St. Clair County
Circuit Court Records
Osceola Herald
4 June 1868
Notice.
This is to certify that my wife Lydia Patterson, has left my bed and board
without good and sufficient cause. Therefore, I would warn all persons from
trusting her on my account, as I will not be held liable for any debts of her
contracting.
Jas. E. Patterson, Johnson City, May 26, 1868.
Osceola Sun
17 July 1879
Order of Publication
State of Missouri, County of St. Clair, ss.
In the vacation of the circuit court of said county. In vacation, 1879, Joseph
P. Landes, administrator de bonis non of the estate of Theodrick Snuffer,
deceased, plaintiff, vs. William P. Burks defendant. At this day comes the
plaintiff herein by his attorneys before the undersigned, clerk of the circuit
court of St. Clair county, in the state of Missouri, in vacation, and files his
petition and affidavit, stating amongst other things that the above named
defendant has fraudulently conveyed or assigned his property or effects so as to
hinder or delay his creditors, and that the above named defendant is a
non-resident of the state of Missouri; whereupon it is ordered by the clerk
aforesaid, in vacation aforesaid, that said defendant be notified by
publication, that plaintiff has commenced a suit against him in this court the
object and general nature of which is to recover judgment against him, for the
sum of two hundred and 31/100 dollars, founded on a certain note of date of 27th
day of August, A.D. 1870, payable to C.F. and T.J. Younger, for $100, and
interest thereon made by said defendant, and plaintiff, intestate as his
security, and which said note was paid by plaintiff, and is now due, and that
his property has been attached; and that unless the said William P. Burks be and
appear at this court at the next term thereof, to be begun and holden at the
court house in the town of Osceola, in said county, on the 1st day of September
next, and on or before the sixth day of said term, if the term shall so long
continue, and if not then before the end of the term, answer or plead to the
petition in said cause the same will be taken as confessed, and judgment will be
rendered accordingly. And it is further ordered that a copy hereof be published
according to law in “The Osceola Sun”, a weekly newspaper printed and published
in said county.
State of Missouri, county of St. Clair, ss. I, James M. Pugh, clerk of the
circuit court of St. county aforesaid, hereby certify that the above is a true
copy of the original order of publication in the cause therein named, as the
same appears in my office. Witness my hand as clerk and the seal of said court.
Done at office in Osceola, this 9th day of July, 1879. [seal] James M. Pugh,
Clerk.
Johnson & Lucas Atty’s.
Final Settlement
Notice is hereby given to all concerned, that I will proceed to make final
settlement of the estate of Rutha T. Pollard, deceased, on the first day of the
next regular term of the St. Clair county Probate Court, to be begun and held on
the 2nd Monday in August, 1879.
John T. Harper,
Public Administrator having in charge the estate of Rutha T. Pollard, dec’d.
Johnson & Lucas, attys.
Osceola Sun
24 July 1879
Order of Publication.
State of Missouri, County of St. Clair, ss. In the vacation of the circuit court
of said county. In the vacation of the circuit court of said county. In
vacation, 1879, Joseph P. Landes, administrator de bonis non of the estate of
Theodrick Snuffer, deceased, plaintiff vs. William P. Burks defendant. At this
day come the plaintiff herein by his attorneys before the undersigned, clerk of
the circuit court of St. Clair County, in the sate of Missouri, in vacation, and
files his petition and affidavit, stating amongst other things that the above
named defendant has fraudulently conveyed or assigned his property or effects so
as to hinder or delay his creditors, and that the above named defendant is a
non-resident of the state of Missouri; whereupon it is ordered by the clerk
aforesaid, in vacation aforesaid, that the defendant be notified by publication,
that plaintiff ahs commenced a suit against him in this court the object and
general nature of which is to recover judgment against him, for the sum of two
hundred and 31-100 dollars, founded on a certain note of date of 27th day of
August, A.D. 1870, payable to C.F. and T.J. Younger, for $100, and interest
thereon made by said defendant, and plaintiff, intestate as his security, and
which said note was paid by plaintiff, and is now due, and that his property has
been attached; and that unless the said William P. Burks be and appear at this
court at the next term thereof, to be begun and holden at the court house in the
town of Osceola, in said county, on the 1st day of September next, and on or
before the sixth day of said term, if the term shall so long continue, and if
not then before the end of the term, answer or plead to the petition in said
cause the same will be taken as confessed, and judgment will be rendered
accordingly. And it is further ordered that a copy hereof be published according
to law in “The Osceola Sun”, a weekly newspaper printed and published in said
county.
