10/07/1857: Probate Court docket entry re: Bywaters, Robert D. (Estate Of) (Reuben)

Archive

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Black Ancestors Awareness Campaign Platte County Black History Repository

Entry/Object ID

PC.1265

Collection

1839-1869 Platte County, MO, Probate Court Docket

Archive Items Details

Description

John C. Bywaters, Executor of the Estate, submits petition to sell "…the following slaves, to wit, Eliza and her two children Reuben and Lewis for the payment of debts of said deceased…" Probate Court orders the sale at public auction at the Courthouse door in Platte City on the 1st Monday in January 1858.

Date(s) of Creation

10/7/1857

Other Names and Numbers

Other Names

Name Type

Enslaved

Other Name

Reuben

Name Type

Enslaver

Other Name

Bywaters, Robert D. (Estate Of)

Other Numbers

Number Type

Source Citation

Other Number

Vol. E 1856-1857: PB.E.601

Copyright

Copyright Details

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Research Notes

Research Type

Researcher

Person

Bill Nichols

Date

7/1/2025

General Notes

Note

1857.10.07 PB.E.601 Bywaters, Robert D.jpg

Note

BAAC workbook: 1839-1869 Probate Court Docket CatalogIt Version.xlsx [Probate 05.20.26]

Created By

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Create Date

September 2, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

September 16, 2026

Name/Title

10/07/1857: Probate Court docket entry re: Bywaters, Robert D. (Estate Of) (Reuben)