[Please note that the surname ELVINGTON has many spellings, including variations
on YELVINGTON, (e.g., Yelvington, Yilverton, et cetera).
If this is your line, please contact Jo for more details.
--Victoria]
Marion County, SC
Probate Roll #847A
GIMSEY YELVERTON/YELVINTON (Elvington)
Fold Side:
Rool (sic) & No (846 struck through) 847A
Petition To be ap-
pointed Guardian of
Jinsey Yelverton
by
Owen Yelverton
~
Filed 17 Decr. 1849
Mr. Owen: Elvinton
South Carolina
Allens bridge PO
Office
Decaturville Ten
Aug th 20
DOCUMENT
(Only one document in this roll, the letter from
Gimsy Yelvinton. -jcd)
State of Tennessee } August the 12 1849
Henderson County } Dear uncle it is with
pleasure that I take my pen in my hand
to Rite you a few lines in order to Let
you now that I am well at this time hopin
theas few Lines will find you and family
all well and Doin well Dear uncle
I want you to Take theas few Lines and
cair them to Edward Wheeler and Let him
have my Land Rented out and pint you
Guard Ean for you are my chois tel
Mr Wheeler to attend to my Land for
Me as soon as theas few Lines cums to hand
Dear uncle Owen Yelvinton if I Live
I in tend cumin in there as soon as
I Git big a Nuf but I want you uncle
owen to Give this to Mr Wheeler for me
so Nothing More at this time but
Remains your Nephyue Gimsy Yelvinton
A few Lines to Mr Wheeler Dear sir
I want you to Rent out my Land
and point uncle owen Gard Ean
and Mr Wheeler if theas Lines wont
do Rite back to Me and Let Me Now
what sort of a Description to
Rite it so Nothing more at this
time but Remains your til Death
Gimsy Yelvin (sic)
Transcribed by Jo Church Dickerson from the
original document in the Office of the Judge
of Probate, Marion County, SC.
Probate Roll #847 is that of Levi Elvington.
Unknown if Gimsy Yelvinton was an older son
of Levi, or if he was a son of another
of the Elvingtons. Owen Elvington was a son of
John Elvington, and probable (but not proven)
brother of Levi Elvington.
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