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St. Clair County Circuit Court

St. Clair County Circuit Court
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OCTOBER TERM 1847

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October Term AD 1847

At a Circuit Court Commenced And held at the Courthouse in The Town of Osceola in St. Clair County in the State of Missouri on Monday the 25th day of October AD 1847 –
Present Foster P. Wright Circuit Judge
Chas. P. Bullock clerk
Zachariah Lilley Sheriff

Wm. J. Mays Administrator of the Estate of Charles Brace dec’d – Plff
vs
Warwick Gatewood, Margarett Gatewood, William S. Kesoe, Catharine S. Reed, Andrew Fudge, Harriett Fudge, Sarah Beale, Charles McClung, Laverne Beale, John Beale, Robert H. Beale, James Beale, T. Jordan Beale, William K. Beale and George P. Beale – Defts
Bill in Chancery for partition of Estate
Now at this day Comes the plaintiff by his Solicitor as well as the said Defendants John Beale, Robert K. Beale, James Beale, T. Jordan Beale and George P. Beale by their Solicitor And upon their motion leave is given them untill 60 days before the next term of this court to file their Answers to the said plffs Bill.

Ordered that Court adjourn untill Tomorrow morning 8 Oclock. F.P. Wright

Tuesday morning 8 Oclock Court met pursuant to adjournment
Present as on Yesterday

James Ditty
vs
Milly Ditty and others heirs of John Ditty dec’d
Bill for partition of Lands
Now at this day comes



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Charles P. Bullock Commissioner appointed by this Court to Convey to the Said Complainant James Ditty the south half of the East half of the N.W. q’r. of Section No. 35 in Township No. 39 in Range No. 28 – and renders to the Court here a Deed for the interests Title & Claim of the aforesaid defts to the above described tract of Land who is Known to the Court to be the person whose name is subscribed to this within And deed as aforesaid As having Executed this same and acknowledged the Same to be his act and deed for the purposes therein Contained.

William J. Mays Adm’r of the estate of Charles Beale Deceased – Complainants
vs
Warwick Gatewood, Margarett Gatewood, William S. Kean, Catharine S. Kean, Andrew Fudge, Harriett Fudge, Sarah Beale, Charles McClung, Tavernor Beale, James Beale, T. Jordan Beale, Wm. K. Beale and George P. Beale, Robert K. Beale & Jno. Beale – Defendants
Bill Chancery for distribution of Estate
Now at this day again Comes the Complainant and shows to the Court here that the defendants Warwick Gatewood, Margarett Gatewood, William S. Kean, Catharine S. Kean, Andrew Fudge, Harriett Fudge, Charles McClung, and William K. Beale, Sarah Beale, George P. Beale & Tavernor Beale Are non residents of the state of Missouri and upon Motion of the said Complainant It is ordered by the Court that the said Nonresident defendants be notified by publication in some newspaper published in this state for eight weeks successively the last insertion to be at least four weeks before the Commencement of the next term of this Court that the said Complainant has filed his bill against them the object And general nature of which is to obtain a decree for the distribution of the estate of the said Charles Beale deceased and It is further ordered that the said nonresident defendants be notified that unless they appear on the first day of the next term of this Court to be begun and held which Commences on the fourth Monday after the Fourth Monday in March next at the Courthouse in the Town of Osceola in St. Clair County and answer the said Complainants Bill the same will be taken as Confessed against the



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Ordered that all Causes And motions not otherwise disposed of be Continued untill the next term of this Court.

Ordered that Court adjourn untill Court in Court. F.P. Wright

 

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