The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1910-12-31

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and the unknown 6elfs ~ Francis y
I Neai and ) II Neal Decreased hf
makiDr publication ~ this citation
once in each week for eight saccas
eisa weeks previous 60 the rstHtb
daa hereof. ia some newspaper PAN
iishod IN Xouf county. 60 appear AZ
the nest regular term VI the District
Court af Ellis County to be holden
~ the oeurt House thereof. IN AaN-
shachir. on the fourth Maadas iu
February A u. lFl1. the ssine be-
ine the 9Th dss of February. A -.
/ 1871 then and there 10 answer a
petition filed 10 said Court on the
2sih dss of December, A. u. 1910.
in suit. numbered on the docket oi
said Court No. 7s4A wherein John
q Thomson is plaintiff. and the un-
known heirs OF Eliza Ewing ana
husband, J W Ewing. deceased. and
the unknown heirs of Francis NJ
Neal and husband. :. H. Neal. de
ceased are defendants, and said pc
tition alleging In substance: THAI
plaintiff is the owner OF certain
tracts or parcels of land situated in
Ellis County. Texas, one tract con
| tanning fifteen acres. fully described
in deed dated October %, 1883 from
A. y. Witherspoon ~ al. To John
o. Thomson, recorded in Vol 3s,
page SO. Deed Records of Ellis
County, Texas. second tract contains
200 acres. fully described in deed
dated January %, 1875, from W c.
Rogers ct al. to John O. Thomson
recorded in Vol. 50, page III. Deed
Records of Ellis County, Texas; that
plaintiff has conveyed part OF said
land tsee deed dated January 23,
1870, recorded in Vol S4, page
517. and also tract described in deed
dated August /, 1896. recorded In
Vol. 81. page 1888. Deed Records OF
Ellis County. Texas.
Plaintiff further alleges that
VIM. and Thos. Heron were broth
ers and owned said land jointly and
finally partitioned said land be-
tween them. but that said partition
deeds, il any, were never placed of
iNNOiur anu ny ICaSOu VI WHICH Il
cloud is cast upon the title to said
land;
That on January 22, 1875, plain
tiff received deed from w. G. Rog-
ers for the 200 acres referred to
above. and that said Eliza j. Ewing
and Francis NJ. Neal signed and were
paid the full consideration therefor.
but their husbands did not sign and
execute said deed: which casts cloud
over the title to same;
Plaintiff}further alleges that they
have received pay for their interest
in said land, and that plaintiff does
not owe them anything; that any
claim which they may set up has
long since been barred by the stat
ute of limitation; that said land has
been used, occupied. cultivated and
enjoyed, and adversely held by him,
for a period of more than ten years
prior to this date. Wherefore, plain
tiff prays that defendants be cited
as required by law; for Judgment
removing cloud, costs of suit and
general relief.
Herein fail not, but have before
said Court. at its aforesaid next reg.
ular term. this writ. with your return
thereon. showing how you have exc
cuted the same
Witness: Lem Ray Clerk of the
District Court of Ellis County.
Given under my hand and the Seal
OF said Court. at office in Waxa
hachie. this the 10Th day of Decem-
Der, A. d. 1910.
tSeal) LEM WRAY.
Clerk OF the District Court, Ellis
County.
BY DAN WILSON, Deputy.
A true copy. ! certify,
A. w. WILSON
Sheriff. Ellis. County, Texas.
BY FRANK E. SPALDING.
Deputy