Whose Estate?

This really isn't a signature, but thought I'd give readers a shot at a name that's somewhat unusual.

Releasing the Guardian

This comes from a 1922 court order releasing a guardian from his duties as the ward has reached the age of majority.

Living in Pea Ridge

This Illinois native was living in Pea Ridge, Brown County, Illinois, when he signed his World War 2 draft card.

Living in Livingston County

This 63 year old was living in Livingston County, Illinois, when he registered for the draft. He was 6'1.5" tall, but that has little to do with his handwriting.

Kentucky Native in Indiana

This 47 year old worked for an oil firm at the time of his World War 2 draft registration. He was a Kentucky native living in Indiana--not all that unusual of a migration path.

Working in Rock Island

This Italian native, born in the 1880s, was living in Rock Island, Illinois, when he registered for the World War 2 draft.

Kin from Indiana Registers

A distant cousin of mine registers for the draft in Indianapolis, Indiana, during World War 2. He was working for the Pennsylvania Railroad.

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The Postman Always Knows

This fifty-something registrant listed the Postmaster of Timewell, Illinois, as the person who would always know his address on his World Ward 2 draft registration.

Making A Claim Against The Estate

This neighbor claimed she had nursed her desceased neighbor for the last few years of her life and sent a bill to the estate in western Illinois in the early 1900s.

Cash From My Grandmother-in-Law's Estate

This individual signed a receipt that she (and not her husband) received $250 from her grandmother-in-law's estate in 1905 in Hancock County, Illinois.

Regular readers of Casefile Clues can probably make out the last name pretty easily.

Another One Signs for the Administrator

This is another apparent neighbor signing an executor's bond for an estate in Illinois in the early 1900s.

Helping the Executor

This individual signed for an executor's bond in the settlement of a 1903 era estate in Illinois. Probably of Swiss descent.

Signing My Neighbor's Will

This is the second witness on the early 1900 will of Barbara Haase from Hancock County, Illinois. This German native was probably in his late sixties when he signed this document.

Billed for the Hearse

This is the signature from the bill for the hearse and buggy for a 1900 era funeral in Warsaw, Illinois.