Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-07-27

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Western District of Virginia. q
Lynchburg. Virginia, on the l-tn day
of July, 1917.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Pc
titioners, VS.. CULLERS AND KNElS-
LEY. GLEN HEIRS, ESHELMAN'
EFT AIS, ra-sndants' NO.
600. action to condemn land.
The object Of this suit is to condemn,
for the uses and purposes OF the unlteo
States of America, for National FOR.
ost Reserve and for the protection OF
the watersheds of navigable streams
md Of conserving the navigabillty OF
nayigab,e rivers, as provided by the
Act Of Congress of March /, 1911, l5o
Stat. L., 961), known as the Weeks
Forestry Act, and the amendments
thereto of August 10, 1917, t3I stat
T, 30Ol. and March 4, 1913. (3I Stat.
I, S55A. 199O.31 acres of land IN Sheh-
ondoah. Page and Warren countries
Virginia. consisting Of the following
five tracts: Cullers & kneis'ey Tract
1884 acres, in Shenandoah ana war
IN Counties; Amanda Gem HEIRS
n.-.act 14254 acres, in Shenandoan
Comfy: A. C. & c. w. Esheiman tract
. % % acres, in Warren Couh.y NOM
,s 7, Saekford Tract No. !, ioo-oS
acres i'm Shenandoah 4 Page tounties
cnh Thomas l., Seekford Tract NO.
F.-s;u,ed by the heirs of DAVID n.
snil,er deceased), 1902 acres, IN Page
County. Said tracts are situated, prih-
,4:,,,r, in Johnston District or Town
shin of said Shenandoah County, SCUM
FoTk District or Township or SAD
Warren Comfy. and Springfield Town
shin or District of said Page county
Said tracts. or some one or niore VI
them. in whole or in part. are EN-
braced within or overiapped upon q
affected by some one or more Oh the y
lowing grants, to-wit :: William Et@et'
July 1S. 1897. 146o0 acres; So,o'- %,
yeach. November % Tor 26', ls-s ~
acres: Solomon Veach, Sep.emHei ~
1910, 40 acres Philip Funk. Noveh per
SO. 1885, 10 acres; Daniel Munch, NO
yember 4, 1928, 5601a acres; Henry
Cullers tor Couiersl, April ~, ISL
80 acres. The locations and deScfip
tions. by metas and bounds, of said
lands. with plats and surveys or same
and the particular nature of the asses
AMI purposeS for which the condeflni
tion of same is sought fully appear IL
.ha patition AMI exhibits thereto, wii-tt
were fled in my Office on March II
1915. ana to which reference IS made
1t appearing. by affidavit, as follows
~ That the following defendants
are non-reside;its of the State OF 'if
.,;nia. to-wit: yirgie French: Becalt
French: Robert Wee,as; John Weat,cS
Stephen Weams: Nellie Weems; Lac,
'Nce.,S: Mary Wee-,s: GeorEH NC
II cd Sani@ NJ Mcore and h'is.thls'i
a'Arthur Il. Moore: Elizabeth III. VI.
,;a,ns and husband. Gerald 3. Nj
!:..ns; John Mcleod: Mrs. Amanda N
Gruhbs: Keith Mcleod: Willis Nc
Iesl: Mrs. l.. DeHaaS Mcleod: L.
Alien Jones; Laura n. u. Jones: Mar
garet Jones: Mrs. John r. Serpell
Richard L. serpea: Geor.;e u. Serpcil
,trs. Florence Wilson: Mrs Q. H. Bay
ard: john A. Deakins; Joseph NJ
Daakins: Heborah G. rauber 10
Fau1er}; Parsons IAaa..ins: Clearal
Fauher Cor Fauver1; septemus {
Deakins; John 3. Deai,iiis; =
$. Deakins: William ID. Ca'.'in
Mary II. Cassin: Fannie NJ. CASH
-Geneyieye Gassin: Carrie p. c-hoe
maker ana husband c. T. Shoemaker
Virginia J.. Kineaide ana husband, I
w. Eincaide; Alice He2.n; Charlie
Heath: Lula II. r. 1ralinger 10
Frofingerl Dorah l.eath; Mrs. Wi
liam r. Heath, widow Carolin
Gordon FORBES: Samuel L. Forbes
Mis-. nagenis 3owie; Anna NJ. Bowie
Water 30 sic; Evangeline Bowie
Taasa,a 1yrd Bowie; Mrs w. S. Stel
re,t Ms. w. ]. Townsend; Mrs. w. A
5s5aeawell, Sr.; Robert E. Forbes, Jr.
Mrs. Otto Stauker; Richard Taske
E'a.bes: Frank VIM; Mary Russell
Acl.as Russell Mrs. Kagey Roller:
o. That due and reasonable dill
ee.ee has been used, by and on behal
e , .titioner. without effect, to ascel
tan he following. to-wit:
ta) In what county or corporatio
iha following defendants are, to-wit
+ Twin Colt; Isaac Seekford; job
i;aye (of William) Edward Hoye
David Hoye: Daniel l. HOye; Mrs. {
y. Bayard; Robert E. Forbes, Sr.
I..iliain I. Williams; Louisa Parker
It appearing. by said affidavit, tina
said n*clidants and each of them cal
not De found;
(b) Whether said last-named d.
PENDANTS and the aforesaid non-res
cent defendants. or any of them. ar
dead. and the names of the heirs an
taTiSa2s of such as may be dead;
:1-,aaring that the unknown heirs an
d., isees OF such of said persons as ma
be Gead are defendants TO said sui
and. by sais, affidavit. that the name
o. S.:ch heirs and d. 'iSees, il any ther
he, are unknown and their residence
are tinsnGwp:
tc} The names of the heirs an
desi5aes, other than those who's
names are stated in the aforesaid pet
tien. az the following deceased person
to-wit: E. L. Compton; George l
French; mrs. Anna Booth; Van Lea
French: Robert French; Susan ]
french; Mrs Arianna d. Loney: Mr.
Robert Bowie; Thomas Bowie; Fran
~ rs Mrs. Luly Owens Mrs. MAJ
gle He.msley; John Bowie; Ellie
Bowie: Arthur Bowie: Louisa Deal
los; Mrs. Rebecca D. Pulliam; Eliz;
18th Heath: r. W. Heath; Louis
l-.;ker; William Forbes; Georg
French; Leonar,. ~ Deakins; Willial
T. iceakinS; Caroline Mcleod Cor Ma,
I.eod1 Laura NJ. Jones Jane c. Sc
pali; Francis w. Deakins: Tabitha n
NsiNSAH W. JJilcS, Olltl
ETeil,as; Kenneth Mcleod Tor Ma,
laoH Goidsborough Serpall; Leonar
II. Deakins, (son Of Francis Deakin
deceased: William d. Cassin. Sr.
leonard ID. Heath and each of them
il appearing that the unknown heir
and deyisees of said deceased person
are defendants to said suit. and, b
said affidavit, that the names of sue
heirs and devisees are unknown an
that their residences are unknown;
Ana ii appearing that. in said pet
ton. it is stated or charged that tn
oregoing defendants and classes o
defendants. and also other persons
who are designated or described il
said petition as parties unknown
and, as such. are named and made dc
PENDANTS thereto, have or may hav
some estate, right, title. interest o
claim in and to said lands sought t
he condemned- or in and to some par
or parts of same
1t is. therefore, ordered that said de
PENDANTS. both those particular.
named and those described o- designs