McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-23
Nom Resident Notice

L. r. White ct al. Mo-
VS.. In Chancery
Leila White ct al. at selmer, Tenn.
To Ara C. Ashcroft and Others,
Heirs of Ariel Hopkins, and the
Heirs of L. G. White and of Mary
White:--
In the above styled cause it appearing
to me, o. V. Erwin, Z. & NJ, from the
| Bill, which is sworn to, that the defend
ants: Docia Emmons, Mary Harris. j ohm
Harris, her husband, Bell Needham,
| Ara @. Ashcroft, her husband John ID.
| Ashcroft, s. Il. Powers and her husband
p. l.. Powers, and Will Crabtree, are all
of unknown residences and their resi-
dences cannot be ascertained upon dill
gent enquiry; and it further appearing
!, that the Defendants, the unknown heirs
of Ellen Emmons Wren, the unknown
heirs of Dave Needham, the unknown
heirs of Elizabeth Murphy, the unknown
| heirs of Ara G. Ashcroft and the I'M
known heirs of S. e. Powers, are al
defendants whose names and residences
are unknown and cannot be ascertained
upon dilligent enquiry; and it further
appearing from the said sworn Bill that
| the Defendants Docia Emmons, and the
unknown heirs of Ellen Emmops Wren
are sued as heirs of Matilda Emmons
who was daughter of Ariel Hopkins;
defendants Mary Harris and her husband
John Harris, the unknown heis of Dave
Needham, and the defendant Bell Need
| ham are sued as heirs Of E. j. Neediiani
| who was daughter Ariel Hopkins; the
defendants, the unknown heirs of Eliza
beth Murphy are sued as heirs of Eliza
beth Murphy, Il daughter of Ariel Hop
kins; the defendants Ara C. Ashcroft
and her husband John d. Ashcroft and
| defendants ). X. Powers and her hus-
band 2. j.. Powers are sued in right of
the said Ara G. Ashcroft and OF defend
ant ). Il. Powers, both of whom are
| daughters and heirs Of Ariel Hopkins,
de eased; Defendant viii Crabtree is
sued in the right of his wife Laura White
Crabtree who is daughter of Il. G..
White and Mary White; the defend ants,
the unknown heirs Of Ara G.. Ashcroft
who was daughter of Ariel Hopkins,
| and defendants the unknown heirs of 3.
Re. Powers are sued as heirs of said s. E.
Powers who was daughter of Ariel
Hopkins; and it also appearing that suit
in this case is brought for the partition
OF the lands of 4. G. White and OF his
wife Mary White who was daughter of
Ariel Hopkins, said lands lying in Me-
Marry County, Tenn; and the said suit
is also brought to ratify a partition of
the lands of Ariel Hopkins made by and
to his heirs Of his lands lying 10 Nc
| Marry County. Tenn, and further TO
correct certain defects in deeds executed
in the said partition of the lands Of
Ariel Hopkins, and the interest the said
parties have in the subject niatterof the
suit is as the heirs of Ariel Hopkins. de-
ceased, late of McNairy County, Tenn,
or as the heirs of Mary White or of e.
9. White in said lands in McNairy
County, Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered by me, o. v.
Erwin, c & Nj. of the Chancery Court
at Selmer, Tenn, that each and all of
said above named defendants enter their
appearance herein, before me at my
Office In the Court House in Selmer,
Tenn, on or before the First Monday of
July, 1915, and make defense to the
Complainants Bill herein filed or the
allegations of the same will be taken for
confessed and the cause set for hearing
exparte as TO them.
1t is further ordered that a copy of
this Order be published In the McNairy
County Independent, a newspaper pub
lished weekly ut Selmer, Tenn.
This May l, 1916,
o. V. ERWIN, c. & M.