Sarah Hedrick

From the Mt. Sterling Advocate (Mount Sterling, KY) 21 May 1901 Tues page 7: On Saturday night, at her home on the Wade’s Mill pike, Mrs. Sarah Scobee, aged 82 years, fell in her room and broke the thigh bones at the hip. She is the step-mother of Robert and Resin Scobee of Winchester. She and her widowed sister, Mrs. Pollie Hunt, live together. Owing to advanced age, but little if any improvement is expected.

From the The Winchester (KY) Democrat, Fri., May 25, 1901:

Death Of Mrs. Sarah Scobee

Mrs. Sarah Hedrick Scobee died at her home near Sewell’s Shop yesterday morning, aged eighty-two years. Saturday night she fell and broke a thigh bone, and owing to her extreme age, the accident proved fatal.

The funeral will be preached at Mt. Zion Church tomorrow at ten o’clock, a. m., by Rev. Geo. Froh and J. W. Fitch, and the remains will be brought to this city for interment. She was the widow of the late Robert Scobee and the step mother of Rice P., S. Rezin A., and J. Will Scobee, of this city.

She was a good woman, and her death will be regretted by a multitude of friends.

Some time ago she bought a residence in this city and had made arrangements to come here to live. Her widowed sister Mrs. Polly Hunt, who had lived with her for a long time, and who is eighty-five years old, is prostrated by the sad affair and grave fears for her are entertained.

From the The Winchester Democrat, Tuesday, June 4, 1901:

Mrs. Scobee’s Will.

The will of the late Mrs. Sarah Scobee was probated Monday. Among the provisions are the following:

1st. All just debts to be paid.

2nd. She left to her niece, Mrs. Alice Watson, of East Orange, New Jersey, $500 to be hers absolutely free from the control of her husband.

3rd. To her brother, Jesse E. Hedrick, the use of $1,000 during his life, to be applied in the discretion of a trustee; if any part of this should be left at his death it should go to his daughter, Mrs. Alice Watson.

4th. To John Holly, colored, house and one acre in Montgomery county, the house to be put in good repair by the executor, he was also given $100 to be held in trust for his benefit.

5th. To Wayne Martin, George Ann Martin and Robert Martin, colored $50 each.

6th. To Lettie Howard, colored, $50.

7th. To Sadie Howard, colored, lounge and bedding; also sewing machine.

8th. To Sadie Scobee, daughter of J. W. Scobee, one of her best beds and bed clothing, and music box.

9th. To her five nephews in the West, viz: Merrett C., Elias H., Deskin M., Joseph and Lee E. Hedrick, $200 each.

10th. To her nephews, Scott and Joe Hedrick, nothing on account of their profligate habits and neglect of their father.

11th. Nothing to her sister, Mrs. Mary T. Hunt, as she has plenty.

12th. All the residue of her property to her stepchildren or heirs in equal shares, except James William Scobee, to whom is left $500 more then the balance on account of his delicate health and large family.

The others, Rice P., Rezin A., Robert S., heirs of Mrs. E. A. Fitch, Mrs. Kate Morris amd Mrs. E. A. Barnhill to take in equal parts. Rezin A. Scobee is requested to divide his share with his daughter, Mrs. Annie Miller.

The household effects are to be divided and not sold, and the expenses of Mrs. Morris and Mrs. Barnhill, to and from their homes are to be paid out of the estate so they may be present at the division.

Robert S. Scobee is appointed executor of the will and trustee of the trust funds without bond.

The will is dated November 20th, 1897, and is signed by J. A. Shirley and John G. Winn, as witnesses.