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Smith Cemetery, 72-2 Summary Report, page 14

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lSOcetiBib of County, Alabama. pijy449-A exivrpt Hughy ft Sttnihwpe C.SMITH. It is suspected that Stanhope did not move, and that he simply remained in the plantation house of his parents after Hughy's death in April of 1857. Stanhope was listed as a physician in 1860, and that is further supported by later census data which listed his occupation as “MD”. There is also a record in Morgan County, AL, that he married Sallie Hollingsworth on January 13, 1875. Sallie is not included with Stanhope in the 1880 Madison County census, so she may have died soon after the marriage. Stanhope served as the initial adminstrator of Hughy's estate when his father died intestate at age 74. After a period of about a decade, he was removed from that position after a sister requested an increased Administrator's bond, which Stanhope refused to post. Morris K. Taylor became the new adminstrator of the estate to divide the inheritances among the 4 or 5 living children of Hughy and the heirs of the known 4 deceased children. The final settlement of Hughy's estate was recorded on September 22, 1884 - a full 27 years after Hughy died. At that time, John H. Shippey (Shiffey?) was noted as the administrator of the estate. 14 - (2627)    

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