The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1905-02-25

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 l847 or 1848, seized and Dos
sessed in fee simple of tract of land in Baiti-
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 X. Hook to him, dated
I'D day of November, 1912, and recorded among
the Land Records of Baltimore county in Liber
T. K. No. 325, folio 316, &C., copy whereof is
herewith filed marked Plaintiffs Exhibit A.
2d-That he left surviving him widow. Ann
Elizabeth Coates, and nine children. viz: Israel
b. Coates, James c. Coates, q 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
Annie. being children by his first wife Lizzie.
Ella, George Robert, Mary Jane, William A. and
Ann Louisa being children by his second wife,
4th-That the said Ella died November, 1885,
and Lizzie died March 9th, 1880, 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
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
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
hot 1haQO Of
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
wife. Of, in and out OF all that tract OF land
mentioned and described in the said deed afore-
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
6y ae o o. Snem dated
among the Land Records of Baltimore county
in Liber e. H. A., No. SO. folio I07, &C., and the
other dated 8th of February, 1876, and recorded
among the said Records in Liber ]. b.. No. so,
folio 548, &c., copies of which are herewith filed
marked Plaintiffs Exhibits Nos. and 8.
7th-That Israel b. Coates died in Baltimore
city on May l4th, 1887, intestate and leaving sur
viving him widow, Wilhelmina O. Coates, and
three children. his only heirs at law. wiz Charles
r. Coates, whose wifes name is Margaret, and
Sadie c., the wife of George A. Schaal, and Alex
ander J. Coates.
Sth-That Alexander j, Coates departed this
leaving a 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 yeas ago removed
from the State of Maryland and Is reported to
he died testate or intestate, or whom he left as
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 or not
the said Satira e. Coates is living or dead.
tne san f w "a Nv ann M z IA s
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 hfty-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 equally d.
vided between them, share and share alike, q
copy of which said last will and testament is
being dated 9th of October. $780, and duly pro-
hated 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
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 disfribu-
ton of the proceeds OF such sale among the
parties entitled.
2d-And for such other and further relief az
Sd-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 G.
Coates. Charles r. Coates and Margaret Coates,
his wife; Sadie G. Schaal and George A. Schaal.
her husband; Nellie Jamrich and Frederick
Jamrich. Agnes German and Claude W German
Le Lar street. In The city Of Baltimore, ali
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.
4th-And for an order of publication against
the said Annie Coates and her heirs at law, IL
she be dead, and also against the said James @.
Coates and Satira e. Coates, his wife, and IL 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, or before some day GER
tain to be therein named, to show cause, II any
they have, why decree ought not to be passed
It is thereupon ordered, by the Circuit Court
for Baltimore county, in equity. this both day OF
January, 1905, that the plaintiffs, by causing
CODY of this order to be inserted In some news
paper published in Baltimore county, once
week for four successive weeks. before the 9Th
do 0f 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 23d day of March, 1905,
to show cause, If any they have, why decree
'-0'--N WILLIAM p. COLE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
WILLIAM P. COLE,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore county.
Feb. 4.-5t