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ROCYJHGIW.• JOUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#211 - Sellers, o. ~Number of Acres: 14
.'1is tract is pe..rtl~r
rrwo miles east of Isl, .nd J'ord .
Location:
insi<le und .' rtly outside the :'),-1rk ur·eo. .
Roads:
'I' iO nile s OJ er IJO unty roc::.d to Isl:..nd Ford .
Soil:
Slope .
History of Tract and condition of timber: ":,e Y'lerc11c-ntable ti:1 er· h.:..s been
renoved fro:·:. t;::is trnct let.Vint onl:• fuel .. ood.
Improvements:
:one.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
14
' ,,j .
00
_;70 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 70 . 00
6J . OO
,,,135. 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 6j . 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 9 . 6Ll~
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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C:).CJ),__ x:.f~ --------------------------------------------------
Claim of______
In the Circuit Court of__~ ~ ~--County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservat10n and Development ~the State of ,lli~ginia, Peti_ __________&~t<-AA-10'4. ____ ~ .l'W _ {iJI / ~ __ ~
tioner, vs. _____ , _ _· __
4
,.J~ ,6~ _I - ~ ------------------------------------------------------------more or less, of land in __
County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to-th~-p~titi~~-~{ th~-State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ __~ ~ / : ~- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer ~o said 1W~ion anu ~t~ce.
___ "i:--:
? f ~____
:~ ;::eo;ce address i~:~M~--~~ __7J_q,,_"---_____________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or$arcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _____
acres, on which there are the following
__:____________________________________ _
buildings and improvements=---------~
J-~-_______
:~~~;:;~~~;}~;~~~;; ~:~~~~~~~~~-id--====~~~;~;~.-;~
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole 01· joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.) ~
---------------------------- xf' ----- ~
-· -------------------------------------
The land o,,rners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws:
North ___ · (!2/t)
f'._~ ~ · - - - - -
-Sou ·h---- -~
East ____ _J11fl:~Cf
West ____
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -·
____ _
__ ___ _
/<.,..,~I ·------------------------------------------------------
:__yU}~?if~ ,____ CA/I _______ _______________ _________
~ ' { . ] ~ ~ ~ 4 __ .______________________________ _
r
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__ [!i_/_P._ ___ in the
following_ man'::Iwl
~ ~ &ifci:t,z, _-'-------------------
! claim that t~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----/.1)_())_~ ---· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $------- ---------·
I am the owner oL ___ ~@':()______ acres of land adjoining the above ·described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---~-------: ____ __.
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Ren1arks· ----- -------------------------------------- --------- --- - --------- - - - --- - --
----;~;~ ;~~;~~;~~~-(~~-~;-~~.:~-~~;-~c;:t~;;::::;tt~i::~~;~-~~~i;:;
of_ __~
------, 19'4/.
.
sTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY ' OF_
_-J:__ __' { J _ , a ~----------------
_
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To-wit:
_ _
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL _~------~ - ~ - _ - -----------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
an_d things ~Pp~ ring in his abov~ ~e; are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
thJS __ ____ qm ______ day of___ ~
-- --, 193;. ~
'IA
, .,-/ 1/
/
__ ,______
3 /
Clerk of
Notary Public,
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--·
·
a o or
.
�county: nockinc;llam
District: Jtonewull
:-;......,.___o__ D• .-_,e
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'' 11ors .
Acreage Claimod:14
Deed
,,
Value Claim.a d: '100. 00
Location:
Laps:
-Roads:
H
Area:
14 A.
2 miles east of Island Ford. This tra.ot io pertly inside
a.nd partly utside the .1.ark o.rea. .
!Hop e.
Soil:
2 miles over oounty road to I sland Ford ~
-
H:tstorv:
'Tho merohaht,...ble timber ha.s been re moved fron t hiG tract
leaving only fuel wood.
Inmrovemento:
'!'imber:
l one.
. ucl v1ood
85 eds.
· 75¢ p er od.
~ulue of land by,tyr es1
Value
ner -:i. cre
•. '5 .oo
Acre.age
. 14 .
Total v:1lue of land
-------------.... ,'65 .'7.o
!,'otal
1..lue
·V. ?"o.oo
70.00
Total value cf im.1, rovezncn ts
Total value of timber
Total
V
lue of tract
Average value d
pet' o.ore
53 .75
'!1133.'75
9.55
22-7 .
�[-1 211 -
~
.:,,.a
1
·1 ~ers
'
o.__D.
County: hoo~ingh~TI
District: Stone1all
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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sellers-o-d.pdf
Title
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Sellers, O. D.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Two miles east of Island Ford
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Tract(s): 211
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Sellers
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ROCKINGF...AM
co·
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#199 - Sellers , T • . ,._l fred
Number of Acres: 9
Location:
Two miles eo.~t of Island Ford .
the Park area .
Roads:
Two miles over county road to Isla nd Ford .
Soil:
This tract is entirely within
Slope • •
History of Tract and .condition of timber:
There isl no merchantable timber on t his
tract and it has been repeatedl~burned ovec.
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
•
Ridge:
Slope:
Total Value
Value per acre
$ 45 . 00
t5. 00
9
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
20 . 00
$6ti . OO
Minerals:
Value of Land:$ 65 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: S
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
ValueofWood: $ 20 . 00
Value per acre for tract : $ ? • 2 2
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
I'
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- / ~~
~- - - -' -_
CLEH<: .
�_____
199
creo.ge Cle.imodt
Velue Cleined: rn
Locatio n:
county: Rook:nghrun
Di strict: s tonana.11
,._T.
---- ----
Alfrod Sellers
lSSessed
. 50
1
"
8 .140
Deed ( Inherite d 8 .140
·.ores )
50 . 00
2 milos east of Island Fora. .
the ark a r ea .
11
{1925)
This :bract is entirely within
Laps:
oil:
Roads:
Slope.
2 niles over county road to !sland Ford.
History : There is no mex·chan ts.ble timber on this tro.ct ana ..:. t l:e.s been
repeated ly burned over .
Imnrovar nen·ts:
Timber:
:..one.
40 ods . of fuel wood
50¢ p er ed.---- --
20 . 00
Value of lnnq_'by typcc:_
vnc
Slone
Value
Eer o.orc
~ase
4.00
9
Totul value of land
tal
Value
36 . 06
.... 36 .oo
Todial value of i n:1 rovemen ts
Total value of timber
20 . 00
Total value ot tract
56 . 00
AveraGe value per acre
6.22
lo1
�Claim oL-~-~~-r------------------------------------In the Circuit Court o L d f ~ ~ o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________, At Law.
::.:.t~--~~~~~~~-~~~--~~-~-~~~~~-~~~i:
more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon t h e ~ of sJi~ petitioJ and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court o L - - - - ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to sai notice.
:; :::•o:;;-~~
-is _____ - -_-
~~¾2D1!]lfi~
I·claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
acres, on which there are the following
to be condemned, containing about_ __
buildings and improvements: _____________ _________________________ ___________ __________ _
cf:-£ _____
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
from_:/!~/..&i.£_
This land is located about_/~ ____ miles
Virginia, in
the~~agisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
--------------- -------~
~
r ------- ---------------------- ------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above descri ed tract or parcel of land are as follows:
~:::~~~~~
-
--~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
East __ ~ ~ - ------------------------------------------------West---~-..LJ:~---------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year Lf1J2_in the
following manner:
--------~--~~-~!"'-~- ~ - 1 . . J ' . L ~ - ~ - ~ - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__L/.2,_~--· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in~est,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-_g__/_~~-·
I am the owner oLLL'_~_~ ______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by~1Be proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_ /_,£_/)_,~-----·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks·--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------__ ___ ______ ____ ___ :_ ____ ______________ _______ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
of
aa:s_L:~-:~~:~~r1:3tr
my name an:
:it:~~~h ---h~~~~}~~~~~~~:y
~ - OF VI~GINIA, COUN~ QF____ ___if.7 - -------- - :----, ~~
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ :f_: ___ ~ ~ 1 - - ~-----------------the above named claimant personally appeared befor;-tfii~ and made oath that the matters
and belief,
and things appearing in his~aboveanswer are true to the best of his k~wledge
this _______..1.f.'.'. _______ day of__ ___tj__ ._ __ ___ __ , 193'/.
c;:PauJ, -{-
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4-/.
-----------------------------------------~f=tlre Court, or Specia-l Invesbigato1 OP
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Notary ~ c , ~
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�Claim of___ ~ ~~ ~---~
-----------------------
In the Circuit Court of _
__
~County, Virginia, No. ___ _____, At Law.
The State Commission on Conser ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ _____________________________ ___ _______ ___________ ___________________ ____ _
1fi:'~d~w~~~teC~~~;;;i~/~~i~~a,C~~::~v~~\'! and DeTu;~~de~~fgn~~.
velopment of the State of Virginia,~1°fn °response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the ~ng of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL/{l~~ _ - ~ o u n t y , Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to sa· petition and to said,,n tic
My name is__
_ -::; ~Jt,:;,-U-- ------J5)---------------------------My post offi.ce address is ____~ __ y:c;c__..,_f/J!.:__~---------------------1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __ _.L,..(____ ______ _acres, on which there are the following
buildings and-impro~ - - - ; ; . ~~- ~
- ----------------------
d
--------------This l~IJ,d is locate9J,;lbout_ __~__ ____ miles from ____~ - - - -Virginia, in
th e ~ agisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above. )
- -------- ----------------- --------- ------- --- -- - - - - ~ /7~
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows :
North ___________________ ____ __ ________ ____________________ __________ ___ ____________
South __ _________________________ ___ ____ ___ __________ ________ __________ ___ _________ _
East ____________ ______________ _______ _______________________ ___ ___________________ _
West __________ _______________ _________ _______ _____________ _______ _____ fl/d- ----
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year___
following manner:
-~in the
_/4.£.__·_
~ k4-__'7-2/-~-f£---hl-2'-2::-:::-:_~_ -------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ 1)._.,2'.f2~-~-d_ __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $----------------·
I am the owner of_ ___ -4:'.'_________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_}_/?_t?___~-~-----·
(In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
desc:::::k:f ~~~~4~:cel of land b y - = ~-~ · ~-----------~
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- -
-~-
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-~-
-
---------- -- ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___~_l _______ day
of_ _?,--9:-s.-.--=-==------, 193l
___ _;?
~
-~ -'-:"1/4..11f:~.~ e - STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ ___ - - -----------~ -------, To-w1 :
_
_
_ ___ ________ _ _
The undersigned hereby certifies that_~ .P ~ .,1; ::--__
the above named claimant personally appe~befur~~ and ma oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ______-?=;3 _______ day o L ~ --, 193<£
______
_____
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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sellers-t-alfred.pdf
Title
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Sellers, T. Alfred
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Two miles east of Island Ford
Coverage
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Tract(s): 199
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Sellers
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#206 - Sellers , T. N. Dr. - ~state
Number of Acres: 6 6
Location:
Two Mile Run.
This tract is entirely within the Park area .
Roads:
Two miles to Island Ford over country road .
Soil:
Slope .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
11 merchanta ble timber has been removed and the tract has been repeatedly burned over .
Dwelling:
Frame , 15x39' , 4 rooms , bi'i ck flues, 1 st cry ,plastered , poor condition , abandoned , spring .
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
64
~3 . 00
$192 . 00
2
25 . 00
50 . 00
'1,)242 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
66
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 242 . 00
Value of Improvemen ts: $ 10 0 . 0 0
100 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
25 . 00
~· 357 . oo
Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 55
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ . NONE .
-----~------------/4~~--~
--------'_
CLERK.
~
�>:
County: Rockingham
Distri ct; Stonew all
# 2oe
u.
Seller s, ~nt .
M1sess ed
66 A
Deed:
660 . 00
"
120
"
1wo mile Run.
Thi
Acrear ;e Claime d: 66
Val e Claime d:
Locati on:
Dr. i:.
Acquired 66 acres 1871
for ""al.00
Area: 66 A .
the Park firea .
within
ly
tract is entire
Lape:
~ : Slope
2 miles to Island Ford ov r countr y :road.
Road :
Hi tory:
All merch antabl e timber has been removed a.nd the tre.ct has been
repeat edly burned over.
Improvements:
Value
or lam
Dwell ing--:t'rame, l~ x ~9, room 4, flues brick, l story, plas tered
$50.00
poor cond . aban<lo ned, spring , values
b,;;
types:
1m
(B 11rned) Slope
Total value ot lend
Total value or improvements
Total 1'31.ue of tract
Average value per acre
Value
pe~ acre
X1.oo
Total
Value
;g66.00
$ 66.00
b0.00
110.00
1.76
211.,
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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sellers-t-n-dr-estate.pdf
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Sellers, T. N. Dr. Estate
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Two Mile Run
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ROCKINGHAlVI COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#197 - Sellers , W. ll.
Number of Acres: 124
small portion of this tract is outside of the
Location:
Two Mile Run .
Park area .
Roads:
Two miles to Island Ford over county road .
Soil:
Slope .
History of Tract and condition of timber :
A very nice stand of mixed oak, white
tract . In spots the chestnut oak
this
on
is
pine
and yellow
bark and cross tires were being
for
peeled
and
cut
has been
made of the down chestnut oaks at the time of examination.
Improvements:
None .
Acreage and value of type_s:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
124
@
$620.00
$5 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
900 . 00
$1520 . 00
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 620 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: ~ 00 . 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 12 . 25
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
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The State Commission ~;C;;;;~n and Development of th~. State of Virginia, Petitioner, v s . ~ - ~ - 4 a : : & t - ~ 1- ---------------- ---------------- ---- - - - - - - - - - - - - 7 ~ ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ----------------- ---
more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said p ~ d published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_A_,n,,,A~ ---------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answe;t;~hrp~ tition and to said notice.
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I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ .3___________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _
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the __________ :-______ Magiste:rial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
If
_________________________ /-:.J_MP___ ~-,-------------------------------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws:
North __ _?~~~----- ------------- ------------- ------------- -------S o u t h ~ -~----------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __/Jg!J-:-:_in the
following manner:
______________
/
__ . ------------------------ ----------------- ---------------- ----------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ .!j._O.. _______. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ j!._l)_ _________ ,
I am the owner oL_/_,,._________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~$-~-"'------ ---·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks·------ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --- - ----------------
--
.
.
---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witnes~mtsignatur: (or my name and 1:1Kk attached her:to •this ____
day
~~~~-;~~ OF____Jl~-;---,
/..z...-____
T o - w ~--
The undersigned hereby certifies t h ~ ~--~ ~-~ ~ the above named claim?nt personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
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Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigator or
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Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
p4 - ~
�County:
District:
#197 - Sellers,
Aorea3e 0 la.ir.ie d :
'
Value Ola.toed:
Location:
146
_,7000 . 00
Two Mile Run.
i.s outoid
w.
Rookinghan
Stonewall
M.
Aaaesaed:
146 . 16
Aaaeaaed:
$ 580 . 00
Deed: 146 . 16 A.
(1919)
Deed: Partition
deed.
Area, 124 A.
A sr.1all portion of this tract
of the l?o.rk area.
Inounbra.nces 1 counter olaios or laps:
Soil :
Slope .
Roads:
Two niles to Island Ford over county road.
Histor;y of tract and condition ,of tiober : A very nice atand of
oixed oak, white ruid yellol pin~ is on this tract .
In spots the chestnut oak has been out and peeled
for bark and croao tires were being re.de of the
down chestnut oaks at the tine of exanination .
Io;provet1ent~ i
None .
Tiober , 124,000 bd. ft. Q $8 . 00 per M. ----$992. 00 .
Value ,qf land
by types:
Value
;eer a.ore
~5 . 00
Total value of land
620 . 00
Total value of tinber
992 . 00
Total value of tract
1612 . 00
/4verage value per acre
Total
Value
,5620 .oo
j l3. 00
lo$
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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sellers-w-m.pdf
Title
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Sellers, W. M.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Two Mile Run
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Sellers
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#175 --
Number of Acres:
Location:
v.
Sellers , ,vm.
159
Roads:
On east side of Simnons G-....l) Roc..d , about one mile north of
Si,..11.nons G~p.
:rt is approxiautely five miles to Swift Run Post Office
over ~n ordtn.::.ry dirt roe:..d; t:1a:1ce three n"_le.:; to Elkton
o~er t~e Spottswood ~rai l.
Soil:
... 11e soil is a clL-y l our.11 with
G:
very slicllt mixtur J of s a nd .
History of Tract and condition of timber: ':'lii s tract has b ,en used c1liefl y for
genera.l fur 1ning :'or r1:.-lny years os indicat d by the buil<lings
-found on it . Sane of -~he better grade o:' oc.k and yellow
poplar logs ,, re cut from t::is tract about fi v., :rears n o .
