The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-08

Rachel Bedford. prior to May IL.
1856, acquired title to Lots s. s, and
s, and the Northeast quarter OF the
Southeast quarter of Section 10,
6S, Range 2,
All of Section 10, Township 6S,
Range 2.
of Section Is. and :,
Lots s, 6, and Z, in Section ~, all
in Township 6S, Range 8, and was
seized of said title at the time or her
death which was prior to the above
date.
She died intestate, unmarried and
without issue, leaving her mother
Esther r. Blanchard. as her only
heir.
On May IS, 1886. on the date OF
her deed conveying the above de.
scribed property to j. w. Campbell
the said Esther r. Blanchard was I'M
married. "a
BENJAMIN Burk on September 10,
1850. acquired title to Lots l, 2, ana
4 in Section 81,
Lot 4 in Section 26, and
Northwest quarter Of the North
east quarter of Section "a. all IN
Township 6S, Range 8. and mort
gagged all of the said property to the
grantor for the purchase price.
He was legally served with notice
Of the suit to foreclose said mortgage
and was bound by the decree IN SAID
case in Record Book Z, page 244, OF
the records of the County Court OF
Lee County, Iowa, at FIT. Manson,
and all of his title was divested by
the Sheriff's deeds under the said de-
cree and is now the property or the
plaintiffs herein.
James w. Campbell acquired land
at various times in Townships SO ana
40 North in Ranges and 3 west,
both as James w. Campbell and j..
w. Campbell, and sold properly
under both names, but both OF SAID
names refer to one and the same
person. ., 100.
Phi,ip Doerr on March 20. 1864,
acquired title to the Northwest quar-
ter of the Northeast quarter OF sec
ton "a. and on December 70, 1907
acquired title to the Northeast quar-
ter of the Northwest quarter or sec
tion "a. both of said tracts being In
Township So, Range 8, and on or De,
fore January 80, 1875, conveyed SAID
tracts to Charles Doerr, but SAID deed
was lost or destroyed before record
ing. =.
The said Philip Doerr left as his
heirs his son, Charles Doerr, and his
daughter. Margaret Magerkurth.
All of the title formerly vested IN
the said Philip Doerr is now the
nroperty of the plaintiffs herein.
Joseph +. Fry on March q, lSO3'
convened to F. B. Miller the North
west quarter of the Northeast quar-
ter of Section 33, Township 6S. Range
q hut through error the description
was recorded as the Northeast quar-
ter of the Northeast quarter OF sec
ton 33. The said T. B. Miller TOOK
|nossession of the Northwest quarter
az the Northeast quarter OF said sec
tion and all Of the title Of the SAID
Iosenh f. Fry is now the property
of the plaintiffs herein.
Joseph f, Fry purchased and SOLO
Of various times different tracts OF
real estate in Township sc, Range .,
AS T n. Fry, Joe. F. Fry, Joe. Fry,
Joseph F. Fry and Joseph Fry, but
all of said names refer to one ana
the same person.
Paulina Herminghausen by the ae-
cree Of partition Of the Christian w.
Stempel estate was allotted the west
|1OA acres Of the Northeast quarter
of the Northwest quarter Of Section
a and the East 1917 acres OF the
Northwest quarter of the Nortnwest
quarter of said Section 33. all In
Township 6S, Range 3, and she. with
her husband, on October "a, 1853,
conveyed said property to Ernest
LANCE. but described it as ~ 1-3
acres. being the middle part OF the
North half of the Northwest quarter
of Section 33, Township 6S, Range g.
The intention Of the said grantor was
to convey all Of the property owned
by her in the above described eighty
acre tract. The grantee took posses
sion under the said deed and her titie
as described above is now the prop
erty of the plaintiffs herein.
William Hughes entered the North
east quarter Of Section 80, Iownshlp
az. Range 8, and died seized OF same
in 1916, leaving as his only helrs ms
widow, Ansarilla Hughes, and his
daughter, Martha Ann Taintor: An,
sarilla Hughes, above described cleo
prior to May %. 1864. leaving her
daughter. Martha Ann Tanitor, as her
only heir.
Jonathan Jones on November T.
1879. acquired tax title to the West
part of Lot 1 in Section Is, Town
ship 6S, Range 2.
All Of the title remaining In him
at the time Of his death was on Feb
ruary 26, 1885, conveyed to J. w
Campbell and is now vested In the
plaintiffs herein.
Jonathan Jones died May 16, 1888
leaving the following heirs: Sarah
B. Jones, his widow. now deceased;
Walter C. Jones, Harriet j. Goodele
b. f. Jones, VIM. II. Jones, Geo. w
Jones, since deceased, and Emma
Moon.
Lena Junge, Josephine Windmayer
Ida M. Stempel and A. J. Windmayer
who conveyed Lot 5 In Section 33
Township SS, Range 3, to Augusta
Schlapp on November 10. 1885, by
deed recorded in BoolS o, page 216
were the same persons who as Alex
iander Joseph Windmeyer. Ida Wind
meyer, Helene Junge and Josephine
Hutmacher acquired the title to the
above described property through the
Twill of Alexander Windmeyer, de
ceased, duly probated in the Probate
court of TT Madison