The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-26
Order of Publication.


county OF Bates,
In the Circuit Court. October term. 1909. In
vacation July 10th, 1909.
]. d. Mudd and Nancy ]. Mudd. PLAINTIFF,
The unknown heirs at law of VIM. r. Hunt,
deceased; The unknown heirs at law or ames
Elizabeth Roach, deceased; The UNKNOWN
heirs at law. OF Elizabeth Mudd, deceasedi
Benjamin Vsnhorn, II living and II deceased.
then the unknown widow, heirs at law or
ed; John d. Stevenson, II living and II de.
ceased, .then the unknown widow, heirs Of
law or devisees Of the said John D. Steaven-
son, deceased; William Page, julia 7; Bunt-
Eliza jane Hall, Vim. T. Mudd, Anna Light.
foot, Buel Mudd, David Roach, Henry
Roach, Thomas Roach, Mary walker and
James 7. Bestle, ID fendante.
Now at this day come the plaintins herein by
attorneys and file their petition, under oath,
slleg pg, among other things that tint defend
ants John d, stevenson, II living, Benjamin
vanhorn, II living, william Page, julia +.
Bunting and James 7, Battle are NOT residents
Of the State OF Missouri, and further alleging
that they verify believe there are persons in-
terested In the subject matter OF the petition,
whose names they can not insert tnertin Do.
cause they are unknown 10 the pialntins, tnat
the respective interests OF such unknown per
sons, and how derived, 9, far as known to the
PLAINTIFF, are Is alleged In the petition' ana
are ss follows, to-wit:
That prior TO February 9Th, 1871, VIM. r:
Hun died owning In fee simple the south hall
OF lot one OF the northwest quarter Of said sec.
ton nineteen Q9) township forty-tw0 lA2l OF
range thirIy-tw0 1927, Bates county, missouri
as hereinafter described, and on SAID GATE the
PLAINTIFF purchased said real estate and TOOK
deed Of convey ance, therefor. from The reput-
ed heirs of said Vim. r. Hunt. which deed, as
recorded in said county, appears TO have been
made to MAJ 10 Jane ID Mudd, but should have
been and was intended to have been made TO
this plaintiff Nancy j. Mudd; That ssid deed
was imperfectly executed by some OF the
grantors therein; that under said deed and one
OF date .Februsry 7th, 1871, purporting to con.
vey the title Of two OF the minor neis o. said
VIM Hunt deceased to said real estate,
plaintiffs took possession OF said real estate and
have had and held the exciuttve and adverse
poe session, thereof since the year 1911 claim
ing title thereto, under said deeds; that Dy
known defendants, the unknown heirs at
law or devisees OF VIM. r. Hunt, de-
ceased, appear to have some legal interest In
tsid real estate derived by inheritance or devise
from the ssid VIM. r. Hufft, deceased. but he
respective interest Of such IN known d. PENDANTS
can not be more specifically set forth because
| the number OF such persons 80 deriving an In
ierest II any and their respective degrees OF
relationship to the said VIM. X Hunt or wheth-
er they clam or might claim by Inheritance or
devise is to plaintn unknown.
That James Roach, deceased, Whose un-
known helrs are made parties defeh dant here
| in,) died inte- tate 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 quart 7, 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- er
Of the southeast quarter and the east half OF
the north halt Of lot one OF the southwest quar-
ter all In section nineteen Q9) township and
range sfor. said. hereinafter drscrioe amt left
| IL ..,v . Ia hta xuld zAhath Roach
now deceased, and his daughter Elizabeth
Mudd, now dec, ased.
Tnst the said FL rsbeth Mudd died without
Issue on the = day Of - ls- and the s Id
is without issue other than the said
Elizabeth Mudd
said Elizabeth Mudd and Elizabeth Roach af-
ter the death of sail James Roach, either By
direct or mesne conveyance, all their right title
and inter est In and to all Of said last above de-
scribed land come o. which deeds ere imper
fectly written and some OF which were lost be-
fore record, but under which deeds Of convey
ance, plaintiffs and those under whom The,
claim have had and held the OPT n, and clu
sive possession OF said last ab We described
real estate for more than twenty-five years
That by reason Of the imperfectiy written, ant
the loss Of the deeds OF conveyance as afore
said, for parts and parcels OF said last abov
described lands, the said defendants the VI
known heirs at law OF James Roach drcease,
anu the unkuuWn utlrb ~ law VI huLtUtu
Roach deceased and the unsnown heirs at Law
OF said Elizabeth Mudd. deceased, appear I
have some right or interest in the real estat
last above described adv. rse to the title q
these PLAINTIFF. such interest am uniting to tn
fee simple title In and TO- said real estate as ap
pears by the records Of, In and for Bates Coun
ty, Missouri, the came being derived by In
heritance or devise fro 81 the said ans Roach
deceased, Elizabeth Mudd deceased, and Ehzs
beth Roach deceased, or through one or ID
other Of said deceased persona, but the respes
1--WE interests Of said unknown persons, or ur
der which Of the said deceased pers ms, the
claim, or might claim cannot be more specif
caily set forth or described herrin becaus
the number Of persous who may be 90 interes
ed and their respect We degrees Of relation
ship to the decreased persons named or und,
which Of them they may, or might claim an
whether BY inheritance or devise ID To plaintiff
wholly unknown.
THAT the defendants the unknown widoy
heirs ct law or devisees OF Benjamin vanhorl
II he 10 deceased, have an apparent interest
the subject matter Of this petition and deri'
such inisres, ~ they appear to have BY devis
or Inheritance from sid Benjamin Vsnhorl
deceasei, who once hell deed 70 ths nor
thre .fourths Of the west half Of the northwe
Of range thirty-tWo. in bates coupty Missoul
which conveyed 70 SAID Vanhorn the appare
legal title 70 an undivided interest In sad ira
Of land and which inter. Of he never convey.
!. Bat the respective interests severely, he
real estate can mot be more sp cincsl
set forth herein b. cause the number Of perso
20 interested and cir decree Of elatonshi
| and whether they take BY inherftsnce or devi
10 to plainsifIs wholly known.
1hatother unknown pers0ps who are or eppe
| 70 be Interested ere the widow heirs Ct law
dsvisres Of one john D. Steayensop or Johu
Stevenson, he 10 dseeaasd and derive tht
interest IL any IN he sut jeet mstter Of this I
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