Lewis Ripley Deed
Tyler co. WV

Submitted by Muriel Schulz (schulz@usc.edu)

Deed Book #53, page 37

T. J. Wright & wife               
    To                    Deed for 6 acres of land on Wheelers Run in the
Lewis H. Ripley.                District of Contreville.  Con's $ 75 .Paid

This Deed, Made the 9th day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine 
hundred three between T. J. Wright, and Mary. G. Wright, his wife Laura .B.Booher 
of the County of Tyler and State of W. Va. And Alice Kelch and Christy Kelch her 
husband, of the county of Jackson & State of W. Va. party of the first part, and 
Lewis Ripley, party of the second part:

    WITNESSETH, That in consideration of the sum of Seventy five Dollars, the 
receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the said parties of the first part doth 
grant unto the said party of the second part the following described property, 
that is to say:

    A certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in Tyler County and State of 
West Virginia, on the waters of Wheelers Run a branch of Middle Island Creek, and 
bounded and described as follows, Beginning at a Stone corner to Lewis Ripley, and 
Serena A. Taggart thence with Taggarts line S 53º E 44 poles to a stone in said 
line thence N 5º E 46 poles to a stone in said Ripleys line, thence with the same 
S 63º W 44 poles to the beginning containing six acres to be the same more or 
less, it being the same land conveyed by Henry Reppard and wife to Clark Wright, 
by deed bearing date Feb, 24th 1871 and of record in the Clerks office of the 
County Court of Tyler Deed Book No 4 New series page 249 the parties of the 
first part being the lawful heirs of said Clarh. 
Wright now Deceased.

    And the said Parties of the first part, hereby covenant, with the said party of 
the second part, that they will warrant Generally the property hereby conveyed, 
Witness the following signatures and seals.
                                   his
                            T. J. x Wright            (seal)
                                   mark
                   
                            Mary G. Wright        (seal)

                                   her
                            Laura B. x Booher        (seal)
                                   mark
                           
                            Alice D Kelch            (seal)

                            Christy Kelch            (seal)




State of West Virginia, County of Tyler to-wit:

    I, A. W. Duty, a Notary Public, of said county do certify that T.J.Wright, and 
Mary G. Wright, his wife and Loura B. Booher whose names are signed to the writing 
above bearing date on the 9th day of March 1903. has this day acknowledged the same 
before me in my said county.  
Given under my hand this 10th day of March 1903.

    ( NOTARIAL SEAL )                   A. W. Duty,                
                                     Notary Public.

State of West Virginia, County of Jackson to-wit:

    I, Elmer L. Stone a Notary Public of the said county of Jackson do certify that 
Alice Kelch, and and x Christy Kelch her husband whose names are signed to the 
writing above bearing date the 9th of March 1903, have this day acknowledged the 
same before me in my said county.

Given under my hand this 16th day of July 1903.
                                    Elmer L. Stone           
                                    Notary Public

State of West Virginia, County of Tyler to-wit:

    I. J. W. Duty, Clerk of the County Court of said County, do certify that the 
foregoing writing bearing date on the 9th day of March 1903, with the certificate 
of acknowledgement thereto annexed, was presented for, and by me duly admitted to 
record in my office in my said county, as to the parties therein named, this 4th 
day of September 1903 at 7:30 o'clock A. M.

                                Teste:
                                    J. W. Duty              Clerk


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