Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-28
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri / IntheCir. Court
CountyofAudrain ! June Term '04
Martha j. Smith, Plaintiff,

The Unkn own Heirs, Devisees, Legatees
and assignees Of Caleb Tinsley, Abraham
Il. Tinsley, Frances Il. Shields, Milly Samp-
son and Mary Dawson Wright, now de-
ceased, and OF those claiming, or who
might claim, by, through or under them,
Defendants.
Now, on April Goth, 1904, comes plain
tiff herein and by her petition, duly veri-
fled, states that she is now andhas beenfor
more than year last past, the owner in
fee aud in the lawful possession Of the
following described tracts or parcels Of
land, lying, being and situate in the coun-
ty OF Audrain and State Of Missouri, to-
wit:
The South west quarter Of section
Thirty Township ifty-One (5l)
range nine(0), and the east half of sec
ton Thlrty-siX 1860 Township fifty-One
(5p range ten QO).
That plaintiff holds the title to said
real property and that the title thereto
has fully vested in her, and under whom
he claims, by limitation under the pro-
visions Of the laws of the State of Mis-
souri,. That the equitable title to said
land emanated from the United States
Government more than forty years be-
fore the filing OF her petition. That she
and her con fecutiye grantOrs have been
in the lawful possession Of said real pro-
perty for more than forty consecutive
years last past. That said lands are
claimed, or mig Int be claimed, by any or
all OF the said defendants. That said lands
have not been in the possession Of
defendants or any of them
who claim, or might claim the same, or
anyone under whom they or any Of them
claim or might claim, for more than for
ty consecutive years last past.
That neither defendants, or any Of
them, nor anyone under whom they, or
any Of them claim or might claim said
lands, have ever paid any taxes thereon
for more than forty years las i past. That
neither defendants or any Of them have
ever brought an action TO recover said
lands. That there appears of record a
claim and title to said lands IN favor of
defendants and adverse TO plaintiff, in
! that there appears of record patents
from the United States government,
showing that Caleb TInsley had a title
10 said land and has never legally con
veyed the said title which was in him.
That Caleb Tinsley died, testate, about
the year 1858. leaving Abraham B. Tins
ley, Frances E. Shields, Milly Sampson
and Mary Dawson Wright as his sole and
only heirs and legatees and that all Of
said heirs and legatees are now dead
4 And she further states that she
verify believes that the unknown per,
sons named as defendants herein, are de-
| seendants of the above named parties
and are interested IN the subject matter
! OF this petition as heirs, legatees and as
| signees of the above named deceased
parties or as claiming by, through or I'M
der them, and that she cannot inser
their names IN here because their name;
are unknown TO her. and that she cannO
state the interest that they have in sal,
property moro fully thanshas been state'
because their exact interest MS unknown
to her,
Wherefore, IL Is ordered by the clerl
u this court IN vacation thai publication
De made notifying The said unkn0Wn Dc