The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22
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time acquired the remainder of the fee
simple title TO the said tract.
On February 20, 1912. Joseph Fry
secured a tax deed TO the said PROP
erty, said deed being recorded in
/ Rock 30, Page 6. At said time he en-
tered into possession of said property
and said title and possession are now
the property of the plaintiffs herein.
More than eight years have elapsed
since tho sale of tho said property for
delinquent taxes on which the above
described deed is based and the said
Mllward T. Rogers and his heirs are
now estopped from claiming any inter
est in or to the above described real
estate or any part thereof.
! August Schubert and John Pletscher
on December 8, 1894, acquired taxsN
( title to the Northw est quarter of Sec
ton 20. Township GS, Range 3. AT the
date of the delivery of the said deed,
August Schubert was the owner of the
4 East half of said quarter section andg5
John Pletscher was the owner of the
West half. Each of said parties con-
veyed to the other his interest in the
half of said quarter section already
owned by the other party but said
deeds were never recorded and are
now lost or destroyed.
George Sheppard died intestatc
seized Of the West half of the South
east quarter or Section IS. Township
GS. Range 3, and other property leay-
ing AS his heirs, his widow, Phoebe
SHEPPARD, since deceased. and the fol-
lowing children, William N. Sheppard,
Addison B. Sheppard, Cynthia A.
Sheppard, John n. Sheppard, Sarah
e. Kent and one grandchild. Mary e.
Layton, the child OF deceased daugh-
ter.
At the death of the said George
Sheppard tho children made an oral
partition of his real estate and the
property above described was by
! said partition allotted to all OF tne
above named heirs except William n.
Sheppard, and the said heirs took pos,
session OF this tract and the SAID
William N. Sheppard took posses
, sion of the tract allotted to him.
William N Sheppard has since died
intestate leaving as his heirs. his chill
dren, Liddle, since deceased.
w. ], Sheppard, Annie ID. Liddle,
Crabtree since deceased, n.
II. Sheppard. Sarah Andrews ana
Mary J. Antleman.
-- Crabtree left as her only
heirs, Chas. Crabtree, her husband.
and three children, Frank Crabtree.
Kent l.. Crabtrfee and Edith CraDtree.
------- Liddle left as her heirs.
her children, William Sheppard Liddle.
, Annie Masters, Hattie Liddle, Carrie
Niccum, George Albert Liddle, since
|. deceased, Flossie Sailing, Ina Shuil,
: Bessie Liddle and Guy Howard Liddle-
; Maude Iiddle is the wife of William
Sheppard Liddle, Monroe Masters Is
!. the husband of Annie Masters Ava
= NJ. Niccum is the husband of Carrie
: Niccum Polly Liddle is the widow or
), George Albert Iiddle and has since
. married Carl Hall and is now Polly
Hail, James r. Sailing Is the husband
!, OF Flossie Sailing Robert F. Shull Is
y the husband OF Ina Shull.
= George Albert Liddle left as his
y heirs, his widow, above named, and
:, the following children. A1va H. Liddle,
:. Earl r. Liddle, Glen L. Liddle, George
- A. Liddle and Carl R. Liddle.
= Adelheid Stempel acquired title 70
:, 5.65 acres OF the South part OF Lot
3 in Section 80 and 24.60 acres OF ths
. North part of Lot in Section 81, In
y the partition decree In the estate Of
Christian William Stempel and PIG
acres Of the West part Of Lot 3, Sec
y ton 80 by deed from Ernst Lange, all
!. of said property being in Township SS,
!, Range 5.
3 The said Adelheid StempeI or her
% heirs have conveyed all OF their IN
" terest in said property and said inter
. est Is now vested in the PLAINTIFFS
:, herein.
n Adelheid or Adelaide Stempel mar
~ r1ed Franz Koehler and died prior to
y January 21, 1875, leaving as her only
= :, heirs, her husband, Franz Koehler and
- her children, Therese koehler now
y anderson, Alma Koehler. now Rem
:. shaw, Ida Koehler, Oscar hoehier.
= Hugo Koehler. Emil Koehler and Ade-
- laide or Adelheid Koehler.
. Adolph Stempel through the decree
ID Of partition of the estate Of Christian
William Stempel acquired title to the
u South acres OF Lot 2 and the south
H. 22.35 acres of Lot all In Section 81,
:. Township 6S, Range 3.
- He Is the same person as Adolphus
n- sternpel and Ado1ph G. Stenlpef who
, acquired an interest in this property
o. from II. r. Stempel and all OF his M
= terest In said real estate has been
o. conveyed and is now vested in the
- plaintiffs herein.
D. Adolph G.. StempeI, above described.
+ has since died leaving as his heirs.
e his children, Marie Zell and Hugo
= Stempel.
u. Ewald Stempel and wife on June Is.
81 1873 bv deed recorded in Book |. page
o, 521, conveyed to Paul and Herman
10 LANCE all Of his interest in the South
-, ~ east quarter of Section 20, Township
~ 6S, Range 8, and other property intenu-
p ing to convey ell Of his interest in
10 s the property set off to Louisa LANCE,
a. for dover, as the widow of Christian
a. William Stempel, IN the partition OF
l q his estate, but through an error In
o. drawing the deed 1t was made to read
CT "all the share of Omar Stempel.
Ewald Stempel has since died leay-
81 ing as his heirs two sons, William
IN Stempel and Robert Stempel.
SO Hugo or H. c. Stempel in the decree
~ of partition of the estate of Christian
h. william Stempel was allotted the