The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-05-01

The bill further states that the said Thomas
beng so seized and possessed of said real es-
tate died on the End day of January 1875
inteState, leaving surviving him as his only
heirs at law the following named persons:
Ellen H.. Allen, only child of Mary Crab
ShankS. deceased, a sister of said Thomas.
John T. ShankS, Grace Il. Glasgow and David
W. Shanks, the children of Grace MetcaIf
ShankS' deceased, sister of said Thomas;
NJ. y. X. Thomas, Catharine G. Thomas, Sal
lie f. Crafghill, Virginia S. West and Mar
garet r. Jackson, the children of Lloyd
Thomas, deceased. brother of said Francis
Thomas; George 4. Dunlop, John T. Dunlop,
Ellen Dunlop, Catharine E. Champion, Eliz-
abeth Busey, the children of Catharine l.. A.
Dunlop, deceased, a sister of said Thomas;
Charles {. Thomas and James D. Thomas,
sons of John McGill Thomas, deceased, a
brother of said Francis Thomas; and Sarah
A. f. Blackburn a 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
testate, leaving as her only heirs at law the
said William A. Glasgow, Sr., William A
Glasgow, Jr., Joseph A, Glasgow David W.
Shanks, died teState, leaving as his only
heirs at law the said Juliet Shanks, his wild
ow, and the following named children: Lewis
N. Shanks, Grace Ellen Shanks, intermaI ried
with William NJ. Barton, David W. Shanks
Margaret c. Shanks, Eliza McP Shanks. Ju-
liet Irvine Shanks, Cassie Anderson Shanks,
William c. Shanks, Jessie Mayo Shanks and
Pnlilp Iaomas Shanks Sarah A. E. Black
testate, leaving surviving her the following
heirs, to-wit: John S. Blackburn, Sarah E.
Harris. Mary w. Blackburn, Jane W. Moran,
Ellen 7. Washington and Hannah |. Wash
lngton, Bushrod c. Washington, Jr., Thomas
z. washington, j. Fairleigh Washington,
Gatharine b. Washington. r. S. Blackburn
| Catharine T. 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
L. Washington Emily H. Smith, r. 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 z. Thomas, died interstate,
| leaving as his heirs at law the said Frank
Thomas and Chester Thomas; James d.
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 II. Allen and husband conveyed all
| her interest in said estate to John r. 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
El1zabeth Thomas, John S. 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 materia
loss and injury and that it will be for the
| beneft and advantage of all the parties ii
| interest tohave the same sold and the pro
ceeds thereof distributed amongst them ac-
cording to their respective interests.
The bill then prays for a decree directing
sale OF the real estate mentioned in the pro
ceedingS, distribution of the proceed.
amongst the parties according to their re
spective interests, for general relief and fol
process for the resident defendants and al
order of publication against the above
named absent defendants.
1t is thereupon, this second day of April
1872, ordered by the Circuit Court for Garrett
county, in Equity, that the plaintiffs, by
causing copy of this order to be inserted
in some newspaper published in said Gar
rett county once In each of four successive
weeks before the End day of May, 1902, Civ,
notice to the said absent defendants of til,
object and substance of this bill, warninl
them to appear in this court in person or b.
solicitor on or before the 10Th day of MAJ
next, to show cause, If any have, why de
cree ought not to be passed as prayed.
f. Z.'TOwER, Clerk.
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f. z. TOWER Clerk. 45t