The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-07
The state of Mississippi,( PROBATE COURT.
YAzOo COUNTY. Deer Term, l84f
To the Hon. O. ID. Gibbs.

XTOUR petitioner Elizabeth M. Markham, hum
bly, complaining, shows unto your Honor, that
some time in the year A. D. 1893, she intermarried
with one Lneous B. Markham, a resident Of said
State and County; and that in the month of De-
cembeT, 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.
Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor, |
that the said Lineous B. Markham, during the |
continuance of said cOverture, was sole, seized |
and possessed, in fee of the following described |
lands and tenements, situate, lying and being in
the County and State aforesaid, to wit: Lot num-
bered one hundred and sxty.fve, on Jefferson
street; Lots numbered four hundred and twelve |
and four hundred and thirteen, on Monroe street;
Lot numbered two hundred and thirty-two, on
the corner of Main and Jefferson streets; Lot num-
bered two hundred and ninety-twO, on Bayou
street, all in Yazoo City; which locality will more
fully appear by reference the Plat of said town.
ALSo,-the following described lands, TO wit:
the south half Of the west half of the southeast
quarter of Section Twenty, and west half of the
southwest quarter of Section Twenty-eight, and
the east halt of the southeast quareT and the east
half of the southwest quarter, and the east half
of the northwest quarter, and the north half of
the west half Of the northeast quarter, and the
south half of the west half Of the southeast quar-
ter Of Section Twenty-nine, Except that portion
of the southwest quarter which lies west Of Indian
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half Of the northwest quarter of Section Thirty
two, and the west half of the northwest quarter
OF Section ThiTty-three, all in Township Ten of
Range Number One west, and the east half of the
i northeast quarter of Section ThiTty-tWO, and the
/ northwest quarter of Section Thirty-three. and
the north half of the southwest quarter Of Section
| ThiTty-three, of Township Ten of Range One
west, and the west half of the northwest quarter
Of Section Four, in Township Nine Of Range One
vest and the east half OF the southeast quarter Of
Section Twenty-nine, and the west half Of the
northeast quarter and the east half Of the north
west quarter of Section Thirty-twO, in Township
Ten Of Range One west, and the east half Of the
northeast quarter Of Section Thirty-twO, and the
west half of the northwest quarter of Section
Thirty-three and the north half Of the southwest
eighth, and the south half Of the southwest eighth
of Section Thirty-thTee, Township Ten, Range
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 of
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 Ten of
Range Cne west; and also certain tract of land
FORMERLY owned BY Charles L. Bullock and Ste
phen Johnson jointly, and sold by them separately,
the one half by Stephen Johnson to Robert Nc.
Kee. the other half sold by Charles L. Bullock to
Copilance Mckee, and by the said Mckee con-
veyed to the said David B. Scarborough, contain
ing four hundred and forty acres, and lying and
being on Indian Creek, in Township Ten, Range
One west.
Your petitioner further shows unto your Honor
that her said late husband, LineOus B. Markham,
during the marriage Of your petitioner with him,
the said LineOus B. Markham was seized AID DOS
sessed in fee with one Vincent Galloway, as ten.
ants in common of the following lands and tene.
ments, lying and being in the County aforesaid
TO wit: Lot number one hundred and eighty-one
on Jefferson street; the One-half of Lot number
one hundred and seventY-eight, on the corner o.
Broadway and YaZoO streets; Lots number three
hundred and forty and three hundred and forty
one, on Washington street, running back to thu
BAYOU; fifty-fve feet of Lot number two hundred
and thirty, on Main street, commencing at thu
corner of Lot number two hundred and thirty-one
and running along Main street hfty-6ve feet to
wards Lot number two hundred and twenty-niue
Lot two hundred and forty, on Washington street
and On undivided mOiety, or half OF Lot two hun
dred and thirty-fve, on Main street, all in Yazo
City.
A1so,-the following lands, to wit: the cas-
half Of the northwest quarter Of Section -Four
Township Nine Of Range One west, and the ives
half OF southwest quarter Of same Section an
Township, and the east half Of the northwes
quarter Of and east half of the south
west quarter Of Section Thirty-three, TOWNSHIP
Ten, Range One west, and the west half Of III
southeast quarter, and east half Of the southwec
quarter Of same Township last mentioned; alsC
Lots Nos.
in Section No. Four, in Township Nine, in Rang
One west, being the same lands conveyed to Re-
gers, Morkham & Galloway, by John Johnson
Also, the east half Of the southeast quarter {
Section thirty-three of Township Ten of Rang
One west, and the west half Of the northeast qua
ter Of Section FouI, in Township Nine Of Rang
One west, and the east halt OF northeast quartz
of same section, and the east half Of the northea
quarter of Section Thirty-6ve, Township Elevel
Range Two west. and the west half of the soui
east quarter of Section Thirty-6ve, Townshi
Eleven. Range Two west, and the south half
the west half Of the northeast quarter, and Il
north half of the east half Of the southwest qua
ter of Section Thirty-fve, Township Eleven,
Range Two west, and the south half of the ca
half Of the northwest quarter Of Section SIEVE
-, Township Ten, Range One west, and the mort
val east quarter OF Section Seven, Township Ten.
Range One west, and the east half of the sout
. east quarter Of Section Seven, Township Twel,
Of Range Two west, and the east half Of the sou