Finding Aid of the Frances "Fannie" Bludworth Papers C057720

Finding aid prepared by Michael Lange

Society of California Pioneers

300 Fourth Street

San Francisco, CA, 94107-1272

(415) 959-1849

pkeats@californiapioneers.org

05/02/2014

Title: Bludworth, Frances "Fannie" Papers

Identifier/Call Number: C057720

Contributing Institution: Society of California Pioneers

Language of Material: English

Container: B001393

Container: C057720

Physical Description: 1.0 folder (2 deeds, 2 indentures, 1 receipt)

Date (inclusive): 1870-1872

Abstract: This collection contains deeds and indentures carried out by Fannie B. Bludworth on behalf of her deceased husband, Charles Bludworth, regarding his properties in the village of Snelling, in the County of Merced.

creator: Bludworth, Frances White, 1840-1876

creator: Howell, Mark, b. 1842

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection open for research.

Conditions Governing Use note

There are no restrictions on access.

Preferred Citation note

Fannie B. Bludworth Papers. The Society of California Pioneers.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Donor and date of acquisition unknown.

Biographical/Historical note

Fannie Bludworth was born Frances White in Missouri in 1840. She eventually came to California and married Charles "Bloody" Bludworth, first sheriff of Merced County, on 05/13/1857. After his death she married William N. Neill on 06/26/1875 in the El Capitan Hotel in Merced, California. She died in 1876.

Scope and Contents note

This collection contains deeds and indentures carried out by Fannie B. Bludworth on behalf of her deceased husband, Charles Bludworth, regarding his properties in the village of Snelling, in the County of Merced.

Container List: 1. 05/27/1870: Deed of property in the village of Snelling, Merced County to H.C. Hines for $500. from the estate of Charles Bludworth, signed by Fannie B. Bludworth. 2. 05/27/1870: Receipt from Merced County Notary Public (Mark Howell) noting that "Fannie B. Bludworth, Administration of the Estate of Charles Bludworth, deceased." 3. 05/27/1870: Full copy of deed described in #1. 4. 08/06/1872: Deed for land in Snelling from Fannie Bludworth to H.C. Hines. 5. 08/06/1872: Deed, noting "B.D. White, guardian of Mary A., Charles F., Fannie R., & Mattie A. Bludworth, minor children of C.F. Bludworth, deceased" who sold property on 04/08/1872 for $100.

Existence and Location of Originals note

The Society of California Pioneers, 300 Fourth Street, San Francisco, CA, 94107

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Bludworth, Charles F., 1830 - 1869

Hines, Hiram C., fl. 1870

Deeds--California

Merced County (Calif.)

Snelling (Calif.)