Mexico Missouri message., 1904-04-21
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri / IntheCir Court
CountyOfAudrain ! June Term 'O4
Martha j Smith, Plaintiff,

Martha j. Smith, Plaintiff,
VS..
The Unknown Heirs, Devisees, Legatees
and assignees of Caleb Tinsley, Abraham
b. Tinsey, Frances E.Shelds, Milly Samp-
son and Mary Dawson Wright, now de-
ceased, and of those claiming, or who
might claim, by, through or under them,
Defendan IS.
Now, on April Goth, 1904, comes plain
tiff herein and y her petition, duly verl-
fed states that she is now andhas beenfor
more than year last past, the owner in
fee and 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-one(31) Township lifty-one on
range nine(0) and the east half OF sec
ton Thlrty-six $50, Township fifty ono
(5I) range ten Q0). ss- sa.-
That plaintiff holds the title to said
real property and that the title thereto
has fully vested in her, and under whom
she claims, by Limitation under the pro-
visions OF the laws of the State OF Mis-
souri,. That the equ liable 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 fecutive 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 might be claimed, by any OF
all of the said defendants. Thatsaid 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 last 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 title
to said land and has never legally con
yeyed the said title which was in him
That Caleb TInsley died, testate, about
the year 1858. leaving Abraham 3, Tins
Icy, Frances e. Shields, Milly Sampson
and Mary Dawson Wright as his sole ant
only heirs and legatees and that all of
said heirs and legatees are now dead
And she further states that she
verify believes that the unknown per-
sons named as defendants herein, are de-
se0ndRnts Of the above named parties
and are interested Ia the subject matter
of this petition as heirs, legateos aud as
signees OF the above named deceased
parties or as claiming by, through or un-
der them, and that she cannot insert
The names In here because tnelr names
are unknown to her. and that she cannot
sbals the interest that they have In said
lprOperty moro fully thar. has been stated
| bechuse tReir exact interest'ais unknown
20 her,
Wherefore, II Is eFde red by tine eleFh
of this lourt 81 vacation that publication
be made notifying the SAID unknown de.
i PENDANTS OF the filing OF this auit and III
object and general nature.
/ Now, therefore you the said IN
known defendants are hereby mott
fed Of the fling Of this suit, the
object and general nature Of which
Is TO vest IN and perfect title o.
I. plaintiff to the above described
lands, and unless yol be and ap-
! pear at the next regular term b
this court, 70 Be begun and held Al
the courthouse in the aitF Of AieH
leo. county OF AparaiR and Stats
of Missouri, on the aFst Monday u
June, 1904, and on tho hrst dag
thereof answer or otherwise pleat
| to the said petition. the same vii
be taken as confessed and iudg
meut rendered ia accordance viii
1.-The prayer Of the plaiatiH
1t IS further ordered that
copy hereof d Published ID III