The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-08-22

his heirs his children, Nettie Cant
wort, Ida LOCKER. since deceased,
and Anna Haigis.
William LOCKER has since died un.
married and without Issue, leaving
HIS ncphews and neices as hts only
heirs and his death being prior TO
the enactment OF the Collateral IN
heritance TAX Law Of the State of
Iowa.
Othniel LOCKER left another grand
daughter, Betsey Ashby, who has
since died leaving as her heirs, her
children, Martin Van Ashby, oliver
Ashby, George Ashby. Alice Ashby
and Ida Ashby,
All OF the grandchildren OF the
said Othnfe LOCKER, above named
with the exception of Helen Gibbs,
pasted with all of their interest in
the above described land and the
heirs OF the said Helen Gibbs parted
with their interest and the said title
is now all vested In the plaintiffs
herein.
The firm OF Miller and Fry pur-
chased large tracts OF land In Sections
&c, a. 2S. SO. "a and 35 all in Town
ship 6S, Range 8.
Said firm was composed OF FRED
erick b Miller, sometimes called ana
written F. B. Miller and Joseph n.
Fry and all Of the interest OF the saia
firm or either of the members thereol
In and to any and all parts OF SAID
Sections, above described. IL now
vested In the plaintiffs herein.
Wherever the names F. B. Miller or
Frederick r. Miller occur In eonnec-
tion with the titles to real estate IN
Townships 6S North Of Ranges ana
8, West, they refer to one and the
same person.
Enoch Morgan died intestate and
widower about 1858 seized or the
West half of the Southwest quarter OF
Section 23, Lot in Section ~ ana
Lot in Section 81 ali in Township
I6S, Range 3, leaving as his only heirs
his children, Edward Morgan, Inoinas
Morgan, James Morgan, Eleanor FrosI
and John Morgan.
| Edward and Thomas Morgan oieo
without issue.
Eleanor Frost and John Morgan
conveyed their interest in said prop.
erty to General s. Grant but the deco
wss lost or destroyed before record
| ing.
James Morgan conveyed his interest
I'm the above described property To
Daniel McCannon and all OF their IN
terests are now vested in the plain
tiffs herein.
John Morgan has since died LEAVING
the following children, p. w. Morgan
J, D. Morgan, G. II. Morgan, Mrs. w
I'M. Vance, Mrs. G. l.. Vance. Mrs. q. =
Chinn and two grandchildren. the chill
dren of a son, Harvey, who died De
fore his father.
That General S. Grant took posses
sion of all of the above described
property and he and his grantees hav'
lhe!d possession for more than thlrt.
wears last past and said possession II
now vested in the plaintiffs herein.
John Morgan on December l, 1871
received a patent from the Unltet
States Government to the West MAI
of the Northeast quarter of Sectloi
III Township 6S, Range 8 and on Fep
r,ary 2s. 1850 by deed recorded II
hook 4. page sos conveyed the Yves
half of the Southwest quarter OF tn
Northeast quarter OF said Seetlon !
to BENJAMIN Adamson but through a.
error the property was described a.
the Southwest quarter OF the ives
half of the Northeast quarter of SAT-
Section IL.
The said Benjamin Adamson tool
pcssession Of the twenty acres a
first described above and ne ana nj
heirs and grantees have held posses
sion of said property since said dat
and said possession and title are nov
the property Of the plaintiffs herein.
Richard Prichitt prior to March IL
1879. conveyed to his son W1lI1an
prichett Lots l, 2 and 3 in Section z
and the Southeast quarter OF IN
Southeast quarter Of Section 20 all Il
township 6S, Range 3, but said dee
was lost or destroyed before recorc
ing. The said William Prichett
said date entered into the possessio,
; of the above described property an
.. he and his grantees have held posses
sion ever since and said possession ]
now vested in the plaintiffs herein
Richard Prichett has since die
leaving as his heirs besides his sor
William Prichett, above named
Elizabeth Prtchett, John Prfchet
lane Prichett, since deceased. VI
, married and without issue. and Mar
Prichett who married Jonathan Wide
both of whom are now deceased.
Edwin n. Rand on January 80. 1877
: acquired title to Lot In Section q
, West half Of Lot 2 in Section T.
! containing 1920 acres, Northeast qua
ter of the Northwest quarter OF Set
, ton "a. Northwest quarter of tn
Northeast quarter of Section 81, Soutf
, east quarter of the Southwest quartz
: of Section q all in Township q
Range 3, but through a mistake OF To
maker Of the deed his name Is give
as Edward Rand. His name Is give
in the transfers OF this and other pro-
:, erty as Edwin II. Rand and q. "A. Ran
hut wherever the names e. II. RAM
/. Edward H. Rand, Edwin H. Rand. E'
! ward Rand or Edwin Rand appear
}. the titles to property in Township o
z North Ranges and West, they rere
n to one and the same person.
a Milward H. Rogers, Sr., In his la.
3 will and testament duly probated
n Lee County, Iowa. intended to devils
to Johnson Rogers, Jr., and Har1
d Rogers the West half of the Sout