Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-08-10
IN THE ctnAga OFFICE ar TIE

United States District Court for the
Western District Of Virginia, at |
Lynchburg, Virginia, on the 18th day
Of July, 1917.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Pc
titioner, VS.. BOON INGELS, w. HI
MARTIN, EFT AIS. Defendants, No.
COS, action to condemn land.
The object of this suit is to con-
denim. for the uses and purposes of the
United States of America, for Ma
tional Forest Reserve and for the pro-
lection of the watersheds of navigable
streams and of conserving the naviga-
bility of navigable rivers, as provided
by the act of Congress of March l,
1911, (36 Stat. L., 961), known as the
Weeks Forestry Act, and the amend
ments thereto of August 10, 1912, (37
Stat. L., 300), and March 4, 1913, (37
Stat L., S55), 434263 acres of land,
consisting of nine tracts, designated as
follows: Van Buren, Furnace Tracts of
3O3S.74 acres and 5.35 acres, respec-
lively; Van Buren, Furnace Overlap
on Rees Land, of 934.09 acres, (Which
934.O9 acres include an overlap of
54.OS acres upon the Hannah Peer
Heirs Tract No. 1 and an overlap of
7.4O acres upon the NJ. L. Swartz
Tract) Maypace Tracts of 1859
acres and 1907 acres, respectively
Capola Tract of 81 acres; d. H. Keller
Tract of 1871 acres; D. II. & w. O..
Keller Tract of 1888 acres; and
Maphis & Hotel Tract of $3.50 acres.
Said lands are principally located in
Stonewall and Davis Districts or town
ships of Shenandoah County, Virginia,
lying, chiefly, on the east and west
sides of Little North Mountain, drain
ing to some extent, into Cedar Greek,
Pughs Run, Toms Brook. and. possibly,
other streams. Said tracts, or some of
them, in whole or in part, are embraced
within the boundaries of or are over
Tapped upon or are affected by the fol
lowing grants or patents; Joseph Bond,
May 9. 1923, A acres. John Barnes.
June 81, 1888, 200 acres, George w. &
Lorenzo d. Sibert. November 80. 1888,
1854 acres Lorenzo D. Sibert, No
lvember 80, 1888, 1850 acres, Charles
Fryman, October 30, 1897, 100 acres.
| David Miller. October 6, 1900 80 acres,
George Honey, May "a, 1916, 230 acres,
Archibald Finley, November II, 1900,
80 acres, Isaac Zane, December 8, 1893
400 acres. Francis Deakins, July II
| 1899, $500 acres, Hugh Holmes, Octo
Der II, 1910, 1000 acres, Joseph Long
acre. August 20, 1887, 553411a acres
John Koontz, November 3D. 1881, 241(
acres, James Russell. November 10
1885, "A acres, John Wilkin. March %
1929, 1864 acres, Jacob PARROT. OctO
Der 81. 1899. $50 acres. and George
Huddle November %, 1887, 1871
acres. The locations and descriptions
by metes and bounds, of said lands
with plats and surveys of same. ant
the particular nature of the uses ant
purposes for which the condemnation
: of same is sought, fully appear in tn
: petition and exhibits thereto, whicl
. were filed in my office on February %
1916. and to which reference is made
. 1t appearing by affidavit, as follows
i a That the following defendant
are non-residents of the State of Vii
ginia, to-wit: Boon Ingels and wife
/: Minnie Ingels; W. H. Martin. and wife
f Elizabeth A. Martin Rebecca T. Buck
I. Ter: st. Luke's Hospital R. D. Camp
bell and wife, NJ o. Campbell, c. +
' Maui: George NJ. Wiley; D. 1. Cur
+. bingham; George Macleod Tor Nj
: Leod) Sallie NJ. Moore and husband
!. Arthur r. Moore Elizabeth NJ. Wi
iams and husband, Gerald B. Wi
: liams; John Mcleod: Mrs. Amanda N
f Grubbs Keith Mcleod; Willis NJ
: Leod; Mrs. L. DeHaas Mcleod (wit
low; E. Allen Jones; Laura NJ.
