The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-11
In THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CoUN-
TY-IN EQUITY.

TY-IN EQUITY.
The object of this suit is to procure a 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
1st-That Alexander Coates departed this life
on or about the year 1847 or 1SiS seized and pos
sessed in fee simple of tract of land in Balti-
more county containing about hfty-fOur and
one-half acres and particularly described in a
Jacob Hook and Marcus r. Hook to him, dated
I'D day of November, 1872 and recorded among
the LaHd ke Ss F OF aIs TN county 10 oer
herewith fled marked Plaintiffs Exhibit A.
2d-That he left surviving him widow. Ann
Elizabeth Coates and nine children, viz: Israel
B. Coates James G. Coates, daughter, Ann
Coates, Lizzie Coates, Ella Coates, George Robert
Coates, Mary Jane, now the wife of William Sell
lers; William A. Coates and Ann Louisa Coates,
his only children and heirs at law. there being
no children or descendants of any deceased child.
3d-That the said Alexander Coates was twice
married. Israel, James and the daughter named
Annie being children by his first wife and Lizzie.
Ella, George Robert. Mary Jane, William A. and
the said Ann Elizabeth Coates.
4th-That the said Ella died November 1866,
and Lizzie died March 9th, 1880, in Baltimore
that Israel and James are also now deceased.
6th-That the first named Annie left the State
Of Maryland number of years ago, when about
twenty-five years of age, and greatly beyond
seven years, and is reported to have married
after, leaving the State, but to whom. and
whether or not the said husband is now dead or
alive your orators have no knowledge. That
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 communication has been
had, or information received either of the said
Annie or of any husband she may have had, and
your orators do not know whether or not the
said Annie died teState or interstate.
6th-That subsequently to the death of said
sad israel r. Coates and his Wife and James q
Coates and his wife, sold and conveyed unto the
said Ann Elizabeth Coates, called Elizabeth A.
them, the said Israel and wife, and James G. and
wife, of, in and out of all that tract of land
said from Thomas Hook, Executor, &C.. to said
Alexander Coates" which descended to the
heirs 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
them, by their several deeds, one of them date2
the Goth day of September, 1873, and recorded
in Liber 3. H. A., No. 49, folio 107, &C., and the
other dated 9th of February. 1875, and recorded
sosn "a SIS sa cones Of Il, ay beretS ed
marked Plaintiffs Exhibits Nos. 2 and 8.
7th-That Israel B: Coates died in Baltimore
city on May l4th, 1887, intestate and leaving sur
viving him a widow, Wilhelmina @. Coates and
three children, his only heirs at law. viz. Charles
r. Coates, whose wifes name Is Margaret, and
DduAC Us JUG WIZ VI OCOAeO As oCuoois uuA A4CA-
Sth-That Alexander ]. Coates departed this
life on the 10Th day Of April 1882 intestate and nd
Nellie, who intermarried with one Frederick
Jamrich. All of these parties are above the age
city on Washington avenue, the said Agnes, the
widow of Alexander j. Coates, having again
married one Claude W: German.
9th-That James @. Coates, whose wife's name
was Satira e. Coates, many yeas ago removed
from the State of Maryland and is reported to
have died in or about the year 1865, but whether
his heirs at law, or where they reside. your ora
tors have no knowledge. The last information
bis family have of him is from 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 as then residing in the State of Indiana.
nor have they any knowledge whether not
the said Satira E. 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
lished her last will and testament in due form
of law to pass real or personal property by
requests, 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 fifty-fOur and
one-half acres aforementioned unto her four
children, George Robert Coates, Mary Jane Sell
lers. the wife Of William Sellers; William A.
Coates and Ann Louisa Coates to be equalc.
vided between them, share and share alike, a
copy of which said last will and testament is
D. IL
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
loss or injury to the parties entitled and your
orators are advised that they are entitled to
have the same sold and the proceeds distributed
under the direction of this Honorable Court.
12th-That all the compliments are adults and
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 a distribu
ton of the proceeds of such sale among the
parties entitled.
2d-And for such other and further relief as
their case may require.
8d-For the writ of subpoena directed to the
said George Robert Coates and Mary Jane Coates.
his wife, and Ann Louisa Coates William A.
Coates, Executor of Ann Elizabeth Coates re-
siding in Baltimore county,. Wilhelmina c..
his wife; Sadie @. Schaal and George A. Schaal
her husband Nellie Jamrich and Frederick
Jamrich, Agnes German and Claude German,
Lanvale street, in the city of Baltimore. all
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
James G. Coates warning them and each of them
to be and appear in this Honorable Court, in
person 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 both day of
January, 1905, that the plaintiffs, by causing a
copy of this order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Baltimore county, once a
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, 1905,
to show cause, IL any they have, why decree
should not be passed as prayed.
WILLIAM P. COLE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county
True copy-Test:
WILLIAM p. COLE.
Feb. 4-6t