'.:'he remaining st~nd is estin-ted to c1t us follows ;
92 :_. ft. Oa.k (rnostly red oak )
15 II . ft. hickory -10 •
Improvements: pop l ctr - 13 A. pin~ ,. mc1 ot 11er& - to :ul 130 .l •
Dvmlli 'lg : Fr~,me , 26x44 ', 1 0 r ooms, porch 10x20' , net a l
roof , brick and sto:1 fl· 1 es , 2 story , ceiled , water supplyspring , solid :i.oun<lution, celltir , 10xl2 ' , f1..1.ir conclition ,
occuJied by ten~nt (l~s . Wood ) .
Woodsi1ed:
Fr:1: _e, 8xl0x6 ' , s:.-11 '1(lle- bo~rd roof, ..;>oor
condition.
T.1e.1t house :
Log , llxllx l O',.sl1intle , f\.ir conc:j_-cion .
SJring house :
Log , 8xl7x8 ', slii.nGl roof, f . ,ir condition •
.lo.sh house :
Fre.1a.e, 1 2x26x8 ', shingle roof , poor oondi ti on .
3arn : Fr~,~e a 1"' log , 42x87xl6 ', shingle roof , poor cond ition
Bugqy shed : Frm,1e , 1Gx22xl 0 ', shingle roof .
Gr~(n ry : Log ~mcl fro.ne, 2b~3lx l 3', shingle roof , poor
condition .
.
f[;.gon s:1ed : 20x23xl2', fr' ·1e , G:1i:n.c;le roof , poor eon 1 itio11.
Orchard :
5 - ores .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per·acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
77
~.A: . 00
..,308 . 00
5
15 . 00
75 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
72
-~,
5
3: . 00
2520 . 00
,r'2903 . 00
50 . 00
230 . 00
1 300 . 00
600 . 00
30 . 00
:;,;5100 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 2903 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 1300 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 2:50 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
600 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 30 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
33 . 10
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
..Tone .
~ - / ~ -~
71
�REPORT ON THE ACREAGE
of tlie
WM. V. SELLERS TRACT #175.
This tract is covered by an apparently good description, by bearings and distances, calling for 140
Acres.
However, measurements made on the ground prove
that the closing line is eight chains longer than
called for in the deed, and that, on the opposite
side of the tract, an incorrect bearing is given for
one line.
These errors tended to balance each other
in closing the tract, so that a good closure was obtained in spite of them.
Computing the acreage af ter making these corrections, I get 159 acres as the area of the tract.
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Chief Engineer Park Service
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County :
Distri ct:
H,l7p • Seller s, Wm.
y. _
Acreas e Claime d: 140
*Asses sed: 140 A.
1 ~.8400 • 00 Assesse d1 $1'150, 00
Value Ola!iiied
Deed: 140 A~
Deeds $6000. (1925)
159 A •~
On East side of 51.m:mona Gap Road, about one mile
of Simmons Gap .
AREA.
Loca.ti otu
Rockingham
Stonew all
Incumb rances 2 counte r
el aim&
,or-
lnJi?s 1
north
None so far ns known.
Soil:
The soil is a clay lAe.m, with a very slight mixtur e of
ae.nd.
Roe.de:
It is approx1 .ma.tel7 f1.ve n4les to Swift .Run P. o.
over an ordina ry dirt road, thence three miles to
Elkto~ over the Spottsw ood Trail .
Histor y of tract and condit ion of timber :
Thia tract hns been used
ehle1'1 y ?or genera l farmin g .for many years as 1nd1 ...
cated by the buildin gs found on 1t .
Somo of the bet t er
grade of oak add yellow poplar loge were cut from this
tract about five years ago.
The remain ing stand is estimated to cut as follow s:
92 M. ft. Oak (mostl y Red Oak)
15 M. ft. Hickor y
10 M. Poplar
13 M. P1ne and o t hors
... 15g I.
Improvements:
, s"'>-
Dwellip g t Frame, 26x44' 10 roomo., Porch 10x20' ,
metiil roof, brick and stone flues, 2 story, ceiled
Water SU.Jply- Spr1ng ., solid foundn tion--C ellar, 1 ·1::d2'
Fair condit ion, occupie d by tenant•- -fY.!'s~ Wood)
850.
Woodshed: Frame, 8x10.x6 • . Sh1ngl e•board roof - poor•
5.
Meat ffou.'"se& Log, llxllltl O, shingl e, fair cond'n 20.
Spri!!B Rouse: tog., 8xl7x8 1 , shingle roof, fair 35.
Waah1iouse: Prame, 12x26x 8 1 , shingle roof, poor
10.
Srn:_ Frame', _sx "l
• s h ingle roof,
poor
200.
7& log l
Buggy Sheds Frame, l6x22Xl.O t, ehingle roof•
25.
Granar y: ' tog and Frame, 2lx31x l2', shingl e roof,
poor condit ion ------ --150.
wyon Shefi: 20lt23x l~ 1 Frame, shingle roof,p oor- _._..3..,.5..
.,.
Orchar d:
5 A.
AereN>e and Value of lanp
Acreag ,:
. 77
'Slope
Fe·
"/2
Fr
6
~=
Orchar d
5
:[59
*
bz
@
tao.. ----
tzyes C
$400 . 00
value
per A.
$S.ol5
30 . 00
10 . 00
so.oo
(Contin ued)
81836.
Total
Value
~s1.oo
2160 . 00
50 . 00
~iR1.b6
�#1"15• Sellers, wm. v . (oontinued)
Total value ot lam:
Total value of orchard
Total value of improv~~ente
$2441 . 00
400. 00
1330. 00
· Total value of timber
*
130 M. ft . @ 5.•--~
Total value of tl'act~•-~
• ~45~1. 00
Average value per acre:
030.32
Note:
650 . 00
Tho difference in the area found a.nd the aereag assessed
is attribut d to what appears to have been an erroneo
urvey. ·A check of eeFtain boundary lines t the time
th1 tract was examined indicates that at least one line had
been measured too short.
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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Sellers, Wm. V.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Tract(s): 175
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:ROGKilIG.. 111 COUlHY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
.Sellers , .!. ;·: . & E . B.
,1179
Number of Acres:
Location:
188
Top of the Blue Ridge north of Simmons Gu.p , lying in both
Rockin6'1·...rn r.__nd "'reene Counties , ancl ~ntirely ,, i. thin tl'1e
ark aree..
3ight miles over f.;ood clirt ro:..1.d to Yt...ncey , the nearest
shipping point .
Roads:
Soil:
See raver e sid&
History of Tract and condition of timber:
The tract hus been e;ut over at:
various tines.
:ost of the stund is de8.d 0l-1estnut up -l;;o 30"
DBII ,1 ith sc1J.ttered red ouk up to 24" DBH and 1,:itl. ocec..sion::.l
smetller trees of poplar, ash t...,1d chestnut o·.1k and tlierP has
been no fires in the past severul years . It is estinrted
to cut '25 :~. su; tir1.ber . 500 cords o:' extract ,; )Od - 500
locust posts ..
Improvements:
Tenant ~ouse :
Frune , 16x29', 4 rooms, ~ story , porch 6xl6'
gootl JonG. · . , to'Yl .
Barn:__
i::r-,••V
,l
_J'r·, ,.3 , lGx.30', :1:3tc 1 roof, poor con~-ition .
1
h"'
Lo•t.) '
v use·
~
S _,ring l10use :
l r.,,,x8 ',
8x8 ',
-'
_
s}1 'L1!r
l e roof .
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
68
~5 . 00
~340 . 00
118
36 . 00
4248 . 00
~4588. 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
735 . 00
Cultivated Land:
50 . 00
Orchard:
1:50.00
Minerals:
50 . 00
Value of Land: $ 4588 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ ? 3§ . 00
v5573 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of 'fimber: $
150. 'JO
Value of Wood: $ JO . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
29 . 6L.i:
Incidental damages arising from the taking~is ~~n~
�OI L:
S8..ndy lot.m o:' fCJ.ir cle:9tll ~nd fertility. m:ie wooded
pc.rt 1 s very rock" t....n :,he slope :-: re noueJ·c... te or1 the [Tu.Zing l, 111' ~n<l st,·e' on the tinbered portions. The first
class gruzi~~ 1 nd ht.s ~ f~ir sod ith uo~sider~ble blud
gruss, so 1 10 shee) sorral nc1 ,l ,.,ds. There is so:.is loose
It spews up bt....dly in tlm
rouk nd patches of poor soil .
;L,.Jcer . 'Tl:1ere is very little ~ ter on t'1e tract . ?he
second clt.. ss 11'.:ls thin socl , m:ny b ackberries , uore rock
--..nd some brush .
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�Qh1mmnumtaltl1 nf llirgiuia
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
December 27, 1933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer
of Virginia have t his 27 day of December
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockinghrun County
.
dated 12/30/33
'
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
paid to _~ .
Cassandra Laws~o=n~A~t~lr=~ i=n=s~---------
w.
Sellers , R. F . D. 4 , Elkton , Virginia
$~2~
J,~7~8=6~·~5~0~___ b e ing in full settlement of tract #--1...79
in the above mentioned cause.
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�C!rnmmnuwtaltb nf 1!1irgiuia
TREASURE R'S OFFICE
RICHMOND , VA ,
Decembe r 27 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
w. w•.Sellers
R. F . D. 4
Elkton , Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of
Virginia , the sum of$ 2 , 786 . 50 , in accordan ce
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingh am
entered on the 20th day
of Decembe r 1 93~
, in the matter of the State
Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent v ___
__,_C~a~s~s~a_n~d,...._r.,,,a.___..L...,,a,,_,w"---'s~o=n=-=A~t=k=i=n=s~____ an d others , being
full and complete settleme nt for the tract of land
known in said proceed ing as#
Sign origina l and duplica te
and return to the Treasur er
of Virginia .
1_ _7_9_ _ _
�QJ:ommnuwtalt11 of llirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 27
day of December
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated 12/20/33
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
vs. - - - - - - Cassandra Lawson
- -Atkins
-- - -- -- - - - - - paid t 0 _~ockingharn National Bank, Executor of E. B. Sellers , De ed.
·
Harrison Lurg , Virginia
$ 2 , 786 . 50
being in full settlement of tract #__JZ/9
in the above mentioned cause.
�C!!nmmnunttaltlJ of lllirgiuta
TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Roc4ingha.m National Bank ~._
Executor of E. B. Sellers, deceased
Ha~risonb urg, Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 2 , 786 . 50 , in accordanc e
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of
Roc kingham
entered on the
20th
day
of December 1 93L , in the matter of the State
Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __
_ C_a_s~s~an~d----"-'-r-"-a~L_a.c..cw.c..cs.cc..o=n=-=A'--"t=k=i=n=s~____ and others, being
full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land
k nown in said proceedin g as #__,1=7~9~- -
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
�Claim of __::,;; .. --.J.. --&-e-1-le~--s- - , __,1_!!__1l Jt_.J.ellars4______________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL-~c.tingh-4m ------------Coun ty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-tioner, vs.--~~--:g.! __JeJ.l~_:r§__.&_'1.l...__ J.. __ 3.all.ars..,__ Tw.£l _lruud..racL.e.l'.l.d- -t,h.J.'.!.e-e--&-e-:Fes
_______(2..0..3_.a.n.raai _________________________________. ---------------- ---------------- more or less, of land in_BQ~-~ingh.?JJlL _____________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ ___ -.Ro.c..kingham. ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as ~tlnswer •<aMid ·petition and to said notice.
~enam'3xs _____:D . - 3 • ~fl~~r~ . &8 ~· :;.ss~~l~rtin -- -. 9rd - . Virginia - ~nd
rn
..J.Ji:fQ-U+-~.i.rg.i bi.D_... ________ _
1he ~ post office address so___j _.__ ,., ... __
Xi c1{1m a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __~Q~----- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements; __ J)VLellin.g._h.ous .a,.._.a.t.a.hle_.n n.a__an. _or..c...ha..xd_.o..f ____ _
.;)s}lil.x.s.__
____f.o...rty__or__fif_ty__tr..e..as..________________________________________________________ _
This land is located about__.l_Q ____ ___ miles from ___ _l§]__a_nd_ 1 0J.'J L,.. ______ ___ Virginia, in
the--,- -;.itonawtlLMa gisterial District of said County.
X 1c1aim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
_______ ________ ___ __ ____ .J..o..in.t._
era ___ ______ ______________________________________ _
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North ____ .;t.:.n orose _ .::>hifle tt ___________________________________________________ _
South _____ __________ }luf.f.Jnn.. ____ ______ ___________________ __ _____ ______ ______ ____ _
East ___ _.J).r.--G~..t-G..r-t-on ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------' West ____ E..ilar3rot.he. x.s------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------Xlc~~quirecbm.~1i-fght, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_i~1_9_____ in the
following manner:
________________ ey_P~cha~e- ___ .. . __ ·---------------- - ---------------- ------------ ------
----- ;;e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1:claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $1-9_._QQ_Q________ , Iccraim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $10....,QO_Q ________ •
d' · · t he a bove descr1'bed tract or
none
le are
_______ ____ __ acres of 1an d a~_J91mng
the owner of .___
:l:mn
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which J:vt!ih.im will be damaged bj~the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $2:.~-4_~--- ---·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes a4d bounds).
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Remarks:
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Witness,m§''J;lgn atureS(or '."y name and md;'k a t ~ hereto) this____ J8_tti__;J;:day
H-___ !__,(J_,., t ~ -~ 2/c~M-::!. ~
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s:, STATE OF VIRGINIA, GOUN'f'¥ 'oF~ ~ ,%":;:;~~it :
The undersigned hereby certifies that..J_.__.3.._...s.elle..r.s_.&. _-:.. _..,_____ ...3ell.e.rs------- -ex., 3 ~
g:, a, the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
z,..; § ~ and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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18th
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~ this________ _______ day oUahruar.,r_____~~~
~ ~ f ! e e i t t l Imestigarm--.m--Notary Public, _or Jw,stiee ef e=lit Peace.[ [
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In the Circuit Court o L _ ~ - ~ - C o u n t y , Virginia, No, ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conser~on and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-
tioner, vs. _________2t
w~-- ~ -------------------------------------------
_______ County, Virginia, Defendants.
_
more or less, of land in
The undersigned, in answer to the pe ·on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court o L ~ ~ ~ - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to saBV~~tition and to said notice.
My name is ______ ~_,;r.'
My post offi.ce address is ____ .ti~----'2£v .~---------- ------------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ___j_½_Q _______ acres, on which there are the following
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This land is located about_ ____ -'.z _____ miles f r o m _ f ~ ~ - - - - - - - Virginia, in
theJ~_Ma gisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
-------- -
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The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ___ _rni.lli ~-~ft-~- -~-~-It2 ~-------------- --------~ - - - -----------South ___ ~ . - f f l _ , . ~__t __ _~
East ____ /'J1AA;_J__ f : ~ 71'-t1-::a..d___. __ ____________________________________ _
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-- _ __ __ ---------------- ---------------- ---------West______ ~~~------I acquired my right, title, estate or i terest to this property about the year _.12~6-:fu the
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__'i{_f._~_"c}!._p_!?___ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parM~ o! land with the improvements thereon is $- -~~-~ ~--?j-~-I am the owner of_ __ ../!l!f}_______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro---·
posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
1~ti1~ ~ ~-~ -
description of th- tr:ct o~~a~c __: __
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~y signature ~1~my name and mark attached hereto) this __~ _____ _day
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;~~~~~;~~. l~~~TY OF_;e,~;z-----2t~~~----------
The undersigned hereby certifies that_~ ~ -=-- ---------- -----
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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Notary Public, or Justice of ne Peace.
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�Claim of_ ______
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In the Circuit Court o L _ ~ ~ ~ - C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________, At Law.
::e:,ta:: _Commiss)t:,o ~ : n ~ v e l o p m e n t of the State_of_Virginia, Peti-
J'r, ~-
----------------------------- ________ _
--------------------- .-~ ---------....
------------ ------------ -. --..------------ ---------more or less, of land mfl(.~~,AA .~-~,,.J __________ County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court o L ~~
~ - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to sajff' petition and to said notice.
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--------------------------------------
My name is ____
~iy post office address i s - - - ~ - r - -U--~--- ------------ ------------ --I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ___g~~ -- _______ acres, on which there are the following
~~~~~~~~:-~~~-~~~:_o-~em~~-~~:::~~:~::=::~
::::::::
;:z______
This land is located about_ ___
miles from_ ~
qf _ ~ - --Virginia, in
theJ ~__ Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
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------.. . --12- ~ -------------------------------------------------------------The land o,vners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ___ ~
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------------ --- - ------------ ------ - South ___
East ___
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West--- ~
--L- h ~------------------- --------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_/2LB :__in the
follo'lf:Lmtl:'.v ~f _h-<t.t.er:¾,:-~
_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $-/-0-~_<.)_.Q.,_(l_-r)__ _ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or pa~el of land with the improvement s thereon is $--~]J'_Q_cl!..~__D __ .
