Renunciations are papers filed in the Orphans' Court by executors of an estate who do not wish to administer that estate. They show the name of the decedent, the decedent's place of residence, the name of the person renouncing administration, the name of the replacement administrator to be appointed, and date. The relationship between the decedent, the executor, and the administrator is usually shown. Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
System of Arrangement
Arranged chronologically and then alphabetically within each year.
McCaskey family on steps of their home at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Back row: Charles I. McCaskey, Douglas McCaskey, W. Garrison McCaskey and Hiram McCaskey. Second row: Maj. Gen. William S. McCaskey and Eleanor McCaskey. Front row: Margaret McCaskey Chapman, William McCaskey Chapman, Henry H. Chapman, William H. H. Chapman, Arthur Conklin, Dottie McCaskey.