State of Missouri, County of St. Clair, ss. I, James M. Pugh, clerk of the
circuit court of St. Clair County aforesaid, hereby certify that the above is a
true copy of the original order of publication in the cause therein named, as
the same appears in my office. Witness my hand as clerk and the seal of said
court. Done at office in Osceola, this 9th day of July, 1879.
James M. Pugh, Clerk
Johnson & Lucas, Atty’s.
Voice of the People
3 February 1880
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to be directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to the use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector,
and against the unknown heirs of Daniel Abernathey, deceased, in pursuance of an
order of sale of said circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, I have levied
upon
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and five
o'clock a.m. of that day while the circuit court, within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public rendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court,
to-wit:
Lot 1 and 2 nw qr, sec 1 twp 38 rng 24, St. Clair county, Missouri, to satisfy
said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector, and
against the unknown heirs of Seth L. Bradshaw, deceased, in pursuance of an
order of sale of said circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, I have levied
upon and on
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court
to-wit:
E hf se qr & sw qr se qr, sec 23 twp 36 rng 25, St. Clair county, Missouri, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector, and
against William Heckes, in pursuance of an order of sale of said circuit court
of St. Clair county, Missouri, I have levied upon and on
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court
to-wit:
W hf lots 4, 6 & 7 ne qr sec 4 twp 33 rng 27, St. Clair county, Missouri, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector, and
against the unknown heirs of Cornelius Story, deceased, in pursuance of an order
of sale of said circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, I have levied upon,
and on
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court
to-wit:
East hf se qr sec 18 twp 37 rng 28, west hf nw qr sec 21 twp 37 rng 28, St.
Clair county, Missouri, to satisfy said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector, and
against James L. Nichols in pursuance of an order of sale of said circuit court
of St. Clair county, Missouri, I have levied upon and on
Tuesday, March 2nd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court
to-wit:
W half of the nw qr, and W half of the sw qr of sec. 12 twp. 38 and rng. 24, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff
Sheriff's Sale
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector, and
against the unknown heirs of N.B. Holdell, deceased, in pursuance of an order of
sale of said circuit court of St. Clair county, Missouri, I have levied upon and
on
Tuesday, March 2nd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court
to-wit:
West half se qr, east half sw qr, and ne qr ne qr, section 33, township 39, and
range 25, to satisfy said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff
Voice of The People
Wednesday, 3 March 1880
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a general execution issued from the office of the clerk of the
circuit court of St. Clair County, Missouri, on the 23rd day of January, 1880,
and to me directed and delivered, in favor of Nancy Gordon, and against D.E.
Young, Lucy Kemp, and G.W. Cherry, in pursuance of an order of sale of said
circuit court of St. Clair County, Missouri, at its September term, 1879. I have
levied upon and on
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, state of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock, a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue, the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs, in said cause, the same being
a lien against said real estate as shown by order and decree of said court
to-wit:
SW qr of sec 9 nw qr of se sec 10 s hf of w hf of w hf of sw qr sec 9 and ten
acres square beginning in the ne corner of the e hf of sw qr sec 10 all in
township 37 range 28 pertaining in all 160 acres to satisfy said execution and
costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff.
Order of Sale.
St. Clair County, vs. John R. White. By virtue and authority of an order of sale
issued from the office of the clerk of the county court of St. Clair County,
Missouri, in favor of St. Clair County, for the use and benefit of the common
school fund of said county, and against John R. White, to me directed, I will on
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
Between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five in the afternoon of
said day, in front of the courthouse door, in the town of Osceola, St. Clair
County, Missouri, during the session of the county court of said county, sell at
auction to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all the right title and interest
claim and estate of the said John R. White, Defendant in said order of sale, in
and to the following described real estate situate in St. Clair County,
Missouri, to-wit:
The west hf of the nw qr, of section [23] twenty three township [36] thirty six
range [25] twenty five, and the new qr of th ne qr of section [23] twenty three
township [36] thirty six range [25] twenty five, to satisfy the debt in said
order of sale mentioned, and all costs.
Given under my hand this 31st day of December, 1879.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Sale.