I am the owner oL __/1!1}__ ____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro-
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of itne~s- mY_:~~:~~1~my namend~a:~-: ~~ ~~::=:~:~
ATE OF IRGINIA, COUNTY OF_~ ~ - , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ______,_11('_~
- ~------------ ---------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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nvestigator-or
, or Justice othe Peace.
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Claim of______ ~Lh~-A ~------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of_'}1.b_~ -~-- ~ - - - C o unty, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conse tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ____ ft1
fr~---------------------------------------------------------------
~~;~-~;1~~~~-;i1~~a-i~
-=--=--=====-=~~~~=~~c;~~~;:vi;~;;i~~-D~f~~-d~~~-------The undersigned, in answer to the etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ ~ -~~
-~
--- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to s~ petition and to said notice.
· My name is ____ ftL.7,f-, ~ --------------------------------------My post office address is ___ .tr;~~r--~
-----------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ___i_'1-:-_
.6. _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _
This land is located about__L ~ ------miles from_.12.~_:t_~--- Virginia, in
the_c l ' ~Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
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w~
rh
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
I f / ~ ~ ------------------
North_.
J+.~ .4 _
South ______ a,_,_(3, ,/(;)_Jj!_gf,,~-----~----------------------------------------East ___ __ t'p~ ~)+~~ ---------------------------------------------West_ ____
Jy.,Luc£e__. _4- -~
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---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J_!}_ j_~_in the
following manner:
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____________ ak ~
--Pf _P6-l)-.,L_JL_'J14 ~~ _______________ _
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_;z...d..a..d-1_<)_u____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ /_0_4_
<-2·-~__c(__ .
I am the owner o L ~-~cres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of }and b~ met~ and b~1£Y1~) . ,/
/ . . Remarks: _J,&1.._ .l__'ld-14.~_f e_~
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of_
W;~~;::~~~:~~r1~~my nam~~:~~-:~e~o~~~~~d:~
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STt;-~;1IRGINIA, COUNTY OF
To-wit.
The undersigned hereby certifies th~~:[jf_~JJJ_'..,R_~-------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things apP.earing in his ~ e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
day oL~ ~- --- --~ 19 . ~~
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Claim
In the Circuit Court o f ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__ , , < ) ~_ ~ --------------------------------------------
--- -----------------. ·/.J .: .:;z~ - - - - - - - - - - - . -. .----------------------
more or less, of land m/ -~ ~ _ __ _____ _County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the ing of said ·petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
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Court of
as h:ya~::
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o sai~
~o~~~e~ ___ '\ --------------- 7/47
_ -----~.t/_~ - ----~---My post office address is__ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interi:,t jn a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _____ .!Q,. ________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: _____ _________________________________ _____________________ _
~~~:;~:~~:~;:;;;:~:~~~~~iie:{~~~~~~~;~-;~
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
of1 ~~~!bed above. )n
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I claim 0iat the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
on is
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is ~ ~tli.;(-6'/
I am the owner of_ __ 11 ,:. _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying o~~ the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- ---------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
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t s and bounds).
description of t~ / ~ract or par.eel of land by meE
&farks:
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my name and :::~
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ~ ,,,.,.._,,..., _
---------------------- The undersigned hereby certifies thaL l l " h -~--~
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the :e_est of his knowledge and belief,
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County: Rockingham
District: Stone a ll
County: Greene
District: .onroe
,'/179 - Se l lers,
~ .. creage
Cl a imed:
Value Claimed:
Locat ion:
• & E. B.
203
.Assessed 203 a .
" $2430.00
10 , 000 . 00
None kno n .
~andy l oam off i r de ~t h n~d f e r ti l ity. The ~c oded part is
very rocky and the all.opes a re moderate on the gr a zi ng l a nd
and s teep on the t i mber ed portions. The first ol ass gr a zing
1 ..nd as a fa ir s od wi th consi derable blue g r a s s , some sheep
sorrel a~d weeds. There is some loose r ock and patches of
poor so il. I t s pe sup badly i n t he i nter, There is very
little uter on the tra ct. The s econd olass has thi n s od, many
, bl a ckberries, more r ock and s ome br ush l
hoads:
1..i ght mi l e s over good di rt road t o Yancey, t he nearest s 'l ip.:..
ping poi nt ..
Bistoty:
or
/ f
,
/
./
,/
tf '
,i •
(1919)
4000 .00
Top of t h e Bl ue Ridge nortll o:f Si mmons Gap, l yi ng i n both
Ro ck ingham a. <l Greene count ies, and ent i rely wi t hi n t he
Park ar ea.
I ncumbrances, counter cla i ms or laps:
.§2!1:
Deed: 20 3
,·
t r act and condition o f timber: The tru c t has been cut over at
v·1r1.ous times. Most of the stand is dead che stnut up to 30"
DBH 1th sca ttered red oa k u p t o 24 f' DBH and :vi t h occa siona l
sma l l er trees of pop l a r, ash and chestnut oak nd t here ha s
been no fire s in t he pa st several ye a rs. It i s esti"lated t o
c t 25 M. sa w timbe r valued
'it 2 . 00
----v 50 . 00
500 cords of ext r a ct ood valued
oO•) l ocus t posts val ued
5¢
;/
15¢ ------- -
75. 00
25 . 00
$150 . 00
:tmpr$vements: Tenant house: Fr ame l 6x29', 4 rooms, 2 story, porch 6xl6' ,
good condition
400. J O
----- I\
~ : Fr ame lox30', meta l roof, poor condition
300 . 00
;\
Hen house: Log l 6x8',
35. 00
Spri ng house :
8x8', s hingle roof - 10.
00
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145. oo
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l.
Value\ of l a nd by types:
Rockingham
Type 4
Slope i'1
Acreage
County.
Va Jue
per acre
68
$2.50
Fg I ·~
Fg II /
53
65
35 . 00
f
.·
Fe
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Tot a l t ulue of orcha rd
34 . 00
Tot ~1 ;value or l and
3210. 00
Total value of i .::uprovemen t s
745.00
Tota l va lue of timber
150. 00
Tota l v lu~ of tra ct
4l39.00
Ave r age va lue per a cr e
22 . 02
17.00
40.00
Tota l
Value
170 . 00
1855 . 00
1105. 00
80. 00
3210.0(}
�County: Rockingham
District: stonewall
County: Greene
District: Monroe
#179 - Sellers. ; . ~. & • B.
- Sellers, w. W. & E. B.
(Rockingham. Co.)
(Greene County)
#
Cont'd
~lue ot land by types:
(Greene County)
Total
Value
Value
per acre
Acreage
$35.oe
15
$S25.0o
Total value of land
$525.00
Total value ot tract
525.00
Average value per aore
35.00
SUh,!L\RY
Rocki ngham & Greene Counties.
Slope
Fg I
Fg II
Fe
A.
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3.50
35.00
-
68 A .
$170.00
2380.00
65 A.
@
@
17.00
40.00
-
1105.00
80.00
68
2 A.
2.03 A .
tro ta l number or a eres 203
Total value or land $3735.00
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3'1s5.l5o
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Total value ot impro- 745. 00
Total value of timber-150.00
Total value of tract 4530.00
Average value per a cre$22.98
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(Rockingham Co.}
Greene Count
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{Greene County)
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15
Total value of land
Total value o:r tract
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Total
Value
per acre
.Aoreage
Value
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$5~5.oo
$525. 00
525.00
35.00
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SUMMARY
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Fg
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68 A.
68 A .
65 A .
2 A.
203
I.
2.50
35.00
l?.00
40.00
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Total value of land 3735.00
Total value of 1mpro- 745.00
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Total value of tract· 4630.ob
Average value per a ere$22.98
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-
$170.00
2380.00
1105.00
80.00
5'135.60
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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Selllers, W. W. & E. B.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Top of Blue Ridge
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Sellers
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fab466fad59b7f3156275de246c04c35.pdf
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ROCKINGIDil:i COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
J260 - Shaver , - · L.
& ~-
A.
Number of Acres: 102
Location:
Big Run .
Roads:
Four miles over county road to Island Ford .
Soil:
Slope .
Entirely ·within the Parle area .
.l".1.ll merchanta ble timber has been removed
from this tract and the fire has burned over it repeatedly .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
NONE .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
,)5 . 00
102
~510 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 510 . 00
Value of Improvemen ts: $
50 . 00
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
50 . 00
$610 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
6 00
•
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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70
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Claim of_ _______________
ttv er-------------------------------------- -------------In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________________________________________________________________________ _____ _
more or less, of land inRQC¥_lDKil~IT1-------- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of..RQg.ki:DKr.!~~------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
· _____
Mar~in
a. Shever,Agent,for the heirs of W,A.Shaver,Dec1.
My name 1s
. ____ ________________________________________________
_________ _
My post office address is_ BJ.!.QD13-J1~_0J!2__'{~-------------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __lJ)R_ ___________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :___ JJ!l_~IEPY-~Y-~~--------------------------------------------
This land is located aboutS_i~J_(i)__ ___ miles fromP..o.rL.Ee_p.ubJ._lg~gr_tJ}_ ___ Virginia, in
stonewall
. t etia
. 1 D.1st r1ct
. of sa1"d County.
th e______
___ _____ ___ Mag1s
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
______________ Am_j_Qi-ri_t_.P_~J;J.§_~_~1_itb_JJeir.s__o.f'__J _. __J ..,_.Shaver-,-de-G-gas-e4-------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North __ By the _Big_ Survey -------------------------------------------- - -------South __ B..y._.the __c_ocfilon__E3_tQ~_e._ _____ ______ ____________________________________ _
East ___By Blue_ R id_g_e _ Moun t a in __ __ ______ _____________ ____ _______ _____ ______ __
West_ __ By the _200_ acres _ of _ land _sold to_ Charlie _Marshal 1 __________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __192-0___ in the
following manner:
______ pt death of father 1.._W. _P . _Shaver_ who died_ in _May_ 1920 ___ __ __ ___ _
~
'~
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__i9.QQ-'_Q_Q ___ __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--1000.00.-----·
I am the owner of_ ___ _____ ___ __ __acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- -----------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if -practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· Upon _ the_ above _ lc:..nd _ u --.c;-e, _is _a miner>al_mine ____ ___________ _
- ------ --------- -------------- -------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this __ __ __ ___ ______ day
~~~;~-~;-~;~~;~~~, l~i~NTY
Agent for heirs of
w.
A. Shaver Deed.
- ~ ~ ~ ! n t__________ _
OF
The undersigned hereby certifies that~ ~- - - K - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - --the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _______ L_£
_____ day
~l~rtice
of_ ~~ ~ - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - -
el:erk of
.Notary
e
~ ~
,
1
Special Investigator
of the ,P,,oee.
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�County: Rockingham
District: s tonewai1
11 260 -
A. L• . &
VI • A. Shaver
Acreage Claimed: 10 2 A. Asses ~ed: 102.40
Value Claimed:
·iooo .
Deed 102 .. 80 acreo
n
1\)0 9 for ~;!330
-
AREA: 93 li. .
Location:
~
Big Run.
'
~ntirely within tbe l ark area .
.§.21b: Slope .
Roads! 4 miles over county road to Island :i·ord .
History:
All merchantable timber has be c,n removed from this tr~ct
and the fire has burned ovor it repeatedly.
Improvements:
None.
Yal]!e of land by tves:
~
slop e
Value
,ner acre
Area
•1..
""153
Total value of land
1
/
'vi
$116 . 25
Total va lue of improvements
Total value of timb i::r
Total value of tract
Average value per acre
,) 116 . 25
9r-.
...
v
Total
Value
')'~l16. 2'5
�'/2GO - A .
. (~ • .:. • • CL11ver
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County:
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Di st 1·i e;t: Stone ,mll
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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shaver-a-l-and-w-a.pdf
Title
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Shaver, A. L. & W. A.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Big Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 260
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Shaver
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3f50230537f81739be18de4b4435eb35.pdf
93d90b5a109c9304f265045e0f02c231
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ROCKI~'Glli ! COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#353
- She f f ey
Number of Acres: 5
Entirely within the Park area .
Location:
Neck Run.
Roads:
Four miles via dirt road to Port Republic .
Soil:
Slope type; sandy loam; fairly smooth ; moderate slopes.
History of.Tract and condition of timber:
All the merchantable saw timber has been
removed from this tract .
The remaining stand of small hardwoods have been practically all killed by a recent severe burn .
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
5
~5 . 00
125. 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
· Orchard:
Minerals:
10 . 00
Value of Land:$ 25 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $ 10 . u 0
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 10 . 0 u
Value per acre for tract: $ 9 • 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
10.00
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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sheffey.pdf
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Sheffey
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Neck Run
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Tract(s): 353
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PDF
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Sheffey
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#194 - Shifflett , 1~haz
Number of Acres: 12
Location: One mile east of Yancey oti Gap Run.
Roads:
Two miles to Island Ford over county road .
Soil:
Slope .
History of Tract and condition of timber: 'fhe cleared land of this tract has been
cultivated for many years and the slope land is used chiefly for
fuel wood .
Improvements : Frame dwelling : 14}x22½', L 12½xl6~', 4 rroms, paper
roof , brick flues , 2 story , ceiled walls , fair condition, occupied by o.mer, water supply - well, pillar foundation .
Fil:'.
ame barn : 12½xl7' metal roof with shed 10xl6', fair condition.
hnpontwm ·Log house :
16-~x20~', paper ro of , fair condition .
8xl0 ', fair condition.
Hen liouse:
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Total Value
Value per acre
Acreage
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
-
$5
. 00
c:;::--,-
3
$15. 00
Grazing Land :
Fields Restocking:
7
@
20 . 00
140 . 00
$1 5b . 00
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
2
100. 00
50 . 00
12
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 1 55 . 00
455 . 00
Value of Improvements: $455 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 100 . 00
15. 00
~725 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
ValueofWood: $ 15. 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 60 . 41
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N0N.Z.
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more or less, of land in_ ~_1:: :~- -~ ~-----Co unty, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_~~; ;_
{ ~------- - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is ____ .!LI,.,:,...,_
,g_Lfbcf- __________ ________________________ _
_!'!::_J:~__ f!.?_._i::./!..._ ____________________ ____ _
My post office address is __ __4:f:..~_
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_.6~ :~!~~-- --acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements =- --~ /---~ & : : :_~:~____ !'__ / _ ~ ~ ---------- -
· 1an d 1s
· 1oca t ed ab ou t -;z:~
L'--'-"-,,,Tl11s
ld.-,~v*7.------'-;;,4.-c-__,M CL./d~-v
· · m·
--------m1·1es f rom __~::-:.=-=----------- ·1rgmia,
the_ i:~~!.: ½___ Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, e state or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
The land owners adjacent to the above de scribed tract or parcel of land are as follows :
North ___!a-,/. 1~~
South ___ a+-/.
n- _L-v -------- ------ - - ---- -------- ----- ---------- --- ------- -East ___
S-i-j,_c_______________________________
_____________________________ _
&
,--------------------------------------------------------
7 .~
West __ __J_ _~
_v--~ -7<.tl'-t..--l....LL-'7' ---------- ------------------------------ _______ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__/Jl~t.['f_ _in the
following manner:
_/ft A_~
_t ~
h~ _9J..41;:~,,~-Hr
_J«.7 'N/flJ~ + 7 ~~
~~-
~_ / ?IZ -. J-%~ LafJf~' ;)
'1!ifl4: :4~, :;;,,j._ I f; f/- _________ _________
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there,-v
on is $-2--..,f'_q_q_.,!.:-:-____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in~ est,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-b r~-~-:'__:-.: ___ .
I am the owner of_ ___ ,k·__________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------·
(In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) .
Ren1arks · ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- -
----- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and ma~ ¥tach~he reto ~ this ____ ~ ______ day
Wt-~ ~~ ~
of_ __b
_'-----------, 193f
.
SThE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_/g8____ ~-------- .-------, To-wit.
. - "tr-· ·~
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __(k-:h.d!::-:1___~----- ------ ------ --the above named claimant personally appeared before hi~-irrcr -~acfe-~ath that the matters
and things app: lring in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _____ k~_:: _____ day of_ __
193/.
-:~~ -
f~---------,
/
~ir:~
-J-1-1t~:-C::t ~cial In~
gator or
Public, or Justice of the Peace.
