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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#213 - Yancey , T. L.
Number of Acres: 26
Location:
One mile east of Yancey and on Gap Run.
within the Park area .
Roads:
This is partly .
Two miles over county road to Island Ford .
Slope .
Soil:
History of Tract and condition of timber:
The timber on this tra ct has been culled
and cut over, but there is s till some saw timber remain ing .
Improvements:
NONE.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
26
$ 5 . 00
t l30 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land :
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 130. 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 175 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 37 . 50
Value per acre for tract: $ 13 . 1 ?
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
175 . 00
37 . 50
~342 . 50
�R0CKINGHAH C0UNrY
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#215-a -- yancey , T. L.
Number of Acres: 111
Location:
Hawksbill Creek , and is entirely within the Park area .
Note - - his tract was almost entirely surveyed and it is
believed that he owns no more than the acreage given .
Roads:
Eleven miles to lkton over seven miles of county road and
four miles over Spotswood Trail.
Soil:
North and northwest slope of fair depth and fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
The cleared land on this tract has been
The wooded area has
used for grazing purposes for many years .
no merchanta ble saw timber on it .
Improvements:
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
55
~
~5 . 00
$275 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
44
35 . 00
1540 . 00
Fields Restocking:
12
20 . 00
240 . 00
$2055 . 00
111
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 2055 . 00
100 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ lOO . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
25 . 00
,2180. 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 1 9 • 6 4
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE •
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CLERK.
�REPORT ON THE ACREAGE
of the
T. L. YANCEY TRACT #213- a .
'1.-rhe deed to Mr . Ya ncey for this trac t
contains only a very general description without
bearings or distances , but calls for 120 acres .
I therefore made a field survey of this tract,
running all of the lines except t he west boundary .
This west boundary was determined by calls of the
Burke and Coleman tracts, for which the deeds
cont a i n surveys .
n
computation of the area by the calls
of my survey and the lines common to the Burke
~nd Coleman tra cts gives 111 acres .
The state ' s
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Chief Engineer , Pa rk service .
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�County : Rockin gham
Distr ict: stonew all
#213
Acrea ge Claim ed.: 124¼
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T. L. Yancey
Asses sed
42. 86 acres
1019)
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Value Claim ed:
Deed (acqu ired 44 A.
24.• 000.• 00
ff
$200 . 00
AREAL
Locat ion: One mile ea.st of Yance y and on Gap Run..
withiL tho Po.rk c.r~a•
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r artiti on
26 A:•
r-.r his is partly
I_:aps:
-So11:Sl0.P8 •
Roads : 2 milea over county road to Island Ford.
,!!isto ry: . The timber on this trn.ct h s beon culled and cut over, but
there is still some saw timbe r remai ning .
Impro vemen ts:
None .
Timber: · Fuel
35,000
Bd . ?5ft.ods~. u$5 50¢
. oo·per
. -~--~
-~~-wood
---·-per M
ed.
______
______
___ ...---~-____ _ '. 175 . 00
37 . 50
(,•212.5 0
Value of land by types:
Type
Value
per acre
.. creuge
'si'ope
~3 . 50
26
.
Total vnlue of land
·"91 . 00
To*al value of improvements
Total value of timber
Total value
or
tract
~212 . 50
1:l- 303.50
Average value per acre
x -- Thia includ es tract
11.67
213-a .
Total
Value
;)§1 .6~
�,1213- a _,.. Yancey• T . L .
Acreage Clained:
Ass~ased 122 A• 6? P.
; 24½
X
Location:
..,550 .oo
.:Jot giv n .
26 A .
aa rlrnbill creeI: and ia · (;Utirel, w thL t~l- lark area .
not .. . 'fhio trc: ct ,~n alr.1oat entir-.,ly surveyed and it
laiued:
Valuo
Deed 124 A• 67 P .
924 , 000. 00
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r ea :
fl
is beli ved -.hut he owns no t:io ... e t en the acre~tt;•. f; i ven .
Incuubro..,cco , ~:::>u.1tc :- clains or laps:
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llone kno m .
Jorlh and nort_1\7eet eloye of fo.ir de ... t l:l and f rtLii ty .
Soil:
.,
Road
t
..... lov n r lea to .Blkton ov... r th.. ven t1ileo of count
aud I~ur niles o er SJotswaod T1ail .
road
Hiotory,of tra ·~ and cJnditivu of ;...iober: 'I'l.i oleo.red l a nd on t io
tract has been used fo r e:;razi:ng purpoa . . .J f r na.ny y o.rn .