By virtue of a special execution on a judgment for back taxes issued from the
office of the clerk of the circuit court of St. Clair County, Missouri, on the
31st day of December, 1879, and to me directed and delivered, in favor of the
state of Missouri, at the relation and to the use of Wm. M. Lewellen, collector,
and against the unknown heirs of Seth L. Bradshaw, deceased, in pursuance of an
order of sale of said circuit court of St. Clair County, Missouri, I have levied
upon and on
Wednesday, March 3rd 1880,
I will sell at the front door of the courthouse in the town of Osceola, county
of St. Clair, State of Missouri, between the hours of ten o'clock a.m. and five
o'clock p.m. of that day while the circuit court within and for said county is
in session, to the highest bidder for cash, at public vendue the following
described real estate situated in county and state aforesaid, or so much thereof
as will satisfy the judgment, interest and costs in said cause, the same being a
lien against said real estate as shown by the order and decree of said court
to-wit:
E hf se qr & sw qr se qr, sec 23 twp 36 rng 25, St. Claair county, Missouri, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Sale in Partitiea.
By virtue and authority of a decree and order or sale in partition issued from
the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county of St. Clair, and
state of Missouri, and to me directed and delivered in pursuance of a decree
made and entered of record by the circuit court of St. Clair County in the state
of Missouri, at its March term A.D. 1879, in a certain action therein pending,
wherein Mary Virginia Fox, and Joseph M. Fox, her husband Sydney Fox, Nelly Fox,
Lockey Fox, Lilley Fox & Francis St. Joseph Fox minors by Joseph M. Fox, their
father and Natural guardian, petitioners, which decree charges a lien in behalf
of petitioners on the real estate herein after described. I John P. Gordon,
sheriff of said county will on
Thursday, March 11th, A.D. 1880,
Between the hours of nine o'clock in the forenoon and five o'clock in the
afternoon of that day, at the courthouse door, in the town of Osceola, county
and state aforesaid, and while the circuit court is in session, sell at public
auction, one-fourth cash in hand, and the remainder in two equal payments,
one-half in one year and the other half in two years, cash deferred payments to
bear interest at the rate of ten per cent per anum from the date till paid, the
following described real estate, situate in St. Clair County, Missouri: to-wit:
The east hlf of the northeast quarter of section nineteen, and the west half of
the northwest quarter of section twenty, and the northeast quarter of section
twenty-one, all in township thirty-nine, of range twenty-five, in county and
state aforesaid.
John P. Gordon, Sheriff.
St. Clair County Democrat
23 October 1919
Notice.
This is to notify the public that after this date I will not be responsible for
any debts contracted by my wife, Mrs. Atha Horn.
C.T. Horn
Sheriff’s Sale
By virtue of a special execution for delinquent taxes, issued from the office of
the clerk of the circuit court of the county of St. Clair and the State of
Missouri, returnable to the November 1919 term of said court, and to me directed
and delivered, in favor of W.J. Mathews, collector of the revenue within and for
the county of St. Clair and State of Missouri, plaintiff, against Betty P.
Crockett if living and if dead her unknown heirs…defendants, for the collection
of delinquent taxes, which are in a first lien upon the following described real
estate situate in St. Clair county, Missouri, to-wit:
80 acres N1/2 NE1/4 Section 14 Township 39 Range 24.
By virtue and authority of said execution I have levied upon and seized the
above described real estate and I will on
Monday, November 10, 1919
Between the hours of 9 o’clock in the forenoon and 5 o’clock in the afternoon of
that day, at the front door of the Court House in the city of Osceola, St. Clair
county, and the State of Missouri, and while the November 1919 term of the
Circuit Court of St. Clair county is in session, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, all the right claim, title and interest said defendants
have in and to the above described real estate, to satisfy said execution and
costs.
O.S. Butcher,
Sheriff St. Clair County, Mo.
Sheriff’s Sale
By virtue of a special execution for delinquent taxes, issued from the office of
the clerk of the circuit court of the county of St. Clair and the State of
Missouri, returnable to the November 1919 term of said court, and to me directed
and delivered, in favor of W.J. Mathews, collector of the revenue within and for
the said county of St. Clair and State of Missouri, plaintiff, against unknown
heirs of A.J. Springer, deceased, …. Defendants, for the collection of
delinquent taxes, which are a first lien upon the following described real
estate situate in St. Clair County, Missouri, to-wit:
40 acres NE SW Section 16 Township 37 Range 24.
By virtue and authority of said execution I have levied upon and seized the
above described real estate and I will on
Monday, November 10, 1919,
Between the hours of 9 o’clock in the forenoon and 5 o’clock in the afternoon of
that day, at the front door of the Court House in the city of Osceola, St. Clair
County, and the State of Missouri, and while the November 1919 term of the
Circuit Court of St. Clair County is in session, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, all the right, claim, title and interest said
defendants have in and to the above described real estate, to satisfy said
execution and costs.
