McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-06-09
NONRESIDENT Notice

l. R. White ct al. No. 1888.
VS.. In Chancery
Leila White ct al. at 5elmer, Tenn.
To Ara C. Ashcroft and others,
Heirs of Ariel Hopkins, and the
Heirs of e. G. White and Of Mary
White:-
In the above styled cause it appearing
to me, D. V. Erwin, Z. Il NJ, from the
Bill, which is sworn to, that the defend
ants: Docia Emmons, Mary Harris, John
Harris, her husband, Bell Needham,
Ara G. Ashcroft, her husband John d.
Ashcroft, s. Il. Powers and her husband
z. 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. L. Powers, are ell
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 Enlmons Wren
are sued as heirs of Matilda Emmons
who was daughter of Ariel Hopkins;
defendants Mary Harris and her husband
John Harris, the unknown heirs of Dave
Needham, and the defendant Bell Need
ham are sued as heirs of X. j. Needham
who was daughter Ariel Hopkins; the
defendants, the unknown heirs of Eliza
beth Murphy are sued as heirs of Eliza
| beti, Murphy, daughter of Ariel Hop
kins; the defendants Ara G. Ashcroft
and her husband John d. Ashcroft and
Jefendands ). Il. Powers and her hus-
band p. l.. Powers are sued in right of
the said Ara G. Ashcroft and of defend
ant ). e. Powers, both of whom are
daughters and heirs Of Ariel Hopkins,
deceased; Defendant Will Crabtree is
sued In the right Of his wife Laura White
| Crabtree who is a daughter of Il. G.
White and Mary White; the defendants,
the unknown heirs of Ara G. Ashcroft
who was daughter of Ariel Hopkins,
and defendants the unknown heirs of s..
<. 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 e. G. White and of his
wife Mary White who was daughter of
Ariel Hopkins, said lands lying in Nc
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 in 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 matter Of 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.
/ g. White in said lands in McNairy
| County, Tennessee.
1t is therefore ordered by me, @. v.
Erwins C q 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, 1916, and make defense to the
| Colnplainants Bill herein filed or the
allegations of the same will be taken for
confessed and the cause set for hearing
exparte aseto them,
Il is further ordered that "a copy OF
this Order be published In the McNairy
County Independent, newspaper pub
lished weekly at Selmer, Tenn.
This May l, 1916,
o. Y. ERWIN, G. & M.