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Complicated Equity Petition Over Rural Land in Marion County IA
Gerrit Klyn files a detailed equity petition against numerous defendants claiming ownership by fee simple to extensive parcels in Marion County Iowa. The document traces a chain of deeds from 1860s through 1870s involving Lewis Smith Emily W Lewis Philip Porter James Rawson Andrew Karr and others, highlighting erroneous land descriptions, lost deeds, and unresolved boundary issues. The suit seeks quiet title and correction of records for sections 5 and 32 in townships 76 and 77, range 19 west, with references to Wabash Railroad right of way and multiple recorded plats and deed books.
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Edward Arndale
Francis Proudfit
Levi Proudfit
Ellen Randel
William Randel
Sylvester Drake
Reuben Randell
Erminda Randell
Josephine Spencer
Samuel Spencer
John L. Wilson
Ruth E Core
E. H. Core
Alice Core
Birdie Core
Howard C. Core
Jessie Core
W.S. Core
Henrietta B. Core
C. W. Core
Birdie B. Core
Hendrika Slot
Jacob Slot
Dora Kester
Frank Kester
Maggie Beurkens
James Beurkens
Henry Slot
Ida Slot
Bessie Slot
Joshuah Doty
Delilah Doty
District Court of the
State of Iowa
Marion County
Iowa
Gerrit Klyn
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Wabash Railroad Co
N. E
S. E
Des Moines
Towit
N. W
Wabash Railway Co
Marion
Lewis Smith
Emily W. Lewis
Philip Porter
James Fe, Rawson
James E. Rawson
N.W
Andrew Karr
N. E. Tre
Stephen A
William Winyard
Alexander Penl
Josiah Talbot
Harriet Talbot
Alexander Penland
George S. Wilson
James F. Wilson
Lliam B. Keeler
Eedi
Irena Penland
Anne Verheul
Cornelis Verrips
Thomas J. West
Lay
T. J. West
William Drake
William, Drake
George Lawrence
P. H. Bousquet
Atkins & Stegeman
John Nollen
Ann Drew Karr
J. Watkins
S. BE
J. L. Wilson
Isaac N. Core
Austin Corbin
Samuel Merrill
S. F. Prouty
Minerva Carpenter
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John Slot
Andrew Donnel
John Ribble
Joshua” Doty
Jessie Hayden
Stephen A. Smith
Susanna Smith
Sarepta Smith
Rawson
P.H. Bousquet
Andrew Stevenson
Arie Verheul
Maartin Verheul
H. Slot
Knoxville
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