Twins Ruth (CATES) STANLEY and Pearl (CATES) COSHAW reunited (1953)

source: Danville Gazette (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 12, 1953 - page 5, column 3:

TWIN SISTERS REUNITED AFTER 33 YEAR SEPARATION
Mrs. Ruth Stanley of Indianapolis and Mrs. Pearl Coshaw of Aurora, Illinois, 66-year-old twin sisters who met in Indianapolis Saturday after not having seen each other for 33 years, are natives of Hadley, southwest of Danville.

The twin girls were the daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Murphy T. Cates of Hadley. After the mother died when the twins were two weeks old, both babies were taken into the home of Mr. and Mrs. V.R. Stevenson for five months. Ruth remained in the Stevenson home and was reared by them, and Pearl was taken into the Mordecai Hadley home, where she was reared.

Both of the twins grew up in the Hadley community. Following the marriage of Pearl she became a resident of Illinois. Ruth resided in Plainfield after her marriage and lived there until moving to Indianapolis.


NOTE: According to Ruth's 1906 marriage application, her parents were Murphy Cates and Katherine Alexander.

Adoption of Della Gene SKAGGS (1952)

According to a Hendricks County Probate Court docket sheet, in January 1952 a petition was filed by Virl E. Stanley and Iva Mae Stanley (case #7286) to adopt Della Gene Skaggs, an adult. The petition was granted, and her name was changed to Della Gene Stanley Skaggs.

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (January 1893)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of 2 January 1893 [in vacation of the November 1892 term of court]:
--Joseph Pounds estate - David A. Higgins appointed administrator ($300 bond)
--Ann Walker estate - Samuel Williams appointed administrator ($100 bond)
--William Stanley estate - Simon Hadley appointed administrator ($1,600 bond)
--Scott H. Pounds, Ethel E. Pounds & Julia R. Pounds guardianship (minors) - David A. Higgins appointed guardian ($600 bond)
--Fred F. Cox guardianship - James A. Cox appointed guardian ($1,000 bond)

Activity in Hendricks County probate cases (January 1892)

From Hendricks County probate records:

Activity in probate cases as of January 6, 1892 [in vacation of the November 1891 term of court]:
--Alethea Coffin estate - will probated; Joseph J. Doan appointed executor
--Valentine Lingenfelter estate - will probated; H.B Lingenfelter appointed executor
--Sarah Woodward estate - will probated; W.W. Hocker appointed executor
--Manley Justice estate - Emery E. Phillips appointed administrator
--Simon P. Hagee estate - Elwood Stanley appointed administrator