The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-04-10

County, Missouri, June term, 1914,
at Lexington. In vacation April
LIST, 1914.
William c. Casteel, Emma Lauck,
Sarah Schrimsher, Annie Smith,
Ethel Cooley and Mary Cooley; Silas
N. Cooley, guardian of the person
and curator of the estate of George
W. Cooley, Homer Cooley and Rose
Cooley, minors; and George w. God
ley, Homer Cooley and Rosa Cooley
minors by Silas N. Cooley, guardian
of the person and curator of their
estates-Plaintiffs,
VS..
The unknown heirs, devisees or
grantees of Jacob Potter, deceased;
the unknown heirs, devisees or
grantees of Asa Smith, Ann NJ,
Smith, his wife; William Chapman,
Mary Chapman, his wife; William
Ulrey, Emiline Ulrey, his wife; Will
lam Smith, Sarah |. Smith, his wife;
joseph Smith, Lavinia Smith, his
wife; Lorenzo D. Smith, Maria B.
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and rep
r~esentatives of Joseph Smith, deceas-
ed, the unknown heirs, consort, dew
lsees or grantees of Jacob w. Leeds,
deceased, the unknown heirs, consort,
deyisees or grantees of F. H. Casteel,
deceased, the unknown heirs, con
sort, devisees or grantees of Thomas
Casteel, deceased and Frank Casteel,
William Casteel, James Casteel, Cath
crime Samson and Mary Hand, the
known heirs Of Thomas Casteel, de-
ceased-Defendants.
Now at this day come the plaintiffs
herein by their attorney and file
their petition verified by the affidavit
Of one of said plaintiffs, alleging
among other things that defendants
Frank Casteel, William Casteel,
James C%asteel, Catherine Samson
and Mary Hand are non.residents of
the State of Missouri and that there
are persons interested in the sub
Ject matter of the petition whose
names and interests plaintiffs can
not insert herein because they are
unknown to the plaintiffs and de-
scribing the claims and interests
therein of such unknown parties and
how such claims and interests are de
rived so far as known to the plain
tiffs, said unknown defendants. be-
ing the unknown heirs, devisees or
grantees of Jacob Potter, deceased;
the unknown heirs, devisees or gran
tees of Asa Smith, Ann NJ. Smith,
his wife; William Chapman, Mary
Chapman, his wife, William Ulrey,
Emiline Ulrey, his wife; William
Smith, Sarah l.. Smith, his wife;
Joseph Smith, Lavinia Smith, his
wife; Lorenzo d. Smith, Maria B
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and rep.
resentatiyes of Joseph Smith, de
ceased, the unknown heirs, consort
d~evisees or grantees of Jacob w
Leeds, deceased, the unknown heirs
oonsort. d%evisees or grantees of F. H
Casteel, deceased, the unknown heirs
consOrt, devisees or grantees Of
Thomas Casteel. deceased. Where
upon. it is ordered by the CLERK
of this court, in vacation April list
1914, as follows: That all of the
defendants, aforesaid, in said cause
of action be notified by publication
that the plaintiffs have commenced
an action against them in said cour
the object and general nature o
which is to obtain a decree of thii
court to determine the estate, titlt
and interests of said parties, plain
tiffs and defendants, and by its
Judgment and decree to define, de
termine and adiudge the title. es
tate and interests of said parties
s%everally in and to the following de
scribed real estate, situate. lying
and being in Lafayette County, Mis-
souri,, to-wit: The west half of the
southeast quarter of section thirty
,wo 1927 in township f~ifty-one (5D
range twenty-eight (28); that the
plaintiffs are the sole and only
heirs at law of Mary Casteel, de
ceased, who was the sole owner II
fee simple title to the aforesaid de
scribed real estate. And plaintiff
further allege that the defendant
claim some title, estate or interes
in the subject matter of the petition
and in the lands hereinbefore de
scribed as follows: The defendants
the unknown heirs, devisees or gran
tees of Jacob Potter, deceased. CLAIM
Nv virtue of a deed made June 14th
1871 to Jacob Potter by James MAJ
tin. conveying the aforesaid real es
tate: that the defendants the IN
known heirs. devisees or grantees O
Asa Smith. Ann r. Smith, his wife
William Chapman. Mary Chapman
his wife, William Ulrey. Emile u
rey his wife, William Smith, Sara
|. Smith. his wife, Joseph Smith
Lavinia Smith, his wife, LOren2
d. Smith and Maria B. Smith, hi
wife. claim as legal heirs and rel
%roseptatives of Joseph Smith. dc
eaeed hut as to how said JOSEF
Smith derived any claim to sal
real estate. these plaintiffs are NJ
able to state; that the defendant
the unknown heirs. consorts. de'
isees or grantees of Jacob w, Leed'
deceased. claim title to said land
by virtue of a deed made by tn
aforesaid heirs and legal represents
tives Of Joseph Smith, deceased
dated February 4th, 1858, purpor
ing to convey said above describe
real estate to said Jacob w. Leeds
that the defendants the unknOw
heirs, devisees or grantees Of F. T
Casteel. deceased, claim title b
virtue Of a deed made August All
1862. by John N. Craven and wifi
and Barnet T. Craven and wife, pu.
porting to convey said real estat
to F. H. Casteel; that the defent
ants Frank Casteel, William Castee
l.Tames CasteeI. Catherine Samson al