The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-04-17
edward H. sINCELL, soIicitor.I
Order Of Publication.

George T. Dunlop, William A. Glasgow, ST.,
William a. Glasgow, Jr.. Joseph A. Glas-
gov and $. McPheeters Glasgow. Plain
tiffs,
John T. Shanks, Juliet Shanks. widow. Lew
is n. Shanks, Grace Ellen Barton and
William VI. Barton, her husband, David
w. Shanks, Margaret C. Shanks, Eliza
McP. Shanks. Juliet Irvine Shanks. Cas-
sic Anderson Shanks. William C. Shanks
Jessie Mayo Shanks, Philip Thomas
Shanks, NJ. f. X. Thomas, Catharine g.
Thomas, Sallie E. Craighill and John L.
Craighill, her husband. Virginia S. West
and Nelson G. West, her husband, Mar
garet r. Jackson and Henry l.. Jackson,
her husband, John #. Dunlop, Ellen Dun
lOp, Elizabeth Busey and William G. Blu
sey, her husband Catharine f. Champion
and b. p. Champion, her husband, Frank
Thomas, Chester Thomas, Mrs. James d.
Thomas and Nellie Thomas, Virginia Lou
iseThomas and ElizabethThomas, infants,
and William E. Thomas, Minnie Thomas,
John D. Thomas, Thomas Charles Thomas,
Sarah E. Harris and william b. Harris
her husband, Mary w. Blackburn, Jane
w. Moran and Frank B. Moran, her hus-
bank, Ellen T. Washington and Thomas
b. Washington. her husband, Hannah l.
Washington, Bushrod C. Washington, Jr,
Thomas c. Washington, J. Fairleigh
Washington, Catharine b. Washington
r. S. Blackburn Washington, Emily II
Smith, r. S. Blackburn Smith, Ellen b.
Smith, Elizabeth S. Williams and Eustace
Williams her husband
man, Corbin W. Castleman. Annie Hop
kins and John Hopkins, her husband,
John 5. Blackburn and John 5. Black
burn, trustee under the last will and tes-
lament of Sarah A. f. Blackburn de
ceased, Defendants.
No. .115S Equity. In the Circuit Court for
Garrett county, Maryland.
The object of this suit is to procure de-
cree for the sale of certain real estate situate
and being in Garrett county, Maryland, of
which Francis Thomas died seized and pos
sessed and distribution of the proceeds
thereof among his heirs at law.
The bill states that Francis Thomas. late
of Garrett county, deceased, was in his life
time seized and possessed of certain real es-
tate situated in said county, one tract known
as Montevue, containing 22IS acres; one tract
conveyed to said Thomas by Thomas s. Alex
ander ct al, trustees, containing 1012 acres
and another tract known as Military Lot No
20l0, conveyed to the said Thomas by Joseph
Mclaughlin ct al. duly certified copies of
said deeds of conveyance being filed with
the bill.
The bill further states that the said Thomas
in his lifetime sold to Joseph X. Anderson
and Georges Creek Coal and Iron Company
certain portions of the tract conveyed to
him by Alexander ct al, trustees above men
toned, aggregating about 2S2 acres.
The bin further states that on the 5th day
of January, 1873, this Court upon the bill of
complaint of George T. Dunlop against Sarah
A. Il. Blackburn ct al, the same being No. 80
Equity in the Circuit Court for Garrett coun-
ty, passed decree appointing a. Hunter
BOYD trustee to sell the real estate mentioned
III said proceedings but that the decree did
not cover the land mentioned in plaintiffs
exhibits 'B" and "C' filed with this bill and
that said trustee did not sell all the land
mentioned in exhibit "A" and that the de
cree is now imperative and void.
The bill further states that the said Thomas
being so seized and possessed of said real es-
tate died on the end day of January, 1876
heirs at law the following named persons:
Ellen II. Allen, only child of Mary Crab
ShanEs, deceased, sister of said Thomas;
John I. Shanks, Grace L. Glasgow and David
w. Shanks, the children of Grace Metcalf
Shanks, deceased, a sister of said Thomas;
N. Z. K. Thomas, Catharine G. Thomas, Sal
lie f. Craighill. Virginia :. West and Mar
garet r. Jackson, the children of Lloyd
! Thomas, deceased, a brother OF said Francis
Thomas; George T. Dunlop, John II. Dunlop,
Ellen Dunlop. Catharine +. Champion, EliZ-
abeth Busey. the children of Catharine l.. A.
Dunlop, deceased, a sister of said Thomas;
Charles c. Thomas and James D. Thomas,
sons of John McGil Thomas, deceased, a
brother Of said Francis Thomas: and Sarah
a. f. Blackburn sister of said Thomas.
The bill further states that since said de
cree and the proceedings hereunder certain
of the above named parties have departed
this life, to-wit: Grace f. Glasgow. died
testate, leaving as her only heirs at law the
said William A. Glasgow, ST., William A.
Glasgow, Jr., Joseph A. Glasgow; David w.
heirs at law the said Juliet Shanks, his wild
ow, and the following named children: Lewis
N. Shanks, Grace Ellen Shanks, intermarried
with William NJ. Barton, David W. Shanks,
Margaret c. ShankS, Eliza Mop. Shanks Ju-
liet Irvine Shanks, Cassie Anderson ShankS,
! William c. Shanks, Jessie Mayo ShankS and
burn, sister of said Francis Thomas, died
testate, leaving surviving her the following
heirs, to-wit: John S. Blackburn, Sarah L.
Harris, Mary W. Blackburn, Jane w; Moran,
! Ellen Z. Washington and Hannah |. Wash
| ingtOn, Bushrod c. Washington, Jr., Thomas
| G. Washington, j. Fairleigh Washington,
Catharine b. Washington. X. S. blackburn
Washington, Annie Hopkins, children of
| Catharine Il. Washington, her daughter, and
also John S. Castleman and Corbin W. Cas-
tleman, children of Ellen b. CaStleman. de
ceased, another daughter of said Catharine
/ Il. Washington; Emily II. Smith, II. S. Black
burn Smith, Ellen b. Smith and Elizabeth S.
| Williams, children of Eliza S. Smith, deceas-
ed, daughter of said Sarah A. E. Blackburn,
and duly certified copies of the several wills
of said deceased parties are exhibited with
the bill; Charles c. Thomas, died intestate,
leaving as his heirs at law the said Frank
Thomas and Chester Thomas; James ID.
Thomas, also died intestate, leaving the said
Mrs. James ID. Thomas and children as fol
| lows: William E. Thomas, Minnie Thomas,
John ID. Thomas, Thomas Charlas Thomas
and Nellie Thomas, Virginia Louise Thomas
and Elizabeth Thomas, infants; that the said
Ellen H. Allen and husband conveyed all
her interest in said estate to John II. Shanks,
copy of said deed being exhibited with the
bill; that all of the above named parties are
non-residents of the State of Maryland ex-
cept the said Mrs. James ID. Thomas, Nellie
Thomas, Virginia Louise Thomas, Elizabeth
Thomas and Minnie Thomas, and that the
said parties are all of age except the said
Nellie Thomas, Virginia Louise Thomas,
Elizabeth Thomas, John 5. Castleman and
Corbin W. Castleman, who are under the
age of twenty-one years.
The bill further states that said real estate
is not susceptible of partition amongst the
parties entitled thereto without material
loss and injury and that it will be for the
benefit and advantage of all the parties in
interest to have the same sold and the pro
ceeds thereof distributed amongst them &C
. f.Nf ln.NtW.