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ABSTRACT OF TITLE
Transcribed by Debbie Clough Gerischer
TO
Lot 85 of "Plat of Subdivision of Lot 73 of William F. Clough's
Subdivision,
Scott County, Iowa", being a part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18,
Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Rockingham Township, Scott
County, Iowa, as per plat thereof recorded in 50 Misc. 171 in the office of
the Recorder of Scott County, Iowa.
COMPILED BY C. U. NOLAN Attorney and Abstracter
No. 1.
United States of
America
) ORIGINAL ENTRY
to
) Filed March 26, 1839
William
White
) Book O. E. page 30
Enters the S. W. frac. 1/4 Section 18, Township 77, Range 3 E. No. of acres
158.46 in Scott County, Iowa.
No. 2
United States of
America,
) PATENT
John Tyler, President
by
)
R. Tyler, Secretary
-
) Dated December 1, 1841
U. S. General Land
Office
)
Seal
affixed
) Filed August 25, 1883
)
to
) Book 49 Ld. D. page 558
)
William
White
)
Grants the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77, North of Range 3 East
in the District of lands subject to sale at Burlington, Iowa Territory,
containing 158.46 acres.
No. 3
William
White
) MORTGAGE
) Cons. $200.00
to
) Dated March 27,1839
) Ack'd March 29, 1839
Henry Wilcox, James Davenport
) Filed March 29, 1839
and Adrian H.
Davenport
) Book "A" Ld.
M. page 1
Conveys by mortgage real estate described at No. 2 of Abstract, to secure
payment of said consideration one year from date.
Marginal release: "We do hereby acknowledge satisfaction of the
mortgage
here recorded May 15, 1940.
In H. Wilcox, Jas. Davenport & A. H. Davenport
A. H. Davenport."
No. 4.
William
White
) MORTGAGE
) Cons. $250.00
to
) Dated May 11, 1840
) Ack'd May 12, 1840
Henry
Wilcox
) Filed May ___, 1840
) Book "A" Ld. M. page
23
Conveys by mortgage real estate described at No. 2 of Abstract, to secure
payment of said consideration one year from date.
Marginal release: "I, Sally Wilcox administratrix of the Estate of
Henry
Wilcox dec'd, do hereby acknowledge that the sum of money due on the
Mortgage here recorded is paid in full and do further acknowledge full
satisfaction hereof."
No. 5.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY
In the Matter of the
Estate
)
)
of
) Probate No. 01121
)
Henry Wilcox,
deceased
)
December 10, 1840. Bond and oath of Sally Wilcox as administratrix of the
estate of Henry Wilcox, deceased, filed.
December 10, 1840. Bond of administratrix approved.
Abstracter's note: I find nothing further in said estate pertaining to
mortgage of William White, nor as to the final report of closing of said
estate.
No. 6.
William White and Jane Juliann
) WARRANTY DEED
White (ack. Jane Julia
Ann
) Cons. $1800.00
White, but signs Jane J. White)
) Dated August 12,
1841
his
wife
) Ack'd August 12,
1841
) Filed August 12,
1841
to
) Book "B"
Ld. D. page 199
)
John
Owens
)
Convey the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of
the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, and other land.
No. 7.
John
Owens
) MORTGAGE
) Cons.
$800.00
to
) Dated
August
12, 1841
) Ack'd
August 12, 1841
William
White
) Filed
August 12, 1841
) Book
"A"
Ld. M. page 130
Coveys by mortgage real estate described at No. 6 of Abstract, to secure
payment of said consideration according to note.
Marginal release: "I, William White, do hereby acknowledge to have
received
full satisfaction and payment of the mortgage here recorded and do discharge
and release any and all claims I have upon said land by virtue of said
mortgage. Sept 5, 1842. William White."
John Owens and Eunice,
his
) WARRANTY DEED
wife
) Cons. $1800.00
) Dated August 14, 1842
to
) Ack'd August 14,
1841
) Filed January 17, 1842
Bezaleil
Sanford
) Book "B" Ld.
D. page 293
Convey the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of
the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, and other land.
No. 9.
Bezaliel Sanford and Orra
) WARRANTY DEED
Sanford, his
wife
) Cons. $3200.00
) Dated
September 28, 1853
to
) Ack'd
September 28, 1853
) Filed
September 29, 1853
Joseph C. Staffelback
) Book "K"
Ld. D. page
308
Convey the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of
the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, and other land.
No. 10
Joseph C. Staffelback
(signs
) DEED OF TRUST
& ack. J. C. Staffelback)
) Cons. $2000.00
) Dated September 28, 1853
to
) Ack's September 28, 1853
) Filed October, 14, 1853
Charles Leslie,
Trustee
) Book "D" Ld.
M. page 71
Conveys by deed of trust property described at No. 9 of abstract, and other
lands, to secure payment of four notes totaling $2000.00 in favor of B.
Sanford, according to terms of said notes.
Marginal release: "For value rec'd I hereby acknowledge satisfaction
in full
for this mortgage & release & discharge the property therein named of
Record,
August 1, 1855.
B. Sanford."
No. 11
Joseph C. Staffelbach (ack.
) DEED OF
TRUST
same but signs J. C. Staffel-
) Cons.
$1768.00
bach) and Priscilla Staffel-
) Dated
May 11, 1859
bach (ack. same but signs
) Ack'd May
11, 1859
Priscilla F. Staffelbach),
) Filed May
11, 1859
his
wife
) Book
"Q" Ld. M. page
535
)
to
)
)
William Boolan,
Trustee )
Convey by deed of trust the property described at No. 9 of Abstract and other
lands, to secure payment of six notes totalling $1768.00, all in favor of
Joseph Gartside, to secure payment of said consideration on June 1, 1862.
