Estate of Michael A. Hoppes

 

IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF BERKS COUNTY

 

ESTATE OF LOUELLA N. HOPPES

 

 

To the Honorable HARRY D. SCHAEFFER, President Judge of said Court: -

The petition of the Tamaqua National Bank of Tamaqua, Penna. Respectfully represents: -

That the age of the said minor LOUELLA N. HOPPES is seventeen years, she having been born on the ______ day of __________ A.D. 1904.

That MICHAEL A. HOPPES, the father of said minor, died, intestate, on Dec. 1st, 1930.

That the said minor is possessed of an undivided 2/15 interest, which came to her by decent from her father, MICHAEL A. HOPPES, deceased, and being part interest in the following described premises:

ALL THOSE CERTAIN lots or pieces of ground, situated in Spring

Township, County of Berks, and State of Pennsylvania, (as shown by

The Map or Plan, surveyed by WM. K. KARNS and bearing date

April, 1911, said Map or Plan having been duly recorded in the

Recorder's Office of Berks County, State of Pennsylvania, in Plan
Book Vol. 3, Page 34), and being further known as Lots Numbers 576
and 577 in said Plan known as "West Lawn", said lots being bounded
on the North by a fifteen foot side alley, on the East by Lot No. 575, on
the South by Penn Boulevard, and on the West by Lot No. 578; said
lots together having a frontage of fifty feet on Penn Boulevard, and a
depth of 167 feet 11 7/8 inches along the East line, and 171 feet ____
1/2 inches along the West line to an Alley,

That all of the parties interested in said real estate who are ___________, to wit, MARY A. HOPPES, widow, KATE I. HOPPES, AMANDUS E. HOPPES, ANNIE S. MILLER, LEON A. HOPPES, children, have contracted to sell their interest in the above described premises to DANIEL B. BLANKENBILLER, he contracting to pay for the whole thereof the sum of $900.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Your petitioner believes the price offered for the said real estate is a full and fair price for the same and a better price than could be obtained for it at public sale, and that it would be to the interest and advantage of said minor that her interest in said real estate should be sold.

Your petitioner therefore prays leave of the Court to join with the other parties in interest in a conveyance thereof upon receiving the proportionate part of the purchase money, minus the necessary expense of conveyance, said conveyance to vest the right, title and interest of the said LOUELLA N. HOPPES, and her heirs, to said premises, in DANIEL B. BLANKENBILLER, in fee simple; indefeasible by any one leaving a present or prospective interest therein.

TAMAQUA NATIONAL BANK, TAMAQUA, PA

Guardian of LOUELLA N. HOPPES, a minor.

By signature of WILLIAM J. WENDEL, Trust Officer

 

State of Pennsylvania

County of Schuylkill

WILLIAM J. WENDEL, Trust Officer of the Tamaqua National Bank of Tamaqua, Pa. Being duly sworn according to law, deposes and says that the facts as fully set forth in the foregoing petition are true and correct to the best of his knowledge, information and belief.

 

Signature of WILLIAM J. WENDEL

Sworn and subscribed to

Before me this 2nd

Day of Dec., A.D. 1921.

Signature of REBECCA S. BEARD

Notary Public

Comm. Expires March ___, ____

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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We, the undersigned, being with the within-named minor all of the parties in interest in the said real estate hereby declare that the sum offered is a full and fair price for the same, and a better price than could be obtained for it at public sale; that we believe it would be to the interest and advantage of the estate of said minor that said sale be consummated and we will join in the execution of a deed to the purchaser.

Signed and initialed: MARY A. HOPPES

Signed and initialed: KATE I. HOPPES

Signed and initialed: AMANDUS E. HOPPES

Signed and initialed: ANNIE S. MILLER

Signed and initialed: LEON A. HOPPES

 

State of Pennsylvania

County of Berks

GEORGE BLAND and ARTHUR I. BEILIN being duly sworn according to law depose and say that they are residents of Berks County and acquainted with the real estate described in the foregoing petition; that they are of the opinion that the sum of $900 offered for the whole of said premises is a full and fair price for the same and a better price than could be obtained at public sale and also that in their opinion it would be to the interest and advantage of said minors that such sale be carried into effect.

 

 

 

Signature of GEORGE BLAND

Signature of ARTHUR I. BEILIN

 

 

Sworn and subscribed to before me this 6th day of Dec., A. D. 1921.

Signature of MABEL G. SAYER

Notary Public

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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D E C R E E

 

 

 

AND NOW, TO WIT, Dec. 9, 1921, it is ordered and decreed that the Tamaqua National Bank of Tamaqua, Pa., as guardian of LOUELLA N. HOPPES, join with the other parties in interest in the sale and conveyance of the above described premises to DANIEL B. BLANKENBILLER, for the sum of $900, and upon receipt of the said minor's share or portion of the said purchase price, said conveyance to vest the right, title, and interest of the said LOUELLA N. HOPPES and her heirs to the said premises in the said DANIEL B. BLANKENBILLER in fee; indefeasible by any one having a present or prospective interest therein, in accordance with the Act of Assembly in such as so made and provided.

 

BY THE COURT:

Signature of H. D. SCHAEFFER
       P.J.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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