Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1917-08-03

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE
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. H. |
MARTIN, EFT AIS, Defendants, No.
COS, action to condemn land.
The object Of this suit is to con4I
denim, for the uses and purposes Of the
United States of America, for a Nal
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 1, |
1911, l36 Stat. L., 961), known as the
Weeks Forestry Act, and the amend
ments thereto of August 10, 1912, go
Stat. L., 300, and March 4, 1913, (37
Stat. L., $3.50, 4342.63 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
934.09 acres include an overlap of
54.0S acres upon the Hannah Peer
Heirs Tract No. and an overlap Of
7.40 acres upon the NJ. L. Swartz
Traet) Mayplace Tracts of 1850
acres and 49.07 acres, respectively :;
Capola Tract of 81 acres; d. H. Keller
Tract of 1871 acres: d. H. & w. O..
Keller Tract of 43.SS 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 g. 1928, A acres, John Barnes
June q. 1888. 200 acres, George w. &
Lorenzo d. Sibert, November 80, 1888,
$3.50 acres Lorenzo D. Sibert, No
lvember 80. 1888, 1850 acres, Charles
| Fryman, October 30, 1891. 100 acres,
David Miller. October 6. 1900, 80 acres,
! George Honey, May "a. 1916, go acres.
Archibald Finley, November II. 1900,
80 acres, Isaac Zane, December s. 1893.
400 acres, Francis Deakins, July u,
1899. $500 acres, Hugh Holmes. Octo-
Der II. 1910. 1000 acres, Joseph Long
acre, August 20, 1897, 5534b acres.
John Koontz, November %, 1881. 241O
acres, James Russell, November 10.
1898. "A acres, John Wilkin, March %
1929, 176a4 acres. Jacob PARROT, Octo-
Der 81, 1899, $50 acres, and George
Huddle November 2S, 1887, 1917
acres. The locations and descriptions
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 condemnation
of same is sought, fully appear in the
petition and exhibits thereto, which
were filed in my office on February %
1916, and to which reference is made
1t appearing. by affidavit, as follows
| "a That the following defendants
are non-residents of the State of Vir
ginia. to-wit: Boon Ingels and wife
Minnie Ingels: w. H. Martin and wife
: Elizabeth A. Martin Rebecca T. Buck
Ter; st. Luke's Hospital; r. d. Camp
bell and wife: NJ. o. Campbell, c. F
bingham George Macleod Tor Nc
Leod) Sallie NJ. Moore; and husband
Arthur r. Moore Elizabeth NJ. Viii
liamS and husband, Gerald B. Viii
liams John Mcleod; Mrs. Amanda NJ
{ Grubbs; Keith Mcleod; Willis Nc
Leod; Mrs. L. DeHaas Mcleod vivid
low ; Z. Allen Jones; Laura NJ d
Jones: Margaret Jones Mrs John r
Serpell; Richard F. Serpell; Mrs
Florence Wilson; Mrs. O. H. Bayard
John A. Deakins Joseph NJ Deakins
!. Deborah C. Fauver; Parsons Deakins
Clearah Fauver; Septemus c. Deak
ms; John B. Deakins; G. S. Deakins
William D. Cassin Mary NJ. Cassin
Fannie NJ. CasSin; Genevieve Cassin
, Carrie B. Shoemaker and husband, C
7. Shoemaker; Virginia L. Kincaid,
, and husband, I. W. Kincaide; Allie,
Heath: Charles Heath: Lula H. r
Fralinger Tor Frolinger) Doral
Heath; Mrs. William r. Heath
, Roando Orndorff; Henry C. Pitman
Jacob f. Pitman and wife, Jennie Pit
man; William Jewell Mrs Kate (Hos
hour Hart and husband, Hart
. Edward Fravel; Phil g. FraveI; En-
ma Sager and husband Bert Sager
Hugh A. KoontZ and wife, Tittin,
kOontz; Saline Koontz Mary Hal
pine; II. X. Funkhouser: Robert X
| f'nkhouSer; Robert n. Martin; Mrs
i William Dyer: William d. Miller ant
, wife, Mary H. Miller; Jacob Wismar
and wife. Mamie Wfsman; George E
W1sman and wife, Bette Wisman
/ Nan Wunder Garrett and husband
Randolph I. Garrett; Emely Erck ant
husband, Alfred Erck: Frank Upman
Frank Upman. Jr.; Mrs. Wilhelm;
| Nunder; and George NJ. Serpell:
IL CD That due and reasonable dill
| gence has been used, by and on behal
, of petitioner, to ascertain the follow
T ing, to-wit:
Il tai In what county or corporation
the following defendants are, to-wit
John 5. Hansberger, Cor Hainesburg
err John Hoye (of William) Edward
Hoye; David Hoye; Daniel l. Hoye
John Russell: Henry Richards; Lucin
da Peer; Poland Peer: Jacob Reamer
Jacob Thrasher John NJ. Johnson
Eli Tasker; Maude NJ. Tor 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; 1t
appearing, by said affidavit, that said
defendants and each and every of them
cannot be found;
| (b) Whether said last-named de-
| PENDANTS and the aforesaid non-resi-
dent defendants, or any of them, are
dead; and the names of the heirs and
leviseeS of such as may be dead; it
! appearing that the unknown heirs and
ievisees of such of said persons as may
We dead are defendants to said suit,
land, by said affidavit, that the names
Of such heirs and devisees, if any there
be, are unknown and their residences
lare unknown;
(c) The names of the heirs and
1evisees, other than those whose names
are stated in the original petition, of
the following deceased persons, to-wit:
Louisa Deakins: Mrs. Rebecca d. Pull
lam: =. W.Heath; Hezekiah Orndorff.
son Of Philip Orndorff, Jr., decease1)
John Barnes; Henry Conrad: Mary
;ibler; William B. Koontz; Jonathan
Ialx