Marginal release: "The debe herein mentioned having been paid in
full, I
hereby discharge this Deed of Trust of record. June 23rd, 1862
Joseph Gartside."
No. 12.
Joseph C. Staffelbach and
) MORTGAGE
Priscilla Staffelback, his wife
) Cons. $1044.00
) Dated November 8,
1872
to
) Ack'd November 16, 1872
) Filed November 20,
1872
William
McManus
) Book 30 Ld. M.
page 187
Conveys by mortgage property described at No. 9 of Abstract and other lands,
to secure payment of said consideration three years from date.
No. 13
Camilla S. McManus, widow of )
SATISFACTION
Wm. McManus, and late Exe-
) Cons. Full Payment
cutrix under his
Will
) Dated November 3, 1879
) Ack'd November 3, 1879
to
) Filed November 11, 1879
) Book 36 Ld. M. page 489
Joseph C. Staffelbach
)
Acknowledges satisfaction of mortgage recorded in 30 Ld. M. page 187 in the
office of the Recorder of Scott County, Iowa.
No. 14
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY
In the Matter of the Last Will )
and
Testament
)
)
of
) Probate No. 1152
)
William McManus, deceased )
March 1, 1875. Copy of Will filed. Same provides in part as follows:
After payment of debts and cash bequests to each of four children the residue
should go to his wife, Camilla S. McManys, and "I hereby constitute and
appoint my said wife Camilla S. McManus, Executrix of this my last Will and
Testament."
Wm. McManus
Dated May 17, 1873.
Two Witnesses.
Attached is authenticated copy of Letters Testamentary issued to Camilla S.
McManus, Executrix of the Last Will and Testament of William McManus,
deceased, by the Probate Court of St. Louis County, Missouri.
March 2, 1875. Order admitting Will to Probate, filed. Same states
that
there is presented to the Clerk a copy of the Last Will and Testament of Wm.
McManus, deceased, together with a copy of the original record of the probate
thereof and a copy of the original Letters Testamentary granted to Camilla S.
McManus on the Estate of Wm. McManus, deceased, which said copies are duly
authenticated by Wm. E. Wagner, Clerk and J. G. Woerner, Judge of the Probate
Court in and for the County of St. Louis and State of Missouri in which said
Court and said Will was originally probated, and Letters Testamentary granted
thereon to said Camilla S. McManus, and it appearing to the Clerk that said
attestations were in due form of law and that the law relating to the
admission of foreign Wills to probate has been fully complied with, it is
therefore ordered that said Will be admitted to probate, and the same
together with the original record of the probate thereof and copy of Letters
Testamentary issued thereon be recorded.
March 25, 1875. Exectrux' bond filed and approved.
June 27, 1877. Executrix' final report filed. Same states that this
administration was ancillary to main administration in Missouri; that more
than two years has elapsed since this estate has been opened; that no claims
have been filed herein; that Executrix fully accounted to the Executrix in
the Missouri Court; that no reason remains why this administration should not
be closed.
June 27, 1877. Final report approved and estate closed.
No. 15
Joseph C. Staffelback (ack. same
) MORTGAGE
but signs J. C. Staffelback)
and
) Cons. $800.00
Priscilla Staffelback (signs
same,
) Dated November 10, 1879
but ack. Pricilla Staffelback)
) Ack'd November 13, 1879
his
wife
) Filed November
13, 1879
) Book 31 Ld.M. page 582
to
)
)
Mrs. Clark Kerker
)
Convey by mortgage property described at No. 9 of Abstract, and other land,
to secure payment of said consideration on November 10, 1880.
Marginal release: "The amount secured by this Mortgage having been
paid I
hereby release and discharge the same of record in full. The 20th day of
Novb. 1880.
Clara Kerker"
No. 16
Joseph C. Staffelbach (ack.
) RIGHT OF WAY DEED
Joseph C. Staffelback
and
) Cons. $800.00
signs J. C. Staffelbach)
and
) Dated August 2, 1880
Priscilla Staffelbach
(signs
) Ack'd August 2, 1880
same but ack.
Priscilla
) Filed August 4, 1880
Staffelback) his
wife
) Book 49 Ld. D.
page 55
)
to
) (For reference)
)
The chicago Rock Island
&
)
Pacific Railway
Company
)
Convey a strip of land through the S. W. 1/4 of Section 18 Township 77 North,
Range 3 East of the 5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, 100 feet in width, being
50 feet on each side of the center line of the railway of the said party of
the second part as located by its engineer for the construction of such
railway estimated to contain 6.35 acres.
No. 17
Joseph C. Staffelbach
and
) MORTGAGE
Priscilla Staffelbach, his
wife
) Cons. $3500.00
) Dated September 8, 1883
to
) Ack'd September 8, 1883
) Filed September 8, 1883
The Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance
) Book 39 Ld. M. page 327
Company
)
Convey by mortgage real estate described at No. 9 of Abstract, and other
lands, to secure payment of said consideration on January 1, 1889.
No. 18
The Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance
) SATISFACTION
Company, by Amzi Dodd, President,
) Cons. Full payment
corporate seal
affixed
) Dated
January 5, 1889
) Ack'd
January 5, 1889
to
) Filed
January 8, 1889
Joseph C. Staffelbach and
wife
) Book "A"
R. & A. page 85
Acknowledges satisfaction of mortgage recorded in 39 Ld. M. page 327 in the
office of the Recorder of Scott County, Iowa.
Acknowledgment recites that said instrument was executed by authority of the
Board of Directors of said corporation.
No. 19
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY
In the Matter of the
Estate
)
)
of
) Probate No. 2374
)
Joseph C. Staffelbach,
)
Deceased
October 21, 1885. Petition of Priscilla Staffelbach for letters of
administration filed. Same states that Joseph C. Staffelbach died July 7,
1885 and left surviving his widow, Priscilla Staffelbach and the following
named children: William H. Staffelbach, George T. Staffelbach, Josephine
M.
