The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-05-08

Missouri. June term, 1914,
al Lexington. In vacation April
lst, 1914.
William C. Casteel, Emma Lauck,
Sarah Schrimsher, Annie Smith,
Ethel Cooley and Mary Cooley; Silas
M Cooley, guardian of the person
and curator of the estate of George
Nv. 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, devisees or
grantees of Jacob Potter, deceased;
the unknown heirs, deyisees 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 l. Smith, his wife;
Joseph Smith, Layinia Smith, his
wife; Lorenzo d. Smith, Maria B.
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and rep
resentatives 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 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
scTibing the claims and interests
therein of such unknown parties anC
how such claims and interests are dc
rived so far as known to the plain
tiffs, said unknown defendants, be
ing the unknown heirs, d~evisees o.
grantees Of Jacob Potter, deceased
the unknown heirs, devisees OF gran
tees of Asa Smith, Ann M. 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 3
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and reI
r~esentatives of Joseph Smith, de
ceased, the unknown heirs, consort
devisees or grantees of Jacob W
Leeds, deceased, the unknown heirs
consOrt, devisees OF grantees of F.
Casteel, deceased, the unknown heir
consort, devisees or grantees {
Thomas Casteel, deceased. Wher'
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, plai
tiffs and defendants, and by
Judgment and decree to define, q
termine and adjudge the tide, 2
tate and interests of said partie
severaTly i'm and to the following d
scribed real estate, situate, lyii
and being in Lafayette County, Nj
souri,, to-wit: The west half of u
southeast quarter of section thirt
two 1927 in township fifty-one (5l
range t~wenty-eight (2S); that Il
plaintiffs are the sole and or
heirs at law Of Mary Casteel, d
ceased. who was the sole owner
fee simple title to the aforesaid d
scribed real estate. And plaintiff
further allege that the detendan
claim some title, estate or lntere
in the subject matter of the petitl,
and in the lands hereinbefOre
scribed as follows: The defendan
the Unknown heirs. d~evisees or gra
tees of Jacob Potter, deceased, ella
by virtue of a deed made June IA
1S4l to Jacob Potter by James Nj
tin. conveying the aforesaid real
tate; that the defendants the l
known heirs, devisees or grantees
Asa Smith, Ann E. Smith, his vii
William Chapman, Mary ChapmS
his wife, William Ulrey, Emile
rev. his wife, William Smith, Sar
T. Smith, his wife, Joseph Sml
Lavinia Smith, his wife, Loren
D. Smith and Maria B. Smith, ]
wife, claim as legal heirs and II
resentatives Of Joseph Smith,
ceased, but. as to bow said Jose
Smith derived Sny claim to" So
real estate, these plaintiffs are
able to state; that the defendal
4othe unknown heirs, %consorts, d
lsees or grantees Of Jacob w. Lee
deceased, claim title to said Lar
BY virtue Of a deed made by I
aforesaid heirs and legal represen
tives of Joseph Smith, deceas
dated February 4th. 1858, purpC
ing to convey said above descrlt
real estate to said Jacob w. Lee'
that the defendants the unkno
heirs. devisees or grantees Of r..
Casteel. deceased, claim title
virtue Of a deed made August 4
1852. by John N. Craven and "
and Barnet T. Craven and wife, p
porting to convey said real est
10 p. H. Casteel; that the defe
ants Frank Casteel, William Cast
James Casteel, Catherine Samson
Mary Hand. and the unknown he
%consort, devisees or grantees
mhnmnn Cnatnnl dnnnaend. claim