�County: Hockinghsm
District: Stonowall
J
i 194 Ahnz Shittlett
Acrea~e Claimed :
Value
Cla imed:
Location:
~:
14 A
•
'1:2000.
Assessed
12 A
~
"
Deed
240.
One mile east of Yancey on Gap Hun
cquired 1911-12 & 14
for ~205.00
4
ARBAl 12 A.
Slope
Roads:
History:
2 miles to lslend Ford
over oounty road
The cleared land ot this tract ha s be en cultivated tor many years
and tho slope land is uaed chiefly tor ~~el wood. There is no
merchantable timber on this trect.
note: This tract is ent ire.l.y '171. thin the Pnrk area.
I mprovements:
Frame Dwel.ling 14 1/2 x 22 2/2. L 12 l/2 x 16 1/2 • 4 rooms
paper roof, brick t lues, 2 story, ce1led wells, feir condition, occupied by owner, water s 1pply--well, toundationpille.rs
" 300.00
Frame Barn 12 1/2 x 17, Uetal root, \'1th shed 10 x 16
fe.i r condi tion.
75. 00
Log house , 16 1/2 x 20 l/2, paper root, fnir condition
40. 00
lien house, 8 x 10 , f'a ir condition
5.00
420.00
Timber: Fuel wood 20c ds . " 50¢ per ed.
10.00
Urchard: 2 acres
~~O
per Acre
100. 00
Val.ue of l and by tYl)es:
~Po;e
Acreage
3
F C
7
2
Orchard
Value
Total
per acre
valu e
\ 7.00
20.00
"'21.00
140.00
161.00
12
Total 'V8l. ue or land
Total Talue or orchard
Total 'fal.Ue ot improvenents
Total value of timber
Total val ue ot tract
7'ferege VPlue per acte
~
161.00
100 . 00
420.00
10. 00
691 . 00
5?.58
_ _ _ _ _ _ Jl/2.
�-#194- Shifflett , Ahaz
Mrs . Emma
Gibbons
v.
Yost , Tr .
LEGEND :
Slope Orchard
Tillable
Scale - l u = 20 chains
County :
District:
Rockingham
Stonewall
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz
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shifflett-ahaz.pdf
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Shifflett, Ahaz
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Gap Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 194
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PDF
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Shifflett
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ed63cfd8b3a9433d64a0c8eb7f138fb4
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ROCY.:I!~G l-LJ.. COID:1J.'Y
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#177 --
Shiff l ett , Alex.
Number of Acres: 45
Location:
Hawksbill Creek and is entirely rithin the Pa r k ~rea.
Roads:
.i.
Soil:
1 ine mi l es to ~lkton over five mi l es of county road and
four mi l es over Spotswood ~rail .
Sast ,::.nd north slope of very good de1ith
1.111d
fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber: .all saw tir:ber ht.s been renoved from the
wooded portion of this truct l eav_inr-: un ~stimated araount of
200 cords .
Note -- This tract was partially surve yed and it is
believed the ac reage given him is correct .
Improvements:
Frane dwelling : 18x l9', 3 rooms, porch 7xl8', shinr le
roof, stone ~luas , li story , lo< w lls, :'.:1ir conu.i ion ,
occupied by tenunt, spring, pillar founclL..tion • .
Fra.·i}a, 1Gx36xl4' , metal roo:f.' , good condition .
B:....rn :
Stor'.3.ge house : Log , 11x1.;x12 1 , sll ngle roof , poor condition .
1'r~.me, llx20xl0 ', r.ietbl roof , cood concli tion
Hew l1en house :
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
15
'11'4. . 00
~)60 . 00
15
25 . 00
375 . 00
15
30 . 00
450 . 00
$885 . 00
6;J0 . 00
50 . 00
50 . 00
1 63.., . 0Q
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 885 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 6.5 0 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ ::.iO,. 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
36 . 33
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract~.N~ - ~
�+.~
.SL __ - -------------------------------
Claim o L ~
In the Circuit Court of_/_(_~-~ ______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
~he State Commission on Conservat·
and~ De~!o~_>of the State of 'Cirginia, Petitioner,
a.,~_-:Y7 _____ -.------ ---------------- ---------------- -----------more or less, of land in_,_~~- _ ___
~--County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the peti n of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fi"g of ai_d petiti n .and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of1.LIJ_ __
__ _ ~ - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
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My post office address is ___{l_,J_,__
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel o land within the area sought
to _be_ condemn~d, containing about_ _____
acres, on whic)i thz: are the following
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bm~s~~d- 1~~rovements: ___
----~-----~-1---
the_£~-tN--~ Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
par~~ land described above9 . .
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The land owners ~djace~~t~above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ___
de.a.. _________~._ ---------------------------------------------
South____
East ____
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Qf,p ___ _.,__ _----------------------------------------------7
West______ -~--~~-·-- ------------ ------------ ------------ -1 acquired my ght, title, estate or interest t<Ythis property about the year __ /_9._L~_in the
following manner: .... /__ . . /_ .
-----~r ~~P~- Q~---- ------- ------- --
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_2.A_~!?_::_IJ_~--- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $- ~P-!>__'!~.5!.-~-·
I am the owner of__d__"!_ ____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---=-=-==-----------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ).
Remarks·----- ---------------- ---------------- ------ ---------------- - --------------
---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and m..J,1i~ttached hereto) th1)-p_--};f/J~ay
oLJ;-d,________, 1931.
~de.J_~----
STATE OF~~OU N:Y OF___~7'----- -~-, To_-wi) ;~.
The unde~filed here y certifies thaL __~ - 4 - . n _ ~ __&~_ _ ___ --~the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath
the matters
h Cl andrtlnn.o-s app~i~g in his ab~e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
Is Referenced By
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James
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shifflett-alex.pdf
Title
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Shifflett, Alex
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Hawksbill Creek
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Tract(s): 177
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PDF
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Shifflett
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eed2466b32575b838cb5a492ffd366e9
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~.,-- - -ROCKINGHAM
NAME OF CLAIMANT
/11_? 8 - Shifflett , Ambrose
Number of Acres: 272
Location:
Hawksbill Creek, and is entire ly within the Park area .
.
Roads:
'
Nine miles to Elkton over five miles of county road and four
miles over Spotswood Tr 11 .
Clay loam of good depth and fertility .
Soil:
History of Tract and condition of timber:
_J
Improvements: (See . reverse side)
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
112
@
$3 .00
$336.00
Cove:
90
@
5 . 00
4 5 0.00
Grazing Land:
?0
272
2450 ~00
$ 3236 . ocr-
35 . 00
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
1400 . 00
V~ueofLand: $3236 . 00
250 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 1400 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 250 . 00
2230 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
50 . 00
$?166 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber:$ 2230 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 26 • 30
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
~ - ~CLERK,
75
�IMPROVEMENTS: Barn:
Log, 16x4 9', poor cond ition.
Corn house :
Log, poor cond ition .
Spri ng house :
Frame , 8xl5x 8', metal roo f , fair cond ition .
Hen house :
Frame , 6xl6x 6', paper roof, poor cond ition .
Pigeo n house :
Frame , 12xl2 x8', s hingl e roof,
cond ition .
Dwel ling: Log and frame , 16x3 3', 5 rooms , porch fair
8x23 ', metal
roof, stone f lues, 3 rooms oeile d , occup ied by tenan t, sprin
g,
solid found ation .
Barn :
Log and frame , 26x4 5xl6' , shing le roof, fair cond ition .
Old grana ry:
Frame , 12x2 0xl2' , shing le and metal roof, poor
condi tion .
Shop- Frame , 12xl6 xl0', paper roof, fair cond ition.
Sheep hous e: (new) frame , 15x30 xl2', metal roof, good cond ition.
Cow shebl e:
Frame , 10xl6 xl0', paper roof, fair cond ition.
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Claim of_ _____________________________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________ ________________________________________________________________ _
more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
ot· e.
as his answer to said petition an t sai
cl--/}~'-:' _______ · ______
My name is_
-==-------------------------------My post office address is~-~
~---------------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
acres, on which there are the following
to be condemned, containing about_ __
.2,_.7-~ _______
buildings and improvements:_~, .&.= , _~ ~ -~
··-:::::::::::::::::::: __ ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
located abo~L-~-~-:--~-miles ~rom __H ______ : ____________ Virginia, in
-~
This Jand is
the~
Mag1ste:rrnl D1str1ct of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel W la:td described above.)
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The land owners adjacent to J,he ~b?ve described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
,fl.-¥::·l>-e
North__)4/'~ _ ~
South
1;_:
East ___ > ... ijilii_J. ______
West.. S.~ _
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I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year l....zl~-~!-fin the
following manner:
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ls:;_rt!_-~'J- ~ --· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $J_f!.'-Q _~!f_~
· I am the owner oL_~ -1 - ~ ------acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-=-----------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
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-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
t'
oLiA_=~-s~~:~~r1~ 3 my name an~~ ~-~~-eto) ~his~~~-~~:,:_~~~~~~~~:~
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____________________ ------, To-wit·
j
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL_q.,_m_.__ __
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and ma e oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
--'Ja.-""C.<LC
this ____
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__L;z. _______ day of___ *~----::~-1~~ __
Cle~Y,tf~ Court, or Special
Notary Public, or Justice of
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nty:
4
oc kinghru:1
District: Stonewall
l/:l 78
Acrcnae Claige~ :
Value Cl aioed :
- Shifflett, A:c1brooe
272
Assessed 272 A.
•
,10,06~
11
1620 . 00
"
(1912- 26
~3650 .Q0
ABF,A,1 1320 A,
'
---
Deed 272 , •
Rawkob ill or1;ek and io anti.re l y w_ th n t.:...e lark arJa .
Location :
lfote -- It is be l ieved there \·:ere errors in t r e ·cooput o.tions of the e.cr . . age of tno var· ous t1'a.cts na ~1ng u1,
t;Jio L-ra.ct and t.mt .r . S11ifflett owuo all the acreage
that has been given :1it1 .
Incut1bra .. c eo . counter ,cla.tns
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l a.pa :
llona known .
noi l:
Clay loat1 of good <.lep t n a d fertility .
Roads :
Nine oil ea to Elkton over five nilea of count
road und
four ni l o ov r "poto ood Trail .
History of t re.ct e.nd cond i tion of t inber: Tae woodlo..,d as an eotinated
stand of 355 ,000 bd . ft . of saw ti 1be~· . 40 cords of loc ust•
2000 cords of extract a. ..d 200 cords of ul1.i , ood .
\.
.:_.,ortion of L e tract .10.0 been 11ea.vily cut over .
1600 . 00
'l'il:1ber : '75,000 ft . - .t'oylar @ $8 . 00 .i:,er l! .
24d,ooo ft . white$ red oak r .14 . 00 )er M.... ....
960 . 00
00 . 00
40 , 000 ft . 1ickory th ..,,2 . 00 per 1: .
---1 6 0 . 00
40 cord L locJst O ) 4 . 00 ~er c ord
·--250 . 00
1000 co rds of t:xtrnct wood l- 25;.!' 1>er co.rd --400 . 00
200 cords of u l J ·~ J2 . 00 ~er co rd
---$ 2450 . 00
to :
l3urn : Log , 1G~-,:9 r, 1,00 ... cowi.:.tion - ... o v:.:"'..lu •
Cornnouae : Log, p o or condition - 1:0 value .
Spring house ; Fraoe , £x.15x&• , netal roof, fair
condit ion·-----Hen hou a: .Ercme , 6:~l cx:6 '. PO..t)er roof. poor
condition ___ ,. ...
1condition
i!J>eon houoe,. ____
: :?:·ru:1.
1 2xl 2.xB ', a:1ingle roof , fair
_
Dwe ll in : Loe ant.. ... rar:w , l Gx.33' , 5 roo1:1s, :poroh
x- , cetal roaf , ston~ flues, 3 ro oe C6il ed ,
'.~30 . 00
15 . 00
25 . 00
occu ie,1 by tBno.nt, o.,r.i.n& , solid fom. dat!on -Barn; Loe a.i f :rt-inc , 26x1~utl6 1 , ahlngl roof ,
600 . 00
-----
350 . 00
1a'ir condition
Ol d 4 ra.nar;t: Frar,o 12x20.:; 12' , sh in 1
and netal
roof , voor condition- --- - -
::»ho~) : Frar.1e, 12xl6xl0
.. J.l)er roof , fair oondit·neep houoe : ( new) Frane , l b..~30xl 2 ', n-tal ro,Jf ,
go~d condition -· ...
Cow stabl e : :'ra.r1e lOx l GxlO 1 , pa .;r ro0f , fair
1 ,
condition
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20 . 00
40 . 00
250 . 00
35 . 00
tr-1 365 .oo
�//:178 -
h iff lett , 'mbroae
Conttinued .,. __
Value of l and by t;:a>eS:
~
Slope
Va lue
.:£E_e age
;eer acre
165
J2 . 50
5 . 00
20 . 00
90
70
Cove
Fg
325
Total
To t al
Total
Total
Total
value
v:·~lue
value
value
of orchard
of l and
of i u rover.1 nts
of' wi o b ..n~
val ue of t ract
Av erag rJ value per acre
)2l b . OO
2262 . ?;0
13,5 . 00
2450 . 00
>6292 . 50
19 . 36
Total
Value
~~412 . 50
450 . 00
1400 . 00
'~2262-..5 0
�I1f THE' CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conser vation and Development
of the state of Virgin ia,
Petitio ner,
At Law No. 18&9.
vs.
Cassan dra Lawson A.t kina
and others ,
Defend ants.
o/
day of J·a nuary, 1937, came Ambrose w.
Shiffl ett,, and, on his motion , leave is given him to file his
applic ation for the diabu.r sement of the swn of $7,166 .00, the
amount of the award set out in the judgme nt of condem nation for
On this, the
Tract No. 17.8 and hereto fore paid into oou.rt.
And 1 t appear ing to the Court that the said Ambrose w•
. Shiffl ett is investe d wi t h a superi or or better right or claim of
title in and to the said t ract of land No. 178 than any other
person or person s, and that the r eaord of t his cause does not disclose any denial or dispute· by any party or person in intere st as
to the t itle to said Tract No. 178 or to the procee ds arising from
the condemna tion of said Tract
wo.
178:
And it furthe r appear ing to the Court that all taxes due
on said tract No. 178 have been paid:
Upon oonsid eration wher eof, it is consid ered and ordered
by the Court that the said sum of $7,166 .00, paid into court by
petitio ner a s just oompen sation for Tract No. 178, be paid to the
said Ambrose w.Shif flett.
And the Glerk of this Court is directe d to transm it a certified copy of this order to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia, who shall
pay unto said Ambrose W. Shiffl ett the said sum of $7 ~166. 00, being .
the amount of the ~ward set out in the judgme nt of condem nation
for Tract No. 178, taking f rom a.aid Ambrose w. Shiffle tt a r eoeipt
:'
�---2.-therefor , and certifying au.ch payment to the Clerk of this Gour t
for appropriate entry thexeof, a s requ.ired by law.
z.nter.
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�IN TH"E CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on
Conservation and Development
of the Stat~ of Virginia,
Petitioner,
At Law No . 1829.
vs.
Cassandra Lawson A.tkins and
others ,
Defendants.
Comes now the u.nde.raigned and sho.vs to the Con.rt' that
a judgment in rem has heretofore bean entered in this proceeding,
condemning to the use of the · petitioner the fee simple estate in
the tract of la.nd numbered as 178 and described in the report of
the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein, and shown ,
numbered , and delineated on the Cou.nty Ownership Map filed therewith,
upon payma.a"t into the custody of the Court of the sum set out in
said judgment as cons ti tu ting the. award therefor as follows :
Award on Traot No . 178, ------------ $7 , 166.00.
That said tract of land No . 178 is composed of three
tracts of land which were conveyed to your petitioner by the following deeds , to-wit:
(1)
Deed from H. R. Eiler and othe.rs , dated December 16 , 1912 ,
conveying 102 acres, said deed being of record in D. B.96, at Page 5,8 ;
(2)
Deed from Jesse Wyant and Martha J . wyant, his wife ,
dated May 27 , 1925, conveying 150 acres , said deed being of record in
D. B.132 , at Page 306;
(3)
Deed from Jesse Wyant and Martha J . wyant , his wife , dated
January 27,1926, aonvaying 20 acres , aaid deed being of reoord in
D. B. 134 , at Page 174.
That your undersigned ,on the date of the s a.id judgment
in rem condemning the said traat of land,owned or was entitled to
the fee simple i nterest in the said tract or in the proceeds arising
�from the conde mnatio n thereo f.
