The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-19
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI az
County OF bates,

n L az
County OF Bates,
In the Circuit Court. October term, 1909. In
vscation July 10th, 1900.
]. d, Mudd and Nancy j. Mudd. plaintiffs,
The unknown heirs at law OF VIM. R. Hunt,
deceased; The unknown heirs ct law OF ames
Roach, deceased; The unknown neirs OF
heirs at law of Elizabeth Mudd deceased;
BENJAMIN Vanhorn, II living and IL deceased,
then the unknown widow, heirs at law or
devisees of said Benjamin Vanhorn, decess'
ed; John ID. Stevenson, II living and III de-
ceased, ;then the unknown widow, neirs a.
law or devisees Of the said John D. steaven-
son, deceased; William Page, Julia =. Bunt-
ing, Henry Mudd, Elizabeth A AsnGange,
foet, Buel Mudd, David Roach, Henry
Roach, Thomas Roach, Mary Walker and
James 7, Bestie, d fendante:
Now Of this day come the plaintiffs herein oy
alleging, among other thlngs that the defend.
ants John ID. stevenson, II lying, benJahin
VAnhorn, II living, William Psge, julia +,
Bunting and James 7 Battle are not residents
that they verify believe there are persons In
terested in the subject matter OF the petition,
whose names they can not insert tnerein DC.
cause they are unknown to the piaintlns, tna'
the respective interests OF such unknown per-
sons, and how derived, 9, far ss known to the
PLAINTIFF, are rs alleged In the petition, anu
are as follows, to.wit:
That prior to February 9Th, 1871, VIM: 4:
Hum died owning In fee simple the south hsil
Of lot one OF the northwest quarter Of said sec.
ton nineteen (l9) TOW nship forty.two t4sl OF
range thirty-two (S2), Bates county, Missouri,
as hereinafter described, and on said GATE the
plaintiffs purchased said real estate ana sook
deed OF convey ance, therefor. from the reput-
ed heirs Of said Vim. K. Hunt. which deed, as
recorded In said county appears 70 have oeen
made to Naria Jane d. Mudd. but should nave
/ been and was intended to have been made 70
/ was imperfectly executed by. some Of the
grantors therein; that under said deed and one
OF date February It'll, 1871, purportipg 70 con,
yey the title of two of the minor nell OF SAID
Vim. z Hunt deceased to said real estate.
plaintiffs took poss esson of said real estate ana
have had and held the exclusive ana adverse
possession, thereof since the year 49, ciaiiil-
ing title thereto, under SAID aeeos; .ha' W
reason OF the facts aforesaid; such un.
known defendants, the unknown heirs az
law or devisees OF Vim. X. Hunt, ue-
ceased, appear to have some legal interest," In
said real estate derived by inheritance or devise
/ from the aid Vim. h. Hum, deceased put tne
respective interest Of such un known DC PENDANTS
can not be more specifically set forth because
I the number Of such persons 80 deriving an In
terest If any and their respective degrees o.
err they claim or might claim by inheritance or
devise Is TO plaintiff unknown.
That James Roach, deceased, Whose I'M
known heirs are made parties defendant mere
in,) died intestate on about the - day OF =
Is, owning in fee the northeast quarter OF the
northeast quarter, the east forth OF the south
east quarter of the northeast quarter, and the
east forth Of the northeast quarter OF the south.
east quarter. and the southwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter and the northwest quar,er
Of the southeast quarter and the east hall Oh
the north halt Of lot one OF the southwest quar-.
ter, all In section nineteen li9) township anu
range aforesaid, hereinafter describe I, and lefl
as his heirs at law, his widow FL sabeth Roach,
now deceased, and his daughter Elizabeth
Mudd, now dec. ased.
That the said Elizabeth Mudd died without
issue on the - day Of - IS and the ssid
widow Elizabeth Roach died on the = day O
IS. without issue other than the said
Elizabeth Mudd
That said plaintiff ]. D. Mudd acquired from
said Elizabeth Mudd and ElIAoetn hoacn, a
direct or mesne conveyance, all their right it'll
and Interest In and to all Of said last above de-
scribed land, come OF which deeds are imper
fectly written and some Of which were iost %
ancs, plaintiffs and those under whom the.
claim have had and held the open, and eseiu
ave possession OF said last above describes
real estate for more than twenty-nvs Year,
the loss Of the deeds OF conveyance - sfore
} said. for parts and parcels Of said last abov
described lands, the said defendants the IN
known heirs ct law Of james kosch decesse
I
Roach deceased and the unknown heirs at 10,
OF said Elizabeth Mudd, deceased, appear
have some right or interest In the real estas
lass above described. adverse to the title
Zee simple title In and to said real estate as Or
pears By the records Of, In and for Bates Coun
", Missouri, the same being derived by IL
heritance or devise from the said James Roacl
beth Roach. deceased, or through one or th
other Of said deceased persons, but the respet
tive interests Of said unknown persons, or a
der which OF the said deceased persons, the
caiiy Get forth or described herein becaul
the number Of persons who may be % interes
ed. and their respective degrees Of relation
ship to the deceased persons named, or und'
whether By Inheritance or devise IL to plaintiff
Thai the defendants the unknown widow
heirs II law or deyisees Of BENJAMIN vanhorl
he subject matter Of this petition and deri,
such interest - they appear to have By devils
or Inheritance from sHid Benjamin vsnhorI
deceased, who once held deed for the NOR
quarter Of ssction twenty. township forty-tw
ofrangs tAirty-two, In Bates county Aissoul
Which eoayeyed 70 aald Vanhorn the appare
legal title 70 n undivided interest In said tra
- But the respective interean sever.ily, be
| BY such unknown pefsons In ana 70 -
real estate can not be more spscineal
/ ct forth hereiD eseeuse the number OF perSo
% Interested sad taelr dare q relsaosssi ,
4 % platinum ukally knewn-
atotAeT unknoWn porsoes who are OF apps
n be iufnre0kad an tie widow heirp q law
dsvisses Of enc John p Stseysseea o. Joan
interest u any N he snk3ess natese d this Z
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