The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-12-31
The state of Mississippi,l PROBATE CoURT.
YAzoO COUNTY. Deer Term, l84i
TO the Hon. @. ID. Gibbs.

Judge Of the Probate Court of Yazoc
County, &C.:
VOUR petitioner Elizabeth M. Markham, hum
III bly, complaining, shows unto your Honor tina
some time in the year A. ID. 1893, she intermarrieC
with one LlneOus B. Markham, a resident Of SAID
State and County; and that in the month of De.
cember, in the year 1910, the said Lineous B.
Markham departed this lite, leaving your petition
er his widow, surviving him without child or chill
| dren.
I Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor.
that the said Lneous B. Markham, during the
| continuance OF said coVerture, was sole, seized
and possessed, in fee of the following described
! ands and tenements, situate, lying and being in
the County and State aforesaid, to wit: Lot num-
hered one hundred and sixty-fye, on jefferson
street; Lots numbered four hundred and twelve
| and tour hundred and thirteen, OH Monroe street
| Lot numbered two hundred and tbirty-two on
he corner of Main and jefferson streets; Lot mum.
| bered two hundred and ninety-two, on BAYOU
street, all in Yazoo CITY; which locality will more
ully appear by reference to the Plat of said town
| ALSo,-the following described lands 10 wit !.
| the south halt OF the west half Of the southeast
quarter OF Section Twenty, and west half of the
southwest quarter of Section Twenty-eight, and
me east halt OF the southeast quarter ard the east
nall OF the southwest quarter, and the east hall
Oh the northwest quarter, and the north haIf OF
the west halt OF the northeast quarter, and the
soulh halt 0f the west halt Of the southeast quar-
ter OF Section Iwenty-nne, Except that portion
OF the southwest quarter which lies west of Indian
CIeek)' and the northeast quarter and the east
nail OF the northwest quarter Of Section Thirty
two, and the west half Of the northwest onarter
OF Section Thirty-three, all in Township Ten of
Range Number One west, and the east half of the
northeast quarter OF Section Thirtv-two, and the
northwest quarter OF Section Thirtv-three. and
Lne north halt OF the southwest quarter of Section
lhlrty-three, of Township Ten of Rance One
west. no we koIf e he
Ut Section Four, in Township Nine of RANGE One
west, and the east half OF the southeast quarter of
oectlon lwenty-nlne, and the west half Of the
northeast quarter, and the east half of the north
west quarter of Section Thrtv-two, in Township
Zen oil Range One west, and the east half Of tho
hortheast quarter OF Section ThirtV-two, and the
west halt OF the northwest quarter of Section
lhlrty-three, and the north half of the southwest
eightn, and the south half of the southwest eighth
OF Section Thirty-three, Township Ten. Rance
one west, and the west half of the northwest
quarter OF Section Four, Township Nine of RANGE
one west, and the east half of the southeast quar-
Ter OF Section Twenty-nine, Township Ten ofI
Range One west, and the west half of the north
east quarter, and the east half of the northwest
quarter OF Section Thirty-twO, Township Ton oil
Rahge Cne west; and also a certain tract of land
formerly owned BY Charles L. Bullock and St,-
Phen Johnson jointly, and sold by them separately
t y, one nall by Stephen Johnson 10 Robert Nc.
Ia
CoPllance Mckee, and by the said Mckee con-
Veyed to the said David B. Scarborough, contain.
ing Tour hundred and forty acres, and living and
0elng on Indian Creek, in Township Ten, Range
One west. -s0
Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor
mat her said late husband, Lineous B. Markham
curing the marriage of your petitioner with him
the sad LIneous b. Markham was seized and DOS.
sessed In fee with one Vincent Galloway. as ten
ants IN common of the following lands and tene-
nents' lying and being in the County aforesaid. |
10 Wit: Lot number one hundred and eightv-oneI
on Jeherson street; the one-half of Lot number
one hundred and seVenty-eght, on the corner OF
broadway and YazOo streets; Lots number three
hundred and forty aud three hundred and fortv-
one, on Washington street, running back 10 the
Bayou; tfty-fVe feet of Lot number two hundred
and thirty, on Main street, commencing at the
corner OF Lot number two hundred and thirtv-one
and running along Main street 6fty.Gve feet to-
wards Lot numoer TWO hundred and twenty :;
Lot two hundred and forty, on Washington street.
and an undivided moiety, or half of Lot two huns
dred and thirty-hve, on Main street, all in Yazoo
City.
Also,-the following lands, to wit: the east
half OF the northwest quarter Of Section Fonr.
Township Nine of Range One west, and the wesI
halt OF southwest quarter of same Section and
township, and the east half of the northwest
quarter Of and east half of ~ son,b II
west quarter OF Section ThiFty-three, Township