Deed Book 46
Ohio County, West Virginia
p. 228

March 2, 1863
Samuel G. Stevens and Joshua C. Wiley
E 1/2 of west 1/2 lot no. 178 E. Wheeling

This deed made this 2d day of March, 1863 between Samuel G. Stevens and
Lucy Ann his wife of the city of Wheeling, County of Ohio and State of
Virginia of the first part and Joshua C. Wiley of the City, County and
State aforesaid of the second part witnesseth {word illegible} the said
parties of the first part do grant unto the said parties of the second
part in consideration of the sum of fifteen hundred dollars to the said
first parties in hand paid by the said second party, the receipt whereof
is hereby acknowledged. The following describe property or real estate
situate in that part of the city of Wheeling commonly called East Wheeling
and in the addition to said City laid off by Noah Zane and others and
designated in said addition as lot number one hundred and seventy eight
the said property or real estate hereby conveyed or intended so to be
being the east half of the west half of said lot, and the same property
which was conveyed to the said first party by Joseph Britt Sr. and Joseph
D. Britt, a commissioner appointed by the Circuit court of Ohio County to
convey the dower right of Mary wife the said Joseph Britt Sr. by deed
dated the 12th day of January 1863, which said deed is admitted to record
in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of Ohio county. The said
parties of the first part do warrant generally the property herein
conveyed witness the following signatures and seals.

S. G. Steven.
Lucy A. C. Stevens

Virginia:

Be it remembered that on the 7 day of March, 1863 the foregoing deed, dated
Marcy 2 1863, was presented to me, John McColloch, Clerk of Ohio County
Court, in my office and acknowledged therein by Samuel G. Stevens and Lucy
Ann his wife, parties thereto the said Lucy Ann Stevens being examined by me,
at the same time and place privily and apart from her husband and having the
deed aforesaid fully explained where she the said Lucy Ann Stevens
acknowledged the saidd eed to be her act... thereupon said deed was admitted
to record March 10, 1863

Teste Jno. McColloch, Clk-

(Submitted by Sara Richardson Kelly.)