Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-07-20
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WestsFn District Of Virginia, AZ
= Eynchaurg. Virginia, on the 18th day
Of July, 1917.
UNIFIED STATES OF AMERICA, Pc
titioners. VS.. CULLERS AND KNEES.
LEY GLEN HEIRS, ESHELMAN,
SEEKFORD, EFT AIS, Da-endants, no.
600. action to condemn land.
g,he object of this suit is to condemn,
for t,,e uses and purposes OF the gnlteu
s,tafps Of America, for National FOR.
e.t Reserve and for the protection OF
thas watersheds of navigable streams
INA of conserving the navigabihty OF
nav;oah,a rivers. as provided by the
Act ~ Congress Of March l, 1911, lSo
Stat y. 961). known as the weeks
Forestry Act. and the amendments
thereto of August 10, 1912, t3l stat
T. ann. and March 4, 1913, t57 stat.
S55l' l990.31 acres of land in Snen-
an,,oah Page and Warren Counties'
Virginia. consisting of the following
f,.a tracts: Cullers & Kneis.ey tract
"a acres. in Shenandoah ana Wat
-, Counties; Amanda Gem fieits
Tract 1924 acres, in shenandoah
r,mty: A. C. & c. W. Eshet,nan tract
.s...z acres, in Warren Count. Iiioi. ~,
rs L. Seekford Tract No. ], 'oo-o'
acres. in Shenandoah & Page Couhties |,
and Thomas L. Seekford Tract no
&; lined by the heirs OF Disii II !.
s-piker. deceased), 1892 acres. III rag
s,,,,tnty: Said tracts are situated, pfili-
c;na,,y. in Johnston District or TOWN.
sh!n of said Shenandoah County, SOC. d
..,a-, District or Township OF saru
warren County. and Springfield TOWN.
shin or District of said Page County !:
all tracts. or some one or more OF
than. in whole or in part are EN-
brace! within or oyerlapped upon o.
,.sre1ted by some one or more OF the TO-
lowing grants, to-wit: William Eize..'
,!y Is. 1I9l. r46UO acres; SotoIiis'i,
yeach- November % Tor 80, 1S-a, u
..res: Solomon yeach. September 80
IA. 40 acres; Philip Funk. November
- 1898. ITO acres: Daniel Munich, NO
ya-nber 4. 1929. 560k acres; Henry
ullers tor coulers). April 3D. lsal
"a acres. The locations and descfip
tiops. by metes and bounds, OF SAID
lands. with plats and surveys OF saEie
..nl the particular nature of the uses
...fi purposes for which the condemna-
ton of same is sought fully appear IL
ne petition and exhibits thereto, which
we're filed in my Office on March Is
1915 ana TO which reference is made
II appearing by affidavit, as follows
fl THAT the following defendants
gro non-resideats OF the State of Nir
mia. to-wit: yirgie French; Beckit
iefanch: Robert Weems; John Weeins
F. fsnhan Weeins Nellie Weems; Lucy
,-p.ns Mary Ween,s George Nc
aod. Sal,ie NJ. Moore and husband
Arthur r. Moore; Elizabeth NJ VII
liams and husband. Gerald i. WI
hams John Mcleod; Mrs. Amanda NJ
Grubbs: Keith Mcleod; Willis NC
Iaod: Mrs. l.. DeHaas Mcleod; Il
Allen Jones; Laura NJ. ID. Jones Mar
sarrt Jones: Mrs. John r. Serpeli
Richard F. Serpell; George M. Serpeli
Mrs. Floreno. Wilson; Mrs. o. H. Bay
ard John A. Deakins; Joseph NJ
Deakins: Deborah G. Fauber to
Fauver) Parsons Deak;ns; Ciearal
Fauber Cor Fauver); Septemus 7
Deakins; John B. Deaklns' u
:. Deakins: William d. Cassin
Mary NJ Cassin Fannie NJ. Cassin
,renevieve Cassin: Carrie Il. Shoe
maker and husband, c. T. Shoemaker
Virginia L. kincaide and husband, L
W. Kincaide; Alice Heath; Charlie
Heath. Lula H. r. Fralinger 20
Frolinger) ; Dorah Heath; Mrs. WI
liam r. Heath. widow; Caroiln'
Gordon Forbes; Samuel L. Forbes
Mrs. Eugenia Bowie; Anna NJ. Bowie
Walter Bowie; Evangeline Bowie
Thelma Byrd Bowie; Mrs. W. s. Ster
rett; Mrs. W. j. Townsend; Mrs. w. A
blackwell, ST. Robert E. Forbes. Jr
Mrs. Otto Stalker; Richard Taske
-orbas Frank VIM; Mary Russell
Agnes Russell: Mrs. Kagey Roller;
90 That due and reasonable dill
gence has been used. by and on behal
Of petitioner, without effect. to ascer
tain the following. to-wit:
fa) In what county or corporatiGl
the following defendants are, to-wit
Edwin Colt; Isaac Seekford: Johl
uoye (of William) f; Edward Hoye
David Hoye; Daniel l. Hoye; Mrs. Q
u. Bayard; Robert f. Forbes, Sr.
William Z. Williams; Louisa Parker
it appearing, by said affidavit, tina
said defendants and each of them can
not be found;
OBJ Whether said last-named de
PENDANTS and the aforesaid non-resi
dent defendants, or any of them. arr
dead. and the names of the heirs ant
devisees of such as may be dead; i
appaaring that the unknown heirs an.
Gavisees of such of said persons as ma.
he dead are defendants to said suit
and by said affidavit. that the names
of such heirs and deriSees. if any Their,
be. are unknown and their residence!
are unknown; sf-
(cy The names of the heirs an(
deviSees. other than those who's
names are stated in the aforesaid peti
III. of the following deceased persons
to-wit: E. L. Compton; George f
French Mrs. Anna Booth; Van Lea
French: Robert French: Susan B
French: Mrs Arianna y. Loney: Mrs
Robert Bowie !; Thomas Bowie; Franz
Mems: Mrs. Luly Owens: Mrs. Mag
gle HeImslay; John Bowie; .Eller
Bowie: Arthur Bowie: Louisa Deak
iuS: Mrs. Rebeeca d. Pulliam: Eliza
beta Heath; r. w. Heath; Iouiss
F-grter:s William Forbes; George
French; Leonard NJ. Deakins; William
f Deakins; Caroline Mcleod Tor Mac
IeolA Laura ~ Jcnes: Jane c. Ser
psi; Francis W. Deakins: Tabitha NJ
Cassin; Stanley NJ Jones: Olivia
i7reibus; Kenneth Mcleod Tor Mac
sed, Goldsborough Serpell Leonard
NJ. Deakins, (son of Francis Deakins
deceased); William d. Cassin, Sr
Leonard D. Heath. and each of them
it appearing that the unknown heirs
AID deyisees of said deceased persons
are defendants TO said suit, and, By
said atfitlavit,s that the names of such
heirs and devisees are unknown and
that their residences are unknown:
And it appearing that. in said peti-
ton, it is stated or charged that the
,regoing defendants and classes of
defendants, and also other PERSONS.
who are designated or described in
said petition as parties unknown
and, as such. are named and made de
PENDANTS thereto. have or may have
some estate. right, title, interest or
claim in and to said lands, sought to
be condemned. or in and to some part
or parts Of same sc.
II is. therefore. ordered that said de-
PENDANTS, both those particularly
named and those deserted or designa-
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