The ·,oodod area hao no oerchantable 3a.w tiriber on it ,
an eotioated aoount of 350 cords of fu l ·,ood valu ed. at
50¢ J..,er cord ...... :;1?5 . 00 .
Vn.lue
~
;eer a.ere
f.creage
slope
Fe;
Fr
. 3 ,. 00
25 . 00 •
44
12
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Total val ·1e of land
Tota.l vo.lue of orchard
Total ului.; o:f tinbe1·
mot al vi~lu e of tract
Avcrag~ value ...ier ncre
50
6,. 00
Total
Value
)1 50 . 00
1100 .. 00
?2 . 00
' 1 322 . 00
1322 . 00
40 . 00
175 . 00
·,133'7 . 00
1
14 . 97
x -- This includes traot #213 .
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------f ~ o~nt: Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
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more or less, of land m_ g _ k : - ~ ~County, V1rgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petitili~--~f-th;-st;te Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded
upon the fili:1~9f sai . pe~ition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of__~
_______ _ --~
County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h:ya::: ;:_:~~-~:-~~~:_ :~
L:~~ce.
:::-:_ __________________ _
My post office address is _____________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or,. parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing a ~ _;2..l.f...-f"~___ acres, on which there are the following
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This lan~s located abo~L-~- ~ --~-miles ~rom _______~ ~-----Virginia, in
the~
_Mag1sterial 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
pare __ o~ Ian =
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cy-. /}f'_ ~ l '"i ~a owners adjacent to the above describe/ tract & parcel of land are as follows:
North ___ ~ ~ ~ ---------------- ---------------- ---South ____ ~ ~
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I acquired my righ'
following manner :
tle, estate or mterest to this p;operty about the year __ L'lL-'j_in the
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I claim that the tot~l Vjl~~f
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the imprcwe~ ~ "lffl is
.tu~~~~-~ tli'at ~a~ right, title, estate or ~~e~ st
in and to _~hi.s t~acJ;,..Qr parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $3 .P-~~-= ----·
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m ~ of_ _____, ~ =--acres of land adjoining the above described tract or
~ parc~t'~f 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
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desc~~!:k:~~~-~::~
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.fil-:AE:rS _AL.Bf'.All _SUUK.__!1.AG.ANESE-~lllF..DJ.Nr_GO!lll..JJ,lALYSI-~..P-~tFPF.!l..M....C.~"Eli'IS1-...--------
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Wit , s_ my signature (o•
RI,''"""" and
of___ _ _____ fC: _____ , 193f.
back).
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF______
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To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL _____
the above named claimant personally appeared before him anG made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his aboye ~
er are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ______ ..
day of_ ___ ~
-----, 19
'f_M _____
My Commissior1 expires Aug . 22,
1s~34 .
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Claim of ____ T~_Li_YANCEY _______ ·-------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---In the Circuit Court of_ _______ BQ_~J(_!Jll::E&t________ County, Virginia, No.Jj__~_t_, At Law.
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State;f _Virginia, Peti-
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140 ac remore or less, of land in ____ijQQt:rn.01~L ____________ County, Virginia, Defendan
ts.
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 oL ___EQQ~fJ.91~~------- ----- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is _______ J_.__~!,_y@gJX _______·_______________________________________ _
My post office address is ______ .EL.KTQN ~_ YA~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- 1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containin g about_ ________ l,! O______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvem ents :____ 'l'J3JlJ'lJUtL b.911Jl~--- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------
Tl11s
. 1an d 1s
. 1oca t ed a b ou t _________
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___ m1·1 es f rom_____________
Beldor________________ v·1rg1ma,
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the __ fil'..Qli~M-1,_____ Magister ial 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.)
__ SOLE OVNER -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North __ B. P. _YANCEY -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -----South __ R. M. _BURKE -------- -~------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------East ___ MRfl. ll1! A V. GIBBONS -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ----West_ __ R. M._ BURKE & Al 1 .__ SPIFFLE rT _____________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ _i91o___ in the
following manner:
_________________ Purc~se d from Geo . E._Si_p eL Counnissior,_tir_af) _ou:t,._ .112 _acres ______
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Yancey
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H~rril'lg Pe; rs
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I claim that the total value of this tract or-parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $'Z.J9.9.P_.._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 improvem ents thereon is $_ 7J9_0_Q.'!.,QQ ______ ,
I am the owner oL ____ }_S-9, _______ acres of land alijodm:Jl~xbheu. »e11:e~ x~xact or
.1p1Qr&tJ)c.&f xlamkiiut 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..19.99_11..QQ ________ ,
(In the space below should be set out any additional statemen ts or informat ion as
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here toa
description of the tract or parcel of land by m11tes and bounds).
