James Sullivan, c1831-1898 - Probate file

James Sullivan, son of Patrick and Rose Sullivan, died in Chicago, Illinois on June 14, 1898.  As part of the probate of his estate, his children signed a document acknowledging the report of their mother, Ann McGivney Sullivan, Administratrix of the estate.

It reads:

We, the undersigned, children and only heirs at law of the said James Sullivan, deceased, do hereby enter our appearance, and waive service of notice, and consent to the filing of the account and report of Ann Sullivan, the Administratrix of the estate of said James Sullivan, deceased, and ask that said account and report be approved, and that said Administratrix be discharged from further duty as such.

It includes the signatures of the ten living children of James and Ann.  An eleventh child, James M. Sullivan, had predeceased the father James.

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 Source: Probate Court of Cook County, Estate of James Sullivan, #49/169