The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1921-04-08
OnDER OF 2 OBLIGATION
EDNA MAY THOMPSON and JAMES
A. THOMPSON, her husband,
VS..
GEORGE W. THOMAS, and others.
In the Circuit Court for Prince Georges
County
Equity No. 5555

Equity No. 5555
|'T,HE OBJECT of this suit is to obtain
i decree for the sale of certain real
estate in Prince Georges County, Mary
land, being part of tract known as
"Lus by's Discovery" containing 644
acres of land, more r less, which was
conveyed to certain Julian M: ker-
rick. as Julian Kerrick, in his lifetime
by deed of Margaret Ella Dorsey and
U pton W. Dorsey, her husband, dated
July II, 1886, recorded among the Land
Records of said Prince Georges Coun-
ty in Liber J. W. B. No. z, folio 154,
which the children and descendants OF
the said Julian M. Kerrick now own,
in fee simple, as tenants in common.
for division of proceeds Of such sale
amongst those entitled, it being alleg-
ed in the bill that the land "canlot be
divided without loss and injury to the
parties interested" and that Ait would
be for the advantage and benefit of the
infant defen dants, and of all others con-
cerned. to SELL" etc.
The bill, in substance, further states:
that the said Julian M. Kerrick, being
seized and possessed of said real estate,
died, intestate, on or about October 3,
1894, leaving, then surviving him,
widow, Elmira Kerrick (who has since
died), and ten children, that is to say;
Ella B. Kerrick, Malcolm j. Kerrlck,
Ada P. Kerrick, Helen L. Kerrick.
Wayman P. Kerrick, Melvin E. Ker-
rick, Rachel E. Kerrick, Odelia V. Ker-
rick, Gertrude Olive Kerrick and Edna
NAV Ke1rick, of whom the said Wayman
2 Kerrck died, intestate and unmar-
ried, on or about May 9, 1908.
That the said Ella B. Kerrick inter-
married with George W. Thomas and
died, intestate, or about February 10,
1904, leaving, surviving her, the said
George w. Thomas, her husband, and
two children, Philip W. Thomas, whose
wife is Evelyn Tor Everlyn) Thomas,
and Edna E.. whose husband is John
E. Smith. all now living; the said NAL
cClm J. Kerrick intermarried with Eu-
genia A. Jones and died. intestate, on or
about February, 2o, 1920, leaving surviv-
ing him. his widow the said Eugenla a.
(Jones) Kerrick. and eight children, that
is to say:-Myrtle Kerrick, Beatrice
Kerrick, Elmira Kerrick, Vernon Ker-
rick, Alma Kerrick, Hilda Kerrick, Janet
Kerrick, and Marjorie (or Majorie) Ker-
rick, ali now living; the said Ada P.
Kerrick inturmarried with Philip Butler
and died. intestate, on or about Decem-
Der 19, 1910 leaving, surviving her, the
said Philip Butler, her husband, and one
child, Mildred l.. Butler, both now liv-
ing; the. said Helen L. Kerrick first
married certain George Agy who died
on or about November 10, 1911. leaving,
surviving him, his widow, the said Helen
l.. (Kerrck) Agy, and two children by
| her, that is to say;-Leonard Agy, and
George Agy, and after the death of her
| first husband, as aforesaid, she married
Harry Alexander who, with her two
said children, is now living, she having
died, intestate, on or about October 26,
1918: the said Melvin E. Kerrick and his
wife, Henrietta Kerrick, are now living;
the said Rachel E. Kerrick inter-
| married with William E. Jones, and
both are now living as man and wife: the
said Odelia V, Kerrick intermarried
| with John F. Barker, and both are now
| living as man and wife: the said Ger
! tlude Olive Kerrick first married GER
| tain Hawkins who died some years ago,
leaving, surviving him, his widow. the
said Geruu Olive (Kerrick) Hawkins,
and one chill, Barbara Hawkins, and
and after the death of her first husband
as aforesaid she married Jesse Harper
and died, intestate, on or about July
| 19, 1919, leaving, surviving her, the said
Jesse Harper, her second hus-
| band, and her said child, Barbara
| Hawkins, who are now living; ana the
said Edna May Kerrick intermarried
| with James A. Thompson and both are
| now living as man and wife.
That all parties to this suit are adults
! except the said Beatrice Kerrick. El-
| mira Kerrick, Vernon Kerr:ck, Alma
Kerrick, Hilda Kerrick, Janet Kerrick,
Marjorie Tor Majorie) Kerrick, Mildred
| L. Butler, Leonard Agy, George Agy
| and Barbara Hawkins who are infants
That the said George W Thomas,
Philip W. Thomas and Evelyn Tor
Everlyn) Thomas, his wife, Harry Alex
ander, Odelia V. Barker and John F.
Barker, her husband, Barbara Hawkins
and Jesse Harper are non-residents OF
| this State.
1t is thereupon this 18th day of March,
in the year nineteen hundred and twen-
ty-one, ordered by the Circuit Court tor
Prince Georges County, in Equity, that
the plaintiffs. by causing copy OF this
order to be inserted and published in
some newspaper, printed and publlshed
in said Prince Georges County once in
each of four successive weeks before the
second Monday in April next, give no.
| tice to the said absent defen dants OF
the object and substance of this bill,
warming them to appear in this Court,
in person or by solicitor, on or before
the first Monday in May next, to show
cause, if any they have, why a decree
| ought not to be passed as prayed.
(SignedN s. D. HALL, Clerk,
of the Circuit Court for Prince
Georges County.
True Copy, Tests. D. HALL,
! Mc1S Clerk