That no otheT person or person s
than the unders igned are ent1t1 ed to shal'e in the distri butio n or
the said award , and that all taxes on said traat of land have bean
d11ly paid,
Where fore , your 11ndersigned prays that he be na.de a party
here·i n under the provis ions of Sectio n 21 of the Pu.blic park Condemnation Act , and that an order be entere d for the distri butio n of said
sum set forth in said judgment in rem as const itutin g the award for
the fee simple estate in said tract condemned as afores aid and for
the payment to the unders igned of the said award , and which the 11ndersig ned avers is as follow s: Tract No . 178,- ------ ----$7 ,166.0 0.
State of Virgi nia,
ao11nty of Rockin gham, to-wi t:
Ambrose w.Shi fflett , the person whose name is signed
to the forego ing instru ment, this day perso nally appea red before
me, the under signed , a Notary Pllblic in and for the County afore said in the State of Virgin ia , and, being first duly sworn , depos es
and says that the facts given in the forego ing petiti on are true and
corre ct to the best of his know ledge and belie f.
�TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
This is to certi fy that the recor ds in my offic e do not
conshow any delin quen t taxes again st the tr a ct of moun tain land
taini ng 272 acres , heret ofore asses sed in stone wall Distr ict,
t.
Rocki ngham Coun ty, Virgi nia, in the name of Antbrose w.Shi fflet
Given under my hand this 1st day of Janua ry , 1937.
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MINOR
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
..._,,,
CLAIMA~
NAME OFfJ)ll1JlJ,lf
#150 Number of Acres:
Location:
Shifflett, Arias H.
167
Beldor .
Two miles of fair dirt road to Swift Run ;
Elkton .
Roads:
thence four mi es to
Soil: Sandy gravel in some of the fields ~,ith good depth and fair fertility
and steep to gentle slopes ;
northwest and southwest exposure .
A large portion of the tract \'las cleared
many years ago grazed and cultivated since .
The woodland is e~rimat•d
to cut an average of 8 cords of fuel wood per acre . ( 584 cords)
There are three walnut trees .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements: D'.. ELLING- - Frame , 14x26 t, 6 rooms , metal roof , porch 6xl6 ' ,
L part 14xl8 1 , brick flues, 2 story, 2 tooms ceiled and 4 plastered, fair
condition, occupied by owner . Well water supply, pillar foundation .
BARN : Frame 12x24xl8 ' shingle roof , ~·ii th shed 10x30 1 ,
DAIRY Frame 8x8x8 ', shingle roof , fair condition .
WAGON SHED AND
GRANARY : 16x20xl2 ' , fair condition . D',n,..:;LLING :
Log a.naTrarife--;-T8x25 '
kitchen, 10xl4 ', porch 6xl4 1 , porch, 6x22 ', metal-and paper roof, l½
story, log finish, fair dondition, occupied by tenant -- pillar founda tion .
LOG STABLE
16 x 20 1 , no roof , poor condition .
OLD GRANARY: Frame, 14xl6xl0 1 , shingle roof , poor condition .
HEN HOWE :
Frame, 8xl9x7 1 , paper roof, fair condition-HOG PEN :
Frame , 7xl4x6 ' , shingle roof , fair condition-orchard: 103 fruit trees .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
72
@
,;~3 . 00
$216 . 00
Grazing Land:
19
@
30 . 00
570 . 00
Fields Restocking: - - - -
17
@
15 . 00
255 . 00
Cultivated Land:---
59
@
25 . 00
1475 . 00
$2516 . 00
Slope:
Cove:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 2516 .oo
Value of Improvements: $ 202 5 • 00
2025 . 00
Value of Orchard : $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $ 200 . oo
200 . 00
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
50 . 00
--$4791 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 28 . 62
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None .
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Co un ty: Roc:1ngham
D1.s tr1 ot: Sto nm ,c. ll
ri9 D Sht ffl et t .
16 4 A.
; sse sse d : 164 .~ .
$60 00 .
"
150 0. 00
eld or .
, co un tor ola im s or luI?s:
Deed: 100
J;.
in 191 9
~o r 270 0. 0; G7 •
1n 191 4 ro r ~eoo. oo
none known .
So il:
Gandy s~ av el i some of the
fe rti lit y and ste ep to g ntl efie lds wi th goo d do pth nnd ru tr
elo pe s ; no rth we st and out hw est
exp osu re •
.Roa ds :
o mi les ot fa ir di rt roa d to
Swi ft
'"lkt on .
n ; the nc o f ou r mil es to
.[1 sto Ty or tra ct and cor .1d it1 on
ot tir.: .r: t .. lar ge po rti on of t
he tro .ot woe
ole are d many yea rs ago , i.b raz
l nd 1,.., est lm ·;\t ~d t o cu t an ed nd cJ lti va ted sin ce .
he wooduv reg e of 8 co da >f fu
el
er v lue d
ood
po r
2~ t pe r o? rd. ~84 cor do va l1e
d tt 25d. -- 14 6. 00 .
Th ree aln ut
l
•
tre es va lue d
10 .00 eac h - ·-· so . oo
To tal --116 . 015
Im rov t,m on ts: ~v ell 1n 5: .•r
me l4x "(>
L pe.rt l 4x l8' , bri olc tlu',ee6, roo ms , ma tal r o r , po rch 6x l6' ,
pla ste red , fo ir oo nd ttt on , occ sto ry , ~ r ooms coi lod and 4
up ied by ow ner , we ll , pi lla r
tou ud •ti ~n --- ~ : l'raroe 2x2 4x l8' , sh ine
145 0. 00
a1 r2: ·ra e _xaxs•, ab inB l l r r,o r, l th she d l0x 50 1 235 . 00
8.PjOn s hod u ,d ran ury : l6x •>Q of , r ir co nd iti on -20 . JO
xl2 ', ta ir co nd iti on - Dwo111 s:-og a 1i fra me , 18% 25'
7.J
. 00
ox l4 1 , po rch ux 22 ' , me tal and , kit ch en 10 xl4 ', po roh
f1n 1ch , fa ir con di t ion , oo ou pap er ro ot, 14 sto ry , log
ptod by ten an t , pil la r fou nd tlo n
- - --- tab o: l6x 20 ', no r oo f . po or
3~0 . 00
oo nd i t1o n - ld b~ i ry; -rame 14:xlOxlO',
s h1 le r oo t , po or c on dit - :w .oo
I..en
e 8X l9x 7' , ,r,ar ,er roo
l> . 00
ir co nd iti on -og non : ramram
eu
.oo
e 7x l4X O', shi ng l e roo ff,, fa
t 11r oo nd 1t1 on -•
qro ha rg! 57 fru it tre eo va lue d
5.0
0
2. 00 p~ r tre e tor tre es
on ly -- --46 rr1 it tre es va lue d ot · 1.0
0 pe r tre e, ! or tre es on l y 114 . 00
46 . 00
l a nd b, t;tJ?l!El:
c2MS. oo
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Va lue
T:£;.?8
Slo pe
FS
Fo
Fr
or
Value
ore n.6e
72
19
59
po r a.e re
1'1
e. oo
16 '
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20. 00
2.:>. 00
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l44 . 00
380 . 00
147 5 . 00
10 2. 00
2101.00
�County: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
#150
- Shifflett, H. Arias
I
Cont'd
Total value of land
Total value of i mprov~ments
Total value of t i mbe r
Total val ue of truct
Average value per acr e
~2101. 00
2345.00
176.00
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/istrict:
N_ #150-=. .§.hi_fflet~ , H. Arias
..,
Shifflett
I' •
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E.
s
Marv."yant
Powell
1:t . Hebron
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tyant
Church
LEGEND:
Slope
Grazing
Tillable Fields 1•estocking
Scale - 1 11
20 ch~ins
=
Rockingham
Stonewall
�->ta na.rd svi l le
..
'ro Stat e Com miss ion on
~on serv atio n and Vev elop men t
'·
Vs .
H. Aria s ohi flet t etc & otne rs
Circ ~it cou rt of· rtock ingh am Cou nty , va .
I H-aE~- xm10C H. Aria s Shi flet t est
Circ uit Cou rt rlock ingh am Co,V a
No
- --
of 100 acre s adjo inin g and
iher eas the trac t of land of 64 acre s and one
the ~ar k z.xtk mtt µ auth orit ies as
adja cen t to one ano ther , and take n ove r by
of .ti . Aria s .;hi flet t , , this trac t
one trac t of 164 acre s . that was in the ne.me
day Of Janu ary 1932 . to one J!,r nes t ;:;}il.
was sold by ~•ard Swank 'l'ru stee , on the 9th
of conv eyan ce made by ard ~wank
Shi flet t , and Ge r tie Shi flet t , and a deed
ce of the 100 acre trac t to
~ru stee , that is he made a deed of conv eyan
of reco rd in the Cler k ' s offi ce
Ern est and Ger tie bhi flet t whic h is a mat ter
of rtock ingh am ~ou nty, va . and
and
t assi gne d to .Leo ndas .H..o hifle
lher eas ; the said .....rnes t and G-er tie .::>h iflet
whic h is a mat ter of reco rd in
Juli a M. ohi flet t his the 64 acre s- trac t
inia in D.B . 151 . at pai;e l..1'1
said Cler k 1 s offi ce of rlock ingh am ~ou,1ty , •irg
of said offi ce .
and
flet t died seiz ed ad
all the l and of whic h the said H. Aria s Shi
as here tofo re men tion ed, the
and poss esse d , was sold unde r a trus t deed
t and the 64 acre trac t to .Leo ndas
100 acre trac t to ~rn est and Ger tie Shi flet
reco rded as such in the deed book
R. Shif l ett and Juli a Shi flet t his wife , and
Whe reas ;
men tion ed abov e .
And
of the cou nty of nock ingh am
te are fili ng this with the ~ark pap ers
and esta te of H. Aria s Shi flet t
coun ty , mer ely to show the titl e to said land
of the said ~rn est and Gert ie
is now lies in the nam e, and is the prop erty
M. ohi flet t .
~hi flet t and .Leo ndas R. Shi flet t and Juli e
/
,,
I
�R A NOO LPH
W . BICKKIH,
DKPUTY CLl!RK
B . I. BICK ERS
CLE RK O F G R E E N E C OU NTY COU R T S
STANAR DSVIL L E ,
To Cler k of circ ~it cour t
Harr isonb urg , Va
VIRGIN IA
Oc t. 31st 1933
Dear :::>ir;
,/ill you plea se filed the with in pape r with the rark
files in
your offic e in the matt er of H. Aria s ~hif lett , in orde
r to show the title .
Than king you in adva nce .
Your s trul y .
l\
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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shifflett-arias-h.pdf
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Shifflett, Arias
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Beldor
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Tract(s): 150
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Shifflett
-
https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/79aa5cbc3b203269698f9e4363d575ad.pdf
ac58561144f485a2c48217bfd18fc099
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#369 Number of Acres:
Shifflett , C. M.
5
Pe.rtly outside
Location:
Near Park positions #149 - 150 - 151 - 152 .
Park area .
Roads:
Two miles · over county road to Island Ford .
Soil:
The present
Tract has b.een out over repeatedly in the past .
stand consists of mixed Otiks with a scrub oak under story.
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
5
25 . 00
$5 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
10 . 00
$35 . oo
Value of Land:$ 25 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 10 . 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 7 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
NONE.
~ . ~ 'CLEmc. 17
�----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -Claim of_ ______C, N( Sh ,'ffle fl--- ----- ----- ----- ----. .a, N o. ________ , At L aw.
.,n_______ Count y, v·1rgmi
0-hc1
f-(,- 17
""Rerc
--- L
--~-. ·t Court of --------I n th e C1rcm
of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State Commission on Conservation and Development
___________________________ _
tioner, vs. __________________________________________________
ty, Virgi nia, Defen dants .
more or less, of land in ___?c~<1Lu_u_~.h.s?J_7_7_____ ___ Coun ission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answ er to the petiti on of the State Comm
the notice of condemnation award ed
yelopment of the State of Virgi nia, and in respo nse to dance
with the order of the Circu it
upon the filing of said petiti on and published in accor
leave of the Cour t to file this
Cour t of__JS;_q_~/_J!.;:!_'ib_Cf?fl _______ County; Virgi nia, asks
as his answ er to said petiti on. and to said notice .
_____________________ _
My name is __ C_ I'll S/21 -lf/e. it _________________________
____________________ _
My post office addre ss is ___ fZlfcf927_,,_'f<!:_7ffR__ty_~_'f- _____
land withi n the area sough t
I claim a right, title, estate or intere st in a tract or parcel of
on which there are the following
to be condemned, conta ining abouL,_.:::§'__?_~-=_ _______ acres,
~~~--~?!J~_wf_~~!-1:..=#?¥_ ______ _
buildings and impro veme nts :____'r:':..~!&__9_~'!.'!!!_Y'i!!_~_i!_e__,_.?_
~
·
· ·a, m
d _______ v·1rg1m
d Fo?~
11_____
_____
I:t:-lo1
_____
~ ____ m1·1es f rom_______
z.. L_:z:
. l ocat ed a b ou t _____
l d 1s
. 2n
Th1s
. t of sai"d Count y.
-. l n·1st r1c
. t eria
/ __ Mag1s
ewc11
_____
~1"'11
_____
th e____
tract or parce l of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or intere st inerthe
he is sole owne r or joint owner,
scribed above: (In this space claim ant should say wheth
claim ant is not sole or joint owner,
and if joint owne r give name s of the joint owne rs. orIf intere
st he has in or to the tract or
he should set out exact ly what right, title, estat e
parce l of land described above.)
-
----_______1:'_'-!..~~~!~:~~~-c!_ __ (::__7_:~_:1y1__ £_~_~(~;I!l--------------------------------------
parce l of land are as follo,ws:
The land owners adjac ent to the above described tract or
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -North __ NIH H cvr 7~ /son ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----___________________________ _
South ____ 7.:i'CT 7 77 e ¥ ___________________________________
_________________________ _
East ___ J 1:Jl.f i-17fi_·1 - - e ________________________ __________
_______________________ _
West ___ $. _Sl? 1/'ll e1t ___________________________________
about the year--~? !_~_i n the
I acqui red my right, title, estate or intere st to this prope rty
following mann er:
----- ----- ______ !By Lru1- r e ltc7s e __-/«? e _ S '711_· u 1-e ___ T/tfe ----- ----- ----- ----- ----with the impro veme nts there I claim that the total value of this tract or parce l of land
right, title, estate or intere st,
on is $!i_~ -~"!'_________ I claim that the total value of my
nts there on is $_L'!:~':?___________ .
in and to this tract or parce l of land with the impro veme
the above described tract or
I am the owne r oLL!~!.. __________ acres of land adjoi ning will be dama ged by the proclaim
parce l of land but lying outsid e the Park are a, which I
exten t of $_'1;:q_~~------------·
posed condemnation of lands withi n the Park area, to the
statem ents or inform ation as to
(In the space below should be set out any additionalcable
he should also inser t here a
this claim which claim ant desires to make ; and if practibounds).
,
description of the tract or parce l of land by metes and
7cr,1n 9 / c,..,-r d ________ _
Rema rks· ____ T Ire I e171o / _ I c J/1-c.7 1_ c LITs_ c- f ,R _111..y __ .:re77
1 .lh-e.__________ _
e.1-;o, lfy_d cr777 d _e..s
fT07 77 _ 777'j o 11/y _o t.../1/e/·:fth_t e!-t_ yery__-n-,01r
f-., I 711e _9··r e C'J fe'7 · /:? cnf- & f? _____ _
_z--e 777 c~ -z7 c.fe, '_ o f 777j __ F ClrTZ ? _ l o 7114'!
~-,..le;
----- ---f - ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----rks if neces sary on the back) .
----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- (Continue rema
o) }11j~-¥-~/2 ______ day
Witne ss my signa ture (or my name and mar1>7tttached herJ't
y_ cl Iue
0~7-e,
0
-A..-
~) /-- - ---------- -
W I-~
_
of_ E ~~J--__ 1_7_$_ L __-, 1930.
'=~T.!'!.-- --, To-w it:
STAT E OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____lf}f!.~!!.-:1_?.':l-l">____________________ ________
The under signe d hereb y certifies that_ __<;;_,_tfl§:./:zj_et...l<ajt_
e him and made oath that the matte rs
the above name d claim ant personally appea red beforto
the best of his knowledge and belief,
and thing s appea ring in his above answ er are true
~
this ______ 1.-jJo_______ day of____E,_f,y__l"!H _-, 1930. ~
¢' vL /
/ ~ ,,/3 /
ff /
~~
~:;-~~
rn~;.k-~c~;;~-t~-0-;~,.~~;tig~
Peace.
