Robert L. Weeden

1842 -

• Name	Robert L. Weeden  [1, 2, 3]
  Alt. Birth	8 Sep 1842  [4]
  Birth	18 Sep 1842	Orange Co., New York, USA   [1, 2, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Probate	22 Nov 1852	Orange Co., New York, USA   [8]
  	Letter of guardianship
  	The People of the State of New-York, by the Grace of God Free and Indepndent - To all to whom these Presents shall come or may concern - WHEREAS, Eliza Weeden, the mother of Robert L. Weeden, a resident of the town of Chester, in the County of Orange, and a minor has by her Petition, presented to James W. Fowler our Surrogate of the said county of Orange, bearing date the twelfth day of January last set forth that the said Infant is under the age of twenty-one years, to-wit; aged ten years on the eighteenth day of September last past: and that the said Infant became possessed of certain real and personal Estate: and being incapable of managing his own concerns by reason of his minority, prayed the aid of the said Surrogate to allow Joel Pinkney of the town of Monroe, in the County of Orange to be the GUARDIAN of the person and Estate of the said Infant during his minority, according to an Act of the Legislature of the State of New York, and the Laws of the said State. And the said Joel Pinkney having consented thereto in writing and having executed a Bond, with sufficient surety, to the said Infant, according to said Act, and in pursuance thereof he is hereby allowed and appointed to be and become the Guardian of the person and Estate of the said Infant until he shall arrive at the age of fourteen years, and until another guardian shall be appointed. In Testimony Whereof, We have caused the Seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, James W. Fowler, Sur- rogate of the said County, at Goshen, the twenty second day of November in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty two. James W. Fowler Surrogate
  		Letter of guardianship for Robert L. Weeden 22 Nov 1852, Orange Co., New York, USA
  Census	1855	Chester, Orange Co., New York, USA   [6]
  		1855 New York state census, Chester, Orange Co., New York, USA p.
  Probate	22 Sep 1857	Orange Co., New York, USA   [9]
  	Letter of guardianship
  	The People of the State of New-York, By the Grace of God Free and Indepndent, To Edward A. Olmstead of the town of Chester in the County of Orange, GREETING: Whereas an application is due form of law, has been made to our Surrogate of the County of Orange, to have you, the said Edward A Olmstead appointed the guardian of the person and estate of Robert L. Weeden a minor, residing in the said County of Orange, of the age of fourteen years, viz : of the age of fourteen years on the 8th day of September last. And whereas the said Edward A. Olmstead has agreed and consented to become such guardian, and has duly executed and delivered a bond, pursuant to law, for the faithful discharge of his duty as such guardian, and we being satisfied of the sufficiency of said bond, and that said Edward A. Olmstead is a good and reputable person, and is in every respect competent to have the custody of the person and estate of said minor, DO by these PRESENTS, ALLOW, CONSTITUTE AND APPOINT you, the said Edward A. Olmstead the GENERAL GUARDIAN of the person and estate of the said minor until he shall arrive at the age of twenty one years hereby requiring you the said guardian to safely keep the real and personal estate of said minor, which shall hereafter come to your custody, and not suffer any waste, sale, or destruction of the same, but to keep up, and maintain his lands, tenements and hereditaments by and with the rents, issues and profits thereof, or with such other moneys belonging to him as shall come to your possession, and to deliver the same to him when he becomes of full age, or to such other guardian as may be hereafter appointed, in as good order and condition as you receive the same; and also to render a just and true account of all moneys and property secured by you, and the application thereof, and of your guardianship in all respects to any court having cognizance thereof when thereunto required. In Testimony Whereof, We have caused the Seal of office of our said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed. WITNESS, John C. McConnell. Surrogate of the said County, at the office of said Surrogate in Goshen in said county, the twenty second day of September in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven. Jno C McConnell Surrogate
  		Letter of guardianship for Robert L. Weeden 22 Sep 1857, Orange Co., New York, USA
  Census	1860	Orange Twp., Black Hawk Co., Iowa, USA   [1]
  		1860 U.S. census, Orange, Black Hawk Co., Iowa, USA p. 191
  Census	1880	Jackson Twp., Linn Co., Iowa, USA   [10]
  		1880 U.S. census, Jackson, Linn Co., Iowa, USA p. 6B
  Census	1900	West Liberty, Muscatine Co., Iowa, USA   [5]
  		1900 U.S. census, Wapsinonoc, Muscatine Co., Iowa, USA p. 10B
  Census	1915	Coggon, Linn Co., Iowa, USA   [11]
  		1915 Iowa State Census, Coggon, Linn Co., Iowa, USA Card no. 489
  Census	1920	Coggon, Linn Co., Iowa, USA   [12]
  		1920 U.S. census, Jackson, Linn Co., Iowa, USA p. 4B
  Person ID	I10949	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	18 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry T. Weeden,   b. 1804   d. 13 Mar 1849, Chester, Orange Co., New York, USA (Age 45 years)
  Mother	Eliza [Unknown],   b. Abt 1812, Orange Co., New York, USA
  Family ID	F826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Katie H. [Unknown],   b. Dec 1842, New York, USA
  Marriage	Abt 1865  [5]
  Children	1. Albert J. Weeden,   b. Abt 1867, Iowa, USA   2. Emma Weeden,   b. Abt 1868, Iowa, USA   3. Charles Weeden,   b. Abt 1870, Iowa, USA
  Family ID	F824	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Susie B. Phelps,   b. Abt 1860, Iowa, USA
  Marriage	29 Dec 1912	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA   [13]
  Family ID	F727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Oct 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Sep 1842 - Orange Co., New York, USA Probate - Letter of guardianship - 22 Nov 1852 - Orange Co., New York, USA Census - 1855 - Chester, Orange Co., New York, USA Probate - Letter of guardianship - 22 Sep 1857 - Orange Co., New York, USA Census - 1860 - Orange Twp., Black Hawk Co., Iowa, USA Census - 1900 - West Liberty, Muscatine Co., Iowa, USA Marriage - 29 Dec 1912 - Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA Census - 1915 - Coggon, Linn Co., Iowa, USA Census - 1920 - Coggon, Linn Co., Iowa, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S59] Ancestry.com, 1860 U.S. census, 22 Nov 2013, p. 191. [S66] Weeden Bible Records, 1761-1874. [S156] New York Surrogate Court of Goshen, New York, Orange County Probate Records, 1787-1938, (FamilySearch), 17 Oct 2014, Petitions for administration 1844-1851 vol 478, images 728-730. [S173] New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971, (FamilySearch), 18 Oct 2014, Letters of guardianship 1846-1855 vol G, image 124. [S67] Ancestry.com, 1900 U.S. census, 27 Nov 2013. [S171] Ancestry.com, 1855 state census, 18 Oct 2014, n.p. [S173] New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971, (FamilySearch), 18 Oct 2014, Letters of guardianship 1846-1855 vol E-F, image 467. [S413] New York Probate Records, 1629-1971, (FamilySearch), 24 Aug 2017, Letters of guardianship 1846-1855 vol E-F, image 467. [S413] New York Probate Records, 1629-1971, (FamilySearch), 24 Aug 2017, Letters of guardianship 1856-1864 vol G, image 124. [S65] Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. census, 26 Nov 2013. [S76] Ancestry.com, 1915 state census, 3 Jan 2014, Coggon, card 489, Robert L. Weeden. [S155] Ancestry.com, 1920 U.S. census, 16 Oct 2014, p. 5B. [S97] Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920, (Ancestry.com), 16 Oct 2014, entry for 1912 marriage of Robert L. Weeden and Susie B. Phelps.