Staffelbach and Ella M. Nebergall, all of age and asks that letters of
administration issue to her.
October 21, 1885. Order of Court appointing Priscilla Staffelbach,
Administratrix of said estate and fixing her bond, filed.
October 21, 1885. Administratrix' bond filed and approved.
October 22, 1885. Proof of posting notice of appointment as Administratrix,
filed. Same shows posting on October 21, 1885 at three public places in
Scott County, Iowa, one of which was at the front door of the Court House.
December 18, 1886. Administratrix' final report filed.
December 31, 1886. Administratrix' final report approved and
Administratrix
discharged.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No. 20
W. H. Staffelbach and Emma
) MORTGAGE
T. Staffelbach, his
wife
) Cons. $3000.00
) Dated September 28, 1885
to
) Ack'd September 28, 1885
) Filed January 14, 1886
Mary A.
Jenkins
) Book 41 Ld. M. page 342
Convey by mortgage an undivided 1/6 of the property described at No. 9 of
abstract, to secure payment of said consideration one year from date.
Marginal release: "December 31st, 1888. This mortgage having
htis day been
fully paid, the same is hereby released and discharged of record.
Mary A. Jenkins."
No. 21
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY
Priscilla Staffelbach, Josie
M.
)
Staffelbach, Ella M. Nebergall
)
and John P. Nebergall, her husband )
Plaintiffs
)
)
vs.
) PARTITION SUIT
)
George T. Staffelbach and Josephine
) Cause No. 5227
B. Staffelbach, his wife,
and
)
William H. Staffelbach and Emma
)
Staffelbach, his
wife
)
Defendants
)
November 25, 1885. Plaintiffs' vertified petition in equity filed.
Same
states that Joseph C. Staffelbach died intestate on July 7, 1885 and left
surviving his widow, Priscilla Staffelbach and four children, to-wit:
George
T. Staffelbach, William H. Staffelbach, Josie M. Staffelbach and Ella M.
Nebergall, wife of John F. Nebergall, all of legal age and being the only
heirs at law of said deceased, owning the following described real property
situated in Scott County, Iowa, to-wit:
The S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5the
P.M. and other land, subject to a mortgage to Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Company of Newark, New Jersey, recorded in 39 Land Mortgages 327; that on the
death of said decedent the title to said real estate passed 1/3 to Priscilla
Staffelbach, as surviving widow, and 1/6 each to George T. Staffelbach,
William H. Staffelbach, Josie M. Staffelbach and Ella M. Nebergall, subject
to said mortgage, and prays for partition of said lands.
November 27, 1885. Original notice and return filed. Same is
directed to
said defendants and states that on or before November 27, 1885, there would be
filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court, the petition of said
plaintiffs, praying for partition of the the real estate described in
petition and notifying them to appear on or before noon of the 2nd day of
December, 1885 term of said Court, which would commence on December 7, 1885,
or default would be entered against them and judgment rendered thereon.
Endorsed thereon is affidavit of H. L. Jones, that he served said notice on
Geo. T. Staffelbach and Josephine B. Staffelbach on November 25, 1885, by
reading the same to each of them and by giving to each of them a true copy
thereof in Rockingham Township, Scott County, Iowa; the other defendants not
being found in Scott County, Iowa.
December 11, 1885. Appearance of defendants William H. Staffelbach and
Emma
Staffelbach and waiving service of notice, filed.
January 7, 1886. Answer of George T. Staffelbach filed. Same
admitting
allegations of petition, but alleges certain rights to personal property.
January 18, 1886. Cause heard. Plaintiffs appeared by their
attorneys and
defendants George T. Staffelbach and Josephine B. Staffelbach appeared by
their attorneys, but defendants William H. Staffelbach and Emma Staffelbach
filed no answer and default was entered for want of answer.
The Court finds plaintiffs were entitled to partition as prayed.
Wherefore it was ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said Priscilla
Staffelbach, Josie M. Staffelbach, Ella M. Nebergall, George T. Staffelbach
and William H. Staffelbach were tenants in common of the premises described
in the petition, and situated in the County of Scott and State of Iowa,
to-wit:
1. S. W. Frac. 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the
5th
P.M.; also Lot 1 of fractional Section 19 in said Township and Range; also
part of the N. W. 1/4 of Section 18 bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at the S.E. corner of said N.W. 1/4 Section, thence running North
on 1/4 Section line 50 rods; thence West 160 rods to the West line of said
1/4 Section; thence South on said West line 50 rods to the S. W. corner of
said 1/4 Section; thence East on 1/4 Section line 160 rods to the place of
beginning, containing in all 225.58 acres; said land above described being,
however, subject to the lien and encumbrance of a mortgage thereon executed
by said Joseph C. Staffelbach and Priscilla, his wife, to the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company recorded in 39 Ld. Mtgs. 327.
2. Lot 10 in Block 5 of Allen's 2nd Addition to the City of Davenport,
said
Lot 10 being the homestead of the said Joseph C. and Priscilla Staffelbach,
occupied by them as such at the time of the death of said Joseph and still
occupied as such by the said Priscilla; that the said Priscilla Staffelbach
is entitled to one equal undivided third part of said property and therefore
the said Lot 10 in Block 5 in Allen's 2nd Addition to the City of Davenport,
is set off to her on partition as part of her share, it having been the
homestead of her and said Joseph C. Staffelbach at the time of his decease,
and being less in value than one-third of the whole of said property; that
the said George T. Staffelbach, William H. Staffelbach, Josie M. Staffelbach
and Ella M. Nebergall are each entitled to one equal undivided sixth part of
said real property, and that the interest of all of said parties in said land
situated in said Sections 18 and 19 in Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the
5th P.M. are subject to the lien of said mortgage thereon and that each
should bear and contribute a proportionate part to the payment thereof.
