Elvira Brady

Narrative:

     Elvira Brady was born on 13 May 1826 in Ohio.^8,9,10
     She was probably the female age 5 to 10 listed in the household of her father, Benjamin Brady, in the 1830 Federal Census of Fairfield Twp., Highland Co., Ohio.¹⁴ She was probably the female age 15 to 20 listed in the household of her father in the 1840 Federal Census of Fairfield Twp., Highland Co., Ohio.¹⁵
     She moved to Missouri with her parents between 1840 and 1850. She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Marshall Twp., Platte Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents.^1,16
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Marshall Twp., Platte Co., Missouri, in the household of her father, reporting personal estate of $1,000. Her mother was listed in Green Twp. with her brother Walter.^17,18 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Weston, Platte Co., Missouri, in the household of her parents.¹⁹
     On 24 Jan 1878 the court ordered the administrator of her father's estate to pay her $150 as her share of his estate.² On 25 Jul 1878 the court ordered him to pay her her remaining share, $32.22.²⁰
     She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Marshall Twp., Platte Co., Missouri, in the household of her mother.⁶
     Elvira died on 7 Dec 1897 at age 71.^11,12 She was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Weston, Platte Co., Missouri.¹³
     Elvira died intestate (without leaving a will) and letters of administration for her estate were issued on 21 Dec 1897 in Carroll Co., Missouri, to Benjamin Franklin Brady, son of her late brother Barzilla. He posted a bond of $2,500. In the application he listed as heirs himself and his brother James; her sister Mariah; Paul A. Street, the son of her late sister Arena; Josephine and Georgia, daughters of her late brother Walter and Walter J. Currier, son of his late daughter Elizabeth; and Oscar B. Bailey, grandson of her late sister Angelina.²¹
     An inventory of her estate was filed on 4 Jan 1898 by her administrator. In it he reported three parcels of land, each of about 80 acres, four notes due her with a face value of $515, and cash of $766.²²
     The first settlement of the estate was filed on 6 Mar 1899. In it the administrator reported receipt of $74 for sale of personal property, and various disbursements totaling $211. He also reported that the four notes had been found to not be property of the estate, producing a net value of the estate of $640.²³
     The final settlement of the estate was filed on 13 Feb 1900 in Carroll Co., Missouri. In it the administrator reported no receipts and various disbursements totaling $68. This left $571 available for disbursement to the heirs. No record of how the land was distributed has been found.²⁴