Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-11-21

BUTLER COUNTY. IS:
The Commonweslth of Pennsylvania TO
Oliver {. Redic, High Sheriff of Butler
county, Pa, greeting:
Whereas William $. Cashdolar, guardian
Of Walter II. Gilleland, Frank W. Gille-
land and Edward c. GiileaDd minor children
of John Crawford Gilleland, deceased, pre-
sented his petition TO the Orphans Court of
Butler county, setting forth that said wards
are still minors, and that said John Crawford
Gilleland died on or about the l4th
day of January, A. ID. 1885. intestate. seized
in his demtsne 8s Of fee of the undivided one
seventh in certain tract or piece CT land
situate in Adams township, Butler county,
Pa, bounded ana described as follows, to-
wit +: On the Dorih by lands OF David Mar
shall ct al, on the east by lands of John
Kennedy ct al, ON the south by lands OF
John Dean and VIM. Dean, on the west by
lands of James G.. Marshall heirs, contain
ing two hundred and fifteen acres, more or
less, with the appurttnanees, and leaving TO
survive him widow, Maria Gilleland, and
three children, said Walter III. Gillelaud
Frank w. Gilleland aud Edward c. Gilleland
that the other parties interested in the said
land are Nancy Kennedy, iutermarrled with
r. W. Kennedy, Mary Purvis, intermar-
ried with Anderson Purvis. Margaret Me-
Cord, internarried with WIN. ). McCord,
James Gilleland, Lewis Gilieland, Amelia
Irwin, intermarried with Wellington Irwin,
all residents of the county, excepting James
GilleIand. who resides in Iowa, and Margaret
McCord, who resides in Allegheny City, Pa. :;
that no partition of said estate has been
made amongst present owners nor can jury
for that purpose be agreed upon by the par
lies in interest, and petitioner therefore prays
the Court to award an inquest to make par.
tition of the said real estate to and amongst
the aforesaid parties according TO their re-
spective rights, whereupon Court awarded
writ Of partition which writ was issued June
3d. 1890, aud on August 23d, 1890, upon
petition of Nancy q. Kennedy ct. al. writ
vas stayed Oct. 9th, $780, on motion of j. b.
Bredin, atty, for petitioner, Court made the
following order, to-wit:
Now, to-w:t Oct. 9th, 1890, alias writ of
inquest of partition awarded as moved for,
notice to be given to the parties
interested residents within the county,
as directed by law, and motto to parties in
terested not within the county by
advertisement in one weekly newspaper pub
lished in Butler, Pa, for three successive
weeks prior to holding the inquest. and by
mailing a copy Of ca, b of such newspapers
10 the last known place of residence OF such
NONRESIDENT parties returnable to next term.
BY THE COURT.
We therefore command you that you take
six good and lawful men of your county,
that you 20 upon the premises OF John Craw.
ford Gilleland, deceased, and then and there
IN the presence of the parties by you warned,
if upon being warned they shall be present,
and having respect to the true valuation
thereof upon the oaths and afiirmations of
The six good and lawful men aforesaid, you
make partition of the real estate of John
Crawford Gilieland, deceased, to and among
the heirs and legal representatives Of said
decedent in such proportions as by the laws
of this Commonwealth is directed, il such
partition can be made without prejudice or
spelling the whole, but if such partition can
not be made as aforesaid, that then you cause
said inquest To ascertain how many of the
said heirs and legal representatives II will
conveniently accommodate, describing each
part by metes and bounds and returning "A
Just valuation of the same but if said in
quest be Of opinion that the premises afore-
said will not conveniently accommodate
more than one Of the heirs aforesaid, that
then you cause the said inquest TO value aud
appraise the said estate with the appurte-
uances, having respect to the true valua-
ti0n thereof aud that partitions and yalua-
ton YOU have, together with draft of the
premises, before the Judges Of the Orphans
Court Of Butler county, at Butler, Pa, the
term next after you shall have made such
partition or valuation, and have you then
and there this writ.
Witness the Honorable Aaron l.. Hazcn, |
President Judge OF our said Court at But |
Ter, Pa >, this 18th day Of Oct, A. ID. 1890.
REUBEN ICELvAIN, Clerk .. {.