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St. Clair County Circuit Court
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In Vacation January 1855
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In Vacation
January 13th 1855
Clarissa Stewart, Joshua W. Ellis and Penelope Ellis – Pltffs
vs
Daniel Stewart, James Stewart, Susan Stewart and Stephen Stewart –
Defend’ts
Petition for Partition and Sale of real Estate

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In Vacation
Now at this day comes the Said plaintiffs and files in the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County Missouri their
Petition the object and general nature of which is to obtain a
decree of Said Circuit Court for the Sale of the following described
real Estate To wit: “The East half SW qr of Sec. No. 13 in Township
No. 31 of Range No. 35 Containing 80 acres also the NE qr of NE qr
of Section No. 33 in Township No. 31 of Range No. 25 containing 40
acres all Situated in the County of St. Clair and State of Missouri”
and for a division of the proceeds of the Sale of Said real Estate
among the parties entitled thereto” And it appearing from Said
Petition and the affidavit filed therewith that the above named
Plaintiffs and defendants are entitled to Said real Estate or the
proceeds of the Sale thereof and that Daniel Stewart one of Said
Defendants is not a resident of the State of Missouri. It is
therefore on motion of Said Plaintiffs attorney ordered that he be
notified of the Commencement of this Suit by publication of this
order in the “South West Democrat” a newspaper published in the City
of Warsaw Benton County Missouri for eight weeks Successively the
last insertion to be at least four weeks before the first day of the
next term of this Court which will be begun and held at the Court
house in the Town of Osceola St. Clair County Missouri on Monday the
30th day of April 1855 And that unless he appear and answer Said
petition on or before the third day of Said term the Same will be
taken as Confessed as to Said defendant.
James W. Beck
In Vacation February 5th 1855
Charles M. Baynham – plaintiff
vs
Joseph Baynham, Elizabeth Blane, Tabitha Dunkard and Blanch Dunkard
– Defendants
Petition for Partition and Sale of Real Estate
Now at this day comes the Said plaintiffs and files in the office of
the Clerk of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County in the State of
Missouri his petition verified by affidavit the object and general
nature of which is to obtain from Said Court a Judgment of partition
and Sale of the following described real Estate Situated

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In Vacation February 1855
in St. Clair County Mo. To wit the SE quarter and the E half of the
SW quarter of Section 6 in Township 37 of Range 24 also NW quarter
of the NE quarter and the NW quarter of the SE quarter and the W
half of the NW quarter and the SE quarter of the NW quarter of
Section 7 in Township 37 of Range 24 all Containing four hundred and
forty acres more or less and for a division of the proceeds of the
Sale of Said land among the parties entitled thereto And it
appearing from said petition that the plaintiff is entitled to four
Sevenths and that the said Joseph Baynham, Elizabeth Blane and
Tabitha Dunkard are each entitled to one Seventh of said Real Estate
and that all the defendants are nonresidents of the State of
Missouri It is therefore ordered by the Clerk in vacation that all
of said defendants be notified of the Commencement of this Suit and
unless they be and appear before the Judge of the St. Clair Circuit
Court at the next term thereof which will be begun and held at the
Court house in Osceola on Monday the 30th day of April 1855 and
answer to or demur to Said petition on or before the third day of
said term the Same will be taken as Confessed It is further Ordered
that a copy of this Order be published in the Osceola Independent as
the law requires.
James W. Beck clerk
In Vacation February 6th 1855
George W. Estes, Spencer Estes, Seythy Benig, Nancy Estes and John
Estes – Plaintiffs
vs
Robert S. Estes, John A. Estes, Middleton Estes and Elizabeth Estes,
defendants
Petition for Partition and sale of land warrant
Now at this day comes the plaintiffs and files in the office of the
clerk of the Circuit Court of St. Clair county Missouri their
petition verified by affidavit and it appearing from the affidavit
that Robert S. Estes, John A. Estes and Middleton Estes are not
residents of the State of Missouri it is therefore ordered by Said
clerk in vacation that nonresidents defendants be notified of the
Commencement of this Suit and that plaintiffs have filed their
petition the object and general nature of which is to obtain a
decree of the Circuit Court aforesaid to Sell a land warrant for 40
acres of land No. 47675 issued by the United States to

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In Vacation Feby 1855
Spencer Estes deceased and for a partition of the proceeds among the
plaintiffs and defendants according to their respective rights and
interests and that unless Said nonresidents defendants be and appear
before Said Court at the next term thereof which will Commence and
be held in at the Court house in Osceola on Monday the 30th day of
April 1855 and answer or demur to Said petition on or before the
third day of said term the same will be taken as Confessed as to
said defendants It is ordered that a copy of this order be published
in the Osceola Independent as the law requires.
James W. Beck clerk
In Vacation Feby 14th 1855
John McDowell, Louisa McDowell, Peter Brown, Nancy Brown and Samuel
Dent
vs
Poscah Dent & Martha Dent
Petition for Partition & Sale of real & personal Estate
Now at this day Comes the said Plaintiffs and dismisses this Suit It
is therefor ordered by me James W. Beck Clerk of the Circuit Court
of St. Clair County Missouri that this Suit be dismissed at the
Costs of Said plaintiffs.
James W. Beck clerk
In Vacation Feby 15th 1855
Nancy A. Capps
vs
Andrew J. Capps
Petition for Divorce
Now at this day comes the said plaintiff by her attorney and
dismisses this Suit It is therefor ordered by me James W. Beck clerk
of the Circuit court of St. Clair County Missouri that this suit be
dismissed at the Costs of the Plaintiff.
James W. Beck clerk
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