The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-04

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
on or about the year 1s47 or lSiS seized and pos
sessed in fee simple of tract of land in Balti-.
more county containing about hfty-four and
deed therefor from Thomas Hook, Executor of
Jacob Hook and Marcus X. Hook to him, dated
22d day of November. 1872, and recorded among
7. K. No. 1926, folio 3l6, &C.. q copy whereof is
Elizabeth I Coates. ana nine children, viz: israel
B. Coates, James @. Coates, daughter, Ann
Coates, Lizzie Coates Ella Coates, George Robert
Coates, Mary Jane, now the wife of William Sell
ers; 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,an Lizzie
Ella, George Robert. Mary Jane, William A. and
the said Ann Elizabeth Coates.
4th-That the said Ella died November, 1885,
and Lizzie died March 9Th, 1851, 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, 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-
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 flSf3f0 or lQt1State.
6th-That subsequently to the death of said
Ella and the reputed death of said Annie. the
said Israel B. Coates and his wife, and James G..
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 O. and
wife. of, in and out of all that tract of land
mentioned and describedin the said deed afore-
Alexander Coates,r' which descended to the
heirs at law of said Alexander Coates, free, clear
and discharged of all claims or demand of any
them, by their several deeds, one of them dated
the Goth day of September, 1873, and recorded
among the Land Records Of Baltimore III s county
other dated 9Th of February, 1875, and recorded
among the said Records in Liber ]. B., No; 90,
S s HBe Of Sh9S are filed
7th-That Israel B. Coates died in Baltimore
city on May 14th. 1887, intestate and leaving sur
three children. his only heirs at law viz: Charles
r. Coates, whose wife's name is Margaret and
Sadie c., the wife of George A. Schaal, and Alex
8th-That Alexander j. Coates departed this
life the 10th day of April, 1889, intestate and
leaving widow named Agnes and one child
Nellie, who intermarried with one Frederick
Jamrich. All of these parties are above the age
of twenty-one years and reside In Baltimore
CITY, on Washington avenue, the said Agnes, the
widow of Alexander J.. Coates, having again
married one Claude W. German.
9th-That James G. Coates, whose wife's 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
tors have no knowledge. The last information
bis family have of him is from letter received
about ago from a bis eldest
diana, in which mention was made OF the family
of James as then residing in the State of Indiana,
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
which, after making sundry specific devices and
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
children, George Robert Coates, Mary Jane Sell
lers, the wife of William Sellers; William A.
Coates and Ann Louisa Coates, to be equally d.
vided between Them share and share alike, a
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.
1lth-That the said land is not susceptible of
partition among the parties entitled without ,1
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 oil 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.
said George Robert Coates and Mary Jane Coates,
Coates, Executor of Ann Elizabeth Coates, re-
siding in Baltimore county; Wilhelmina q.
Coates, Charles X. Coates and Margaret Coates,
his wife, Sadie @. Schaal and George A. Schaal,
her husbands Nellie Jamrich and Frederick
Jamrich, Agnes German and Claude w German,
her husband, residing ON Washington street, near
Lanvale street, in the city of Baltimore, all
parties before named being adults commanding
them to be and appear IN this Honorable Court
on some day certain to be therein named, to
answer the premises and abide by and perform
such order or decree as may be passed therein.
finland for an order of publication against
she be dead, and also against the said James @.
Coates and Satira E. Coates, his wife, and if they
be DEAD, against Ln0 ne1fS at law or tine SalO
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.
for Baltimore county, in equity. this Both day of
January, 1906 that the plaintiffs, by causing
COPY of this order to be inserted in some news
week for four successive weeks. before the Sd day
of March, 1906, give notice to the said absent de-
PENDANTS 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 goth day of March, 1905,
to show cause, if any they have why decree
should not be passed as prayed.
WILLIAM P. COLE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
LIMA non Hack.