And it is further ordered and adjudged that partition be made of said
property among and between the said parties so entitled, according to their
said several interests therein as hereby established and that Chas. H. Kent,
Francis J. Schaefer and Thomas Murray, all of said Scott County, be and they
are hereby appointed referees to make such partition and report the same to
the Court, and said referees are hereby directed in making such partition to
set off said Lot 10 in Block 5 in Allen's 2nd Addition to the City of
Davenport to the said Priscilla Staffelbach as part of her share, at its fair
and reasonable value to be ascertained and reported by them and also that
they ascertain and report the amount of the fair and reasonable value of said
property in said Section 18 and 19, subject to said mortgage and what share
or proportion the said Priscilla Staffelbach is entitled to in said land last
mentioned as and for the residue of her said third interest in the whole
property after setting off to her the said Lot 10.
January 18, 1886. commission to referee issued.
February 12, 1886. Intervention of Mary Ann Jenkins, filed. Same
states
that William H. Staffelbach mortgaged his interest to her by mortgage
recorded in 41 of Land Mortgages page 342, and asked that her mortgage be
decreed a lien on his share, subject to mortgage to Mutual Benefit Life
Insurance Company.
March 1, 1886. Referees' report of partition filed. Same sets forth
that
they allotted to the several parties the following parcels and according to
the attached plat:
To Priscilla Staffelbach, the homestead in Lot 10, Block 5, Allen's Second
Addition to Davenport, and also the tract described on the plat as "Lot
6"
subject to her payment of $716.67 on the Mutual Benefit Mortgage.
To William H. Staffelbach "Lot 1" of the plat.
To the said Josie M. Staffelbach, all that part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of said
Section 18, bounded and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point
on the 1/4 Section line between the S.W. 1/4 and the N.W. 1/4 of said
Section 18 which said point is 8 chains West of the Northeast corner of said
S.W. 1/4 of said Section 18, thence running South, 10.20 chains to the center
of road, thence South 62' West along center line of said road, 9.18 chains,
thence North, 14.50 chains to 1/4 Section line, thence East 8 chains to the
place of beginning; containing 9.88 acres, and being designated on said plat
as "Lot 2." And also all that part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of said
Section 18,
and of the N.W. frac. 1/4 of said Section 19, bounded and described as
follows, to-wit: Neginning at a point 9.95 chains East, and 21.08 chains
South of the Northwest corner of the S.W. 1/4 of said Section 18, thence
running North, 64 1/2' East, along center line of road, 14.76 chains, thence
South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River, thence Southwesterly along the
meanders of said river to a point 9.95 chains due East of the West line of
said Section 19; thence North 26.64 chains to the place of beginning,
containing 35.12 acres, and being designated on said plat as "Lot 3."
To the said Ella M. Nebergall: All that part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of said
Section 18, with the building and improvements thereon, bounded and described
as follows, to-wit: Beginning at a point on the 1/4 Section line between
the
S.W. 1/4 and the N.W. 1/4 of said Section 18, which said point is 9.95 chains
East of the Northwest corner of the S.W. 1/4 of said Section 18; thence South
21.08 chains to the center of road, thence North 64 1/2' East along the
center line of said road 15.52 chains, thence North 14.50 chains to 1/4
Section line, thence West 14.05 chains to the place of beginning, containing
25 acres, and designated on said plat as "Lot 4."
To George T. Staffelbach, "Lot 5."
March 1, 1886. This cause now coming on for final hearing on the report of
the referees heretofore appointed therein to make partition of the real
estate described in the petition among the several parties in accordance with
their respective rights and interests as settled and established by the
Court, the said parties appeared by their respective attorneys and thereupon
all the said parties consenting to the confirmation of the report of said
referees, the same is in all respects confirmed.
And thereupon (all the said parties expressly consenting to this judgment and
that it be rendered and entered in vacation) it is considered and adjudged as
follows, to-wit:
That the partition of said real property described in the petition herein,
among the several parties entitled thereto to-wit: the said Priscilla
Staffelbach, Josie M. Staffelbach, Ella M. Nebergall, George T. Staffelbach
and William H. Staffelbach as the same has been made and reported by the said
referees and confirmed by the Court, be and the same is hereby made and
declared to be firm and effectual forever, so that the said several parties
shall respectively hold the parcels or tracts of land so allotted and set off
to them respectively in severalty in fee simple, free and clear from any
claim or interest therein or thereto (except as hereinafter provided) on the
part of any or either of the said other parties hereto, with whom they were
respectively tenants in common of said land, prior to this partition.
And it is further adjudged and decreed that each of said parties, among whom
said partition is made, shall so take and hold the share or part of said land
situated in Section 18 and 19 in Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the 5th
P.M., so allotted and set off to such party, subject to the obligation to
contribute to the payment and satisfaction of said mortgage, and
It is further adjudged and decreed that this partition shall be finding and
effectual as against Mary Ann Jenkins, as mortgagee of the undivided interest
of William H. Staffelbach in said real property and that the lien of her said
mortgage shall attach upon and be limited to the share and portion os said
land hereby alotted and set off to said William H. Staffelbach.
Abstracter's note: The file in this matter cannot be located in the office
of the Clerk of the District Court of Scott County, Iowa, and said
proceedings were abstracted from the complete record appearing at 2 Circuit
Court Record, commencing on page 261.
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No. 22.