O.S. Butcher,
Sheriff St. Clair County, Mo.
St. Clair County Democrat
20 April 1933
ORDER OF PUBLICATION:
In the Circuit Court June Term, 1933
State of Missouri, Count of St. Clair, ss.
Allie Emily Duvall, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of R. O. Duvall,
deceased, and Allie Emily Duvall, PLAINTIFFS.
vs.
O. P. Cowan, Marshall Cowan, J. C. Cowan, Robert Cowan, Francis Baxter, Anna
Cowan, Effie Allen, John Duvall, Anna Smith, W. P. Duvall, The unknown heirs of
Joe Duvall, deceased, The unknown heirs of Vicie Jane Duvall, deceased, George
Duvall, The unknown heirs of R. C. Duvall, deceased, Stella Duvall, Eunice
Bennett, Sam Duvall, Grace Duvall, Blanche Galbreath, Charles Duvall, Claude
Duvall, Fred Duvall, Ruth Holt, Ray Duvall, Beulah Duvall, and the unknown heirs
of J. P. Duvall, deceased, the unknown heirs of Emma Kingcade, deceased, and
Della Kinsor, and Sam Cowan. DEFENDANTS.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MISSOURI,
to the following named Defendants,
Greeting:
Now at this 28th day of March, 1933, comes the plaintiffs herein, by their
attorney, Lee E. Crook, and files their petition alleging, among other things
that defendants, Francis Baxtor, Anna Cowan, Robert Cowan, J. C. Cowan, Marshall
Cowan, O. P. Cowan, Anna Smith, W. P. Duvall, the unknown heirs of Joe Duvall,
deceased, the unknown heirs of Vicie Jane Duvall, deceased, George Duvall, and
the unknown heirs of R. C. Duvall, deceased, Fred Duvall, Ruth Duvall, whose
married name is unknown to plaintiffs, Beulah Duvall, whose married name is
unknown to plaintiffs, Ray Duvall, and the four children whose names are unknown
to plaintiffs being the heirs of J. P. Duvall, deceased and the unknown heirs of
Emily Kingcade, deceased, being six children whose ages and addresses are
unknown to plaintiff are non-residents of the State of Missouri; and the
plaintiff also files affidavit alleging among other things that there are
defendants interested in the subject matter of the petition, whose real names
are unknown but the relationship and their respective interests are fully set
out in plaintiff's petition.
WHEREUPON, it is Ordered by the Clerk in Vacation that said Defendants be
notified by Publication that plaintiffs have commenced a suit against them, the
object and general nature of which is to partition the following described real
estate situated in St. Clair County, Missouri, to-wit:
The West 15 acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section
12, Township 39, Range 26, and the East Half of the Northwest Quarter of Section
10, Township 39, Range 26;
and that unless the said Francis Baxter, Anna Cowan, Robert Cowan, J. C. Cowan,
Marshall Cowan, O. P. Cowan, Anna Smith, W. P. Duvall, the unknown heirs of Joe
Duvall, deceased, the unknown heirs of Vicie Jane Duvall, deceased, George
Duvall, and the unknown heirs of R. C. Duvall, deceased, Fred Duvall, Ruth
Duvall Holt, Beulah Duvall, whose married name is unknown to plaintiffs, Ray
Duvall, and the four children whose names are unknown to plaintiffs being the
heirs of J. P. Duvall, deceased, and the unknown heirs of Emily Kingcade,
deceased, being six children whose ages and addresses are unknown to plaintiffs,
and Sam Cowan, be and appear at this Court at the next term at the Court House
in the city of Osceola, in said County, on the 19th day of June 1933, and on or
before the first day of said Term, answer or plead to the petition in said
cause, the same will be taken as confessed, and judgement will be rendered
accordingly.
And it is further ordered that a copy hereof, be published, according to law, in
the St. Clair County Democrat, a newspaper published in said County of St. Clair
for four weeks successively, published at least once a week, the last insertion
to be at least thirty days before the first day of said next June Term of this
Court.
Minnie E. Reese, Circuit Clerk
A True Copy From The Record.
Witness my hand and seal of the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, this 28th day
of March 1933.
[Seal] Minnie E. Reese, Circuit Clerk
First insertion March 30, 1933.
