Mexico Missouri message., 1918-04-04

James ii. TODD OF Augusta county,
Virginia; that Maria Rankin Todd
was the daughter of Armstrong Ran
kin, Sr.. who died testate, in Au-
drain County, Missouri, on or about
the 25th day of October, 1876, leav-
ing a large estate in lands and per-
sonal property; that the will of
said Armstrong Rankin, Sr., was du-
ly probated on the 1st day of Novem-
Der. 1875, and is recorded in Will
Book "A" at page 491 in the Pro-
bate Court records of Audrain Coun-
ty, Missouri; that among other pro-
visions in the said will the said tes-
tator devised and gave in trust
large residuary share in his estate
to his son, Howard Rankin.
Plaintiffs state that on or about
the 9th day of March, 1886, that
Mary Rankin, daughter of the said
II testator, eXecutriX of his estate and
trustee under the will of the prop
erty and estate of the said Howard
Rankin, acting with other beneficial
ries under the said will, traded and
exchanged certain lands in Audrain
Il County belonging to her fathers es-
tate. with one John S. Smith, and in
vested a portion of the funds belong
Il ing to the trust estate of the said
brother, Howard Rankin, in an un-
/ divided fractional part of certain
other lands in Audrain County,
Missouri, formerly belonging to the
said John S. Smith, and more par
ticularly described as follows: The
East half of the North East quar-
ter of Section Seven Cd and the
West half of the North West quar-
II ter of Section Eight (S), all in
township Fifty 500, Range Eight
(S). containing 160 acres, more or
less.
Plaintiffs state that Maria Rankin
Todd. died intestate, and that she
was the mother of plaintiffs r. A.
Todd. ]. f. Todd. w. b. Todd and
Margaret Bass, and the grand
mother of plaintiffs H. E. Todd,
w. c. Todd and Pauline Hulyey,
who are her sole heirs at law, that
she was the sister of the said, How
ard and Armstrong Rankin, de-
ceased, and that they, the said
plaintiffs, are the heirs at law OF
the said Howard Rankin and Arm
strong Rankin, Jr.
Wherefore plaintiffs pray the Court
that the said pretended deeds Of
conveyance be adjudged and de-
creed null and void and of no
force and effect on the deed records
lof Audrain County, for their costs
herein expended, and for such 9TH
er and further relief in the prem
ises as to the Court may seem Just
and proper.
Plaintiffs further state that they
and the defendants are seized as
tenants in common Of the following
lands. parcels or tracts of lands sit
uate in Audrain County, Missouri,
to-wit:
The East half of the North East
quarter of Section Seven CD and
the West half of the North West
quarter of Section Eight (S), all
in township Fifty, Range Eight
(S), containing 100 acres, more or
less, and that the plaintiffs are
DESTROYS of a partition OF the same
Plaintiffs further state that they
verify believe there are persons in
terested in and who claim to be
interested in the lands above de-
scribed in this petition, whose
names they cannot insert herein
because said names are unknown 10
these plaintiffs or any OF them.
Plaintiffs further state that all
of the defendants, including those
whose names are given as well as
those whose names are unknown,
are non-residents of the State OF
p Missouri and cannot be served
in this State in the manner pre-
scribed in Chapter 81, OF Article
a, of the Revised Statutes OF the
state of Missouri, for the year 1908
Plaintiffs pray that a partition
of said lands may be made between
the parties, plaintiffs and defend
ants. according to their respective
interests as found adjudged and de-
creed by the Court, and plaintiffs
say that partition in KIND cahno.
1 he made without prejudice to the
. owners of said land, and plalntllls
ask that said lands may be OF.
. dered sold nd the proceeds DIVIDED
l among said parties in proportion
, to an in accordance with their re
: spective interests and rights there
in as found and determined by
the Court, and for such orders
DEGREES and relief as to the Cour
j. may seem meet and just in the
/ premises.
y 1t is further ordered that said de
: PENDANTS be and appear in this
Court IN the first day Of the mex
!, regular term thereof to be begun
u and holden at the Court House il
) the City of Mexico Audrain County
Missouri on MONDAY, the Thirt
Day of June, 1918, and on or before
u the first day of said term answer o
plead to said petition, or in de
fault thereof said petition will b.
;. taken and adjudged as confessed
- and Judgment by default will b.
o rendered against said defendants.
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