Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-08-10

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TJnitad States District Court for the
western District of Virginia, at
Lynchburg, Virginia. on the 18th day |
Of July, 1917.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Pc
titioners. VS.. CULLERS AND KNEES
LEY. GLEN HEIRS, ESHELMAN,
EFT AIS, Defendants, No.
600, action to condemn land.
The object Of this suit is to condemn,
for the uses and purposes Of the United |
States of America, for a National For
est Reserve and for the protection OF
the watersheds of navigable streams
and of conserving the navigabil1ty or
nayigable rivers, as provided by the
Act of Congress of March l, 1911, (S6
Stat T.. 961). known as the Weeks
Forestry Act, and the amendments
thereto of August 10, 1912, (37 Stat.
q, 3OO). and March 4, 1913, (37 Stat.
+, S55). 1990.3I acres of land in Shen-
andoah. Page and Warren Counties,
Virginia. consisting of the following
five tracts: Cullers & Kneisley Tract,
RS "a acres. in Shenandoah and War
ron Counties: Amanda Glenn Heirs
Tract 1924 acres. in Shenandoah
Comfy: A. C. & C. w. Eshelman Tract,
209 % acres in Warren County; Thorn
as L. Seekford Tract No. l, 4So.69
acres in Shenandoah 4 Page Couhtles,
and Thomas L, Seekford Tract No.
(claimed by the heirs OF Davia +.
Spiker. deceased), 1892 acres, in Page
County: Said tracts are situated, prih-
cipallv. in Johnston District or Town
ship of said Shenandoah County. SCUM
Fork District or Township of said
Warren County, and Springfield Iowh-
ship or District of said Page. County
Said tracts, or some one or more Oh
them. in whole or in part, are EN-
araced within or oyerlapped upon or
affected by some one or more OF the loi-
lowing grants, to-wit: William HeS,
July IS. 1897. 1860 acres; solomon
Veach, November % Tor 2o), 1879. ioo
acres: Solomon Veach, September So
1910. 40 acres; Philip Funk, November
80 1888, 40 acres; Daniel Muncn NO.
yember f. 1928, 560h acres; Henry
Cullers Tor Coulers), April ~, lo4l,
80 acres The locations and de scrip
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 Is,
1915, and to which reference is MADE
1t appearing by affidavit, as follows !:
~ That the following defendants
are non-residents of the State of Nlr-
ginia. to-wit Virgie French; Beckie
French: Robert Weems; John Weems
Stephen Weems :; Nellie Weems; Lucy
Weems; Mary Weems; George Nc
Ieod Sallie NJ Moore and husband,
Arthur r. Moore; Elizabeth NJ. Will
hams and husband, Gerald b. VIII
liams; John Mcleod; Mrs. Amanda NJ
Grubbs; Keith Mcleod; Willis Nc
Leod; Mrs. L. DeHaas Mcleod; Il
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 Tor Fauver): Septemus c
Deakins; John B. Deakins; g.
S. Deakins; William D. Cassin
Mary NJ. Cassin; Fannie NJ. Cassin
Genevieve 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 TO
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
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
Forbes 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:
(a) In what county or corporation
the following defendants are, to-wit
Edwin Colt; Isaac Seekford: JOIN
Hoye (of William /; Edward Hoye
David Hoye; Daniel l. Hoye; Mrs. o
. D. Bayard: Robert f. Forbes. Sr.
William T. Williams; Louisa Parker
it appearing, by said affidavit, tina
said defendants and each of them can
not be found;
(b) 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
appearing that the unknown heirs an(
devisees Of such Of said persons as may
be dead. are defendants to said suit
and, by said affidavit that the name,
of such heirs and devisees, if any Their,
be, are unknown and their residence:
are unknown;
(c) The names of the heirs anC
devisees, other than those WHOSE
names are stated in the aforesaid peti
ten, of the following deceased persons
to-wit: E. L. Compton; George F
French; Mrs. Anna Booth :; Van Leaf
French Robert French; Susan B
French; Mrs Arianna d. Loney; Mrs
Robert Bowie; Thomas Bowie: FRANK
Weems; Mrs. Luly Owens :. Mrs. Mag
gle Helmsley; John Bowie; Ellen
Bowie; Arthur Bowie; Louisa Deak
ms; Mrs. Rebecca D. Pulliam; Eliza
beth Heath; Il. w. Heath; Louisa
Parker; William Forbes; George
French; Leonard NJ Deakins; William
F. Deakins Caroline Mcleod Tor Mac,
Leod) +; Laura NJ Jones Jane C. Ser
pell; Francis w. Deakins; Tabitha NJ
Cassin; Stanley NJ. Jones; Olivia
Freibus; Kenneth Mcleod Cor Mac
LeodD ; GOldsborough Serpell; Leonard
NJ. Deakins, (s0n of Francis Deakins,
deceased William D. Cassin, Sr. /;
Leonard d. Heath, and each of them
it appearing that the unknown heirs
and devisees of said deceased persons
are defendants to said suit, and, by
said affidavit that the names of such
heirs and devisees are unknown and
that their residences are unknown;
And it appearing that, in said petit
ton, it is stated or charged that the
foregoing 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;
1t is, therefore, ordered that said de
PENDANTS, both those particularly
named and those described or designa-
ted by the classificatiOns aforesaid.
and each and every of them, appear.
within fifteen 80 days after due pub
LEGATION of this NOTICE and do what Z.