Remarks : ___th~-~99y_!}_J~r.r:1_wi lJ_~~ll~t ~_ .tz9~_QQ _R~r_nl9P_th _dYri~g__g_~~ting_~~-~--~~!lJtQ1l_~-~t _p~JJ-tiu:ti _r~D±.al. ..r~t esA____________________________________________________ _
-------- -------- -~~ -tg_jJ,_e__lQ~~ -rf__thl~ _fgnn~_ .l. _rlll_~•Y..a _tQ_di sc_on:t.inue _________
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8 _rai sin_g_ al] togethe r L t hereb_y ClilUSing_ a cJ ftl!reCiSl.±i_On _Qf _j5~ QQQ t.00_.f,J)
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NY~-~Q.Qt.:Mro_.fJlllTLO.L l.6.9_J~JL Q.tg.te.d_..Rh.o.v.e , Continue remarks if necessar y on the back).
Witness my signatur e (00tm )t~xaRax~~h~k ua:M( .)xthis _______ J_l_t_t} ___ day
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l~~~NT Y OF
The undersig ned hereby certifies that_ _________'t!.):.!_J!\.PE_e_x ________________________ _
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearin g in his above answer are true to the best of hi~ knowledge and belief,
this ______ }l _th _______ day of_ ____~~----- -----, 193~~
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My CQllJilisaion expires Aug . 22, 1934 .
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TREASU RER'S OFFICE
RICHMO ND, VA ,
Decem ber 27 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certif y that I, J.M. Purce ll, Treas urer
of Virgi nia have th is 27
day of Decem ber_in accord ance
wit h a n order of the circu it court of Rockjn gbam Crn1nt y
/20/33
dat e d 12 ~
,
in the cause of the State Commi s sion
on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment of the State of Virgi nia
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w._._s,._o,.,.,.n-----A.........
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vs • ----- -"d-C....a...s""'s....,a"±n±lad....rlc'-<a.,.._.....
paid to __Thoma s L . Yance y, McGahe ysvill e , Virgin ia
$2....,..lB_OiOO.____ _ being in full settle ment of tract # 213- a
in t h e ab ove mentio ned cause.
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA .
December 27, 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Thomas L. Yancey
McGaheysvill e, Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 2.180 . 00, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of ___ ~R=o=c=k-in~g=h=am
____ entered on the
20th day
of Decemb er 1 93.3._ , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
_._C~a-s=s~a.-........n~d~r~a..___.T~,a~w~
s ~a~n.__.A~t~k~j~n'-'-=s- - -- and others, being
full and complet~ settlement for the tract of land
known in said proceeding as#
2J3-a
Sign ori g inal and dup li cate
and return to the Treas urer
of Virgi n ia.
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County : ~\OCl:ingh m
District : Stone.tu.11
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HAMME R
ATTORNEY AT
LAW
HARRISO NBURG, VA.
August 24/1933
To The
Hon. Phillip lilliams ,
Chairman of the Land Tract Arbitra tion Board.
I , Thos . L. Yancey , have employed Messrs . Hammer&. Hammer of Harrisonburg to represe nt me in all condenm ation proceedi ngs in connect ion with my
land tract #213 , as shown upon the map filed in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County.
Given under my hand this 24th day of August , 1933.
3b.
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROOKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
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THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
OF TEE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
VS o
CASANDRA LAWSON ATKINS , et ala , and 52 ,561 Acres of
Land in Rockingham. County
filed in the Clerk', Office
Rockingham County, Va
AlJG 7 f 1933
TO THEHON. H,. . BERTRAM, .Tudge of the Circuit coft.~k/; ;t,Cle
\].)
The motion of Thomas LoYancey, praying the Court to disapprove
and to decline to aocept the findings of the Board of Appraisal Conmissioners
h~retofore appointed by the said Court in the above matter , wherein the said
Board reported under #213 of its findings as filed in the Clerk ' s Office of
the said Court , that moveant was only entitled to the sum of THEE!E HUNDRED
AND FIFTY DOLLARS ($350 000 ) for 26 acres of land which moveant owns in fee 0
(2 )
The amount allowed for the said l.and is wholly i nadequate , and
amounts to taking moveant •s property in violation of his constitutional
rights , and Without just cornpensationo This land is covered wi "th a valuable growth of young saw timber , for which moveant has been offered ONE
THOUSAND DOLLARS Cw+, OOOoOO) , and the land is ef a type adapted for orchard
purposes.