William H. Staffelbach and
)
MORTGAGE
Emma Staffelbach, his wife
)
Cons. $1500.00
)
Dated January 2, 1889
to
)
Ack'd January 2, 1889
)
Filed January 3, 1889
German Savings Bank, Davenport, )
Book 27 Ld. M. page 530
Iowa
)
Convey by mortgage the property described in captain of
this Abstract
and other lands, to secure payment of said consideration January 2, 1892.
Marginal release: "This mortgage is hereby
released and discharged of
record this 11th day, of January, 1901.
Witnessed by Ignatius Schmidt,
The German Savings Bank
Deputy Recorder
of Davenport, Iowa
By: Chas. N.
Voss, Cashier
No. 23
W. H. Staffelbach and Emma T.
) MORTGAGE
Staffelbach (Ack. same but
) Cons. $968.55
signs Emma Staffelbach),
) Dated February 5, 1892
(Aks. as his wife)
) Ack'd February 6, 1892
) Filed May
31, 1892
) Book 43 Ld. M. page 447
to
)
)
Wm. Austin
)
Convey by mortgage the property described in caption of
this Abstract
and other lands, to secure payment of said consideration according to note.
No 24.
William Austin
) RELEASE
) Cons.
Payment
to
) Dated
December 4, 1895
) Ack'd
December 4, 1895
Wm. H. Stafflebach and
) Filed
December 5, 1895
Emma T. Staffelbach
)
Book "B" R. & A. page 432
Releases the mortgage dated February 5, 1892 and
recorded in Book 43 of
Land Mortgages, page 447 in the Recorder's office of Scott County, Iowa, as
fully paid and satisfied.
No. 25.
W. H. Staffelbach and Emma
T.
)
WARRANTY DEED
Staffelbach, his
wife
)
(For Reference)
)
Cons. $500.25
to
)
Dated July 5, 1892
)
Ack'd July 5, 1892
A.
Kimball
)
Filed July 14, 1892
Book 56 Ld. D. page 32
Convey all that part of the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section
18 in Township 77
North, Range 3 East of the 5th P. M., in Scott County, Iowa, which is bounded
and described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at the North East corner of
said
S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, thence running West 8 chains, thence South 10.20
chains to the center of the road, thence North 62' East along the center of
road to a point on the East line of said S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, thence
North 5.90 chains to the place of beginning, containing 6.67 acres more or
less.
No. 26
Wm. H. Staffelbach
and
) WARRANTY DEED
Emma T. Staffelbach, his
wife
) Cons. $2200.00
)
Dated November 30, 1895
to
)
Ack'd November 30, 1895
)
Filed December 23, 1895
George T. Staffelbach
) Book 56 Ld. D. page 240
Convey all that part of the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section
18 and that part
of the N. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 19 in Township 77 North, Range 3 East of
the 5th P. M., in Scott County, Iowa, bounded and described as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at a point in the cneter of the road 5.90 chains South
of
the North East corner of the S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, Township and Range
aforesaid, thence South 62' West along the center of the road aforesaid 19.01
chains, thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River, thence North
easterly along the meanders of said river to a point where the East line of
said South West 1/4 of said Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid
intersects said River, thence North 29.10 chains to the place of beginning.
No. 27.
George T. Staffelbach
and
) MORTGAGE
Josephine B. Staffelbach,
) Cons. $1500.00
his
wife
) Dated December 27, 1900
) Ack'd December 27, 1900
to
) Filed December 27, 1900
) Book 44 Ld. M. page 29
German Savings Bank,
of
)
Davenport,
Iowa
)
Convey by mortgage the property described in caption of
this Abstract,
and other lands, to secure payment of said consideration December 27, 1905.
No. 28.
The German Savings Bank
of
) SATISFACTION
Davenport, Iowa, by Chas.
N.
) Cons. Full payment
Voss, President and
Ed.
) Dated January 3, 1910
Kaufman, Cashier -
corporate
) Ack'd January 3, 1910
seal
affixed
) Filed January 4, 1910
)
Book "G" R. & A. page 610
to
)
)
George T. Staffelbach and
wife
)
Acknowledges satisfaction of mortgage recorded in Book
44 of Land
Mortgages, page 29 in the office of Recorder of Scott County, Iowa.
Acknowledgment recites that said instrument was executed by authority of the
Board of Directors of said corporation.
No. 29.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY
In the Matter of the
Last
)
Will and
Testament
)
)
of
)
Probate No. 10666
)
George T. Staffelbach,
)
Deceased
)
December 5, 1921. Proof of death filed.
Same states that George T.
Saffelbach died a resident of Scott County, Iowa, on November 30, 1921.
December 5, 1921. Will filed, opened and publicly
read.
WILL.
1. Directs payment of debts, etc.
2. "I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto
my beloved wife, Josephine
B. Staffelbach, all the rest, residue and remainder of my estate and
property, real, personal and mixed, of whatsoever kind and nature, and
wherever situated, to have and to hold the same unto her and to her heirs and
assigns, absolutely and forever.
3. "I hereby make, constitute and appoint my
said wife, Josephine B.
Staffelbach, sole Executrix of this my Last Will and Testament, and I exempt
her from the necessity of giving bond for the execution of the same."
Signed
George T. Saffelbach
Three Witnesses. Dated May
31,
1921.
December 5, 1921. Ordered by the Court that the
matter of probate of
said Will be heard January 2, 1922 at 9 o'clock A. M. in said Court and that
notice be given by publication in the Daily Times, once a week for three
consecutive weeks, the last publication to be at least ten days prior to the
time of hearing.
December 24, 1921. Proof of publication of notice
of probate filed.
Same shows publication in the Daily Times on December 6, 13, 20, 1921, as
ordered.
January 3, 1922. Order admitting Will to probate,
filed and Josephine
B. Staffelbach named in the Will as Executrix, appointed as such, without
bond and directed to give notice of her appointment by posting at three
public places in Scott County, Iowa, one of which was to be at the Court
House.
