Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-08-02
Order OF Publication.

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Tazewellcoun-
ty, July II, 1901.
Elizabeth Carter and Daniel Carter,
her husband, A. j. May. S. ID. May,
Complainants.
Against In Chancery.
rhe children and heirs at law of
Thomas Owens, deceased, and the de-
scen6ents of said children and heirs at
law, whose names ar unknown: and
the children and heirs at law Of Andrew
Owens, deceased, and the descendants
of said children and heirs at law, whose
names are unknown; John w. Shrader,
John w. Daniel, Dexter b. Daniel and
Edward w. Clark, George g. Thomas
and Sabin w. Cotton, Jr., the three last
nemed, surviving tSustees OF Flat Top
Coal Land Association. Defendants.
The object of this suit is Co set up and
establish deed made by Thomas Ow-
ems In his life time, 20 the complainant,
Elizabeth Carter, whereby the said
Thomas Owens conveyed to the said
Elizabeth Carter, IA tEact OF land, con-
tanning l43 acres, lying i'm Tazewell
county, State of Virginia, on the ridge
between the Low Gap Branch aud
Horse Pen Greek and on Horse Pen
Greek and Low Gap Branch, which
said tract of land was granted by the
Commonwealth of Virginia to Andrew
Owens, on the 2nd day OF October, 1864;
the said deed made by the said Thomas
owera TO the said Elizabeth Carter
having been lost OF destroyed, this
suit having been instituted aa authorized
under 1851 OF the Code OF Virginia,
Edition OF 1887; the further object of
the suit il to extract any right OF title,
legal or equitable which may, at any
time have been in the said Andrew
Owens or his children, heirs at law aud
descendants, or in Thomas o wens, his
children, heirs at law and descen dants,
and vest same in the complainants In
this suit; Also to confirm and ratify the
proceedings and decree in the chancery
cause OF Daniel Carter and wife
against Boyd Owens and Others
relating to the said 143 acre tract of
land, and lately pending in and deter
mined by the said Circuit Court OF
Tazewe'l County, and also to quiet the
title and possession OF the said complains
ants to said l43 acres tract of land, and
ES- general relief; and IL appearing from
affidavit on file in this suit and from the
bill, that there are persons interested In
the subject matter OF litigation, whose
names are unknown, to" wit, the children
and heirs at law Of Thomas Owens, dec d,
and the descendants Of said children and
heirs at law, and the children and heirs
at law OF Andrew Owens, deceased, and
the descendants OF said children and
heirs at law, and that said persons are
made defendants tn said bill by the
above description, and that said parties
are unknown; and it also further appear
ing from affidavit, that the defendants,
John w. Shrader and Edwardi w.
Clark, George q. Thomas and Sabin w.
Cotton. Jr., the last three surviving
trustees OF the Flat Top Coal Land AS
ISOLATION, are not residents OF this
State, ii Is ordered that they, each and
all appear here, within fifteen days after
due publication OF this order, and DO
what IL necessary to protect their inter
ests in this suit, and IL is further ordered
that all persons interested in this suit
appear and look after their interests, as
provided under Section 2361, Code OF
Virginia, Edition of 1887 And it is fur
Their ordered that copy hereof be publish
eel in the CLINCH VALLEY News n neva
paper published weekly in the Town of
Tazewell, Virginia, as prescribed by law,
and that copies hereof be posted 90 re-
quired by law.
i A copy-Teste:
III. BANE HARTMAN, Clerk.
A. j. May, Henry 4 Graham, Attorney
for nlainfiff ~