Petition and Order for Appointment of Guardian, Children of Della Mae Teal Rivers, Deceased

Today’s post contains a Petition and Order for Appointment of Guardian, Children of Della Mae Teal Rivers, Deceased. Della Mae Rivers died 9 July 1924 leaving 7 children ranging in age from 17 to 2 years of age. Their father, Louis Harmon  Rivers, next married Dora Mae Parker on 4 August 1926.

Petition and Order for Appointment of Guardian

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF Chesterfield
In the Matter of the Estate and Guardianship,
of Thomas Varene, Hallie Frances,
Knowlton Franklin, Gordon
McLeod Rivers
Minors…………

To the Honorable The Court of Probate of the County of Chesterfield, State of South Carolina:
    The petition of the undersigned Louis H. Rivers
respectfully represents that the above named Thomas Verene, Hallie Frances, Knowlton
Franklin, William Marion, Mary Lee, Gordon McLeod Rivers minors, the said Thomas Verene
being of the age of 12 years at his
nearest birthday, Hallie F., 7 years of age; Knowlton, 5 years of age Gordon
2 years of age, and that each of the said minors
reside with Louis H. Rivers in the above mentioned County and State,
That they are residents of the county,
and have an estate in their own right, situated in the aforesaid County and State, which Estate is estimated to be worth about $500.00 each Dollars.
     That your petitioner is the Father of said minors, and a resident of the said
County and the said State, and now prays your honor that…. he may be appointed the guardian of the persons and estates of said minors
upon his entering into bond as is required by law, and with security or securities to be approved by your honor. 
Dated.. November 17,  1926
                                                                                           Lewis H. Rivers
                                                                                           s/Louis H. Rivers

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF Chesterfield
         Personally appears before me Louis H. Rivers above names, and being duly sworn says that the foregoing petition is true of his own knowledge.
    Sworn to before me this 17th
Day of November A. D. 1926.
C., P. Dickson, (L. S.)                                                        Louis H. Rivers
Notary Public for South Carolina




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[1] "South Carolina Probate Records, Files and Loose Papers, 1732-1964," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939L-JW63-2?cc=1911928&wc=MPPB-JW5%3A190567401%2C190561002%2C190567402%2C191475301 : 21 May 2014), Chesterfield > Probate Court, Estate records > 1865-1927 > Cases 0830-0899 > image 179 of 1670; county courthouses, South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Archives and History, Columbia.