The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1909-08-12
Order of Publication.
STATE OF MISSOURI a..
County Of bates. %

II olAlE VI MISSOURI
county OF Bates.
In the Circuit Court. October term, 1909. I,
vacation July 18th, 1909.
]. d. Mudd and Nancy j. Mudd, plaintirs
against
The unknown heirs ct law of VIM. R. Hum
deceased; The unknown here ct law Of ana,
Roach, deceased; The unknown heirs d
s Esir:e ,. Roach &c deceased; The unknown
BENJAMIN vanhorn, II living and IL deceased
then the unknown widow, heirs Of law OF
devisees Of said Benjamin vanhorn, deosas.
Cd John ID. Stevenson. II living and II de-
law or devisees Of the said John d. steaven-
son, deceased; William Page, Julia r. Bunt-
ing. Henry Mudd, Elizabeth A Ashbaugh,
EN- Eliza Jane Hall, VIM. 7, Mudd, Anna Light.
Roach, Thomas Roach. Mary walker and
James t. Bestie, ID fendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs herein by
attorneys and Ole their petition, under OATH
ants John d, Stevenson, II living, BENJAMIN
psnhorn, IL living, William Page, Julia #
Bunting and James T 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 therein be.
cause they are unknown to the plaintiffs that
tne respective interests Of such unknown per-
sons. and how derived, 8, far as known to the
PLAINTIFF, are as alleged In the petition, and
are as follows, to-wit:
That prior to February 9Th, 1871, VIM. R.
HUM died owning In fee simple the south half
a. to iot one OF the northwest quarter Of said Sec
ton nineteen Qs) township forty-two (l2) Of
range thirty-two (32), Bates county, Missouri.
as hereinafter described, and on said date the
piaintins purchased said real estate and took
a az 81 co9veysnes. therefor from the reput-
recorded IN said county. appears TO have been
made to Mania Jane d. Mudd, bit should have
been and was intended to have been made TO
THIS piainua Nancy j. Mudd; That said deed
was imperfectly executed by some OF the
grantors therein; that under said deed and one
OF DATE February 7th, 1871, purporting TO con- |
W vey me title Of two OF the minor heirs OF said
plaintiffs 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; that by
reason Of the facts aforesaid; such un.
known defendants, the unknown heirs at
law or devisees OF VIM. R. Hunt, de-
ceased, appear to have some legal interest In
said real estate derived by inheritance or devise
from the ssid VIM R. Hunt, deceased, but the
respective interest OF such un known de PENDANTS
can not be more specifically set forth because
the number Of such persons so deriving an In.
,e5est II any and their respective degrees Of
er they claim or might claim by inheritance or
devise is to plaintiff unknown.
That james Roach, deceased, Whose un-
known heirs are made parti es defendant here
In, died interstate 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 quart Of the south
east quarter. and the southwest quarter OF the
northeast quarter and the northwest qusrier
OF the southeast quarter and the east half of Q
the north half Of lot one Of the southwest QUAR-
Ter. All IN section nineteen uO township and !
% his heirs at law, bis widow FL sabeth Roach,
now deceased, and his daughter Elizabeth
Mudd, now dect ased.
That the said Fl zabeth Mudd died without
widow Elizabelh Roach died on the - day OF i.
Elizabeth Mudd 9
That SAID plaintiff. D. Mudd acquired from |:
,er the death Of said James Roach, either by
iirect or mesne conveyance, Gil their right title
md interest In and TO Gil Of said last above de-
crioed land, some Of which deeds are imper. !,
ore record, but under which deeds Of convey. y
lnce. PLAINTIFF and those under whom they 1.
lain have had and held the open, and 81 Gin. y
I'VE possession OF said last above described =
cal estate for more than twenty-five years.
That by reason Of the imperfectly written. and y
ne loss OF the deeds Of conveyance % sfore. J!
AID, for parte and parcels Of said last above =
lescrioed lands. the said defendants the un-
Inown heirs at law Of James Roach deceased
md the unknown heirs ct law Of Elizsbeth =,
1oacn deceased and the unknown heirs at law y
4 said Elizabeth Mudd, deceased, appear 10 3,
..s . sSs gns q interest IN the real
hese PLAINTIFF, such interest amounting TO thu y
60 simple title In and TO said real sstate a. An.
ears ~ the records OF, In and for Bstes Conn. n
t. ,sson u ne same being derived By In
eceased, Elizabeth Nudd. deceased, ana Eiza. y
stn Roach, deceased, or through one OF the 3,
ther Of said deceased persons, but the respsc. 9,
We inss,ssts q said unknown psrsons, or un- r
lain, or might claim cannot be more speciS' q
My set forth or described herein became =
1e number OF persons who may be 20 interest. y
! sno tneir respective degrees Of relation. II
PIP 70 the deceased persons named, or under | 3.
htch Of them they may, OF might claim. ana g 9
neither By inheritance Of devise ID 10 pIsintiYs ~
holly unknown. y
II; tn, 2. p. dsi;.a..: ne un.asvq
ne Y deceased, have en- apparent interes IN y
. subject matter Of this petition and derive %
lch interest q they sppear 70 have By devise. IS
innentanee rom said Benjamin vanhorn' e:
rec. fourths Of the west bali OF the north Weat
larter q section twenty, township forty-two. -
range thlrty.two, in Bates county, Missouri.
nicn ccnveyed . aid venhorn the apparent -,
land. and which interest he never oonyeyed
u the respeetive interests asveralIy. kel6 ~
suca unknown pereone In aAd % osid ~
, !, fo. sstes can not Be more specifically ~
Interested and their decree Of feisiacnahin- ~
whether they take By inhsritanss Or devise T. -.
% plalnti1s wholly known. IN
6s Cansr unknow. psfsoss WHO are o. eppsar
yisees Of eae John D. etsayenson o. John b lsh
Iveneon, II he u deoooGo6 md doriva ekslv / !.
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p lnhentnnce "a dsyiss non sAe soid -
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