 - 1900)*
Christian Hoover (1840 - 1886)*
Julia C. Hoover May (1842 - 1917)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Born in Orangeburg Dist., S. C.
Burial:
Hoover Cemetery
Pike County
Mississippi, USA
Birth:
Nov. 24, 1796
Orangeburg County
South Carolina, USA
Death:
Jul. 17, 1868
Pike County
Mississippi, USA
Family links:
Spouse:
Mary Neyland Hoover (1807 - 1858)
Children:
John Hoover (1827 - 1891)*
Elizabeth Hoover Wells (1828 - 1852)*
Margaret Hoover Thompson (1830 - 1853)*
William Hoover (1832 - 1903)*
Sarah Hoover Barr (1838 - 1900)*
Christian Hoover (1840 - 1886)*
Julia C. Hoover May (1842 - 1917)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Born in Orangeburg Dist., S. C.
Burial:
Hoover Cemetery
Pike County
Mississippi, USA