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October 13, 1939 Court Order
October 13, 1939 Court Order of Wanda Marcks Cook — printed pp. 80–81. Every printed page has its own permanent link.
Zybach, Bob and Kevin Sherer 1995. Wanda Marcks Cook. The Story of the Sulphur Springs Stock Ranch, Benton County, Oregon: 1904-1939. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #12. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 100 pp.
p. 47 = printed page 47 of the original book; the link on each page number is a permanent address you can send to anyone.
Provenance
- Narrator
- Wanda Marcks Cook, Roy Cook, and Evelyn Weigel
- Printed pages
- pp. 80–81
- Original
- http://www.nwmapsco.com/ZybachB/Oral_Histories/Soap_Creek_Valley/12_Cook/Zybach-Sherer_1995.pdf
- Accessioned
- From Bob Zybach’s upload, 23 August 2026
October 13, 1939 Court Order
iN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR BENTON COUNTY
In the matter of the Estate
of ORDER APPROVING FINAL ACCOUNT
ABBIE A. BAKER, Deceased. Jay L. Lewis, Attorney for Executor
This matter coming on to be heard this 14th day of October, 1939, upon motion of
First National Bank of Corvallis, Executor herein,
AN]) iT SATISFACTORILY APPEARING TO THE COURT: That immediately after appointment as Executor herein said First National Bank of
Corvallis published notice thereof in the Corvallis Gazette-Times, a daily newspaper of general circulation published in Benton County, Oregon, once a week for four successive weeks, which said notice required all persons having claims against said estate to present them with proper vouchers within six months from date of said notice, to-wit: December 20, 1938, to Executor at Corvallis, Oregon; that proof of publication of said notice, together with a copy thereof, has been heretofore filed herein; that more than six months has elapsed since the date of and first publication of said notice:
That said Executor, together with the duly appointed appraisers herein, duly made and
returned to this Court an inventory and appraisement of all of the estate of said deceased which had come to the knowledge or possession of Executor;
That thereafter said Executor filed its final account herein; that as shown by proof of
publication heretofore duly filed herein said Executor duly caused to be published for four successive weeks prior hereto notice that it had filed its final account herein and that the above entitled Court had fixed and appointed Saturday, October 14, 1939, at ten o'clock A.M., in its Court Room in Corvallis, Oregon, as the time and place for the hearing of objections to and the settlement of said final account;
That no objection has been made or filed to said final account; That the names, ages and places of residence of the heirs at law of said deceased, and
the devisees and legatees of said deceased, are as follows, to-wit:
Edward 1). Baker, a son of said deceased, aged 61 years, residence Seattle, Washington.
Mabel B. Youngblood, a daughter of said deceased, aged 48 years, residence Seattle, Washington.
Verna Baker Smith, a daughter of said deceased, aged 45 years, residence Seattle, Washington.
That Thomas C. Baker, the husband of said Abbie A. Baker, deceased, died in
February, 1938, prior to the death of said Abbie A. Baker; that said Abbie A. Baker was a widow and unmarried at the time of her death; that said Abbie A. Baker left no lineal descendant of any prior deceased child of hers surviving her;
That all claims against said estate have been paid; that said Executor has filed herein
receipts showing disbursements made in the administration of said estate as shown in the final account herein;
That all taxes of every nature against or upon the property of said estate have been
paid and that there is no tax or assessment of any nature due the State of Oregon or any political subdivision thereof from said estate or from said Executor;
That the gross income of the Executor herein in the administration of said estate was
$75.00 and no more;
That the balance of cash on hand herein is $28.77, which should be distributed to
Edward D. Baker, Mabel B. Youngblood and Verna Baker Smith, one-third thereof to each of them;
That the administration of said estate is complete except the distribution of said
balance of cash on hand as aforesaid and the recording in the Deed Records of Linn County, Oregon, certified copy of a portion of the proceedings herein as required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY FOUND, ORDERED AND DECREED That all expenses of administration herein, all taxes and all other known lawful claims
against the estate of Abbie A. Baker, deceased, have been fully satisfied and discharged and that the administration herein, so far as it relates to the presentation and allowance of claims, has been completed;
That the final account of First National Bank of Corvallis, Executor of the estate of
Abbie A. Baker, deceased, heretofore filed herein, be, and the same hereby is, approved;
That the next of kin, heirs at law, devises and legatees of said Abbie A. Baker,
deceased, are hereby determined to be the said next of kin, heirs at law, devisees and legatees as hereinbefore recited;
That First National Bank of Corvallis, Executor herein, be, and it hereby is,
authorized, empowered and directed to distribute said balance of cash herein in he sum of $28.77 to Edward D. Baker, Mabel B. Youngblood and Verna Baker Smith one-third thereof to each of them;
That the Executor herein shall cause to be recorded in the Deed Records of Linn
County, Oregon, certified copy of the Will herein, petition for appointment of Executor herein, and order appointing Executor herein, and also a certified copy of this order; that upon the filing of receipts herein showing the distribution of said cash as aforesaid and showing that certified copy of the proceedings herein has been recorded in the Deed Records of Linn County, Oregon, as above required, order shall be made and entered herein discharging said Executor and closing this estate.
Signature (H. C. Herron) Judge.
How to cite this item
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- As printed
- Zybach, Bob and Kevin Sherer 1995. Wanda Marcks Cook. The Story of the Sulphur Springs Stock Ranch, Benton County, Oregon: 1904-1939. Soap Creek Valley History Project, Monograph #12. Oregon State University Research Forests and College of Forestry, Corvallis, Oregon: 100 pp.
- This page
- Cook 1995. October 13, 1939 Court Order, pp. 80–81. America's School Trust Library, The Zybach Collection. https://schooltrusts.org/collections/zybach/soap-creek/m12-cook/october-13-1939-court-order/ (accessed 2026).
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- Cook 1995, p. 80 — Monograph #12:80
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