Deed by Benjamin
& Mabel Creasey, I L & Emma N Creasey, and I L & Tessie Hark to
Harry Creasey and Letha Kuhn (1938), Kanawha County, WV
THIS DEED made this the 7th day of July, 1938, by and between BENJAMIN CREASEY and MABEL CREASEY, his wife, I. L. CREASEY and EMMA N. CREASEY, his wife, and I. L. HARK and TESSIE HARK, his wife, parties of the first part, HARRY CREASEY and LETHA KUHN, widow, parties of the second part, and IDA TRAIL and T. A. TRAIL, her husband, DOLLIE RICHARDS and J. C. RICHARDS, her husband, and NORA M. CREASEY, widow, parties of the third part.
WHEREAS,
John H. Creasey departed this life testate leaving a Will bearing date the 19th
day of January, 1929, which said Will was duly probated on the 21st day of
March, 1938, and is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Court of
Kanawha County, West Virginia, in Will Book 26 at page 246; and,
WHEREAS,
the Will aforesaid provided that all the estate north of the Charleston
Interurban Railroad was to go to his sons, Irvin Creasey, which is the said I.
L. Creasey, Benjamin Creasey, Bert Creasey and Henry Creasey to be equally
divided among them; and,
WHEREAS,
the said Henry Creasey has departed this life intestate and left surviving him
as his sole and only heirs at law, a son, the said Harry Creasey and a
daughter, the said Letha Kuhn, a widow; and,
WHEREAS,
the said Bert Creasey departed this life intestate and left surviving him as
his sole and only heirs at law, a daughter, Anna A. Thompson; and,
WHEREAS,
on the 25th day of May, 1938, the said Anna A. Thompson and Clarence V.
Thompson, her husband, by deed of that date, conveyed to the said I. L. Hark
all their right, title and interest in and to all of said real estate, which
deed is of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 460 at page 126;
and,
WHEREAS,
the parties hereto have agreed upon a division of the said real estate.
NOW,
THEREFORE, THIS DEED WITNESSETH:
That
for and in consideration of the premises, as well also as One Dollar ($1.00),
cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the further
consideration that the said parties of the second part assume and agree to pay
a one-sixth (1/6) of all the debts and claims against the estate of the said
John H. Creasey, deceased, as the same are ascertained by the Commissioner of
Accounts to whom said estate has been referred, the said parties of the first
part do HEREBY GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL AND CONVEY unto the said parties of the
second part all of their right, title and interest in and to that certain lot
or parcel of land situate in Cabin Creek District, Kanawha County, West
Virginia, which said parcel of land is more particularly bounded and described
as follows, to-wit :
BEGINNING
at a stake in the Northern line of a Twenty Foot Street at the southeastern
corner to Lot No. 4; thence leaving said street and with the division line
between said Lot No. 4 and Lot No. 5 N. 15-05 E. 365 feet to a stake in the
southern line of the Appalachian Electric Power Company property; thence with
said line N. 73-00 E. 44.70 feet to a stake at the northwestern corner to Lot
No. 6; thence leaving said Electric Company property line and with the division
line between said Lots No. 5 and No. 6, S. 15-10 W. 367 feet to a stake in the
northern line of a Twenty Foot street; thence leaving said Lot No. 6 and with
the northern line of said street S. 74-20 W. 42.66 feet to the place of
beginning, and being Lot No. 5 as shown on the map of the division of the
estate of John H. Creasey, deceased, which map was made by John D. Moore, C.E.,
on the 15th day of June, 1938.
For the
same consideration there is likewise conveyed to the said parties of the second
part the full and free right to use a twenty foot street as shown on said map
adjoining the northern line of the right of way of the Charleston Interurban
Railway, together with the ten foot alley leading from said twenty foot street
across the track of the said Charleston Interurban Railway to the State
Highway, which said alley lies along the easterly side of Lot No. 2 as shown on
the map of said division, which was conveyed to Dollie Richards.
The
said parties of the third part in consideration of One Dollar, cash in hand
paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, do hereby CONVEY unto the
said parties of the second part the free right to use said ten foot alley above
mentioned.
WITNESS
the following signatures and seals.
Benjamin
Creasey (signature)
Mabel
Creasey (signature)
I L
Creasey (signature)
Emma N
Creasey (signature)
I L
Hark (signature)
Tessie
Hark (signature)
Ida
Trail (signature)
T A
Trail (signature)
Dollie
Richards (signature)
J C
Richards (signature)
Nora M
Creasey (signature)
State of West Virginia
County of Kanawha, TO-WIT:
I, J T
Reynolds (signature), a Notary Public in and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that Benjamin Creasey and Mabel Creasey, his wife, whose names
are signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date the 7th day of
July, 1938, have this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County.
Given
under my hand this 15th day of August, 1938.
My
commission expires March 20, 1939.
J R
Reynolds (signature)
Notary
Public
State of West Virginia
County of Kanawha, TO-WIT:
I, J T
Reynolds (signature), a Notary Public in and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that I. L. Creasey and Emma N. Creasey, his wife, whose names
are signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date the 7th day of
July, 1938, have this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County.
Given
under my hand this 25th day of July, 1938.
My
commission expires March 20, 1939.
J R
Reynolds (signature)
Notary
Public
State of West Virginia
County of Kanawha, TO-WIT:
I, J T
Reynolds (signature), a Notary Public in and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that I. L. Hark and Tessie Hark, his wife, whose names are
signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date the 7th day of July,
1938, have this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County.
Given
under my hand this 27th day of July, 1938.
My
commission expires March 20, 1939.
J R
Reynolds (signature)
Notary
Public
State of West Virginia
County of Kanawha, TO-WIT:
I, J T
Reynolds (signature), a Notary Public in and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that Ida Trail and T. A. Trail, her husband, whose names are
signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date the 7th day of July,
1938, have this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County.
Given
under my hand this 18th day of July, 1938.
My
commission expires March 20, 1939.
J R
Reynolds (signature)
Notary
Public
State of West Virginia
County of Kanawha, TO-WIT:
I, J T
Reynolds (signature), a Notary Public in and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that Dollie Richards and J. C. Richards, her husband, whose
names are signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date the 7th day of
July, 1938, have this day acknowledged the same before me in my said County.
Given
under my hand this 20th day of July, 1938.
My
commission expires March 20, 1939.
J R
Reynolds (signature)
Notary
Public
State of West Virginia
County of Kanawha, TO-WIT:
I, J N
Keeney (signature), a Notary Public in and for said county and state, do
hereby certify that Nora M. Creasey, widow, whose name is signed to the
foregoing writing, bearing date the 7th day of July, 1938, have this
day acknowledged the same before me in my said County.
Given
under my hand this 26th day of August, 1938.
My
commission expires Mar 18, 1947.
J N
Keeney (signature)
Notary
Public
West
Virginia Kanawha County Court Clerkıs Office SEP 30 1938
This
Instrument was this day presented to me in my office, and thereupon, together
with the Certificate thereto annexed, is admitted to record.
Teste: Paul E Wehrle Clerk
Kanawha
County Court
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