Nota ry Public, or Justic e uf the
�County :
Di strict :
Rocking hn.n
stonew all
369
~ 6 - Shifle tt , C. M.
creage Claine d :
Assesn ed :
Val ue Claine d:
Deed :
40 A.
( 1916 )
Deed : 1050
Assess ed :
Area :
Locatio n :
40
5 Acres
Near P'drk Positio ns #149 - lbO - 151 - 152 .
tly outside ark area .
P,
Incunb r~nces , counte r clain s or laps :
None known .
Soil: '
Roads :
Two oiles over county road to Island Ford.
Histor y of tract and con.,iti on of t i nber :
Tract has been cut over
repe:.1t ediy in the :past . The presen t otand consis ts of
nixed oaks , with a s crub oak under story . The tract
is estiT'.la ted to cut 2000 bd . ft . @ J\4 . 00 per :M . - '\i'a .oo .
Inprov eoent s :
None .
value of land by t;tyes:
~
Slope
Acreag 9
5
Value
Total
Rer
acre
,5 . 00
Value
)25 . 00
Total value of land
!l • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
$ 25 . 00
Total value of tinber
•• • • ••• • • •• •• ••• • • ••
s .oo
Total value of tract
Averag e value per acre
1
....... .............
....................
}33 . 00
6 . 60
�N
·~(56
.,
c.
County: Rockingham
District: Stonew 11
M. Shiflett
E. W.
I
'1".
Harrison
.
N,-:
Annie E.
1&
Hedrick
Ellemorth
Lafayette
LEGEND:
SloRe
Scala - 1 : 20 cha.ins
�
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
Relation
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James
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shifflett-c-m.pdf
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Shifflett, C. M.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Near park positions 149-150-151-152
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Tract(s): 369
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Claim of___ /~t:2...--~ ~----------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of~ ~2. ______ County, Virginia, No. _____ _::_, At Law.
The State Commission on Conse_p{ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____{ ! ~--°--~-~.,,,£.~d.--,------------------------------------more or less, of land in __________________ __ ________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
~--------------------------------
..t!!~-~<f. . . . ~
My name is __
My p_~ st office address is __ ~ ~ ~------~a{________________
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ;?L_________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements=------ ~-. . £ ~-------- ---------------------
---------------Virginia, in
This land is located about_ __ _3-______ miles from_~
___ Magisterial District of said County.
the~
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above. )
------- - - - - ---- ----------------------------
--------------------- -----------~
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ___ / ( ~-W ~ ------------------------------------------------ South ___ 2(;/,
__ ~ __
East ____ /4 .. fo , ~
£~./~ ______________________ ;/---------------------
_____________________ _
jl_~:; 4 ~
-~---------------- - ----------- - ---~
----~
West----~
1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year L~L$.-in the
~
following-mann~
~
,a ~
----
I claim that the total value ,of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--P-il~-~-----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
_.--c>
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__cf.t2_'!':..~--I am the owner of_ __ _3_~_________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~ ?!CZ.~~ -----·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
_,&_ ____ • - - -- . '
.r~
Remarks: ---~ - ---~
___ &.t.£d__~ ~-~ --~ - ~-- --- ___t&< !.v~
---~ r ----------------------------------------------------------------
---~ - ~ -~
~ - ~---~
--~---
---------------------------------------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
day
Witness my signature (or my name and mar~ jttac~ed hereto this ___
;~! E~F
', c!~NTY
L7-_0_ ___
OF{j2~ •~ '-
__ L _____ _ _
-" ' ~<r'L~The undersigned hereby certifies th~~~ ~- _0__
oath that the matters
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and
and things appearing in his a~ve a~ wer are true to the best o his knowledge and belief,
L7-________day of1f~ -= -g ~~ l}?~ ~
this ___ _
Glerk of the Col:lrt, er gf!eeial lHvestigator
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
An entity responsible for making the resource available
Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
1925-1935
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Snp001
Relation
A related resource
<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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ROCKINGffiJ1 COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#222 - Shifflett , Daniel
Number of Acres: 220
Location: . East slope of High Top Mountain •
Roads:
Soil: .
. Two miles of rough steep road to Spotswood ~rail nea r Swift
Run Gap ; thence six miles to Elkton.
Soil which is now cultivtited is of good depth and fertility , while
that of the rest of the tract is only of f air depth and poor
fertility and exceedingly rocky .
History of Tract and condition of timber: a large portion of this tract was cleared
many years ago , moot of which has been grazed and cultivated
since .
The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly in the
past .
The present stand consists of mixed oaks with oome
dead chestnut .
Improvements:
(See reverse side for Improvement information)
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
131
~3 . 00
$393 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
68
;_ ,
20 . 00
1360 . 00
21
<L
20 . 00
420 . 00
$2173 . 00
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
220
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land:$ 2173 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 6 30 . 00
630 . 00
Value of Orchard:$ 100 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
100 . 00
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 150 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 13. 87
150 . 00
$3053 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
25
�Log and frame l6xl8', l½ story, shingle roof ,
Dwelling:
D~PROVEMENTS:
4 rooms, log finish, kitchen 10xl2', occupied by owner, rair condition, springt solid foundation .
Log and frame 14xl6xl0', shingle roof, fair condition.
Barn:
Hen house: Frame, 10xl2x5', shingle roof, fair condition .
Granary: Log 10xl2~8', shingle roof, poor condition.
Dwelling: Log 12xl6', l½ story, shingle roof, stone flues,
Kitchen 8xl6', (attached) 3 rooms, log finish, poor condition,
occupied by tenant .
Stable: Log 12xl4xl0', shingle roof, poor condition .
Hen house: Log 5x7x4', shingle roof, poor condition.
Dwelling: Log 14xl4', l} story, shincle roof, 3 rooms, log
finish, stone flues, fair condition, occupied by tenant .
Log 10xl8~8', shingle roof, fair condition .
Stable:
Log 6xl0x7', shingle roof, poor condition .
Corn house:
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�~!aim of _______
cl,;;,,,,~ f lw,~ _:..d .____________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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In the Circuit Court oL . . . . CL'Ctr................ ;t.J.L . . J ....~........................ County, Virginia, No ............................. , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs .....
4--.... L ~ .... ~L . . £ b. . S.. ........L!...-:f.. . . ~-1._c_ ............ ....
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:r;nore or less, of land m . . ~~- . . . . ;z_. . . . __ . . . . _. . --- . . _. . County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fil~ of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ ....{J_~/_!...~1-'-A !Y~ --- . . County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is_ ................ ~l.Ja..,.,,,-1 <;A __ µ!
,,~ /' . . '-.L:f _______ ........ _. . __ . . _. . _. . _. . _. . ___________ _
My post office address is _____ ~~ :t"--~~ -- ______________ . . . . ___________ . . ____ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing abouL L~9-A :..._3.R,, :Laeres, on which there are the following
buildings .and improvements :. . ___ . . J. . .~ . . ,.,__3_.Q.{;:I~ ------ ~ l ! d . k ~------
___ ft.: .J7 ' r ---------------- ---------- . . ---------------- -------------- ........ -------------
_u_J~-:-= . . _____________ . . __ Virginia, in
This land is located about_ ___~_______ miles from __
the . .
_i'.'!. .... ____ Magisterial District of said County.
,Jl.-:__ . .
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
_. . . . . . . . ___________________________ . . ___ . . . . _. . a - ~ ........................................................ __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ . .
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ________
-9'a..-c..1~ _h4-1M~~-_ . . __________ . . ____ . . __ . . _________________________ _
South ________
l.'· -)-------- _
~r ---------------- ---------------- -------------
~~S~::::::::y'Ji;:::L~ _./, :·::::::
~f: ._:::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: :::::::
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _,(_1.9-.L __ in the
following manner:
~
. . ___________ . . _______ _!k_· -~
-~
~
/4 l h ua- ___________________ . .
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ _Bp_q_Q_~_0.... ___ • I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $_ ........ --~ ---------·
I am the owner of_ ____1La... _____ . . _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----.. . ~ ----.. . ------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· ___________ . . . . _______________________________________________________ . . ____ _
................ - ............ _. . __ . . . . __ . . __ . . __________________ . . __ . . __ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
'Jitness my signature (or my name and mark attached h~ -eto) this ___ 3L~: . . . . . . . . __ day
of_ . . L! ............ ____ .!_
1 ( / ~ 1. /71,u.,(, . . _. . _. . ~~~........ ~-~
-$ ~~ ---.. . . . _______ _
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ ~ : (. .,,,~~~~
~--- 'fo-wit::
___.,
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and mad ath that the matters
and things appearing in his abov answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
-----~:IB31.
AJ~--- ___ __ _________ . . _. . __
thiB _____~L ________ day of
-------------~~~ :~~ c . ~ ~igator-or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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�REPORr ON TH":5 .. ~CREAGE
of the
DANIEL SHIFLE ~T TRACT #22 2.
Th is tra ct is the res idu e of
a 365¾ acr e
tra ct aft er the re had bee n sol
d fro m it tra cts of
150 acr es, 48 acr es, 10 acr es
and 20 acr es. Th is
wo uld lea ve 137 ¾ acr es owned
by Da nie l Sh ifl ett
acc ord ing to his dee d.
·r. Sh ifl ett is ass ess ed
wi th 129¾ acr es.
Ho we ver , ou r fie ld sur vey s loc
ate d numero us cor ner s of thi s tra ct,
and tra ve rse d a pa rt of
the bou nda ry •
.\. com put ati on of the are a of
the tra ct
made as a res ult of ou r fie ld
....-ork giv es 220 acr es .
The sta te rep ort ca lls for 232
acr es.
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Ch ief En gin eer , Far k Se rvi ce.
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C0 nty : Rockin gh
D1 str1 ot: ~to ne
11
1,&22 - Sh iff let t, Dan iel
ore age Cla ime d: 12
•" R.
As ses sed : 129 A- 120 P
Cla ime d:
300 0.0 0
" · 107 0.0 0
ooa tio n:
Inc
·as t slo pe of ~ igh Top •ou nta in .
uno es , ou te r cla ims or la£ s:
None kno _n.
Dee d: Pur cha sed
52 ~- of lan d in 189 8
{Th is dif fer enc e as
m de in 191 7, lno e
tha t tim e r. Sh iff let
hn~ sol d out of thi s
tra ot- 15() . -46 R- 10
. ~o . . ~. )
hlo h 1E
cul tiv ate d is of goo d dep thandand
fer til ity , wh ile
tha of t 1e :.re
o the tra ct
fer til ity nd xce edi ngl y oc' is onl y of fai r dep th nd poo r
7.
So il
Roa ds:
To
ile ~ of ro~ ·h ste ep roa d to Spo
ts ood ~ra il nea r S 1ft Run
ile s to ;1k ton .
Gap; the nce 6
His tor
of tra ct und con dit ion of tim be!
A lar ge po rtio n of t 11s t a ct
c e•r e many yea rs a~ o,. ost: of
hic h has bee n gra zed nd oulas
tlv ted sin ce • .th~ ood ed had
p st. T..1e pre sen sta nd con si bee n cut ov_ ,r rep e ted ly in t e
ohe stn ut. The ood ed are a is ts of , !ixe d aks lith som dea d
stlm ate d Go cut an ave r ge f 6
cor ds or iue l ood per ore ,
~re at dea l of
ic is not acc ess ibl e.
' o amo nt of cor d ood hic h 1
acc
ess
ibl
e is es i ted
300 cor ds val ued
50¢ -- 150 .00
In pro v ..men s:
ell in : Log
fr me 1 18' , .l sto ry• s ing le
roo f•
log Lin ts , kit che n 10x l2 ', occ
roo ms
upi ed by on er, f i r c>n dit4on,
s rtn g, oli d 0un dat 1 ,n- -Bn rn:
200 .00
g nd fram e 14 xl6 xl0 ', shi ngl e
roo f, t, ir
c)n dit ion -60. 00
:Trame lOx l.Zx ', s ing l roo f,
.i.
ir con i ti n-l o.0 0
ran y:
Log 10x l2x 8•, uhi .n le roo f, ')OO
r
Oro har o.: 1 ao r,
20 .00
.lue d
v60 . , O per acr e for tre es "
nly -60 .00
l,in g: Log 3x l6' , 1 s ory , s.i ng
le roo f, sto ne f ues
kit che n 8x l6' , (at tac h-d ) 5 roo ms,
lo
fi:n:1.sh, poo r
con dit ion , occ upi ed by tan ant -:.t ble : og 12x 14x l0', shL · le roo
75. 00
r o dit ion ,
Jen
20. 00
1se ~ Log tix7 x4' 1 s•i ng lo roof,f, poo
poo r
'
o.0 0
Dwel I inP ': Log l4x l4' , 1} sto r~,
s:
ing
le
r
of,
3
r o s,
log fl1 ls, st ne fl~ o., ~ai r con
dit ion , occ upi ed by
tena11t -Sta ble : Log 10x l8x 8 1 , si n
100 .00
Cor h~u se: Log 6xl 0x7 ', shile ~oo f, fai r co nd itio n,
~5. 0C
le roo f, poo r con dit i)n ,
10. 10
nd
~
Slo pe
F g
F o
bz
590.00
typ es:
.Acr e ge
143
68
21
m; r
v" l'le
per acr e
~.oo
9.0 0
20. 60
0
1
Value
35?.oO
44 •.00
420 .00
1321.50
�County: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
£222 - Shi ft'lett 1 Daniel
Cont'd
Total value of land
1321. 50
Total value of improvements
090.00
rot-al value of timber
luO.O
'l1 otal vulue of tr ct
Average value per
-ore
2861.00
8.68
�M.
H. HARRI SON
TREASU RER OF ROCKING HAM COUNTY
HARRISON BURG, VIRGINIA
To Whom It 1,. ay Concern :
I hereby certify that the
that Daniel Shiffle tt
show
records of my office
years 1932 and 1933
the
~or
has paid the taxes
of land situate
acres
0
3on his tract of 129
wall Distric t,
Stone
s,
ountain
M
in the Blue Rid ge
.
Rockingh am County
1 11 taxes prior to that
, are a matter of record
unpaid
be
time, if any
said County .
of
Office
in the Clerk's
Given under my hand this
.
1933
r
18th day of Decembe
T r ~ C o u n t y,
�NOTE--This need not be filed until the r ecord discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of
the Courts.
Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER.
V. At Law No. 1829
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and
Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less
. . . . . .
DEFENDANTS.
Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the
Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No.
.•
Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________
;
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and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of
the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract No.
'J:_g_k:__ $2tZff.l_t!; fn Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No.
------------ $----------;
That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to
have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation
thereof;
That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment
as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land;
That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of
land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof:-
That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the
said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows:
Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the
provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the
distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee
simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the
said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to
receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No.
2:J::_k__ $J~£J~& Tract
No. ____________ $ - - - - - -----: Tract No. --- - -------- $ ____ ___ ___ ;
.
The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court)
NAME
STATE
-of v=ooy-
O;
CKINGH.AM, to- wit :
------------ ThTs- day- personally- appeared before me -Dani el Shif f l et t - and -ma de
oath that--ths--st.at-e-:me-n-t-s--00-nt-a-ined-- in tn-e-abov-e--p-e t-it-i-en---BB--ta-1:L-as--mad e
on his own inf orm ti on are true and so far as made upon. inform.a t ion of
~!~!!:e-~~.i1~~:'_~~--~~~~-~-~-~~--~~~~-:
Given
un r
my ~ d t
· '
fi-:~a:;Y
P~~l ic
NOTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Cl rk's
ience of interested
parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by a , and claimants can
either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in ny form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover
all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject
to the approval of the court in each case.
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�STATE OF VIRGINIA,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHP..M , to-wit:
I, J. Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham county -do hereby certiry that the r ecords in my office
do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract or 129 acres
3 roods and no acres assessed in the name of Daniel Shifflett,
and situate in stonewall District.
Given under my hand this
27th day of December, 1933.
311
�Qlommnnnttaltq nf lllirgiuia
TRE ASURER ' S OFFICE
R I CHMOND, VA ,
JOHN M , P URCELL
December 29 , 1933
TREASU R ER CF V IRG IN I A
This is to certify that I, J . M. Purc ell, Treasurer
of Virg inia have this 29 d.ay of December in accordanc e
with an order of the circuit c ourt of Rockingham County
dated 12/27/33
in the cause of the Stat e Commi s sion
on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virgi n ia
vs.
Cassandra T.a:wsn....,_...,n.....--+A,..,t.,..kc...i.....nl..h>-s --------- -
:paid to Daniel ShiffJett , Swift R,m , V-i rginia
$_3~,~0~5~3~·~0~0~_ _ _ be ing in full settlemen t of tract #--222
in the above mentioned cause, (
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of Virginia .
