Freestone County, Texas
Court Summons


[NOTE - "vrs" is "varas" (a unit of land measurement in early Spanish Texas)]

The Fairfield Recorder (Fairfield, Tex.) - May 27, 1927 Page: 4

Citation.
The State of Texas. To the Sheriff or any Constable of Freestone County—Greeting:
  You are hereby commanded to summon John H. Wallace, if living and if dead his 
unknown heirs and legal representatives, and J. F. Dulaney if living; and if dead 
his unknown heirs and legal representatives, by making publication of this citation 
once in each week for four consecutive weeks previous to the return day hereof, 
in some newspaper published in your county, to appear at the next regular term of 
the District Court of Freestone county, to be holden, at the court house thereof, 
in Fairfield, Texas, on the first Monday in July, A. D. 1927, the same being the 
4th day of July, A. D. l927, then and there to answer a petition filed in said 
court on the 9th day of May, A. D. 1927, in a suit numbered on the docket of said
Court as No. 8583-B, wherein J. H. Shields, Campbell Shields, Warren Shields, 
Della Jordan and Husband, J. M. Jordan, Ida Brooks and husband. Arthur Brooks, 
Nina Keeling, and husband, W. V. Keeling, Izorah English and husband, Mike English,
Willie Voting and husband, R. N. Young, Mary Fields and husband, Jim Fields are 
Plaintiffs, and J. H. Wallace if living and if dead his unknown heirs and legal 
representatives, and J. F. Dulaney if living and if dead, his unknown heirs and 
legal representatives, and the heirs of Richard Harding and his wife, Devilla 
Harding, both deceased, to-wit: W. W. Harding, J. H. Harding, N. R. Harding, 
R. S. Harding, J. T. Harding, Mrs. Lizzie Lake and husband, John Lake, Mrs. Mary 
Howeth and husband, Albert Howeth, are defendants. Said petition alleging:
  That on or about January 1st, 1927, Plaintiffs were lawfully seized and possessed 
of the following described two tracts of land, situated in Freestone county, 
Texas, to-wit:
  40 acres of land, part of the J. H. Wallace survey, and beginning at the S. W. 
corner of Z. W. Bizzill tract from which a hickory 24 in. dia. brs. S. 59 degress 
W. 2 vrs.; thence N. 30 degrees W. 282 1-4 vrs. with Bizzills’ west line a rock
for corner, from which a 15 in. dia. marked X brs. S. 23 W. 7 vrs.; thence N. 60 
E. 800 vrs. a stake in field, rock for corner.; thence S. 30 degrees E. 282 1-4 
vrs. a rock for corner.; thence S. 30 degrees E. 282 1-4 vrs. a rock for corner in
south line of Bizzill land; thence S. 60 degrees W. 800 vrs. to the place of 
beginning, containing 40 acres of land.
  One acre of land, part of the J. H. Wallace survey, beginning at a point in W. 
B. Waldrom’s east line N. 59 E. 363 vrs. from the S. E. corner of said Waldrom’s 
tract; thence N. 31 W. 37 1-2 vrs. a stake thence N. 59 £. 150 vrs. to center of
Oakwood road; thence with said road S. 31 E. 37 1-2 vrs. a stake therein; thence 
S. 59 W. 150 vrs. to the place of beginning, containing 1 acre of land.
  Plaintiffs plead that on the day and year aforesaid defendants dispossed [sic] 
them and unlawfully withhold from them said land; they ask for title and possession 
of said land, plead the five and ten years statutes of limitation, and that the
mineral lease given to J. F. Dulaney on January 13, 1922, be cancelled [sic], and 
for legal and equitable relief, etc.
  Herein fail not, but have before said court at its aforesaid next regular term, 
this writ with your return thereon [sic] showing how you have executed the same.
  Given under my hand and seal of said court at office in Fairfield, Texas, this 
the 9th day of May, A. D. 1927.
        J. H. Harding,
District Court, Freestone County, Texas.    m 13