Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1901-08-30
Order or Publication.


VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court OF Tazewell couh-
ty, July IL, 1901.
Elizabeth Garter and Daniel Carter.
her husband, A. j. May. S. d. May,
Complaiants.
Against In Chancery.
The children and heirs at law Of
Thomas Owens, deceased, and the de-
scencents 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. shrAd
John w. Daniel, Dexter b. nans.sf and
Edward w. Clark, George q. Thomas
and Sabin w. Cotton, Jr., the three last
named, surviving trustees Of Flat TOP
Coal Land Association. Defendants.
The object of this suit Is to set up and
establish deed made by Thomas Ow-
ems in his life time, TO the complainant,
Elizabeth Carter, whereby the said
Thomas Owens conveyed to the said
tanning 143 acres, lying in TaxeweIl
county, State of Virginia, on tine ridge
between the Low Gap Branch aud
Horse Pom Greek and on Horse Pen
Greek and Low Gap Branch, which
said tract of land WA granted by the
Commonwealth of Virginia to Andrew
Owens, on the End day of October, 1854;
the said deed made by the said Thomas
Overs TO the said Elizabeth Carter
having been lost or destroyed, this
suit having been instituted an authorized
under 1851 OF the Code of Virginia,
Edition of 1887; the further object of
the suit is to extract any right or title,
legal or equitable which may, at any
time have been in the said Andrew
Owens or his children, heirs Mt law and
descendants, or in Thomas Owens, his
children. hun law and desoen dants,
ana vest ga 9 O. 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 otherc
relating to the said 143 acre tract OF
land, and lately pending in and deter
mined by the said Circuit Cour& of
Tazewe,l County, and also TO quiet the
title and possession of the said complains
ants to said 143 acres tract OF land, and
for general relief; and IL appearing from
affidavit on Gle in this suit and from the
bill, shat there are persons inserested in
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names are unknown, to wit, the children
and heirs at law oil 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 to said bill by tie
above description, and that said parties
are unknown; and it also further appear
ing from affidavit, that the defendants,
John W. Shrader and Edwards w.
Clark, George q. Thomas and Sabin E.
Cotton, Jr., the last three surviving
trustees OF the Flat Top Coal Land AS
ISOLATION, are not residents OF this
{ State, it ia ordered that they, each and
all appear here, within fifteen days after
F, due publication OF this order, and do
what II necessary to protect their inter.
ests in this suit and is Ia further ordered
that oil persons interested in this suit
appear and look after their interests, a.
: provided under Section 1851, Code OF
Virginia, Edition of 1887 And Ii 10 furs
r Their ordered that copy hereofbe publish
r ed In the CLINcH VALLEY News, q news
paper published weekly in the Town Of
Tazeweil, Virginia, as prescribed by law.
and that copies hereof be posted as re-
r quired by law.
4 copy-Teste:
II. BANE HARMAs, Clerk.
= A j. May, Henry 4 Graham. Attornova