Omaha daily bee., 1898-01-05
MEETING OF ASSEKr sESs HEIRS

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Think Tbcy Can Read Their title
clear to Millions.
There we're gathered lbaether in Washing
ton hall yesterday af,tTason thirty men and
women who are living IN hopes Of some day
falling heirs to a part OF fortune that is
approxlmated at something between $3.50 600
600 and $500. 600, O0ei fThese pecple were
members Of the Annnke Jens Heirs Associa-
tion of OrsoEa cnd they were holding their
annual meeting.
The public generally has come to know
who the Annoke Jens heirs are. They claim
descent from kipg, Of Holland, one OF
whose sons came over to this country aud
bought Manhntt.n Island, upon which New
York now stands, Cor a song and some
whisky. The biggest part OF this property
oassed away. 50 that the heirs cannot claim
ownership. but they still maintain that their
ti,le to The Trinity church property right in
tho heart OF New York City, can be proven.
This property is now worth about $3.50, ,000, 900.
They assert t3at they are also able to prove
their title to some properly con1scated some
years ago by the government for ehipyardS.
They say that the purchase price OF this
land and interest, amounting to some $50 =
900 OO0 is waiting fer them in the Bank CT
Harlem. Finally they claim ownership to
about $50 100000 on deposit in the Back of
Holland The officials of the latter nstitu-
tion 1t is said, have during the last year
refused to pay any more interest on this sum
and have Sd notified the heirs, at the came
time requesting them to prove their right to
the money and to come and get it.
The reports that we're made at yesterday s
meeting were very encouraging These
showed that the courts of New York have
practically decided that Eae descendants OF
the Hollander are entitled to the property
the heirs claim. All that remains to be done,
therefore, is to construct a genealogical tree
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descent This is the task that the heirs have
before them and upon this the Omaha asso-
citation worked yesterday.
Although the body is styled the Anneke
Jens Association of Omaha. it is by no means
local In character. 1t has members in all
the states OF the union. But there are other
associations of the same character aud the
difficulty has been that all have not been
working in harmony. 1t is now the intention
to combine all these various bodies into one
and the Omaha body yesterday heartily en-
dorsed this plan. Letters were received from
other associatiC0s also favOring it. The heirs
also elected officers yesterday, or rather re-
elected their old officers. These are: George
II. Turner of Fairbury, Ia, president; Mrs.
o. A. Round OF Omaha, vice president: Mre
Mary Currey of Topeka, Kan, secre-
tlry; T. c.. Wallace of indianapolis. Ind,
treasurer The beard of directors elected is
as follows: George H. Turner Fairbury, Ia. !;
Mrs. Mary CuTrey, Topeka. Kan; Mrs o. A.
Round. Mrs. Louisa Van Wagner. S. j. Van
derback Omaha j. r. Lee McCook, Neb. !;
7. c. Wallace, indianapolis, lad. Mrs. Cor
yea, Greenwood Neb; Mrs. Mills, Omaha
The next meeting of the association will be
held in this city on June 81. Adjournment
was taken last night.
Although there were only some thirty
members in attendance, letters of regret over
the inability to be present were received
from a considerable number of others.