The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1914-04-17

III the III Cull NOuIb VI hoAoy wv
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,
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
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-
scribing the claims and interests
therein of such unknown parties and
bow such claims and interests are de
rived so far as known to the plain
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ing the unknown heirs, d%evisees or
grantees of Jacob Potter, deceased;
the unknown heirs, devisees or gran
tees of Asa Smith, Ann M. Smith,
his wife; William Chapman, Mary
Chapman. his wife, William Ulrey,
Emiline Ulrey. his wife; William
Smith, Sarah |. Smith, his wife;
Joseph Smith, Lavinia Smith, his
wife: Lorenzo d. Smith, Maria B.
Smith, his wife; legal heirs and rep
~resentatives of Joseph Smith, de-
ceased, the unknown heirs, consort,
deyisees or grantees of Jacob w.
Leeds, deceased, the unknown heirs,
%consort, devisees OF 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 court
the object and general nature OF
which is to obtain a decree of this
court to determine the estate, title
and interests of said parties, plain.
tiffs and defendants, and by its
judgment and decree TO define, de-
termine and adjudge 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
two 1927 in township fifty-one (51),
range twenty-eight (2S); that the
plaintiffs are the sole and only
heirs at law of Mary Casteel, de
ceased, who was the sole owner in
fee simple title to the aforesaid de
scribed real estate. And plaintiffs
further allege that the defendants
claim some title, estate or Interest
in the subject matter of the petition
and in the lands hereinbefore de
scribed as follows: The defendants
the unknown heirs, devisees OF gran
tees of Jacob Potter, deceased, claim
bv virtue of a deed made June 14th
1S41 to Jacob Potter by James Mar
tin. conveying the aforesaid real es
tate; that the defendants the un
known heirs, deyisees or grantees o.
Asa Smith, Ann e. Smith, his wife
William Chapman, Mary Chapman
his wife, William Ulrey, Emile vi
rey, his wife, William Smith, Saraf
l. Smith. his wife, Joseph Smith
Lavinia Smith, his wife, Lorenz'
D. Smith and Maria B. Smith, his
wife, claim as legal heirs and rep
resentatives of Joseph Smith, de
ceased, but as to how said JOSEPH
Smith derived any claim to sale
real estate, these plaintiffs are un
able to state; that the defendants
the unknown heirs, consorts, dev
isees or grantees Of Jacob w. Leeds
deceased, claim title to said landi
by virtue of a deed made by the
aforesaid heirs and legal representa-
tives Of Joseph Smith, deceased
dated February 4th, 1858, purport
ing to convey said above described
real estate to said Jacob w, Leeds
that the defendants the unknown
heirs, devisees or grantees of F. II
Casteel. deceased, claim title b.
virtue of a deed made August 4th
1852, by John N. Craven and wifi,
and Barnet T. Craven and wife, pur
porting to convey said real estat,
to f. H. Casteel; that the defend
ants Frank C%asteel, William Casteel
James Casteel, Catherine Samson an
Mary Hand, and the unknown heirs
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