4 Jones; Margaret Jones; Mrs. John +
f.: Serpell: Richard F. Serpell; Mr.:
Florence Wilson; Mrs. O. H. Bayard
, John A. Deakins; Joseph NJ. Deakins
r Deborah c. Fauver: Parsons Deakins
> Clearah Fauver; Septemus G. Deal
Y ms; John B. Deakins; G. s. Deakins
! William D. Cassin; Mary NJ. Cassin
!. Fannie NJ. Cassin: Genevieve Cassin
' Carrie B. Shoemaker and husband, {
1T. Shoemaker; Virginia L. Kincaid
5 and husband, L. w. kincaide; Alic
Heath; Charles Heath; Lula H. I
+: Fralinger Tor FrOlinger) Dora
Heath; Mrs. William r. Heath
S Roando Orndorff; Henry C. Pitman
5 Jacob Z. Pitman and wife, Jennie Pit
. man: William Jewell Mrs. Kate CLOS
hour Hart and husband,--Hart
Edward Fravel: Phil G. Fravel; En-
' ma Sager and husband, Bert Sager
Hugh A. Koontz and wife, Tittin
koontz; Saline Koontz: Mary Hal
pine; II. X. Funkhouser: Robert Il
Funkhouser: Robert n. Martini Mr..
j William Dyer William D. Miller an
? Iwife, Mary II. Miller; Jacob Wismal
and wife, Mamie Wisman George +
WiSman and wife, Bette Wisman
t Nan Wunder Garrett and husband
Randolph 7. Garrett: Emely Erck an
husband, Alfred Erck: Frank Upman
Frank Upman. Jr. : Mrs. Wilhelim
Wunder: and George NJ. Serpell;
: 90 That due and reasonable dill
sence has been used, by and on behal
: of petitioner, to ascertain the follow
ing, to-wit:
Il (a) In what county or corporation
the following defendants are, to-wit
John S. Hansberger. Cor Hainesburg
Iero John Hoye (of William) Edwart
Hoye David Hoye; Daniel l. Hoye
John Russell; Henry Richards Lucin
la Peer: Poland Peer: Jacob Reamer
Jacob Thrasher; John NJ Johnson
Eli Tasker: Maude NJ. Cor L. Pitman
Thomas Barne; Christian Bargner
James A. Fetzer; Mrs. jamie (Hos
hour Hoffman and husband,--
Hoffman; Richard Ashton; Isaac
Long; Paul Hoy Tor Hoye) HANNAH
Pemberton Sarah Zane; Charles Fry
man; Daniel Gooden Rebecca Gooden
William Peer; Anastocious Nicholas
Jacob Zilius; David GouchenOur and
wife. Jane Gouchenour; Jonas Couch
enour and wife. Mary Gouchenour; 1.
appearing, by said affidavit, that said
defendants and each and every of them
cannot be found;
| OBJ Whether said last-named de-
PENDANTS and the aforesaid non-resi
lent defendants, or any of them, are
lead; and the names of the heirs and
levisees of such as may be dead; it
/ appearing that the unknown heirs and
levisees of such of said persons as ma,
| Ne dead are defendants to said suit
md, by said affidavit, that the names
# such heirs and devisees, if any there
be, are unknown and their residences
are unknown;
(c) The names of the heirs and
ieviseeS, other than those whose names
Ire stated in the original petition, of
The following deceased persons, to-wit
Louisa Deakins Mrs. Rebecca D. Pull
lam r. W.Heath: Hezekiah Orndorff
son of Philip Orndorff, Jr., deceased) .
John Barnes: Henry Conrad: Mary
iibler; William B. Koontz; Jonathan
'eer; Mrs. Hugh Holmes; Abraham