January 9, 1922. Executrix' oath filed.
January 9, 1922. Letters issued to Josephine B.
Staffelbach.
January 9, 1922. Proof of posting notice of
appointment as Executrix,
filed. Same shows posting on January 9, 1922, in three public places in
Scott County, Iowa, one of which was at the Court House door.
January 9, 1922. List of heirs and description of
real estate, filed.
Heirs: Josephine B. Staffelbach, widow; Earl T. Staffelbach, LeRoy N.
Staffelbach and Hazel R. Staffelbach, children, all of legal age.
Real Estate: All that part of the S. W. frac. 1/4
of Section 18, and
that part of the N. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 19 all in Township 77 North,
Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., in Scott County, Iowa, bounded and described as
follows:
Beginning at a point in the center of the road 5.90
chains South of the
N.E. corner of the S.W. 1/4 of said Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid;
thence South 62' West along the center of the road aforesaid 19.01 chains,
thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River, thence Northeasterly
along the meanders of the said river to a point where the East line of the
said S. W. 1/4 of Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid, intersects said
river, thence North 29.10 chains to the place of beginning, containing 47
acres, more or less, and other lands.
January 9, 1922. Preliminary Inheritance Tax
Report filed. Same sets
forth identically the same persons and the same description of real estate as
set forth in List of Heirs and Description of Real Estate.
July 27, 1922. Commission to Inheritance Tax
appraisers, issued.
August 15, 1922. Report of Appraisers,
filed. Same fixes value of real
estate at $20,000.00 and personal property at $156.35.
February 19, 1923. Executrix' final report
filed. Same states that
said estate is not subject to an Inheritance Tax to the State of Iowa; that
more than one year has expired since Executrix gave notice of her appointment
as such and that she has paid for funeral expenses, all expenses of last
sickness of deceased and all debts of deceased and that no claims have been
filed against said estate. That Petitioner, Josephine B. Staffelbach, who
is
the widow of said deceased, is sole devisee of all property of said deceased
and is now in possession of same and as an individual, waives notice and
consents to the discharge of Executrix and to the closing of said estate.
Prays that final report as Executrix be approved; that she be discharged from
any further duties as such and estate closed.
February 19, 1923. Ordered by the Court that
Executrix' report be and
it is hereby approved and confirmed, Executrix discharged and estate closed.
No. 30.
Josephine Staffelbach, ack.
) EASEMENT
and signs Josephine
B.
) (For reference)
Staffelbach
) Dated November 20, 1924
) Ack'd November 20, 1924
to
) Filed November 21, 1924
) Book 75 Ld. D. page 532
Scott County,
Iowa
)
Conveys "for road purposes and for use as a Public
Highway, the
following described premises situated in the County of Scott, State of Iowa,
to-wit:
"A strip of land 100 feet wide, lying adjacent to
and northerly of the
north side of way line of C.R.I & P.R.R. Beginning at the East line of
N. &
S. Township Road located on the West line of Section 18, T. 77 N. R. 3 E.;
thence running easterly 639 feet more or less. Also a strip of land 100
feet
wide, lying adjacent to and northerly of hte north right of way line of
C.R.I. & P.R.R. Beginning on the N. & S. 1/4 line of said Section
18 thence
running westerly 1249 feet more or less. Above described tracts containing
4.34 acres more or less. For road purposes."
No. 31.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF IOWA IN AND FOR SCOTT COUNTY
In the Matter of the Last
Will
)
and
Testament
)
)
of
)
Probate No. 19520
)
Josephine B. Staffelbach
)
April 2, 1943. Verified petition of LeRoy
Staffelbach for probate of
Will filed. Same states that Josephine B. Staffelbach died a resident of
Scott County, Iowa, on November 12, 1942, and left an instrument purporting
to be her Last Will, dated February 21, 1931, and left the following as her
only heirs at law: Hazel Staffelbach, daughter, LeRoy Staffelbach, son,
Earl
Staffelbach, son, all of legal age, and states that the deceased died a
widow. Prays that the Court fix a day for hearing of the matter of probate
of said instrument and direct personal service of notice of such hearing.
April 2, 1943. Ordered by the Court that April 8,
1943 at 9 o'clock
A.M. in said Court be fixed as the time of hearing of the probate of said
instrument; that notice be given by personal service to the heirs at law
mentioned in the petition, at least two days before the time of hearing.
April 2, 1943. Notice of probate, setting
forth time and place of
hearing of probate of said instrument in accordance with foregoing order,
filed. Endorsed thereon is the following:
We the undersigned, hereby accept due and legal
personal service of the
foregoing notice, with copy thereof, at Davenport, Iowa, this 2nd day of
April, 1943, and certify that we are the daughter and two sons of said
deceased, and we hereby consent and request that the aforesaid instrument
dated February 21, 1931, purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of
Josephine B. Staffelbach be admitted to probate.
Signed LeRoy
Staffelbach
Hazel
Staffelbach
Earl
Staffelbach
April 8, 1943. Ordered by the Court that said
Will be admitted to
probate and that Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach,
named in the Will as such, be appointed fExecutors without bond and that they
give notice of their appointment by posting at three public places in Scott
County, Iowa, one of which shall be at the Court House.
WILL
Item I. Bequeaths personal property to Hazel
Staffelbach.
Item II. Directs payment of debts.
Item III. All the rest, residue and remainder of
my Estate, of whatever
kind and nature, and wherever situated, whether the same be real, personal or
mixed, I hereby give, devise and bequeath unto my beloved children, Hazel
Staffelbach, of Davenport, Iowa; LeRoy Staffelbach of Chicago, Illinois; and
Earl Staffelbach of Chicago, Illinois, share and share alike, to have and to
hold the same unto them and to their heirs and assigns, absolutely and
forever.