It is practically level l and , l ies cl ose to the railroad , and the
amount of 26 acres taken is worth at least FORTY DOLLARS (#40 000 ) per acreo
The land is unimproved , and as stated is valuable (l ) for the timber , and
(2 ) for orchard or agricultural purposes.
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Moveant prefers a trial by juryo
tee. ~~
Hammer & Hammer , Counsel
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VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG; 'IO- WIT:
I , Geo. LoDovel , a notary public in and for t,he City of Harrisonburg , to B.ereby certify that Thomas L. Yancey, whose name is signed on the
margin hereof -i,or the purpose of identific ation, this day personall y appeared before me in my said City and made oath that the facts stated in the foregoing petition of his own knowledge are true , and those ll{lda upon informati on
derived from others he believes to be trueo
Given under my hand and seal. this 24th day o f , ; ; J
J/o, f
Notary Public
3&
�Filed in the Clerkt, Office
Rockingham County, Va
Y.ANCEY , T. L.
213
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
S
f
1933
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IN RE • .ARBITRATION AGREEiv!ENTS submitted to the Governor arising
in or out of Condemnation Proceedings pending in .the Circuit Court
of Virginia under authority of the Shenandoah National Fark .ct .
SUMMARY STATEM:ENT OF PETITIONER:
EXCEPTANT :
Yancey , T. L .
ORIGINAL CLAIM:
Acreage 35 : Value $4 , 200 . 00 : Inc . Damages $500 . 00
VALUE PLACED ON TRACT BY PETITIONER ' S APPRAISERS:
VALUE
TRACT NO .
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
$303 . 50
213
BOARD OF .APPRAISAL COMMISSIONERS FINDINGS:
MAP NUMBER
OF TRACT:
213
VALUE OF 'IR.ACT:
TRACT NO.
213
VALUE
$342 . 50
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES
�The basic differen ces between Petition er and this exceptan t
are as to the classifi cation and value of the land , and timber
values .
Although we believe the values reported by the Petition er's
appraise rs were very liberal and that the findings of the Board of
Apprais al Commiss ioners as to values are substan tially too high, we
have accepted and will not seek a lower valuatio n than their findings as shown on the above tables in this case .
As to the classifi cation of the land and the other elements
of value we submit that these matters are correctl y set forth in
the Work Sheet of the Board with referenc e to this c aae, and not as
set forth in exceptan t 1 s statemen ts .
This Work Sheet is filed
with the record and a copy of this Work Sheet is submitte d with copy
of the record tendered herewith , and addition al copies of the Work
Sheet in this case will be furnishe d if desired .
W. c. Armstron g,
for Petition er
Subscrib ed to and verified before me this the (day of Septemb er,
1933 .
~a_)
J( ~
Emma K. Stokes , Notary Public
�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
Court:
the
to
shows
and
undersigned
the
Comes now
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. _..t{_L';J_--:-__~
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 sumCs'J set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(,1 therefor, as follows:
Award on Tract
No2fl-::_/z_ $~/ff_d_~ Tract
No. ------------ $----------i on Tract No.
------------ $----------i
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;
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(/) except the following named persons whose interest in said tracty1· 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.J.J_-:~-- $:2p/ifd_':!7: 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)
P. 0. ADDRESS
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<!tirruit <!tnurt nf Jnrkingqam <!tnunt}l
HON. H. W.
J.
BERTRAM
JUDGE
ROBERT SWITZER
'[i;arrisonhurg, Birginia
DEPUTIES
W.
EDGAR SIPE
MARGIE BOWERS
MARGARET BRANUM
CLERK
STATE OF VIRG nu A,
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit:
I , J . Robert SWiitzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my
office do not show any delinquen t taxes against the tract
of 122 acres l rood and? poles in Stonewall District, assessed
in the name of T. L. Yancy , except for the tax year 1932,
but whiclr'9bef statement of M. H. Harrison , County Tre a sur er ,
shown her'kwith, have been paid in tllre County Treasurer-' s
office, since the same was returned delinquen t to my office .
Given under my hand this 15th day of December, 1933 .
�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT NlAY CONCERN :
I hereby certify that the records
of my office show that Thomas L. Yancey has paid the
taxes for the years of 1932 and 1933 on his tract of
122- 1-2? acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Stonewall District, Rockingham County ,
All taxes prior to that time, if
any be unpaid , are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office
of said County.
Given under my hand this 15th da y of
December 1933 .
M. H. Harrison, Treasure r
Witness:
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1HJ STATS -..:OLUL3 ·H OJ Ol
OB1 VIRGINIA
_;Q!J33RVA TION .\HD DE7ELOP1BNT
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vs.
CA.:,SANDR!i ATK I NS AND OTHERS , . :m FI:H1TY T·dO THOUS.1_m l IVi; lIDND R:m .Al,
OJKINGHA_.1 .]OU~ITY .
SI XTY ONE (52 ~6&1) ACRE.3 Ob1 LA~ D I]
'l'o the Honorable H. vv . Bertrain , Judge of the Circuit uourt of
Rockingham eounty .
The Petition of 'l 'homas L . Yancey respectfully represents:
That he is the owner of a tract of forty four acres of land
lyingQ_!;~f. of Y~ey in .Rockingham county and within the boundp
of the/lproposed~ condernnation in the above entitled cause for ~ark
purposes .
Of the forty four acres 1;vh ich he owns they propose to
t 2ke twenty six seres for which they allow hi n the sum of Three
Hundred .H'ifty Dollsrs ·,vh ich is wholly inadequate.
Petitioner paid for this property around .l!' orty Dollars per
acre at a ti.ne when lan d wa s low and it is worth that .nuch per
land that they propose to taKe for
acre to him today .
Three Hundred
.I!' ifty
Dolls rs is fairly worth One Thou sand and }P orty
Do 11-a rs .
Your Petitioner asKs the Jourt to grant hi~ a heeriag on this
before the Court or Jury to t he end t nat justice may be done hLn.
,l!;vidently the t.;Or:1.nissioner s are in er.cor as to its v a luation or
have been Lnposed upon .
a
He therefore requests the court give him
hearing on the value of this l End at the b;.a r of the uourt o:c
before a Jury ,
All of which is respectfully subinitted .
Counsel
VI RGINL ,
.~ ITY 01'' HARRI30IJBURG , 'l'o-wit:
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I , Bessie :1. Co oke , a l-l otary J:>ublic in and for the City of
Harrisonburg in the State of Virginia , do certify tha t
1 hornas
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1.
Yancey whose name is signed on the margin hereof f or the purpose
of identification , this day personally ap peared before me and made
oath that the facts stated in the fore going Petition or ~xception
a re
true .
Given under my hand this 30th day of 0eptember , 1932 .
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Notary PJ blic.
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Il'J THE CI RJU IT ::)QURT OF
roc·~n GRAU
3TATE JORPORA'.I'IO H co:.rr.nss I ffr o:: co:rn~ RV
D.r;VEL "IP~.CKT OJ' r.;:1H3 3TA T3 OF VI ~G I ]IJ
COUiITY .
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';A S SAN.ID R~ L..~ N30N .A TT{I NS and other::: ,
ore or less , of land in Ro0Lingham
State;:nent made this 8th d-.Jy of 3 obe2nber , .L9.32 , by
Thom.as L . Yancey , i n response t o an o.rder entered
i n the above entitled cause on 0Jtober,Z5 , 19b2 .
Your res.penden t says that he is the owner of. a tract of
forty four acres of land whiJh he ac.c:iuired from
that for thia piece of l and he pa id the
SU ill
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v.
Gibbo 1s;
of One Thousand Dollars
nd tha t the parL is taking twenty six acres of it a nd is only
llowing him Three Ha .1dred and
ifty Dol l ars ; that this la nd is the1
only s o urc e f or fuel and that the sum allowed him , namely Three
,1£Iu.1dred and F ifty Dollars , i s totally inade (.1 uate; th.r, t
of th is tract is
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th e number
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Exceptant prays that his exception be sustained , and that
e be gr n ted the relief prayed for by hLn in the exJe p tions filed
in this case. ~nd having fully answered , he will ever pra y , etc .
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJM COUNTY, VIRGJNIA.
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THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF' V mGmIA
v.
#1829
PETITIONER
At Law
C!SSANDRA LAWSON ATKms, ET ALS, ETC.
On this. the ~~
DEFEW .AN TS
day of December, 1933, cane Thon:as L.
