1906 Deed from Smith Heirs to Farmerville & Southern Railroad Company, Union Parish Louisiana Submitted for the Union Parish Louisiana USGenWeb Archives by Dr. Robert S. Hendrick, 11/2005 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ ================================================================================= 1906 Deed from Smith Heirs to Farmerville & Southern Railroad Company, Union Parish Louisiana ================================================================================== NOTE: James M. Smith and Florence Smith Thomas were children of longtime Union Parish Recorder William Callaway Smith. James M. Smith had himself served as the Clerk of Court for Union Parish for twenty years, but he was elected to the Louisiana State Senate in 1900 and moved to Baton Rouge. In this record, they sell land for the Farmerville railroad. ================================================================================== ================================================================================== Mrs. Florence Thomas State of Louisiana and James M. Smith Parish 0f CADDO To-Right of way Farmerville & Southern R.R. CO. Know all men by these presents that I, Mrs. Florence Thomas, aided and assisted by her husband L. E. Thomas, and James M. Smith of East Baton Rouge Parish La., residents of said Parish and State, for and in consideration of the sum of ONE DOLLAR cash in hand paid by the Farmerville & Southern Railroad Company the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and further as an inducement to have constructed a railroad through said Parish, and through the lands hereinafter described, and further in consideration of the benefit to accrue to my property from such construction which benefits and advantages I estimate to be equal in value value to the value of the lands herein conveyed, have granted bargained sold conveyed and delivered unto the said Farmerville & Southern Railroad Company in fee simple a strip of land over and across the following property situated in Union Parish, State of Louisiana, for railroad right of way to-wit: A parcel of land described as follows: Beginning at a po1nt on the north line of Sec. 31 Twp. 21 N R 1 East, said point being one hundred (100) feet westwardly at right angles from center line of said railway; thence Southwardly parallel to and one hundred (1OO) feet at right angles from the center line, 1260,feet more or less to a point 25 ft. at right angles from the center line of the North leg of "Y'", thence westwardly parallel to a 25 ft., at right angles from center line of North leg of "Y" a distance of 450 feet, more or less, thence westwardly parallel to a 25 ft., at right angles from center line of stem of "Y" 170 ft., more or less, thence southwardly at right angles 50 ft., thence eastwardly at a parallel of 25 ft., at right angles from center line of stem of "Y" 290 £t.. more or lees, thence southwest-wardly parallel to a 25 ft., at right angles from center line of south leg ,of "Y" 360 ft., more or less to a point 100 ft., at right angles from center line of main track, thence south-wardly parallel to a point 10O ft., at right angles from center line of railway 250 ft., more or less to a point opposite H.B. of South leg of "Y" thence eastwardly at right angles 50 ft., thence southwardly parallel to a 50 ft. at right angles from said center line 550 ft., more or less to the east line of Sec. 31 thence north to a point 50 ft., eastwardly at right angles from center line of railway thence northwardly parallel to a 50 ft., at right angles from said center line 325 ft., more or less to a point opposite H.B. of South leg of "Y" thence eastwardly at right angles 100 ft., thence northwardly parallel to and 150 ft., at right angles from centerline of railway 1850 ft., more or less to the north line of Sec. 31, thence west to the place of beginning. Also a strip of land 100 feet wide fifty (50) feet each side of center line of railway over SW1/4 of NW1/4 and SW1/4 Sec. 32 to end of track as at present located. It being in Townsh1p 21 North Range 1 East, the above described right of way to conform to the right of way as appears on the official map of Smith Addition recorded in deed book No. 16 page 640 of he records of Union Parish, La. THE GRANTEE F. & SOU. RY CO. HEREBY RENOUNCES AND RELINQUISHES T0 SAID GRANTORS ALL TITLE AND RIGHTS AND CLAIMS T0 RIGHT OF WAY AND TERMINALS AT FARMERVILLE LA. ON LANDS OF SAID GTOR WIH HA VE BEEN OR MAY HAVE BEEN CONVEYED BY SAID GRANTORS T0 THIS GRANTEE BY FORMAL DEED AND CONVEYANCE WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN LOST OR MISLAID THIS DEED T0 STAND IN LIEU THEREOF. To have and to hold said right of way unto the said Farmerville & Southern Railroad Company its successors or assigns forever with full and complete warranty of title. In faith whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 27 day of Sept. 1906 in presence of the two undersigned competent witnesses. Attest: Florence Smith Thomas R. O. Kilgore Authorized by me L. E. Thomas J. D. Youngblood Jas. M. Smith Attest: W. N. McFarland. Arthur J. Rousell State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo. Before me the undersigned authority this day personally appeared J. D. Youngblood who being duly sworn deposes and says that he is one of the subscribing witnesses to the annexed deed, and that he saw the other witness and the parties Mrs. Florence Thomas and L. E. Thomas, sign the same for the purposes and considerations therein expressed and that the signatures of the affiant and the other parties whose names are thereunto subscribed are true and genuine. J. D. Youngblood Sworn to and subscribed before me, this 27th day of September 1906 S. L. Herold Notary Public, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. State of Louisiana, East Baton Rouge Parish, City of Baton Rouge. Before me the undersigned legal authority personally came and appeared James M. Smith, to me personally well known who declared and acknowledged that he executed and signed the within and foregoing deed as vendor, for the purposes and considerations therein expressed, on the 4th day of February A.D. 1907. In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name officially and affixed my seal of office on this February 4th A.D. 1907. Eugene J. McGiveny Asst. Secy of State. A true and correct record on this the 12 day of Nov. A.D. 1907. E. L. Ramsey Dy. Clerk of Court &c. State of Louisiana Parish of Union. ####################################################################