Item IV. I hereby make, constitute and appoint my
said children, Hazel
Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach, Executors of this my
Last Will and Testament, and I exempt them from the necessity of giving bond
for the execution of the same.
Dated February 21, 1931.
Signed Josephine B. Staffelbach
Two witnesses.
April 8, 1943. Executors' oath filed and Letters
issued to Hazel
Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and Earl Staffelbach.
April 8, 1943. Proof of posting notice of
appointment of Executors,
filed. Same shows posting on April 8, 1943, at three public places in
Scott
County, Iowa, one of which was at the front of the Court House.
April 17, 1943. Claim of Treasurer of Scott
County, Iowa, for an
unstated amount, filed.
July 19, 1943. Probate Inventory, Report of
Beneficiaries and
Description of Real Estate, filed. Beneficiaries: Hazel Staffelbach,
LeRoy
Staffelbach, Earl Staffelbach, all of legal age. Same sets forth that
deceased died a widow, also no children born after execution of Will.
Description of real estate:
All that part of the S. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 18 and
that part of the
N. W. frac. 1/4 of Section 19, all in Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the
5th P.M. in Scott County, Iowa, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning
at a point in the center of the road 5.90 chains South of the North East
corner of the S. W. 1/4 of said Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid,
thence South 62' West along the center of the road aforesaid 19.01 chains,
thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River, thence Northeasterly
along the meanders of said river to a point where the East line of said S.W.
1/4 of Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid, intersects said river,
thence North 29.10 chains to the place of beginning, containing 47 acres,
more or less, and other lands.
Total value of estate $26,436.83.
July 26, 1943. Application for Relief from
Appraisement for Inheritance
Tax Purposes, filed. Same sets forth identically the sme beneficiaries,
the
same description of real estate and the same total value of estate as set
forth in Probate Inventory. Endorsed thereon under date of July 23, 1943,
is
the consent of the State Tax Commission of the State of Iowa, consenting to
the relief of this estate from appraisement for inheritance tax purposes.
Also endorsed thereon under date of July 26, 1943 is an order of the Deistrct
Court of Scott County, Iowa, ordering this estate relieved from appraisement
for inheritance tax purposes and decreeing that the transfer of the assets of
said estate to the persons entitled thereto is exempt from the imposition of
an inheritance tax.
July 25, 1944. Certificate of State Tax
Commission, Income Tax
Division, State of Iowa, certifying that no State Income Tax is due in said
estate, filed.
July 25, 1944. Executors' final report
filed. Same states that
deceased left as her only heirs at law and as the only beneficiaries under
her Will the following children: Hazel Staffelbach, LeRoy Staffelbach and
Earl Staffelbach, all of age, and that deceased died a widow and had no
children born after the execution of her Will. That more than six months
expired since they gave notice of their appointment as Executors; that the
funeral expenses and expenses of last sickness have been paid and that said
estate is not subject to Federal Estate Tax, Iowa Estate Tax and that there
is no Income Tax due or unpaid the State of Iowa and that all claims against
said estate have been paid. Prays that final report be approved, Executors
discharged and estate closed.
Attached is certificate of Treasurer of Scott County,
Iowa, certifying
that all personal taxes due and to become due from said estate have been
fully paid.
July 25, 1944. Order prescribing notice of final
report, filed. Same
fixes August 1, 1944 at 9 o'clock A.M. in said court as time and place of
hearing on final report and orders that notice be given by posting at the
front door of the Court House in Davenport, Iowa, at least five days before
time of hearing.
July 25, 1944. Proof of posting notice of final
report, filed. Same
shows posting in Scott County, Iowa, at the front door of the Court House on
July 25, 1944.
August 1, 1944. Final report approved, Executors
discharged and estate
fully and finally closed.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No. 32.
Hazel Staffelbach,
single,
) WARRANTY DEED
LeRoy Staffelbach and Erna
) Cons. $1.00 & Val.
Staffelbach, his wife,
and
) Dated November 13, 1947
Earl Staffelbach and Ruthetta
) Ack'd November 20, 1947
Staffelbach, his
wife
) Ack'd November 13, 1947
)
Filed November 21, 1947
to
) 87 Ld. D. page 461
)
William G. Wundram,
Sr.
)
Convey all that part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section
18 and that part
of the N.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 19, all in Township 77 North, Range 3 East
of hte 5th P.M., in Scott County, Iowa, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the center of the road 5.90 chains South of the
Northeast corner of the S.W. 1/4 of said Section 18, Township and Range
aforesaid; thence South 62' West along the center of the road aforesaid 19.01
chains; thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River; thence Northeast
along the meanders of said river to a point where the East line of said S.W.
1/4 of Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid intersects the said river;
thence North 29.10 chains to the place of beginning, containing 47 acres,
more or less.
Subject to public highways and railroad right of way.
No. 33.
George Butenschoen
) AFFIDAVIT
)
to
) Sub. & sworn to
) June 3, 1948
The
Public
) Filed June 3, 1948
31 Misc. Rec. page 613
Afiant states: "that I am personally
acquainted with William G.
Wundram, Sr. who I well know is the holder of the record title and in
possession of the following described real estate situated in the County of
Scott and State of Iowa, to-wit:
"All that part of the Southwest fractional Quarter
of Section 18 and
that part of the Northwest fractional Quarter of Section 19, Township 77
North, Range 3 East of the 5th P.M., bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point in the center of the road 5.90 chains South of the
Northeast corner of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 18, Township and
Range aforesaid; thence South 62 degrees West along the center of the road
aforesaid; 19.01 chains; thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River;
thence Northeast along the meanders of said river to a point where the East
line of said Southwest Quarter of Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid
intersects said river; thence North 29.10 chains to place of beginning,
containing 47 acres, more or less. Subject to public highways and railroad
right of way.