Yancey, and on his motion leave is given him to file his application for the payment to him of the sum of $2,180.00, the amount of
the award set out in the award of condemnation for Tract No. 213-a,
heretofore paid in to Court.
And it appearing frcm. the re,P.ort o'f' the Board o,r Appraisal Commissioners heretofore fil.ed in th:is- cause, and in tm. petition for judgment am condemra.. tion entered herein · on the _
day
of Nowe.IlliliDer, 1933, that in the opinion of petitioner, the said
Thomas L. Yancey is invested with a superior or better right or:
claim of title in and to the said Tract of land No. 2ib3-a, am..
tbat the record of this cause does not disclose any dm:ial. or
dispute by· any party ~r person in interest as to the title to
the said Tract No . 21.3-a, or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, and tha'tthe said Thomas L. Yancey is a:LtL tle d
to receiv.e the proceeds arising; from the condem.m tion of said
Tract No. 213-a, and it further appearing; to the Court that all
taxes due or taxable upon said tract number 213-a have been paid:
Upon consideration wmreof, it is ronsid.ered ani cmlered by the Court that tm said sum of $2 ,180.00 paid in to Court by
petitioner as just compensation for Tract No . 213-a be paid unto
\ the said Thomas L. Yancey; and the Clerk o-r this Cottr't is die ec ted
to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of
Virginia, who shall pay unto the said Thoms L. Yancey tm said sum
of $2,180 .00, the amount of the award set out in the juI.gn.ent of
condemnation for Tract No . 213-a, taking frcm the said Thomas L.
Yancey a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk
o~ this Co'Ult"t far appropriate entry thereo~ as required by Jaw.
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Chea. A. Hammer, p.q;
moMlS L. YANCEY
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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Location: One mile east of Yancey and on Gap Run
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#214 - Yancey , Bernard
Number of Acres:
40
Location: ~~: ~ ; :
:~:!.
of Yancey on Simmons Gap Run.
Roads:
Two miles to Island Ford over county road .
Soil:
Slope .
Entirely within
This tract has been completel_y cut over
and repeatedly burned over valuable for fuelwood only.
History of Tract and condition oftimber:
Improvements:
NONE .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
40
$200 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 200 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Val~e of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $ 5 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N~ .
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#214-a --
Yancey , B . P .
Number of Acres: 14L.1: '?
Location:
Head o one pron,.,. of Ho.wksbill Creek a.nu is entirely
ui thin the P .r}:: area. . Hote - T~tis tract W&s compl8tely
surveyed end this acre·ge found .
3leven miles to Slkton mer seven miles of c:ounty l'oad
1_nd four miles ov,:;r Spots\mod '::.1re.il.
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Roads: -
Soil:
andy clay lo[.n of medium de11th cmd fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber: The cleere d L . . rlli on this trt...ct :108
be3n use~ ~or gruzin. purnoses for mt...ny ye~rs . The sad
tinber w s bei·1r· rer,;_ovec. .... t t11e tine of the exu.mim... tion
und it was leure.ed th:1t a nill w s roint; to be ruovec1 on
this Jroperty to so.v11 the lumber at u.n ec.rly d3. te.
?uel11ood - 300 cords.
Improvements:
rnlling : Log , 14x22', 2 rooms, shir.gle roo , l~i story,
log finis~, 9oor con ition, a undo~ed , Jillar ~oundution ,
Summer canp : Fr::.r1e, 12x18xl0 ', sh t· cle roof , f<:li r conC: i tion.
Dwelling: Log ane' fr r' , , 1 ?x~ s' , 3 rooms , ki tcl1 en 10xl3x8' ,
porc.11 8x26', mett..l roof, 1-~- story , log fj_nish , poor condition, occupied by tennnt , sp~inf, solid found&tion ,
basement, size 18x26'.
Old b·.,rn: Lo 6 anc. fr~.1e , l?x38xl2', shincle roo", poor
C;)n-li +.ion .
: ·e--t house : :5'rane, 10xl~x8' , sh,_ ·1p-le roof, poor concli tion .
:t~':)le : Loe , 13x1Gxl0', s:un{;le roof , f:..i.ir condition.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
41
10 . 00
.410 . 00
103
40 . 00
4130 . 00
;43.;0 . 00
Ridge:
Slope: Grazing)
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
650 . 00
Value of Land: $ 4530 . 00
50 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 6 L>O • O0
Value of Orchard : $ 50 • 0 0
30 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
.;._52so . oo
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $3G. 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ Hone.
