Captain Zeeder and the Sea Lure a Lifelong Mariner’s Vows
A fusion of verse and notices from Watauga County recalls Captain Adrian Zeeder, famed for sixty years at sea aboard the Manchuria, with poems on the sea wind and nature, plus county notices and a legal summons from 1924. The fragmentary text blends maritime nostalgia, nature imagery, and civic notices, highlighting a lifetime tied to salt and shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeeder
Adrian “King” Zeeder
Manchuria
John Jordan Douglass
Notice to Tax Payers and Property Attachments in Watauga
In North Carolina Watauga County a tax payment reminder urges filing property on the books before the deadline to avoid penalties. The notice also records multiple attachments and a 1924 suit in Boone involving real estate and partition actions with a long list of defendants and heirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Watauga County
N. G. Wheeler
D. E. Hartley
Notice of Administration and Mortgage Sales in Watauga County
Legal notices from 1924 include administration claims against the estates of Jerry Watson and F P Mast with one year to present claims and payment, plus administration for W P Welch. A mortgage sale by James Proffit and wife Wilma Proffit on 29 April 1922 lists a 111 acre J H Proffit land tract in Cove Creek township to satisfy $2,500. Also a tax sale of land in Laurel Creek and Bald Mountain townships set for May 5 1924 to collect 1921 1922 taxes with penalties and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Robertson
Wilma Robertson
A. W. Smith
Superior Court
Watauga County
North Carolina
Boone
J. G. Norris
James Proffit
Wilma Proffit
Court House
Cove Creek Township
Kor
Charles Proffit
J. H. Proffit
Hill Hagaman
E. S. Williams
J. W. Wilson
B. H. Henson
Laurel Creek Township
Nancy Creed
Leavenworth Heirs
Roby L. Ward
Bald Mountain Township
Lindsay Patterson
J. E. Young
Notice of Estate Inheritance Claim Filed
Public notice for the estate of J. B. Miller states that all persons with claims should present them or they will be barred. Dated March 25, 1924. I. S. Greene signs as this notice initiator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Watson
Myrtle A. Watson
F. P. Mast
D. C. Mast
J. B. Miller
I. S. Greene
Ing
Notice Governing Recovery Claims For Individuals
Partial text indicates a public notice about recovery claims by named persons. It references a deadline and legal action to pursue recovery through official channels. The readable fragment suggests a collective or cross‑reference requiring individuals to file or respond.
April 3 124 Mrs L M Norris Admr Notice
Public notice records L M Norris as administrator on April 3 in the probate matter. The document specifies the administrator's role in managing estate affairs and any related deadlines or actions required by parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. M. Norris
Admr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wadesboro
N. C
Dee
Myriad
Mary Madison Baker
Reidsville
John W. Cable
S. W. Nave
Sumons
Register of Deeds
Law
L. A. Greene
J. S. Wellborn Commissioners
Lettie Triplett
Grady Triplett
Viola Beshears
Edgar Beshears
Ruth Welch
Ida Turbefield
Joe Turbofield
George Keller
Grace Keller
C. E. Welch
Maggie Welch
Emma Greene
G. A. Green
Arthur M. Welch
Dora Welch
Frnk Welch
Celia Welch
John Q. Welch
Lillie Welch
Estella Davis
Cornelius Davis
Della Daniels
Max Daniels
Ida Welch
Rex Welch
Fae Welch
Maree Welch
Orris Welch
Roscoe Welch
Lena Welch
Minnie Triplett
Bynum Triplett
Winfred Welch
Bessie Welch
Leota Miller
Clint Miller
Loftin Keller
Minnie Keller
Maggie Laws
Henry Laws
Cora Humphreys
John Humphreys
Eugene Keller
Alberta Keller
Ralph Keller
Dallas Hopkins
Hopkins
W. P. Welch
Watauga
J. E. Luther
G. W. Smith
Brown & Bingham
Clerk Superior Court
J. F. Welch
Loyd M. Norris
Chevrolet
Boone Garage
Walter Jonson
F. C. Ward
W. D. Farthing
Walter Johnson
Mgr
Commercial Printing Department
Rivers Printing Company
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