Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-08-03
n THE fH,n = OFFICE OF THE

IN THE ohERk's OFFICE OF THEI
United States District Court for the
western District of Virginia, at
Lynchburg, Virginia, on the 18th day /
of July, 1917.
limited STATES OF AMERICA, Pc
titioners, VS.. CULLERS AND KNElSzI
LEY. GLEN HEIRS, ESHELMAN,
EFT AIS, Defendants, NO.
coo. action to condemn land.
The object of this suit is to condemn,
for the uses and purposes OF the United
States of America, fora National For
est Reserve and for the protection OF
the watersheds Of NAV fgable streams
and of conserving the navigabilfty OF
rivers, as provided by the
Act Of Congress of March l, 1911, 80
Stat. H., 961), known as the Weeks,
Forestry Act, and the amendments
thereto of August 10, 1912, 81 Stat.
H.. 500. and March 4, 1913, (31 Stat.
l.. 1851, 1990.31 acres Of land in Shen-
an,loah, Page and Warren Counties,
Virginia. consisting Of the following
five tracts: Cullers & Kneisley Tract,
1884 acres, in Shenandoah and War
rem Counties; Amanda Glen Heirs
Tract. 142.54 acres, in Shenandoah
County A. C. & C. w. Eshelman Tract,
2aa.22 acres, in Warren County; Thorn
as L. Seekford Tract No. 1, 1850
acres in Shenandoah & Page Counties:
and Thomas l., Seekford Tract No.
(claimed by the heirs OF Davll r.
Spiker, deceased), 1892 acres, IN rage
County: Said tracts are situated, prln-
cipally. in. Johnston District or Town
ship of said Shenandoah County, Soutb
Fork District or Township OF SAID
Warren County, and Springfield Town
ship or District of said Page County
Said tracts, or some one or more OF
them, in whole or in part, are EN-
braced within or overlapped upon or
affected by some one or more OF the foi-
lowing grants, to-wit: William EE.zey,
July IS, 1897, 1900 acres; Solomon
yeach, November 25 Tor 26), 1873, 100
acres; Solomon Veach, September 30,
1910. 40 acres Philip Funk. November
80 1888. 10 acres: Daniel Munich, No
vamber A. 1928, 5601a acres; Henry
Cullers Tor Coulersl, April 30. 1871,
7.56 acres. The locations and descrip-
tions. by metes and bounds, of said
lands. with plats and surveys OF same,
and the particular nature of the uses
and purposes for which the condemna-
ton of same is sought fully appear in
the petition and exhibits thereto, which
were filed in my Office on March as,
1916, and to which reference Is made
1t appearing. by affidavit, as follows
% That the following defendants
are non-residents of the State of Nir-
ginia. to-wit: Virgie French; Beckle
French Robert Weems; John Weems
Stephen Weems Nellie Weems; Lucy
Weems; Mary Weems; George Me
I.eod; Sallie- NJ. Moore. and husband
Arthur R. Moore; Elizabeth NJ. Will
Hams and husband, Gerald b. vii
liams John Mcleod; Mrs. Amanda NJ
Grubbs; Keith Mcleod; Willis Nc
Leod; Mrs. L. DeHaas Mcleod; E
Allen Jones; Laura NJ. d. Jones; Mar
garet Jones; Mrs John r. Serpell
Richard F. Serpell George NJ. Serpell
Mrs. Florence Wilson Mrs. o. H. Bay
ard; John A. Deakins; Joseph Nj
Deakins; Deborah G. Fauber (ol
Fauyer) Parsons Deakins; Clearaf
Fauber (or Fauver) :. Septemus c
Deakins: John B. Deakins; Z G.
S. sDeakins: William d. Cassin
Mary NJ. Cassin; Fannie NJ. Cassin
Geneyieve Cassin; Carrie b. Shoe
maker and husband, c. T. Shoemaker
Virginia L. Kincaide and husband, I
w. Kincaide; Alice Heath; Charlie.
Heath Lula H. R. Fralinger (ol
Frolinger) Dorah Heath; Mrs. Viii
liam r. Heath, widow; Caroline
Gordon Forbes; Samuel L. Forbes
Mrs Eugenia Bowie; Anna NJ. Bowie
Walter Bowie; 'Evangeline Bowie
The,ma Byrd Bowie Mrs, W. S. Ster
ret "in. " d. Nv nseru, -
BiaehWeii' Of. nooert =. roIoeS u.
Mrs. QUO otauker' hicHaru Iashei
forhes railh mn Niary Russell
A3hs> russell, MIS-. Ahse! noliei
~ 1nat uue anu reasoilapie ulll
sehce mas Deen useu' py anu On penaI
OF petitloner' wlthout erect u ascer
tam the roifowihg' to-"lt:
ta1 Ia what county OF corporalioi
the Following uelehuants are, to-wit
Edwin Gott; Isaac Seek1ord JONI
Ho!e IoI "1ilam1 Edwaru hoye
DaVid Hoye DahieI i; h9se; hrs: y
~ bayara' hooert y; forpes, OF.
William l. "liiiams' Louisa Parker
IL appearing py SAID alndavlt' Una
SAID deIendallts anu each oI them can
not De Iouno .a,
W "hether sdlu Iast-iia lls9 ue
IeEuanls anu the aforesaid noli-resi
Gent ueienuahis, OF any VI them' ar
ueaa' ana the Ianes ol Tue nelrs AM
uevlsees .! sucn as nla. pe ueau
appearing tnat the eneio"h helrs an.
ue'isees Vi sue,i oi saii peIsoils as una.
pe oeau are os.eiuiii.S " saiu sun
anu ps san ahlua'it' that the haihe'
ol such neirs anu ues,sees' Il an! ther'
De- are ulikiio"h anu their residehce'
are unhmo"h'
te1 Inc iaInes Oh tue he1rs ah'
uesisees, o.hef lnah those "hos'
names are stated IN tne aforesaid peti
ten, or the following deceased persons
to-wit: n. l. compton George
french; Mrs, Anna Booth; Van Lea
french hooert frencn; susan .
Ffench Mrs. Arlanna u. Loney: mrs
ROBERT BOWIE, Ihomas Bowie; Franh
Weems Mrs Luiy owens MRS. Mag
gle Heinsie! John bowie' Ellen
Dowle arthur BOWIE; Louisa Deak
ms MIS- heDeeca u. fuiilam Eilza
betn Heatn; H. w. Heath; Louisa
iarker' "Hilain foroes' George
french Leonard NJ Deakins Wlillam
r. Deaklhs Caroiine Mcleod Tor mac
Lou Laura N. Jones Jane 7. Ser
pei, FRANCIS W. DeaklnS. TaDltha NJ.