Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1918-08-10
JOHN W. STATION. Solicitor
Order of Publication
James S. T. White
Edward W. White ct al.

EDWARD w. nite tt III.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland No. 1904 Chan
Gerry. July term. 1918. to-wit: July
Sth, 1918.
The object of this suit is to procure
"A decree for the sale of that part of
the real estate of which Thomas B.
White died seized which was laid off
to Mary Elizabeth White. his widow,
for her dover.
The bill states:
/. That Thomas u. White. late of
Worcester County, in the state of
Maryland died intestatc about the
year 1875, seized and possessed of
certain real estate in the Seventh
Election District of Worcester County,
a part of which was laid of in the
year 1876 to Mary Elizabeth White
the widow of the said Thomas Il.
White, as her dover IN the real es-
tate of which the said Thomas II.
White died seized, which lands SO laid
off as such dover are more particu-
larly described in Chancery Record
No. ~, folio 223, of the land records
from said records being filed with
said bill Of complaint as a part there
Of, marked Exhibit "A" and in said
year 1876 the said widow of said
Thomas Il. White entered into pos
session of said land so laid oil to her
as her dover and remained in pos
session thereof till the year 1918.
when she died and said land passed to
the heirs Of the said Thomas Il.
White, and that the said land CON
tains one hundred and twenty-five
nd one-half acres of land, more or
/. That at the time of the death
the said Thomas Il. White he left
rviving him the said widow and
following children his only heirs
law, to-wit:
James s. p. White, Edward w.
White, George I. White, John I.
White. and Mary Priscilla Mariner.
8. That after the death of the said
Thomas B. White and before the
death of his widow, the said Mary f..
White, the said Mary Priscilla Mar
iner died intestate, leaving two child
rem her only heirs at law, namely:
Fred Mariner, whose wife is Stella
Mariner, both of whom are adults.
residing in Worcester County, Mary
land, and Cora Mariner who after
wards married n certain Columbus
Lankford, but died before the death
of the said Mary +. White, leaving
no issue surviving her.
4. That after the death of the said
Thomas Il. White and before the
death of his widow the said John T..
White died intcstatc, leaving widow,
who has since died, and the following
children, his only heirs at law, to-
Claude T. White, whose wife is --
White; Mary +. Ward. whose husband
is James Ward: J. Earle White, whose
wife is - White; Harry 7. White,
whose wife is - White; all adults,
residing in the City of Norfolk, in the
State OF Virginia.; G. Corbon White,
whose wife is - White, both of
whom are adults, residing in Colorado
Spring. in the State of Colorado; and
Alice h. Powell whose husband is
H. Clay Powell. both of whom are
adults residing in Worcester County,
Maryland.
S. That the lands so rs aforesaid
laid Off to the said Mary Elizabeth
White as her dover in the 7 al estate
NJ the said Thomas Il. White, de-
ceased, is now. therefore. owned IN
common in the following proportions:
One-fifth undivided interest by the
plaintiff, James S. p. White;
One-fifth undivided interest by the
said Edward w. White;
One-fifth undivided interest by the
said George T. White;
One-fifth undivided interest by the
said Fred Mariner, as the only heir at
law Of the said Mary Priscilla Mar
iner;
One-fifth undivided interest by the
said Claude b. White, Mary +. Ward,
]. Earle White, Harry I. White, G..
Corbon White and Alice b. Powell as
the children and only heirs at law of
the said John 7. White, deceased.
6. That the said lands cannot be
divided without loss or injury to the
parties interested.
II is thereupon this Sth day of July,
1918, ordered by the Circuit Court
for Worcester County, Maryland, sit
ting in Equity, that the plaintiff by
causing a copy of this order to be
inserted in some newspaper published
in Worcester county, once in each Of
four successive weeks before the 9Th
day of August, nineteen hundred and
eighteen, give notice to the said alb
sent defendants of the object and
substance of this bill warning them
to appear in this Court in person or by
solicitor on or before the 2lst day of
August, 1918, to show cause, if any
they have. why decree ought not to
be passed as prayed.
OLIVER d. COLLINS.
True Copy: Clerk.
Test: OLIVER d. COLLINS,
Clerk.