The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-07-08
TRR STATE OF TEXAS.

III
County, grostIng:
Yen are hereby commanded that, by making
p1bncation OF this citation In some newspaper
published in said county for four weeks pre-
vi0us to The return day hereof You summon
George King, whose residence r. unknown. 20
be and appear before the District Court. 20 be
holden In and for the ouny Of Trays y the
answer the petition q Thomas r. Kemp. RIlsS
Murphy Goodridge, Virginia Jarvis ana James
jarvis her husband. Amelia Thompson and J.
X. T'hon pson, her hubbard. fled IN said court
asainst the said Georgs King, on the 10Th day
OF April, 1880, and alleging In pursuance: Thai
Texas, died with Fsnnin at Goiad; that janice
p Kemp, ST., his father, was his only heir-At-
law; that, under The laws OF said hepublic,the
said James p. Kemp. ar, his heir ~ Aforesaid,
became entitled o ana received land certificates
for gao acres, bouRty. and gu acrts. douetioai
thst April "a, 1913, James y. Kemp, being
% % snS owning said ssI
his nrst marriage 10 wi The ssid 1os. Il.
Kemp. John X, mp. Richard Kemp, An solettA
K oe,ts, formerly KempJ Nj clell ken-p ape
Elizabeth j Harrison, QoTmery Kemp. I'd BY
his second marriage the said Virginia avis,
ormery KEMP; that the heiIs last Aforesaid
beiI each possessed Of an uneivided one
seven b interest In eaid property, procured one
dos. MorelaBd to locate said Ger i1eater; tnat
the raid Moreland lGcaied the same 10 Ira
County, Texas, on the waters OF WuDnGA.
ibeTson:, i.aso scies, pi, et No. 1Sa, voians
OF the II cord OF the General Land Once; 80
acres, patent No. -, volume Of the rectTdsf
sad ofhee; md $40 acres. patent No. ete. volume
That the said John and Richard Kemp do
parted this life int state, and their two severths
inter, mi ct IN the properly aforesaid wss iphsrtsH
Kemp ann by tho said Anzolctta Roberts ara
he taid Elizabeth ]. Harrison, all Of the whole
blood, and by the sad Vbg Ma, JAryia, sisttr Of
the hall blood; the brothers ana the etefere o.
the whole blood each In reupon owning 1853 OF
the entire property, and the said tister Of The
half hlood II 50 hereof. That by Deed. daily ere
cuted and recorutd IN the rtcor Of Travis
county, the said klizabelh J. harrison q d her
husband cold and conveyed 70 the saia- Thomas
I: Kemp her IL % interest.
That, aftsIwsrdr, Mitchell Kemp, dying In
testste, his - IS interest was inherited BY HE
children, Mitchell KEMP and Jane Cornelia Ann
Harrick formefly Kempl
duly executed. sold and conveyed nis is,iis IN
terest to the said Thomas T. Kemp, who there
npSl, with the purchase from the said kliz bet h
the Aforesaid lands.
That. by d.eds duly executed by the said
Anzoleua Roberts and the SAID Jane .Cornelia
was cold and conveyed 20 he said George X
0oodridge, now deceased.
That the said Gopdriogs died In Virginia.
erty 70 his wife, TIE said Fla MurIhy dood
ridge, who was nominated the sole execntrix OF
his Win. That said VIII MAS daily probated, ana
the said KlA Msrphy ooodr,dgs qaaiiAed ~ the
That, under the locative contract Aforesaid.
the said Aoroland was emit LED 70 one third OF
ali tie aforesaid lands. That. ssnGe the Per
as ole Of his heirs, the g. Amelia Tkonpson. .
who, Upon partition Of his estate amo6a al
the hers, bee mo .ntiflsd 70 his one-lhifa \,
tefest In tbs lande Aforesaid
are 4 M nd ~ mi ~ "a
day OF Jaly, 1s11, and for long period OF time
anti nor thereto. ihs owners and holders Of said
lands, In he simple, in the following psopoE-
ton: To toe saio Thon as T. Kemp IS leo; 70,
the said Ella Murphy Geodridge, 81 i28; 20 ths.
said Virginia Jarvis, - 1876; and 10 the aAid
amelia Thompson ne-third Of said i96 -. 2 hat
ali said land u OF about the sane vaine ana -
worth on an AYR Ke shout ~ per ecre.
hat being the owners ana hoiuefs % na,oI
lAods, and being sc zed asd Possessed Of the
2lst DAY Of July. 1877 1ltd for record and ~
corded IN ibe re orus Of SID TRAVIS county, In
Book 80, pages 266, 957 and rs, pfetendsd
TexA, purport ne 10 thOW that, 10 ibe yesr
1870, ole W. n. Logan. pretending 70 be the
IN uie. rAtor OF the estate OF said james r.
X !. mp, deceased, on ne Own peiit,oa. psoegEea
ng. the defspdant herein. the SAID bounty
warrant for % acre., being No. 9ff9. the sid
and 4 arr .eisss 3, A right 10: ons'tkird On <
league Of land all Of wLIfh were Issued - the
heirs Of James p. Kemp. deceafed. Th1t SAID
transcript be Hs date Japuafy u. 1851, and 80
pears a. certified y p. Il Smith. eounfy clefk
OF said Liberty county. That, prior 70 The hane
Of ssid trsnserpt, the couft-hoase OF Liberty
county With tie probate records was bnrnf
That such proceedings were never, IN faet. had.
and thst tEe same are fofgeriea.
That ths said james p Kemp. ct the zine o.
bic death. did not reside IN aid Liberty e11H1J
and had no properly tner. u.
. That the ssid Logan, II fueh man err ex-
isted or administered upon said KeBp's esta.es
was IN nowise selAt. d to or connected win Ih6
sad Kemp. and thar SAID eeuiaestes Eere not-
property nor nesets Of his eltste.
Inst from said p'eteLded reeof1 u eppeafe
tes. The neirs Of Kemp ofjeeted 70 the aals q
Thst he record aforesaid esss . eIosa On
Prsyer Yos eits'icn By pabliesties 70 the
saio King: fer decree removing b cloud afore
eEid from pisintifs't De; and all partffs brlna
before The court. for psssilic2 Of the iaDdf
aforesaid lying IN Txayss COMFY, according 70
their reversI rights aod infeSfstS: snd loT fneh
I'd fhelr a E naI n qairs. HsFsin fad n0t, bat
have on then ard there before af5d cocrf thts
1rit. vftn ycnr fefurn thereon. slowing how
Won have fEseufe Tbs rfna-
Wifnass 2. Hsilmsn. Clerk e thu District
ccun o. Trssis eeun.y; IN i9s ely q 4n>tis.
this TIE ssth dayof APffi, A. q -
Cen ,Gfsfcf cf.nr.
csms 20 bsnd April 3eh. ia. and ~ snrs,,
snrse day by e-u%ing thfa cftarisn "a - r,rf.-
llshfd IN - BkxKLY DKnoenk1lc e9a@reSsS
. DegspepG pabtshed = The egof AnSrfns
ffesss eoanfy, Iexss, for fear Successive weaEs
:. - foiioSs; ApHi ~ NJ eth, i1Lh ana sslk
6bes Trrv s Co..
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