The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-18
In THE CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE CoUN-
TY-IN EQUITY.

In THE CIRCUIT Court FOR BALTIMORE COUN-
TY-IN EQUITY.
The object of this suit is to procure decree
for the sale of certain real estate situate In the
Third District of Baltimore county, of which
Alexander Coates, late of Baltimore county,
died siezed and possessed.
The bill states that
istJThat Alexander Coates departed this life
on about the year l847 or 1913. seized and pos
more county containing about fifty-four and
one-half acres and particularly described In
deed therefor from Thomas Hook. Executor Of
Jacob Hook and Marcus Il. Hook to him, dated
ed day of November, 1912, and recorded among
the Land Records of Baltimore county in Liber
R Mo @ al pant SSPy Pyxhbt
2d-That he left surviving him widow. Ann
Elizabeth Coates, and nine children. viz: Israel
Coates, Lizzie Coates, Ella Coates, George Robert
Coates, Mary Jane, now the wife of William Sell
lers; William A. Coates and Ann Louisa Coates.
no children or descendants of any deceased child.
3d-That the said Alexander Coates was twice
Annie being children by his first wifeand Lizzie,
Ella, George Robert. Mary Jane, William A. and
Ann Louisa being children by his second wife,
the said Ann Elizabeth Coates.
1th-That the said Ella died November. 1866.
and Lizzie died March 9Th, 1850, in Baltimore
county. intestate, unmarried and without issue;
that Israel and James are also now deceased.
5th-That the first named Annie left the State
of Maryland number of years ago, when about
twenty-five years OF age. ana i greatly @ beyond ynd
after leaving the State, but to whom. and
whether or not the said husband is now dead or
within two months of the date of such reputed
marriage, and also after the date of her leaving
this State. information was received by mem
bers of her family that the said Annie had died
somewhere in the State of Texas since the re-
ceipt of which information, and greatly beyond
seven years ago. no coMmInicatic1 a. has as been zen
Annie or of any husband she may have had, and
your orators do not know whether or not the
said Annie died testate or intestate.
Ella and the reputed death of said Annie. the
said Israel B. Coates and his wife, and James @.
Coates and his wife. sold and conveyed unto the
said Ann Elizabeth Coates, called Elizabeth A.
Coates in deed, all the right, title and claim of
them, the said Israel and wife, and James g. and
mentioned and described 10 the said deed afore-
said from Thomas Hook, Executor, &C.. to said
heira at law Of said Alexander Coates free. clear
and discharged of all claims or demand of any
kind, by them the said grantors, or either of
the e 81 oa
among the Land Records of Baltimore county
in Liber E: H: A., No. SO. folio l07, &C., and the
among the said Records in Liber j. B., No. go,
folio 4S, &C., copies of which are herewith filed
marked Plaintiffs Exhibits Nos. and 3.
7th-That Israel B. Coates died in Baltimore
city on May l4th, 1887 intestate and leaving sur
viving him q widow, Wilhelmina G. Coates, and
three CHILDREN, MS only nelrs "a isw VIZ C9asies
Sadie G., the wife of George A. Schaal, and Alex
ander ]. Coates.
Sth-That Alexander J. Coates departed this
life on the 10th day of April, 1885, intestate and
leaving a widow named Agnes and one child
Nellie, who intermarried with one Frederick
of twenty-one years and reside in Baltimore
city, on Washington avenue. the said Agnes, the
married isi one Claude W. German. ~ ''
9th-That James G. Coates. whose wifes name
was Satira E. Coates. many, yeaas ago removed
from the State of Maryland and Is reported to
have died in or about the year 1865, but whether
he died testate or intestate, or whom he left as
his heirs at law OF w6ese tRSy reside resi- yonr Ora
his family have of him is from a letter received
about twenty-eight years ago from his eldest
daughter Elmira, residing in the State of In
diana, in which mention was made of the family
of James then residing in the State of Indiana,
nor have they any knowledge whether or not
the said Satira Il. Coates is living or dead.
10th-That the said widow, Ann Elizabeth
Coates departed this life on or about the 9th day
Of November, 1904, having first made and pub
of law to pass real or personal property by
which, after making sundry specific devices and
beQuestS, she devised and beQueathed all the
rest, residue and remainder of her property of
every description (amongst which is her inter
ests and property in the tract of hfty-four and
children, George Robert Coates, Mary Jane Sell
lers the wife of William Sellers; William A.
Coates Ssd and Ann husa & 70 5s Equally % al
copy of which said last will and testament Is
herewith filed marked Plaintiffs Exhibit No. 4,
being dated 9th of October. 1890, and duly pro-
bated in the Orphans Court of Baltimore county.
11th-That the said land Is not susceptible of
partition among the parties entitled without
orators are advised that they are entitled to
have the same sold and the proceeds distributed
unSer the dtreetiSn ion Of this Honorable GoHrt
residents of Baltimore county aforesaid, at the
time of the filing of this bill that all the defen
dants who are residents of the State Of Mary
land are adults.
wherefore your orators pray
1st-For decree for the sale of the property
mentioned in these proceedings and distribu-
tion of the proceeds of such sale among the
2d-And for such other and further relief as
3d-For the writ of subpoena directed to the
said George Robert Coates and Mary Jane Coates.
Coates, Executor of Ann Elizabeth Coates. re-
Coates, Charles Z. Coates and Margaret Coates.
his wife; Sadie Q. Schaal and George A. Schaal,
her husband; Nellie Jamrich and Frederick
Jamrich, Agnes German and Claude w German,
IenVaie Lar street. % in the he G city % Of Baltimore ali
parties before named being adults, commanding
them to be and appear in this Honorable Court
answer the premises and abide by and perform
such order or decree as may be passed therein.
4th-And for an order of publication against
the said Annie Coates and her heirs at law, If
she be dead, and also against the said James G.
Coates and Satira E. Coates his wife, and if they
be dead, against the heirs at law of the said
James G. Coates, warning them and each of them
to be and appear in this Honorable Court, in
person or by SOLICITOR on or before some day GER
tain to be therein named, to show cause, If any
they have, why decree ought not to be passed
as prayed.
It is thereupon ordered, by the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county, in equity. this 30th day of
January, 1905, that the plaintiffs, by causing
copy of this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Baltimore county. once
week for four successive weeks. before the 9th
day of March, 1906 give notice to the said absent
defendants of the object and substance of said
bill. warning them and each of them to appear
in this court, in person or by solicitor,
On or before the Esd, day of March, 1908,
to show cause. If any they have, why decree
WILLIAM P. COLE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
True copy-Test:
WILLIAM p. COLE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
Feb. 4.-5t
BOornsGss C Lindsay, attorneys at Lasc, II