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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1877

Page

7

Partition Petition Over Ames Township Ohio Land

Nelson B Owens files a partition suit dated April 7 1877 in Athens County Common Pleas seeking division of 150 acres in Ames Township Athens County Ohio. The action includes dower with Catharine Owens widow of Gardner Owens and details several described parcels including Federal Creek boundaries and a house tract of about one acre. The court will hear at the next term to determine partition subject to the dower estate.

Oscar N. Owens Athens County Ohio Lucinda Boyles Husbansalom Boyles John Meigs Ohio Company Federal Creek Catharine Owens Gardner Owens Nelson B. Owens

Sale of Multiple Forest and Farmland Tracts in Athens County

Parker Carpenter, sheriff, will auction on May 1 at the Athens courthouse door the defendants' real estate in Athens County Ohio. The property includes 100 acres on Fraction 25 east, 60 acres from Alvin Baker, 162 acres west-said fraction portion, 100 acres east, 40 acres south of north line, 46 acres on Lots 628-631 by the Hocking canal, 82 acres east of Fraction 18, a 100 acre Lot 613 area to the railroad, 40 rods west of Fraction 7, and related parcels. Total appraised value listed as 23,230 dollars. Terms are cash.

Ohio Company James Coe James Voe J. F. Somers Athens Co York Township Athens County Ohio Thos. Dew Monday Creek Parker Carpenter W.A. Root Desteiguer & Jewett, Atty’s Pet’r Court of Common Pleas Athens State of Joseph M. Dana Samuel Boyles Canaan Township Hocking B. Pruden A. D Watkins Nelsonville W.a.root Townsend & Jones Pitt's Alvin Baker Hocking Canal Columbus and Hocking Valley Thomas Cullisin W. A. Root Pesteiguer & Jewftt Longstreth de Steigner & Jewett Puff Town W. A. Reot Priff’s Atty’s Thens Shine Ave Wm. J. Downey Sherif Townsend & Jones Puff’s Attys Waterloo Township DeSteigner & Jewett Towit Alexander Township Ry A. W. Root Emmett Tompkins the Court of Common Pleas Pny William C. Allen Desteiguer & Jewett Township York County of Miers Poston Doanville Burnett, Howe & Co New York and Ohio Coal Company William E. Booraem Lalntitt’s Att Olivia C. Atkinson Previer Olivia C. Atinson William 8. Wilson Pitts's

Alias order of sale in Athens county action

An alias order of sale issued by the court of common pleas of Athens county Ohio directs the sale of property at the courthouse door in Athens. The sale will occur at the specified time and place in the above entitled action.

Court of Common Pleas Athens County Ohio Athens Order of Sale Athens County Common Pleas Alias Common Eas

New Advertisements and Probate Claims 1877

Petition by Dana and Jewett seeks court guidance on distributing a trust fund among numerous beneficiaries and their guardians. It requests the court determine beneficiaries and interests including unknown heirs of Polly Watkins and authorize payments to guardians. Respondents listed include Henry Johnson James Jones George Reed and others with notice to appear by May 17, 1877.

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Ohio General Assembly Proposes Constitution Amendment

A 1877 Ohio measure proposes to amend multiple sections of article four and to repeal sections seven of article four and twelve and thirteen of article eleven. The resolution requires three-fifths of both houses and submission to electors on October second Tuesday.

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