MARCUS L. LEWIS PROBATE-1870
Mariposa County California



In Probate Court of Mariposa County
State of California
In the Matter of the Estate,
of
Marcus L. Lewis, deceased

To the Hon. J. O. Lovejoy
Probate Judge of Mariposa County
The undersigned widow
of Marcus L. Lewis, deceased, duly
decline to administer upon the
estate of said deceased and request
that Jacob Lewis, father of the said
deceased may be appointed administer.

Dated Dec. 14, 1870 signed Mary E. Lewis
Widow of Marcus L. Lewis,
deceased

highlights from: Petition For Family Allowance

County of Mariposa
State of California
in the matter of the estate of
Marcus L. Lewis
deceased

To the Hon. J.O. Lovejoy Probate Judge of
the County of Mariposa State of California

The petition of J. A. Pratt father
of the widow of the deceased, respectfully show:
That Marcus L. Lewis died on the
twentieth day of November A. D. 1870 leaving estate
in Mariposa County

That Letters of Administration
of the estate of said deceased have been granted to Jacob
Lewis and that no inventory has yet been returned:

That said Mary E. Lewis is without
estate of her own, and wholly dependent upon said estate for maintenance: 
that said
estate is amply able to provide and allowance to said Mary E. Lewis
for her support, to the extent of fifteen dollars per month, which is a
reasonable amount for that purpose, according to her
circumstance and accustomed mode of life:
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Mariposa, Feb. 24th 1871 signed J. A. Pratt

submitted by Carol Lackey

See Obituary for Marcus Lewis