The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-05
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI, l..
Comfy OF HAteR. %

STATE OF MISSOURI,
County OF Bstes.
In the Circuit Court, October term. 1909. In
vacation July lsth, 1909.
]. d. Mudd snr Nancy j. Mudd. plaintiffs,
against
The unknown heirs at Law Of VIM. R. Hun,
deceased; The unknown heirs at law Of James
Roach, deceasedj The unknown heirs OF
Elizabeth Roach, deceased; The unknown
heirs Of law Of Elizabeth Mudd, deceased;
benjamin Vanhorn, II living and IL deceased
then the unknown widow, heirs at law or
devisees OF said Benjsmin Ysnhorn, deo1as
ed; John ID. Stevenson, II living and II de-
ceased, then the unknown widow, heirs 81
law or devisees Of the said John D. steaven
son. deceased; William Page, julia =. Bunt-
Ing Henry Mndd, Elizabeth A AshbAusa,
Eliza Jane Hall, Vim. T. Mudd, Anna Light.
foot, Buel Mudd. David Roach, Henry
Roach, Thomas Roach, Mary Walker and
Now a, this day come the PLAINTIFF herein BY
at orneys and Ole their petition, under oath,
alleg ng, among other things that the defend
ants John ID. Stevenson IL living, Benjamin
vannorn, IL living, William Page, Julia r
Of the State OF Missouri, and further all ging
that they verify believe there are persona in
terested In the subject matter OF the petition.
whose names they can not insert therein be-
cause they are unknown TO the plaintiffs. that
the respective interests OF such unknowa per-
sons, and how derived, g far as knowu to the
PLAINTIFF, are as alleged In the petition, and
are as follows, to-wit:
That prior to February 9Th, 1871. VIM. 4.
Hum died owning In fee simple the south half
OF lot one OF the northwest quarter OF sid sec.
tion nineteen Qs) 10 SDship fOrty-two t4?) OF
range thirty-two t3l, Bates county, Missouri
ss hereinafter described, and on said date the
plaintiffs purchased said real estate aud took Q
ed heirs Of said Vim. u. Hunt. which deed. %
recorded In aaid county. appears n have been
made to Mania Jane ID Mudd, but should have
been and YVES intended to have been sde TO
was imperfectly executed by some Of the
grantors therein; that under said deed and oae
OF date Februers It'll, 1871, purporting TO con-
vey the title OF two OF the minor heirs o said
VIM. Z Hunt deceased to said real estate,
PLAINTIFF took possession OF said real estate and
have had and held the exclusive and adverse
possession, thereof since the year 1871, claim
Ing title thereto, under said deeds; thai by
reason OF the facts Aforesaid; such un.
known defendants, the unknown heirs at
ceased, appear TO have some legal Interest In
aid real estate derived by inheritance or devise
from the sbid VIM X. Hunt, deceased, but he
respective interest 0f-such unknown d, PENDANTS
can not be more specifically set forth because
the number OF such persons so deriving an in
! crest II any and their respective degrees of
relationship to the said VIM. 4 Hum or wheth-
er they claim or might claim by inheritance or
devise Ia 10 plaintiff unknown.
That James Roach, deceased, (whose un-
known heirs are made parties defer daGt here
in,i died ntes tate TN about the - day of =
Is, owning In Zoe the northeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter, the east forth OF the south
east quarter OF the northeast quarter, and the
east ,orth OF the northeast quarter Of the south
east quarter and the southwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter and the northwest quar- sr
Of the southeast quarter and the east half Of
the north half OF lot one OF the southwest quar-
La MI fA.D !.
range aforesaid. hereinafter describe and left
as his heirs at law, his widow ri zabeth Roach,
now deceased, and his daugh .er Elisabeth
Mudd, now dec ased.
That the said III zabeth Mudd died without
Issue on the - day Of - 49, and the 8 Id
widow Elizabeth Roach died on the - da, OF
- 49, without Issue other than the said
Elizabeth Mudd
That said plalntinJ. D. Mudd acquired from
said Elizabeth Mudd and Elizabeth Roach sf-
ter the death Of sala James Roach, either by
direct or mesne conveyance, Gil their right title
and interest In And to ell OF said last above de-
scribed land, some OF which deeds are imper-
fectly written and some Of which were lost be-
fore record, but under which deeds Of convey
ance. plaintiffs and those under WHOM they
claim have had aud held the open, and Q clu-
sive possession Of said last ab1ve described
real estate for more than twenty-five years.
the loss Of the deeds OF conveyance as sfore-
said, for parts and parcels Of said last above
described lands, the said deiendaLte the ua-
known helrs Of Law OF James Rosch deceased
and the unknown heirs ct Law Of Elizabeth
Roach deceased and the unknown heirs at Law
Of said Elizabeth Mudd. deceased, appear 70
have some right or Interest IN the real estate
last above described, adv rse to the title OF
these PLAINTIFF. such interest amounting to the
fee simple title In and TO said real estate a. ap
pears BY the records Of, In and for Bates Coun-
~, Missouri, the came being derived by In
heritance or devise fr0nI the said James Roach.
deceased, Elizabeth Mudd deceased, and ELIZA.
beth Roach deceased, or through one or the
other Of said deceased persons, but the respee-
tive intereets Of said unknown persons, or I'M
der which OF the ssid deceased pers ms, they
claim, or might claim cannot be more speciA-
cally set forth or described herein because
the number Of persons who may be % Interest.
cd, and their respective degrees Of relation.
ship TO the decreased persons named, OF under
whfnh Of them they mar, or might claim and
whether BY Inheritance or devise IL 70 plaintiAs
Thai the dsfendsnss the unknown widow.
heirs at law or deyisees OF Benjamin vanhorn.
Y be y deesased, have IN apparent interest n
ths subject matter Of this petition and derive
euch iA,essst - they eppsaI % havs b. deviso,
Or ishsritsaes from ssld Bsnienin Yanhnrn.
oossagsds VINO ones held DEED for the norsk
three fpurtAs q the wet bali Of Ne nortkWeG1
quarter Of section twsnly, toWnahip fprty.tWo.
offsues thirsy.two. n Bstss seunty, kiisouns