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�Claim of ______ _B._P~_.Y_Mfil.EY _________ ___________________________________ ______ ________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ _____ BQ~J.l1LOJI~L _________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
. . D ef end ant s.
.., __ L ____________ C oun t y, v·1rgmia,
FGPA}'
ROCKI _y_
· _________
more or 1ess, of 1an d m
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_ ____ .BO.C.I<D:.Cll..!AJE__________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is _______ R._ P_._ YANCEY,. _______ _____________________________________ __
My post office address is _____ _)l~~1'Q~J_.Y!~._ ______ ________ _______ _____ ____ ______ _
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 59_________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :____ JiQ.1.!.E!.E! _~~ii__aj ;_~Q.4:.~.! __ _g_o_~c!_-~~~~.!"__o_f'_ _~EP~~--'~~~~---trees_ a.rid cherry_j;_rees . _______________________________________ ___ ______ __ __________ __
m1·1es f rom _____________________________
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v·1rgmia,
Beldor
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· 1ocat ed a b out ____________
. 1an d 1s
Th1s
theJiTQNElVAL..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. )
-------------~---------------SOLE OV.lNER ------- - ------------ ------- - -------------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
N orth ___ _GEO ._ BAUGPER.,_ AND Ea.ton_ heirs ----- - - - - - - ---------- - - - - - ---------------South ____ T,_ L. YANCEY------------------------------------------- ----------------East ___ __MB.$_._ EliMA_y_ _. _GIBBONS _______ ____________________________________________ _
West __ __ _FBED V/Y/iNT ___ __ _______ __ ___________________________ __________ ___ _______ _ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ 18.9..s_ ___ in the
following manner:
___ Pure }tas ed _i..t from _ Crarle_y Baugr.er ------------ -----------------------------------
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I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $..l.3-.59.P_._Q_Q_____ __ 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 $.5.QQ_.{)_9___ ___ ___.
I am the owner of_ ____ l ~ ________ acres of land adjUJ.in~ill.ti:~C!ltl30lil8«lilil'Mtlffl.'
~ t,oifxloodobut lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damage·d by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_2. ._QQ0...0..0_________ .
(In the space below should be set out an y additional st atements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert her e a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) .
Ren1arks:_ TJ,i..s....t:a.rrrLgr..aie.s._50_~.a..t-tl.~-eac1L~..fijj).__r _~±- a_~.r-Qfi.t_Qf __6J__p_~QQ _p~r--h.E1...ll:.d .
!_rese rve _a ll_u ass _andtimber _until t t-iis _farm is __I!aid_ for in _full. ______ _______
_T.b.e_.l.Q8._~~re_fJl.r..m _'1ill_.r.?-Y_e. _tQ _~U§g_o.rLt.lt.1~§_.±.h.e_.QO!q_ti_1:§__oJ_Js.~r Pi!l_g__ _c_ll:.i~J~.LJ_t___
_b~i.r-!.S-_l!. _ri ve_r_ bot.tom f' a r m. ---- ----- - ----- --- ---- ------------- ---- - - ------ - - - ------- -
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11.ame andxma~bta?J:,dxhareuo) this __ __l~t h. ______ day
Witness my signature (~
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of __ __fj3j)_~~~ry __ _____ , 193~.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF.RP_C.KlliG:HAIL ____ ___ ____ __ __, To-wit.
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL- - -~~_f_.__"(~Qf!___ __ __ ____ __ __ ___ _____ ______ __
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matter s
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
tl:lis ____ J_~j:_ll. _________ day of__ ____!'~p_.______ --, 193@
�Claim of_ ____ E ..._P..t_ YANCEY ___________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ __ OOCKIU.OJ:.AJ.:. _____________ 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 ____8QCIS:Ilt9JYJL ____________ 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_ __ B.OClllWY..AlL ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
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YANCEY-------------------------------------------------· ______B • --•
My name 1s
My post office address is ___ fJJ(_~~ ..__ y_b..,!'_ ---------------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ 42___________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ____ .fume _____________________________ _____________________ _
This land is located about_ ___l.-½______ miles from ______ _l~QiL ___________ __ __ Virginia, in
theJ1TQ~~.Af..J.______ Magistetial 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.)