"That I personally know that the said William G.
Wundram, Sr., as such
holder of the record title of said real estate, and his grantors, immediate
and remote, as shown by the records of Scott County, Iowa, have held chain of
title to said real estate since January 1, 1930, and for at least ten years
prior thereto, and that the said William G. Wundram, Sr., and all persons
under whom he holds such title, have held open, uninterrupted and continuous
possession of said real estate adverse to any right, title or interest
therein, or claim thereto, legal or equitable of any other person or persons
whomsoever for the period above stated."
Appended is certificate of Clarence E. Hagen, Recorder
of Scott County,
Iowa, stating that the foregoing affidavit was recorded and entered on the
records in his office on June 3, 1948, on behalf of William G. Wundram, Sr.
the owner in possession of the real estate mentioned in said affidavit.
No. 34.
William G. Wundram and Edna
) WARRANTY DEED
Wundram, husband and wife
) Cons. $1.00 & val.
) Dated June 3, 1948
to
) Ack'd June 3, 1948
) Filed June 3, 1948
Albert A. Meier and
) 88 Ld. D. page 198
William F Clough
Convey all that part of the S.W. frac. 1/4 of Section
18, and that part
of the N.W. frac. 1/4 of Section 19, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of the
5th P.M., in Scott County, Iowa, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning
at a point in the center of the road 5.90 chains South of the Northeast
corner of the S.W. 1/4 of said Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid;
thence South 62' West along the center of the road aforesaid, 19.01 chains;
thence South 29.06 chains to the Mississippi River; thence Northeasterly
along the meanders of said river to a point where the East line of S.W. 1/4
of said Section 18, Township and Range aforesaid intersects said river;
thence North 29.10 chains to the place of beginning; containing 47 acres of
land, more or less; subject to public highways and railroad right of way.
No. 35.
Albert A. Meier, single and
) WARRANTY DEED
William F. Clough and Grace
) Cons. $1.00 &
val.
Clough, husband and wife
) Dated August
20, 1948
)
Ack'd August 20, 1948
to
)
Filed August 20, 1948
)
88 Ld. D. page 352
William F. Clough and Grace
)
Clough, husband and wife.
Convey "part of the S.W. fractional 14 of Section
18-77-3 in Scott
County, Iowa, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at the
N.E.
corner of said fractional 1/4; thence South along the East line of said
fractional 1/4 389.40 ft. to the place of beginning; the ___ South 62' 00'
West 1254.66 ft.; thence South 610.72 ft. to the Northerly line of the
Davenport-Buffalo Road; thence Northeasterly along the Northerly line of said
Road to a point in the East line of said fractional 1/4 which is 647.37 __
South of the place of beginning; thence North 647.37 ft. to the place of
beginning, containing 20 acres more or less."
No. 36
Albert A. Meier, single and
) WARRANTY DEED
William F. Clough and Grace
) (For reference)
Clough, husband and wife
) Cons. $1.00 &
val.
)
Dated August 20, 1948
to
)
Ack'd August 20, 1948
)
Filed August 20, 1948
Albert A. Meier
) 88 Ld. D.
page 353
Convey "part of the S. W. fractional 1/4 Section
18-77-3 and part of the
N. W. fractional 1/4 Section 19-77-3, Scott County, Iowa, more particularly
described as follows: Commencing at the N. E. corner of the S. W.
fractional
1/4 Section 18-77-3, thence S. 1293.69 feet to place of beginning; thence S.
1016.31 feet; thence S. W'ly along the meanders of the Mississippi River to a
point which is 1100.49 feet S. of an iron pipe on the W. loine of tract
therein described, said pipe being on the Southerly line of the C.R.I. & P.
Rail-raod right-of-way; thence N. 1100.49 feet; thence N. 75' 04' E. 26.47
feet; thence N.E. 'ly on arc concave to the N. having a radius of 6613.80
feet a distance of 334.07___; thence Northeasterly on an arc concave to the
N. of radius 2917.70 feet a distance of 863.73___ to place of beginning."
No. 37
William F. Clough and Grace
) PLAT
Clough, husband and wife
) Dated December 15, 1948
)
Ack'd December 15, 1948
to
)
Filed December 15, 1948
) 46
Misc. 68
The Public
)
Attached are the following certificates:
SURVEYOR'S CERTIFICATE
I, Robert G. Tunnicliff, a land surveyor registered under the laws of the
State of Iowa, do hereby certify that I have surveyed the laid out into lots,
roads, drives, lanes, streets and alleys for William F. Clough, a tract of
land to be known as "William F. Clough's Subdivision" a subdivision of
part
of the S.W. fractional 1/4 of Section 18, Township 77 North, Range 3 East of
the 5th P.M., Scott County, Iowa. The land so platted is correctly shown
by
the attached plat, which tract of real estate so platted is particularly
described as follows, to-wit:
Part of the S.W. 1/4 of Section 18-77-3 in Scott County, Iowa, more
particularly described as follows: Commencing at the Northeast corner of
said fractional quarter; thence South along the East line of said fractional
quarter 389.40 feet to the place of beginning; thence South 62' 00' West
1254.66 feet; thence South 610.72 feet to the Northerly line of the
Davenport-Buffalo Road; thence Northeasterly along the Northerly line of said
road to a point in the East line of said fractional quarter which is 647.37
_S. of the place of beginning; thence North 647.37 feet to the place of
beginning.
I do hereby certify that the lots, roads, drives, lanes, streets and alleys
are laid out as shown on the attached plat and that the dimensions of said
plat are shown in feet and decimals thereof.
Dated at Davenport, Iowa, this 15th day of December, 1948.
(Signed) Robert G. Tunnicliff
Land Surveyer
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