�Q!nmtttnuwraltq nf llirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA,
December 29 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURl!R OF VIRGINIA
Daniel Shifflett
Swift Run , Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 3 ,053.00, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
Of- -Rockingham
- -----'=-------- entered on the
27th
day
of December 193~ , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
____C_a_s_s_an_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_tk_i_n_s_and others, being
full and complete settlement fo
known in said proceeding as#
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Sign orjginal and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
e tract of
ii
·1.,;~V
~-
�NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of
the Courts.
Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER .
V. At Law No. 1829
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and
DEFENDANT S.
Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . .
Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the
Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No . .222 _______ :
Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ;
and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map :filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of
the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract No.
_..2.2..2 ____
$ __39_Q9_t.9Pon Tract No. ____________ $----------; on Tract No.
------------ $----------; .
That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to
have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation
thereof;
Daniel Shiflett
That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment
as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land;
That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of
land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof:-
By reason of contribut ion pledge, obligating the owner, Daniel
Shiflett , to give 10 acres of his land wi thin the Park Area to
the Park Project .
That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the
. f,aid award ( s )- except the following named persons whose interest in said tract ( s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as foll'ows:
Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the
provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the
distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee
simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the
said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may :find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to
receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __2.22 ______ $_2_5 , .QQ__ : Tract
No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ____________ $----------;
The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court)
NAME
P. 0. ADDRESS
ST ATE _COMl!lISSIO N _ON __9_Q~~!::~Y-~~]_ON
&. _............__~-~
BY __
NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested
parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can
either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover
all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject
to the approval of the court in each case.
�STATE OF VIRGINIA) SS
COUNTY OF W RREN )
Personally appeared befor;e me the undersigned Notary
Public in my said State and County , E . r: . Stokes , who being
duly sworn, depcs ed and said that she is an employee of the
State Commission on Conservation and Development in imr~ediate
charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Division
thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shares of condemnation aV1ards in the Shenandoah
National Park condemnation pro ceeding s pending in the Circuit
Courts of Virginia , by reason of contr~cts qnd 4greements entered into with the owners of lands so~ght to be conder-med in
these proceedings , and that the within clai..11 is just and cor rect .
M) Commissiun Expires Sep. 8, 1934
�VI GIIJI ~. HT THE CTIC U.1. T "'OLaT OF
OCICL.Ju.IL-J.. vOUl'~TY .
The .Jtate Cormniss ion on 8onservo .tion
& Developm ent of the .:.>tate of Virgini9 . , ::.1 etitione r ,
v.
Cassand ra L3.wson Atkins , et als , defenda nts .
In ~•e : Distri bu ti on of r,rocee ds of ·condemn ti on for tract l o . 222 .
's'hi s day came the ..)tate Commiss ion on Conserv ation
I
& Developm ent , by Counsel , and mov:ed the Court to enter an order
directin g the Treasure r of the dtat e of Virginia , to IB-Y to it
the sum O~w25.00
out of the proceeds of condemn ation of Tract I'm . 222 ,A represen ting
the amount of a certain pledge made by Daniel Shiflet t , vmo clai ed
to be the ovm.er of said tract , to said 'tate CoTIJr.:..ission on Comervatinn
<:i.:.
Developm ent, as a contribu tion for the establ i shrrent of
....)henand oah 1'7ationa l Park , and in support of its said rrntion, the
said Comniss ion exhil,ite d to the Court its :r;])tion in \vrit ng setting forth all the facts in relation thereto, which h3.s ooo n he reto-f ore .filed herein .
Upon conside retion Hhereof , it appearin g to the '.::ourt
that the claim of said Com. ission is not based upon any lien ,
either on the land condemne .d or on the _:roceeds of
condemn ation ,
and that said Conmiss ion has failed to obtain the consent of the
parties entitled to the proceeds of condemn ation, to the payment
of its cle.im , it is accordin gly adjudr;ed and ordered that the not on
of the Comriiss ion for the :payment of said claim out of the proceeds of condemn ation for aaid tract be and the same is heCE'eby
denied .
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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Shifflett, Daniel
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Tract(s): 222
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00dc10f68b083716832ed669c29fa014
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Claim o f _ _ ~__
£,.__ , ·;
In the Circuit Court oL(flj__ _________ --~ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservat·
and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-tioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
------------------------- -]';-) ---71--· --- ---- ·----------------------- -------------more or less, of land in __ _ f f / ~
- - ~ n t y , Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, an in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon thef/;·ng of~aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of
County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his ans er to said~tition and to said notice
,
·
-~&-~
:; i::eo::: -:;~JJJ :&;~,f~ ~~i
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about/-0__4_-:_'t.:./'._~ ____ acres, on which there are the following
7 ;,-;:-:~-------------------------------
buildings and improvements: _________________
--------------7-~ 1--~r/-r--~----- ----------------- ----------
--------------------------- ------------------------:.: .-.;;--~-$11:::...-=. -------------------
This ~and is locat~ abo~t_-~_3_:--~-miles :rom _____ ~ - - - - - - - -Virginia, in
the~Mag1ste tial D1str1ct of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
~~~~~~~:~~~~
North ______ ~-~-~----------- ------------------ ----------------South ________
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ac;~:~=~-::~~~tfi~~is p:o::::~-::~~~-:~:-~:
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following manner:
nteres,ro.
~~]:,~-~-~-r;
p_~1;j
~~~
claim that the total value of this ~parcel of land with the improvements thereI
on is $__ ,3_t!_f?_?!_~~t2. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the impro';~~ecw-Js.,J.:; :=..-------------·
I am the owner of~-!J.-J_C!_ ___ acres of land~-afeming the ifbove-described tract or
parcel of land but lying ontsia.e the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $__._j_-_q_q!_(!_?!._ ____ .
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
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Witness my signature (01~me. and mark attached hereto) this_,__LL_
_day
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~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY
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The undersigned_ hereby certifies t h a t _ _ ~ ~ : : - _____ _
c5 the above named claimant personally appeared before ~-~nd made o th that the matters
e0 and things ~earing in his abov~nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _____ L_)':: ________ day of__ __
;c._~--~~~~r
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Notary Public, or Justice o the Peace.
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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1925-1935
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shifflett-emma-and-children.pdf
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Shifflett, Emma & Children
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ALBEMARLE COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#183 - Shif flett , Fred
Number of Acres: 29
Location:
Sandy Botto m.
Roads:
l½ 1 iles dirt road to Spots wood Trail , :four miles hard surfa
ce
to Elkto n, neare st shipp ing point .
Soil:
Sandy loam with a good depth af ferti lity, north east expos
ure .
Entir ely withi n the Park area .
History of Tract and condition of timber :__
Impro veme nts: Dwel ling: Frame , 15x20 ' , 3 rooms , ceile d,
porch l6x20 ',
kitch en 10xl2 x8', l½ story , metal roof, occup ied by tenan
fair cond ition . BARN: Frame , 14x2 0xl0' , metal roof, fair t,
........,_.._~ond ition . OLD SHED: 14x20 xl0' . gEN HOUSE: Frame , 6xl0x
6',
lbnlD:liL-.- ~'1ing le roof, fair condi t ion. Gill NARY: Frar.1e
, 12xl4 x8', shing le
roof, poor cond ition . MEAT HOUSE: Frame , 8xl0x 6', metal
roof,
fair cond ition .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
9
@
$5 . 00
$45 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
20
@
3!:5 . 00
700 . 00
$74:) . 00
29
Orchard:
Minerals:
545 . 00
Value of Land: $745 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 545 . 00
75 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 7 5 . 00
Value of Minerals: 5
20 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 20 . 00
50 . 00
$1435 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 00 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 49. 48
Irrcidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
~ -/YAn~
'
----- -----27
........- - ----- -- CLERK .
ol
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count-:{: Ro ck ingham
District : Stoneua ll
1~183
-
? red Shiffle tt
Acrease Claimed:
: snos s ed
Value claimed:
n
28. 120
,600 . 00
De ed
0
.
28.00
(19 21}
{190'7)
492 . 00
(1go5)
Location :
,: >a.ndy Bottom.
Entirely wi thi...1 ~ha I ark area .
Inoumbr ances, counter claims pr laps:
None known. nolcl to 1''red
Shiffle tt.
-
,;,,011:
Sandy loam with a tood dep th of rertili ty , N. I! . exposure .
Roads:
l½
Histor
miles dirt road to 3potawood Trail; 4 miles hard surface
to ~lkton 1 neures t shipping poinE,
of tract and conditio n of timber:
Tho wooded rou of this
tract us about 5 o ft. saw timber and 36 eds . ~uel wood
oonsL, ting of onko and uo:me ;:,In ,11 1ines.
Saw timber 5000 ft. ~.$4 . 00 per. M. · -------- --- "120 . 00
36 eds. fuel wood
G
50¢ per ed.---- ------- 18. 00
. 38.00
Improvem ents:
Dwellin~ , FTane 15x20, 3 rooms, eeiled, porch
16:x:20, ~itohen l0xl2x8 , l½ story, metal roof.,
occupied by tenanti conditio n fair.--- --- .... --- $380.00
~nrn, Frame l4x20x o, metul roof, oond. fair
300.00
Old shed, 14x20xl0 --- -------- -------- ~----25 . 00
Hen house, :.,rame 6xl0x6, shingle roof, cond ,
---~---- ~-- -----Qra.nery , Frame 12Xl4x8 , shingle
roof, oond.
fair. --~-~-~ --~~--- --------
15 . 00
poor~ ~---~-~- ~--~- ~------- -----~~- ~~--~-- - ••ea t house• 1:'r ame
40.00
8xlOx6 • metal roof, cond .
~ra 1r.
-~--~~- ~---~--~ ---~---- ----~-~- ~---~-~ ~
Value of land bX txnes:
~
Siope
Tillable
Acreage
9
21
Total value of land
Total value of improvem ents
Total value of timber
Value of 34 fruit treos
Total value of trac
~vernge value per aore
Value
ner acre
~~·5.00
30 . 00
'. 6?5 . 00
695.00
3 8 . 00
34 . 00
$I442 . 60
48 . 0?
15.
00
;i5sS.6o
Total
Vnluo
( 45.00
6 30 . 00
~~6 ?5 .oo
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Fred .
Countv: ~ockingham
District : 3tonmmll
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S1ifflett . ' ....
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Shifflett, Fred
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
· NAME OF CLAIMANT
#157- a - Shif'flett, G. Frank
Number of Acres:
23
Location:
Three miles south of Elkton .
the Park area .
Roads:
Three miles over county road to Elkton.
Soil:
Slope type.
This tract is entirely within ·
All merchantable timber has been
removed from this tract, leaving nothing but fuelwo od .
History of Tract and condition c;>f timber:
Improvements:
None.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
23
@
$ 3.00
$69.00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 69 . 00
50.00
$119.00 "'--
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard : $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 5. 17
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
NONE.
___,~...___..__-........
~ --~---t:?2
__
) _CLERK:
52.
�_____ j / ~ ___ f ~ I J:t.u:f. _________________________ _
of_ ____ (i?o._r-_/,_-': '-,-~~--- ____ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
Claim of_ ____________ 0,
In the Circuit Court
The State Commission on Co ervation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __________________ _J-' , ____ ~ ___ .I _ ; , _ _,_ , __ !; ~: , _Lu-I: ______________________ _
I, (/
I
---------------- -------------- ; ----------,, ---------------- ---------------- ----------more or less, of land in ______ L __ !._L _ __t_ tJ'.c"_ ~ __ _ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition' of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ _______ .:_ ____________ _____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
·
My name is-------------- -- (J., __ 1. _ ____
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.My post office address is~-----~~A---~--- E :.. __
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I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ,9__ ______ acres, on which there are the foflowing
building~ and improvements: ___
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I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, titl~, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
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The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws:
North ____ 6... r ________ j 4 1 ___ t f _ ·___ /C _____________ I _________________________ _
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In the Circuit Court of_ __t{?~..£~./4_ ~_County, Virginia, No.lf.!'!:t-_, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of 1J!e State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs...__~ ~ ~ 4 - _ _ - ~ ~ / ~ __ ~
-- ~ - - - ~ - C- J ¼t--J'. /; { __ A C-...-L-:2J ---------------- ----------more or less, of land in ___ f-2_0:_~__k_~County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filin~ of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ __ '(_i:;:.__~
-~-~ -h_/h... County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition ~ to said no e. ~
--My name· is __________ ~-- _
._ _
--~--------- ---------------- ---~
My post office address 1s _____/_ -~ ___ ------~--- _ ----~iz.,- -4-,-µ - ; ~
I claim a right, title, estate or intere 1
ract5or par el of lancVwithin t'he area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ______-~()_ :::-:: _____ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and-improvements
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---- ~ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --This ~ is located about_ ___~_miles from ______
Virginia, in
the_~-~-M agisterial District of said County.
ct:__...__ ~ ft./P e...
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in th tracts-or parcelsof land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.) ~
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--------------- -· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~-~'_~:-- ~-~
I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------------- ---·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Ren1arks· ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------
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Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _____ L_~_{~ ___ day
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The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __~
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The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-
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The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ ___~~..h --~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h~yan:::
~ said peti~ion -aHd to~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r z - - - - - - -
My post office address
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I claim a right, title, estate or interest 1 ~ rac~or parcel of lan91within Hie ~ sought ,{
to be condemned, containing about_ _____
acres! on which t~ere~e the following l.f...
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located about_ ___ ~ __ __m1les from _____________ __ ___?_ _________ V1rg1mazm
the_~~-~~ Magiste rial District of said County. ~
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I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in t
tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out .e xactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
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The land owners adjacent to t e above describe tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North ________ _________ ___ ------------ ---- - ------------ ------------ ------- - --- --- -South ____ ___ ______ ___ __ ------------ ------- - ---- ---- ------- --------- ------ ---- --- -East ________ ____ ___ __ ------------ --- ---------- - - - - ------------ ---- --------- ------West __________ _____ ---------- ----rt,_;~ ---------- ---------- ---------- -I acquired my right, title, estate or interestfortn 1s property about the year__ J__j_l_f-in the
following m~ner: J 7 ~ ,
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in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $- ~~
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I am the owner of_ ___ ____ ____ ____acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---- -----·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· ------ ------------ ------ ------- ------ --------- - - ---- · - - ------ ---- --- ------
------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------- - --- - ------------ ------ ------ ----
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, ~NW OF____ - - ------ ~ - -- - To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _______ __ ___ ~-- -~--- _ - --- ----- - --- - -------- -the above named claimant personally appeared before h
nd made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer ar e true to the best of his knowledge and belief;--.-_
this _____ .L::z_j_).__ ____ day of__ __~ ~ ~ " ' - ~---Cler k oL:the Court, or Special Investigato1
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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�Claim of_ ______George _N. _Conrad ------------ ----- ------------ ------------ ---------. ·t court of ____________
1n the C1rcm
_,_ ___,__________ count y, v·1rgm1a,
Roc:rcinP"ham
· · N o. ________
1829 , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Q_§.§_~§.Acir?-__:[,?-.JH?QA_t..t_ti.r...~_13._r.HL_Qt.h_e.;r..s__ n..a__ .5_2_ t- 5_6l_.ELc.r..e_s ______ _
more or 1ess, of 1an d m
· ________
Roe ki-:: np-ham
___________________ Count y, v·1rgmia,
· · Def end ant s.
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ __ _I~9~-~~~~~-~--------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is ____________ f':tB.o r..r-e _.N. .. __C.m::ir..a.d.__________________________________ _
~~:_r:_~
My post office ad.dress is ___ ______
~_?-~~~!:..t'I~--~~!...."i!..:1_~~-----------------1n the nroceedl=?.Qf
owned bv ~ Fr$.n
hifflett
I claim a right, title, estate-or interestiK a tract c,1 pa:1ee1
o:f ia:nww1thm tlie area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _________________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvement s: ________ fi_~~_.9_:j,_~_ifI!_.fU-§_q,_p_;~ _.9_V{l'_:J.~-~ ______ _____________ _
. Ian d 1s
. Iocat ed a bou t ____________
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the __ to.n.e-..H1...l-l ---Magisteri al District of said Countv.
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t'h e T) ro c e e s o -I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in/ the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
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The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North _____________________________________________________________________________ _
South _________________________________________________________________________ ____ _
East _________________________________________ __ _______________ ____________________ _
West _____________ ____ ____ _______ __ _""t""he 7iruce-ed - -uf ------- ---------- - - -------! acquired my right, title, estate or interest to/ this property about the year_l~l.9____ in the
following manner:
___l=t,1_J2~~-a.:. __o_t_!;_~~~-t _9-I:J~J__~.?-~ ~--~~L-!_9_~~_!__ ~9__C: _}~: --~~-e-~~!__~_~:r_:~~-!~~-'- fro.r1 _G--'--F.r...ank._
·_ffJ...et.t..._e .I.; _yLif.B_,_ __g_u.l~~ -:r..e_c. r_a_~Q..._iri__J ..f__};; ..f__ll.f>_,_ __p_!..l.9_~ _
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is$-~ -~ ~---: , _ ~
I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-- ----- - ----------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· -- - - ------- ------------ - ----------- ---- --- ---------- ----------- ---------- -
�Co nty: Rocki ngham
Distr ict: Stone all
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Acrea, e Claim ed:
Va l ue Clai
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Locat ion:
69
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Three miles so th of
1
3,.,0. 00
lkton .
