Order setting day for hearing
The State of Alabama, Marion County
Probate Court November 20th 1900

In the matter of the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of M.B. Lawhon., Deceased.
This day came J.M. Shotts and S.L. Cofield and filed in this court their petition, together with a 
paper purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of M.B. Lawhon, deceased, and praying for such 
orders, decrees and proceedings as may be proper and requisite for the due probate and record of 
said Will in this court; which said instrument appears to be attested by A.L.C. Goggans and J.A. 
Wilson of Marion County, Alabama, who are alleged to have signed the same as subscribing witnesses
thereunto at the date of said instrument and it appearing to the court that said petitioners are 
named in said instrument as the executors thereof; that said decedent was never married, and 
therefore left neither widow or children as heirs of distributees of his estate; that the names, 
ages, residences and condition of the next of kin and relatives of said M.B. Lawhon, deceased, are 
as follows, to wit: Z.B. Palmer, J.J. Palmer, H.M. Palmer and wife (Margarett Palmer), Mrs. M.J. 
Wilson, Mrs. Cleo Shotts (wife of William Shotts), D.M. Goggans, Mrs. Dizena Palmer, Mrs. Arvilla 
Young (wife of J.T. Young), Mrs. Flora Holley (wife of J.B. Holley), N.L. Lawhon, C.D. Lawhon,
Lurany Risinger, R.G. Robison and Mrs. Callie Lawhon, all of whom are over the age of twenty-one 
years, and reside in Marion County, Alabama: and Elmer Lawhon, Ethel Lawhon, Edgar Lawhon and Edna 
Lawhon, All of who are minors under the age of fourteen years and reside with and are in the 
custody of their mother, Mrs. Callie Lawhon, in Marion County , Alabama; Gertrude Robison, a minor 
under the age of fourteen years, who resides with and is in the custody of her father, R.G. 
Robison, in Marion County, Alabama; E.E. Cottingham (wife of ___ Cottingham, whose name is 
to petitioners otherwise unknown), and Noah Risinger, all over the age of twenty-one years and 
reside in Bibb County, Alabama; A.L. Lawhon and W.J. Lawhon who are over the age of twenty-one 
years, and non-residents of the State of Alabama, and reside at Dangerfield in Morris County, Texas
; Noah Lawhon, a minor over the age of fourteen years who is a non-resident of the State of Alabama
, and resides with and in the custody and charge of the said A.L. Lawhon at Dangerfield in Morris 
County, Texas; Mrs. Melverda Griffin (wife of Ras Griffin), who is a non-resident of the State of 
Alabama, and resides at Verona in Lee County, Mississippi; and over the age of twenty-one years; 
W.B. Palmer, who is a non-resident of the State of Alabama over the age of twenty-one years and 
resides in Tremont in Itawamba County, Mississippi: Mrs. Georgia Johnson (wife of ___ Johnson, 
whose name is, to petitioners, otherwise unknown), who is over the age of twenty-one years, 
a non-resident of the State of Alabama, and resides in Itta in Itawamba County, Mississippi; James
Nelson, John Nelson, Jack Nelson, Mrs. Alice Hall (wife of ___ Hall, whose name to petitioners is 
otherwise unknown), all of whom are over the age of twenty-one years, non-resident of the State of 
Alabama, and reside at Rowlette in Dallas County, Texas; Willie Nelson, a minor over the age of 
fourteen years, a non-resident of the State of Alabama and residing at Rowlette in Dallas County, 
Texas; Mrs. Lou Fowler (wife of ___ Fowler, whose name to petitioners is otherwise unknown) who is
over the age of twenty-one years, a non-resident of the State of Alabama, and resides at Pauls 
Valley in Indian Territory; Mrs. Ellen Watkins (wife of ___ Watkins whose name to petitioners is 
otherwise unknown) and Mrs. Harriet Hutchins (wife of ___ Hutchins, whose name to petitioners is 
otherwise unknown) both of whom are over the age of twenty-one years, non-residents of the State of
Alabama, and reside at Strown in Palo Pinto County, Texas. Mrs. Patience Cravens (wife of ___
Cravens, whose name to petitioners is otherwise unknown) who is over the age of twenty-one years, 
a non-resident of the State of Alabama, and resides at Sallisaw in Indian Territory: Mrs. Willie
Dickinson (wife of ___ Dickinson, whose name to petitioners is otherwise unknown), and Mrs. Georgia
Smith (wife of ___ Smith, whose name to petitioners is otherwise unknown) ) who are over the age of
twenty-one years, non-residents of the State of Alabama, and reside at Chico in Wise County, Texas;
James Taylor, who is over the age of twenty-one years, a non-resident of the State of Alabama, and 
resides at Annette, in Parker County, Texas; Mrs. Iwana Mansell (wife of John Mansell), who is over
the age of twenty-one years, a non-resident of the State of Alabama and resides at Pendleton in 
Bell County, Texas; Belton Palmer, who is over the age of twenty-one years, a non-resident of the 
State of Alabama and resides at Grandview in Hill County, TX.; Mrs. Perdilla Brewster and E.E. 
Palmer, who are over the age of twenty-one years, a non-residents of the State of Alabama and 
reside at Cliff in Indian Territory; Tucker Goggans, D.M Risinger, W.L. Risinger and J.M. Nelson, 
who are over the age of twenty-one years, and petitioners are informed and believe, non-residents 
of the State of Alabama, but whose particular place or places , of residence are to petitioners 
unknown, although they have made diligent inquiry to ascertain the same. Petitioners aver that 
neither of the minors named in this petition has any legal guardian, and that all the persons named
herein are of sound mind.
 
W. R. White Judge of Probate — 20th day of November 1900.