Source:
Sumner Co. Archives DB 94, Pg 11, 12
Contributed by Joyce Stark Blocker ([email protected])
© February 2001
John L. Bruce et al }
To...Quit Claim Deed...}
R. D. Locke }
Whereas on the 6th day of February, 1904, Adaline Bruce, John L. Bruce, Mary Everette,
Celia DeLay and husband, Edward DeLay, Sallie Bruce, Willie Bruce, Cleva Bruce, Mary E.
Bruce, G. W. Everett, Bessie Bruce and Lillie Bruce, executed a deed to Mrs. Maggie Jones for
the consideration therein shown, which said deed is recorded in Deed Book 84, page 9
ROSC, conveying to the said Mrs. Jones
Thirty-Five of Forty acres of land as described in said deed. And whereas, the acknowledgments
to
the said deed were iregular in that they did not conform to the Tennessee Statute, prescribing the
mannor of acknowledging deeds. And whereas, a portion of the said land belongs to R. D. Locke
and is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at black oak, Sanders and Swifts corner; th, S. 1 (degree) W. 54 poles to a stake
in Combs north boundary line, with hickory and elm pointers; th, with Combs line S. 8-1/2
(degrees)E. 49 poles to center of the public road leading to Pole Hill; th, with said road N. 1-1/2
(degrees)W. 28 poles and 9 links to a point in road; th, N.
28-1/2 (degrees) W. 9 poles 6 links; th, N. 48-1/2 (degrees) W. 7 poles and 4 links; th, N.
4(degrees) E. 12 poles to the center of the road; th, N. 88-1/2 (degrees) W. 27-1/2 poles to
the beginning, containing 15 acres, more or less.
Now therefore, in consideration of the premises aforesaid, for the purpose of curing the
said defective acknowledgments, and for the consideration of $1.00 to us cash in hand paid, the
receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, we, the undersigned, John L. Bruce, Mary Everette,
Cenia DeLay and husband, Edward DeLay, Sallie Bruce Valentine & husband, H. E. Valentine,
Cleva Bruce Hicks & husband, h. C. Hicks, and Bessie Bruce, do hereby remise and quitclaim
unto
the said R. D. Locke, his heirs and assigns, all the right, title and interest which we each of us
have, or have had in and to the said described tract of land. To have and to hold the said land unto
the said R. D. Locke his heirs and assigns in fee simple.
John L. Bruce
Bessie Bruce,
H. G. Hicks
Cleva Hicks (Cleva Bruce)
Sallie Bruce Valentine, (formerly Sallie Bruce)
H. E. Valentine,
Edward DeLay,
Cenie DeLay,
Mary Everett
State of Oklahoma ______ County,
Personally appeared before me, W. J. Galt, a Notary Public in and for said County and State,
the within named H. C. Hicks and clevie Hicks, his wife, the bargainers, with whom I am
personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the winin instrument for the
purposes therein contained. And Clevie Hicks, wife of the said H. C.
Hicks, having appeared before me, privately and apart from her husband, the said Clevie
Hicks acknowledged the execution of the said instrument to have been done by her freely,
voluntarily and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her said husband, and for
the purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal, at El Reno, Okla. this 18 day
of march, 1925
Com. Ex. March 10, 1926.
{Seal} W. J. Galt......Notary Public........
State of Kansas, Montgomery County.
Personally appeared before me, Anna Truttman, a Notary Public in and for said County and
State, the within named H. E. Valentine and Sallie Valentine, his wife, the bargainers, with whom
I
am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for
the purpose therein contained. And Sallie Vallentine,
wife of the said H. E. Valentine, having appeared before me, privately and appart from
her husband, the said Sallie Valentine acknowledged the execution of the said instrument to have
been done by her freely, voluntarily and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from
her said husband, and for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my
hand and official seal, at Independence, Kansas, this 25th day of March, 1925.
Com. Ex. Jany. 17, 1926
{Seal} Anna Truttman....Notary Public........
State of Oklahoma, Coal County
Personally appeared before me, E. Moore, a Notary Pubic in and for said County and State,
the within named J. L. Bruce and Bessie Bruce, the bargainer, with whom I am personally
acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for the purposes
therein contained. Witness my hand and official seal, at Coalgate Okla, this 17th day of December,
1924.My Com. Ex. Jan 19, 1927
{Seal} E. Moore........ Notary Public.......
State of Oklahoma, Coal County.
Personally appeared before me, Mattie Hughes, a Notary Public in and for said County and
State, the within named Mary Everett, Nee Bruce, widow of G. W. Everett, deceased, the
bargainor, with whom I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that she executed the
within instrument for the purposes therein contained. Witness my hand and official seal, at
Colgate, Ok. this 1st day of May 1925.
My Com Ex. 1-17-1926
{Seal} Mattie Hughes...Notary Public....
State of Wisconsin, Douglass County.
Personally appeared before me, Jason D. Clark, a Notary Public in and for said County and
State, the within named Edward DeLay and Cenia DeLay, the bargainers, with whom I am
personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for the
purposes therein contained. And Cenia DeLay, wife of the said Edward DeLay, having appeared
before me, privately and apart from her husband, the said Cenia DeLay acknowledged the
execution of the said instrument to have been done by her freely, voluntarily and understandingly,
without compulsion or constraint from her said husband, and for the purposes therein expressed.
Witness my hand and official seal, at Hepeni, Wisconsin, this 6th day of April, 1925.
{Seal} Jason D. Clark..Notary Public,
Douglas County, Wisconsin...Com. Ex. Sep 17, 27.
Received for registration May 18, 1925 at 1:35 P.M.
Registered and examined May 18, 1925.
B. E. Rippy.....Register.....