Dana & List,
Thanks for the information on Leonard Cagle. It would have been nice if the
will was avaliable.
Earl
[Original Message]
From: Dana Meara <mcmeara(a)sbcglobal.net>
To: <CAGLE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: 8/27/2004 11:04:56 AM
Subject: [CAGLE] Estate Papers - Leonard Cagle
Does anyone have any information on what is contained in his estate
records? What information was in his will?
Earl
Transylvania Estates Records, 1810-1951
Cagle, L. (Leonard), 1864 (2 folders)
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Earl and List,
After many years of trying, I finally have all that I believe still
exists of the
records concerning the estate of Leonard Cagle (1798-1866). I
have donated these papers to a couple of Genealogy Libraries in NC. I
believe the folders you refer to are in the Archives of NC R093.508.2. I
also bits and pieces of this estate from Buncombe and Henderson Counties of
NC. Eddie has something from Greenville Co., SC.
The early records of Transylvania Co. are lost but there is an index that
shows
that Leonard's widow, Mary Osborne, first filed his estate there Fall
Term of 1866 (he died in Aug. 1866). There is reference in later papers of
inventory of estate, final settlement, etc. in 1867. But we do not have
access to his will or the original distribution of the estate because the
record is lost and never made it to the State Archives.
What I do have is numerous law suits filed against his estate covering
the period
from 1871-1889. These actions all concern suits against heirs to
recover money or property and do not directly address how this property was
distributed originally . There are gaps in the records.
Since Leonard was a wealthy man and was involved in business transactions
and
partnerships right up until the time of his death, his estate was
complicated.
The valuable information gained from all these papers:
1. It definitely states the name and location of all the children of
Leonard Cagle.
It accounts for 8 of the 9 children, one daughter having
died as a child.
2. Youngest son, James Henry Cagle, was administrator of the estate
after
the death of his mother.
These two items appear in each court action and solved the problem, at
least to my
satisfaction, of the two Nancy Cagles and which one was a
daughter of Leonard.
Dana
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