The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-05-22

lst, 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,
The unknown heirs, deyisees 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
5Ulrey. Emiline Ulrey, his wife; Will
lam Smith, Sarah l. Smith, his wife;
joseph Smith, Lavinia Smith, his
wife; Lorenzo ID. Smith, Maria b.
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and rep
r%esentatiyes of Joseph Smith, deceas-
ed, the unknown heirs, consort, dew
isees or grantees of Jacob w. Leeds,
deceased, the unknown heirs, consort,
devisees 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 Casteel, Catherine Samson
and Mary Hand are no~n-residents of
the State of Missouri and that there
are persons interested in the sub
ject matter of the petition whose
m 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 ano
how such claims and interests are dc
rived so far as known to the plain
tiffs, said unknown defendants, be
ing the unknown heirs, devisees Of
grantees of Jacob Potter, deceased
the unknown heirs, d~evisees or gran
tees of Asa Smith. Ann NJ. Smith
his wife; William Chapman, Mar!
Chapman, his wife, William Ulrey
Emiline Ulrey, his wife; William
Smith. Sarah |. Smith, his wife
Joseph Smith, Lavinia Smith, hi
wife; Lorenzo D, Smith, Maria B
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and rep
resentatives of Joseph Smith, dc
ceased, the unknown heirs, consort
devisees or grantees of Jacob "
Leeds, deceased, the unknown heirs
consort, devisees or grantees of F. /
Casteel, deceased, the unknown heir
consort, devisees or grantees {
Thomas Casteel, deceased. Where
upon, it is ordered by the cler
of this court, in vacation April Is
1914, as follows: That all Of tn
defendants, aforesaid, in said caus
of action be notified by publicatio
that the plaintiffs have commence
an action against them in said cou.
the object and general nature
which is to obtain a decree of tn
court to determine the estate, tit
and interests of said parties, plat
tiffs and defendants, and by !
Judgment and decree to define, d
termine and adjudge the title, g
tate and interests of said partie
severally in and to the following d
scribed real estate, situate, lyiI
and being in Lafayette County, MI
souri,. to-wit: The west half of Il
southeast quarter of section thlrt
two 1922 in township fifty-one (5l
range twenty-eight (2S) that Il
plaintiffs are the sole and on
heirs at law of Mary Casteel, d
ceased, who was the sole owner
fee simple title to the aforesaid d
scribed real estate. And plaintit
further allege that the d%efendan
claim some title, estate or intere
in the subject matter of the petit,
and in the lands hereinbefore q
scribed as follows: The defendan
the unknown heirs, devisees or era
tees of Jacob Potter, deceased, ca
bv virtue of a deed made June la
1871 to Jacob Potter by James Ma
tin. conveying the aforesaid real
tate. that the defendants the I
known heirs, devisees or grantees
Asa Smith, Ann E. Smith, his vii
William Chapman, Mary Chapmi
his wife, William Ulrey, Emile
rey, his wife, William Smith, Sar
I Smith. his wife, Joseph Smi
Lavinia Smith, his wife, Loren
D. Smith and Maria B. Smith,
wife, claim as legal heirs and II
r~esentatives Of Joseph Smith,
ceased. but as to how said Jose
Smith derived any claim to 81
real estate. these plaintiffs are
able to state; that the defendai
the unknown heirs, consorts, q
isees or grantees of Jacob W. Lee
deceased, claim title to said Lar
by virtue Of a deed made by
aforesaid heirs and legal represen
tives of Joseph Smith, deceas
dated February 4th, 1858, purpC
ing to convey said above descrit
real estate to said Jacob w. Lee
that the defendants the unkno
heirs, d~evisees or grantees OF f.
Casteel. deceased, claim title
. virtue of a deed made August
1862. by John N. Craven and "
and Barnet T. Craven and wife, ?
porting to convey said real est
In f. II. Casteel; that the defe
ants Frank Casteel, William Cast
James Casteel, Catherine Samson
Mary Hand, and the unknown ne
consort, devisees or grantees
Thomas Casteel, deceased, claim
virtue of a deed made the 9Th day
February. 1866 by Thomas H. {
+eel and wife TO Thomas Cast