The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1921-01-14
JOHN MORRISON,
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STATE OF MISSOURI,
COUNTY OF LAFAYETTE.
In the matter of the estate Of George
A Masterson, supposed to be dead.
In the Probate Court of Lafayette
County, Missouri. Adjourned No
vember Term, 1920, January 10th,
1921.
Now at this dav comes Henry C.
Chiles and files in this court his APP
plication in writing, verified by afr
davit, praying that letters Of admin
istration be issued to him upon the
estate of the said George A. Master
son and alleging that the said George
A. Masterson is supposed to be dead,
which application being seen and
heard by the Court and the Court
being satisfied that said applicant
would be entitled to such letters if
the supposed decedent were in fact
dead, it is ordered by the Court as
follows:
To George A. Masterson, supposed
to be dead:
You are hereby notified that Henry
C. Chiles has filed an application YER
flied by affidavit in this Court pray
ing that letters of administration up
on your estate be issued to him. In
said application it is alleged that you,
George A. M~asterson, have been alb
sent for seven consecutive years, and
more, from your last known domicile
within this state, to-wit; Lafayette
County, Missouri; that you George A.
Masterson having been a resident Of
Lafayette County, Missouri, have
gone from and not returned to said
State of Missouri for seven consec-
utive years, and more; that you
George A. Masterson have entirely
disappeared and that you have not
been heard Of or from by the Judge
Of the Probate Court Of Lafayette
County, Missouri, having jurisdiction
ove your estate, or by the persons in
terested in such estate or by any Of
your relatives or family for seven
consecutive years and more, and that
you were last heard Of in the year
1898, at which time you the said
George A. Masterson were at and
4 resided in Spokane. Washington.
Said application states that because
Of such long absence and because Of
the failure Of said relatives, family
and Judge Of Probate Court to hear
Of or from you the said George A.
Masterson you are supposed to be
dead, and you are supposed to have
died without children, widow, or de-
cendants, leaving as your only heirs
at law Ernest A. Masterson, your
brother. and Mollie v. Livingston and
Stella f. Turner your sisters. Said
: application states that the estate Of
you the said George A. Masterson con-
I sists of your interest in the proceeds
/ Of the sale Of land Of which Afford
/ Jackson Masterson and Jacob s.
Masterson died seized, sold in parti-
/ ton. the proceeds Of which sales are
/ in the hands of the Sherifs Of La
! fayette and Bates Counties, Missou-
[ ri, who made such sales and also the
distributive share Of you the said
: George A. Masterson Of the personal
: estate of the said Jacob s. Master
e son, deceased, in the hands Of Will
< lam A. Masterson, administrator Of
said estate, and that the administers
ton of said estate was in this Court
{ Said application states that if you
+ the said George A. Masterson, wer,
: in fact dead the petitioner would b.
S entitled to letters Of administration
: for the reason that said persons
a. claiming to be your only heirs at Law
d have waived their rights to admin
lister upon your estate and requested
d the appointment of petitioner, SAT-
: waivers and request being filed witt
said application and marked EXhib
It its A, B and c.
Wherefore by reason Of the pre-
" misses notice is hereby given and,
n alive, you are hereby notified that o.
ie Monday the 2Sth day of February
n 1921, at the February term, 1921, o
> this Court, the Court viii hear cyl
dence concerning your alleged absenc
n and the circumstances and duratio
thereof.
n And it is further ordered that
A. copy hereof be published according I
" law in The Lexington Intelligence
I'd a newspaper published in L~afayett
lie County, Missouri, once a week Il
,r four consecutive weeks, the last pull
LEGATION to be at least two weeks BIZ
- Iore tne Salu gay OF nearing, reolt
I'd airy 2Sth, 1921.
STEPHEN N. WILSON,
~ Judge of the Probate Court Of Lafa!
". cite County, Missouri.
& (SEAL)
to A True Copy From The Record.
so Witness my hand and the seal
of the Probate Court Of said Lafayet
he County, Missouri, this 10th day
ch January, 1921.
he (SEAL)
IS MARTHA B. MARQUIS,
he Clerk Of the Probate Court Of L
County, Missouri.
no January Ia, 1921.
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