Deed: 56 -(1908 )
Consi derati on 2 . 00-etc
7his tract is entire ly 1ithin the
park area.
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branc es • . c:>..i.ilt er claims or 1 ps: None kno,.;n ..
§ill:
Slope type .
hods:
Three miles over -O )unty r oad to ~lkton .
istory :,f tr3;ot ,And c nditio n of ti mber:
remov ed fro
tis tract, leavi ng 1othin g but fuel ood
estim ted to cut an averag
makin g a tota l ot
Improv ements :
All mercu antablhe timbe r has been
of 160 cords valued
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per acre
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rot al value
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92 . 00
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7.48
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James
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shifflett-g-frank.pdf
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Shifflett, G. Frank
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Three miles south of Elkton
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Tract(s): 157a
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Shifflett
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ef52063651453b36ba3eaa8e1da738ef.pdf
8ccaf1415578fdf9cbfce8e0080ebfba
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ROCKINGHAM cotmTY
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#359 - Shifflett , G. Harrison
Number of Acres: 10
Location:
Hawksbill Creek and entirely within the Park area .
Roads:
~even miles over county road to Elkton over four miles of
county road and three miles over Spotswood Trail.
Soil:
Gravelly slate .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
~11 merchantable timber has been
removed .
Improvements: Dwelling:
14x21', 2 r ooms, porch 6x8', paper roof,
1 story, log finish , poor condition , occupied by tenant, s9lid foundation .
Hen house: Frame, 8xl0x8' , shingle roof, fair condition .
He~ house: Frame , 6xl0x6' , shingle roof.
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Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
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Total Value
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Slope:
4
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20 . 00
120 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
i 140.00
10
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 140 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 300 . 00
Value of Orchard: $
300 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
25 . 00
Value of Fruit: $ 2ti . 00
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
49 . 00
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
Identifier
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Snp001
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RO CKil~G HJJ.I C UNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#182 - Shifflett , G. ~ Number of Acres: 81
f
Location:
Hawksbill Creek
Roads:
Nine niles to :Slkton ovt:Jr f i e miles of county ~oad
four miles over Spotsvood ~r il.
Soil:
Thin slate clay soil .
ti
1d is entirely .1i thin the Pc.rk c:re1:...
nd
History of Tract and condition of timber:
'/loodlund has no meruhant ble timber
·Jn it and ~n es~~i.· :.....ted a:,-:ount of 200 corcls of :2uel\10od .
Note ---r:2:11s tract was pr:irtially ...,urveyed c..nC. it is
believed he o·.. ns . . :1e ucre~, ·e g i V".!11 liim .
Improvements:
DuellinL : Lo 0 ~ncl fr:... 1e, 18JrZ0', 4 roons, ror '1 8xl2' ,
shin le r )Of , 1 ~ stor::', ceileJ, f c.J ir conC.i :ion 1 occupied
by O·1ner , s11rinr:, solid founua.tion.
Stable: Frame, lo:x:3Oxl2', sl,.i n.c:le roof .
Corn house :
Log , llxl7xlO', shingle roof , po0r condition .
Hen house:
8xl0x8', shingle roof , poor condition .
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Timber:
Fuelwood - 200 cords.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
51
~4 . 00
;;204 . 00
30
20 . 00
600 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
G00 . 00
Value of Land: $ 804 . 00
50 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 600 . 00
30 . 0
Value of Orchard: $
;1504 . 00
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $ 5.0. 00
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ .50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
18. 56
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
~ ~ -- ~
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�REPO RI' ON r.:'HJ: ••CR:..GE
of the
G. ~ . Shi flet t Tract # 182 .
T""r . Shiflet t has submi tted a clairi for 73 acres .
He is assessed with 58-29
1 60
acres .
The acreage cov e r ed by
his deeds i s uncerta in on account of the fact that sone of
the tracts describe d in deeds to him seem to lap on each
other .
Our fie l d parties actually surveyed all of his
boundar ies exce:')t the long lines form.inc; the southern ::md
western boundur ies , ~nd these are definite ly describe d in
his 60 acre deed .
For these reasons I feel that our computed area
of 81 acres is correct .
·~0 1o ~
.I . ...~ . u lcan
Chi ef Engi ne e r , Par k Servi ce .
�J ~ ------------------------------------------------------
Claim of___ ./b£~~Jn
In the Circuit Court of__~--~ ~ ~----C ounty, Virginia, No.ff".,g,z __ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservati6n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._. . . £ c ~ ~_a_..-~ --~---- -------- -------- -------- --------
~~i~~a,C~~::;v~ti':· and DeTh:~i~~~~~.1:~~;;~~~-St~leCC~~;;;i~/
to the notice of condemnation awarded
velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
Court of_ __ ~
as his answ~~-to -s-aidp~tit io; and to said notice.
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- My name is____ M.;M,_2Je._~
My post office address is ____ ~ ____
l?t!:. ______________
7
_______________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about__]_J7_____________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvem ents:_.Z. ~_k_/_ __ )J.:£J_~ ~_JY-~ ~-~-,2;. _ __ t?_t2~_
- - ~ -4~ -~~ -~- ~-~ - ~ - ~
Virginia, in
---------- ----T ~ ~ -abo~~ --~.f::____ miJes from ____ ~
Magisteria l District of said County.
the ___
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner,
and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not .sole or joint owner,
he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or
parcel of land described above.)
. J ~__
--:!: !:;~c ;f_~- '~:~ ?k- ~-f tf-~-?;,,-1,A_<L4,_
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
---------- ------- 41.4k- L ~--~
-~
North~
South __ e,~-~ 4----------------------------------------------------------East
_4!UU 4lc.J 7~ ------------ ·-------------------------------------
¾
J ~ ~--- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----West_____
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__________ in the
following manner:
_JJ~ _fh)_j__ ~
--~
--~
-~ ~--~
--1::-~.r ~_/_(/_t J~
4-/u-~ ~¥11 1:/;W .._/e.Q.[J,
"?-~ -LbP ~~or parcel of land with the improvem ents there-
Y-~JJA._ ,Z;___
I claim that the total value of this tract
on is $..,Z,...a.~L-- -------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $.1..k...£!...LL __________ ,
I am the owner of_ ___ _____~ ____ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- -----2\--- -------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
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description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Ren1arks· - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ___________ _
---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ /J_:-_______ day
--------~~-2 l l ~ -----------of ___ __~ - - -- -, 1930.
.
STATi OF vYRGINIA, COU~TY OF------ ~ - -, To-wit:
The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ __ J.le.&_.hJ., __,./L/'1~4_ _____________________ _
the above named claimant personally appeared before hi;-~-n-~ ;de oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _______
L>~--------day
A
~ I ._..,I 3 /
'1A
1_
oLr~ ~~~-~~!·df;f_______ ------ 'h,f;
____
Clerk of the Cour or Special Investigat or or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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�Filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham Caunty, Va.
1931
... ___ -~-Clerk
_._ ._
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�County: Rocki ngham
District: Stone all
#182 - Shiff let t , G. M.
~,. er e ge Cl a imed:
73 A.
Va l ue ClaL ed:
'320
Location:
52 A. 29
ssessed
o.
"
410 . 00
acre s.
Not given.
Deed 94- 69
160
It
ARRA : 81 ._
Hawksbil l creek and is enti rely wi~hin t he Park area .
I ncumbrances, counter cla ims or l aps:
None kno n.
Soil:
Thi n s late c lay s oil .
Roa ds:
Ni ne miles t o i lkton over five miles 0f county road and
f our mi l es ov er Spotswood ~rail .
History of tra ct and condition of timber: oodland ha s no merch nt a ble
t imber n it and. an estimuted amount of 200 cor ds of fuelwood
va lued ~ 50¢ per cord .
Note -- This tra c t a s p·1 rt1 a l l y s urveyed and i t i s believed
be owns the a cr~ag~ c tven him .
Impr ovements: Dwelling: Log a nd frame 18x20', 4 rooms, porch 8xl2 '
s hi ngl e roof, 11 story, oeiled, fa ir condi t ion, oo cu fed
-400.00
b . ov1ner, s pring , olid fo nda tio n ---7 · • .,o
St •:Jb le: Fr ame 15x30xl2' , sl: i ngle roo f ,
Corn h ouse: Log llxl7xl0', shingle roof , poor con10 .00
di t ion ----5 .00
_!en house: Fr ame 8xl0x8 ' , shingle r oo f, poor
"
495 . oo
Timbe r:
el ood - 200 cord~ va l ued
Valu e of l and by types:
~
Slope
Fe
Va lue
per a cre
crease
58
3. 00
23
81
15 . 00
Total va lue of fruit trees
Tota l valu e of l and
Tot al value of impr ovements
Total va lue o f timber
Tota l va l ue of t r a ct
Average v l 1e per a cr e
-------
50¢ per ed. --
100. J O
motal
Va lue
,I74. 00
345. 00
$5!9.00
105. 00
519 . 00
495 . 0
100 . 00
1219.00
15 . 05
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�NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of
the Courts.
Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER.
V. At Law No. 1829
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and
DEFENDANTS.
Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . .
Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the
Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. __ Lfk____ :
Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------;
and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership :Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of
the Court of the sum(s) set out in yhe said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract No.
_j_ f._~ -- $_)_~
~-~-~ Tract No. ____________
$ __________ ; on Tract No.
------------ $----------;
That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to
have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation
thereof;
That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment
as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land;
That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of
land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof:-
That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the
said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows:
.
Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the
rovisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the
distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee
simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the
said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to
-ti LI tJ o
.
receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. _Lf:.b____ $_/__'!!___ y_ :Tract
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No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $ __________ ;
The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court)
£.JAME
P. 0. ADDRESS
~ ST~ ;~~:~~~IN~ :~~~~:;~:::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Th is day personally appeared before me George M. Shifflett and made
oa th-- tha-t--the--s-ta- temen-ts--cunta i-ned irr -tne--auove--p et-ition--ao---f-ar--as- made on
his_own_in~Qr1na:t.1Qn_ ar~ _ tru_e_ anjj,_ so far _as _ma-0..e JJ.p~n information _of others
~~~-~~f-~~~!3__ !~~~-: -~--~~--!-~~~ ~---~~~en ~~k »:1~
is
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nience of interested
NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in th'76~(~,s office for the co
parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by w, and claimants can
either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover
all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject
to the approval of the court in each case.
�M.
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HA M CO UN TY
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STA TE
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COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAM, to- wi t :
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�NOTE-This need not be filed until t he record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of
the Courts.
Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER.
V. At Law No. 1829
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and
DEFENDANTS.
Sixty-One (52,561) A.cres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . .
Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court:
That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the
Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. -1.82 _______ :
Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------;
and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of
the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract No. __l.8_2_ ____ $ __],.5_Q4_.._Q9on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No.
------------ $----------;
That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to
have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation
thereof;
George M. Shifflett
That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment
-as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land;
That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of
land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof:-
By reason of contribution pledge, obligating the owner, George M.
Shifflett , to give 5 acres of his land within the Park Area to the
Park Project.
That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the
said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds
arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows:
Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the
- provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the
distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee
simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the
said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to
receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows : Tract No. _J..82... ______ $--15.. 00-: Tract
No. __________ __ $ ____ ____ __ : Tract No. _______ _____ $ _______ ___ ;
The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court)
NAME
P . 0 . ADDRESS
_ST ATE_COMMISSION ON_CONSERVATION
NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested
parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can
either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover
all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject
to the approval of the court in each case.
�STATE OF VIRGINI A)
COUNTY OP WARREN
)
ss
Persona lly appeared before me the undersig ned Notary
Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes , who being
duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the
State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent in immedia te
charge of the records of the Shenand oah Nationa l Park Division
thereof having to do with claims of the Commiss ion for dis tributiv e shares of condemn ation awwrds in the ~henand oah
IJationa l Park condemn ation proceed ings pending in the Circuit
...
Coui~ts of Virginia , by reason of contrac ts and agreeme nts entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemn ed in
these proceed ings , and that the within claim is just and cor rect .
Witness my signa t ure
this S ~ ~ n ' T ~NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary Public-
M) Cor:imission Expires Sep, 8, 1934
�(!lnmmnumraltq nf llirginitt
TREASU ER ' S OFFICE
RICHMO ND . VA .
JOHN M, PURCELL
September 12~ 1934
TREASURER OF VIRG I NIA
This i s t o certify that I , J . M. Purcel l, Treasu rer
of Virgin ia have th i s 12truay of Sept.
wi t h an order of the c i rcu i t court of
dat Ad 9/10/34
in accorda nce
Rockingham County
i n the cause of the State Commis sion
on Conser vation and Develo: pment of t he Stat e of Virgi nia
vs .
Cassan dra Lawson Atkins and others
J. Robert Switze r, Clerk of the Circui t Court
:paid to of Rocking ham County
$ 1,504 . 00 be ing in f ull settlement of tract #- ~1=8=2._
in the above mentio ned cause.
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.TRE ASU RER 'S OFF ICE
RICH MON D, VA,
JOHN M, PURC ELL
Sep tem b6r 12, 193 4
TREAS URER OF VIRGIN IA
J. Rob ert Sw itze r, Cle rk of the Cir cui
t Cou rt of
Roc king ham Cou nty
Rec eive d of J.M . Pur cel l, Tre asu rer
of
Vir gin ia, the sum of$ 1,5 04 . 00 , in
acc ord anc e
wit h an ord er of the Cir cui t Cou rt
of the cou nty
Rac king ham
f
10t__
0 - - - - -- - -- - h day
ent ere d on the __
of Sep tem ber1 93! _, in the ma tter of
the Sta te
Com mis sion on Con serv atio n and Dev elop
men t v _ _ _
Cas san dra Lawson Atk ins .and oth ers
, bei ng
ful l and com plet e set tlem ent for the
tra ct of lan d
known in sai d pro cee din g as #- 1~8
_2_ _ __
~
~
ai er
k ~f Cir cui
~'C>lfut of
Rockingham Cl ty.
Sig n ori gin al and dup lica t e
and retu rn to the Tre asu rer
of Vir gi nia .
~~~-~
�VIRGINIA. IN TH.E CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJU\i COUNTY .
The 0tate Commissio n on Cons~rvat ion
& Developme nt of the Jtate of Virginia , Petitione r ,
v.
Cassandra L wson Atkins , et als , defendant s.
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In Re : Distributi on of proceeds of condemnat ion fortrrct No . 18 2 .
This day came the .Jtate Commissio n on Conse •·vat ion &
Developme nt , by Counsel , and moved the Gourt to enter an order
directing the '1.'reasurer of the State of Virginia , to pay to it ,
out of the proceed:s of condemnat ion of Tract No . 182 , the sum
mf
<Wl5 . OO , represent ing the amount of a certain j)ledge made by
G. i\,. . Shifflett , who claimed to be the owner of said tract , to
said Commissio n on Conservat ion & Developme nt , as a contributi on
f or the establishm ent of Jhenandoa h National Park and in support
of its said motion, the said Commissio n exhibited to the vourt,
its motion in wTiting setting forth all the facts in relation
theret o, whihh has been heretofore filec1 l erein .
1
lJpon considera tion whereof , it appearing to the Court
that the cls.im of said Commissio n is not based upon any lie:g. ,
either on the land condemned , or on the proceeds of condemnat ion ,
and that said Commissio n has failed to obtain the consent of the
parties entitled to theprocee ds of condemnat ion , to the payment
of its claim , it is according ly adjudged and ordered that the
motion of the 0omrnissio n for the payment of said claim out of
the proceeds of condemnat ion for said :tmac t be and the same is
hereby denied.
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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The first series of <span>the SNP Records collection consists of 4,756 documents related to The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia v. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of Land, more or less in Rockingham County, Virginia, court case initiated by the state of Virginia in order to acquire 52,561 acres of privately held land located within the northern Blue Ridge Mountains. </span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span>
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Rockingham County Circuit Court
Date
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1925-1935
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Snp001
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a>
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<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a>
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Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James
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shifflett-g-m.pdf
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Shifflett, G. M.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Hawksbill Creek
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Tract(s): 182
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PDF
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This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>)
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Shifflett