--------------------------------- SOLF._OVl?\ER __________________________________________ _
ot'
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel
land are as follows:
North_ J.irs . _ Fl::m.. V. _Gibbo_ML ____________________________________________________ _
South __ Jno._H . Sipe _________________________________ _____________________________ _
Big Survey arid W.W. Sellers
_
E ast ______________________________________________________________________________
West ___, ~-~~i1t_u _ji1 ___ J..aJ,~ J{Qrri ~_.an.d_A1-aB_.5J,J .illet.t... ________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the
following manner:
_________________ Inhe ri ~ed_ this f r om my Fa.ther.____ l_R._ L._ Yancey}_ ________________ _
I claim that th~ total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $J35.0..t.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 $Jfon~-----------·
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· ____ I rE!eerve all _timber on ~his_ la.r,d _!Jn+.il +,Hs _la.nd is-caid_f or __I
_iu_!.l.u.l.~------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------- - - ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mar~ tach}-1 hereto) this _____ l ~.f:J,______ day
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oL __ F..e.h.'-------- -----, 193~.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ .RQCKDIGtrA!L _____________ , To-wit: 7
The undersigned hereby certifies that ____B._ P~_.YAN.QEY______________________________ _
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 beliefi
this ____ H±J>__________ day of ____ -1:EB, _______ --, ~~
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Notary Public,
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�coun ty: Rock ingham
Diatr iot: s tone wall
Aore ase Clai ~ed: 42
Valu e Olai tned :
Loca tion :
Soil :
$850 . 00
Asse ssed
Deed
tt
n
One mile east of Yaneey,on Sinnno:ns Oap Run .
the r e.:rk area .
Enti rely with in
Slo;pe.-
Roads:
2 mile s to Isla nd l<'ord ov~r coun ty road .
Hist ory:
This trac t has been oom.pletely out over and repe a tedl
y
burn ed over , valu able for fuel wood only
.
Imnrovements; l !{one .
Timb er:
200 cd:;h {Jl: 50¢ ,.. __ ...,..,_ .. - - ----- ... ---- ---- -.................. _...,,.._
,..,. $100 . 00
V:alue
ner ;~ere
Ao:reage
40
Tota l valU$ of land
i2.!>o
Tot al
Value
dl00 .00
$100 . 00
Tota l valu e of imp:ro-vements
Tota l valu e of timb er
100 . 00
Tota l valu e of trac t
200 . 00
A'verage valu e
:per aore
5.00
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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yancey-bernard.pdf
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Yancey, Bernard P.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: One mile east of Yancey on Summer Gap Run
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Yancey
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ROCKINGRt~M COUNTY
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
#167 - iyant , Mary E.
Number of Acres: 340
Location:
On Hawksbill Creek, and entirely within the Park area .
Roads:
Four miles of good dirt road to Yancey , the nearest shipping
point .
Soil:
· (See reverse side)
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Improvements:
(See reverse side)
(See reverse side)
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
298
3 . 00
$894. 00
Cove:
7
5 . 00
35 . 00
17
@
25 . 00
425 . 00
3
@
15 . 00
45 . 00
13
338
@
40 . 00
520 ~00
$1919 . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land :
Orchard :
Minerals:
ValueofLand: $191.9 . 0 0
Value of Improvements: $ 2030 . 00
2030 . 00
Value of Orchard: $120 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
120 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $ 1.81 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
181.. 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 12. 7 0
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE.
50 . 00
$ 4300 . 00
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�SOIL:
West of t he road the soil is sandy i oam of fair depth and fertility ,
wit) some small rocks and very ,few outcrops .
The slopes are moderate to very steep .
East of the road the soil is deep and fertile
and the loam is gravelly with few outcrops and some loose rock at
the upper si de .
'l1 he bottom along the creek is rat her gravelly Yvi th
lo ose creek rock , but ~airly fertile . It is level . The other
cleared land is rolling and fertile .
There is a good blue grass sod
on the grazing land, but part of it is very ba.dly @rown up to brush .
1 ISTORY OF TRACT ~ND CONDITI ON OF Til'-lffiER:
West of ~he road there is a very
uneven stand of yellow pine i ith considerable white oak and other
species .
The plflne ranging in sizes up to 12rt DBH. The bark was
removed in 1930 and there has been no fire for the last few years .
The estima te is 230 cords of pine stavewood .
East of the road there is a good stand of dead chestnut up to 35 ,t
DBH with some white pine up to 24u DBH. with three logs a nd a few
poplars and ash . The estima te is 12 M. of saw timber . - 250 cords
of extract wood, 25 walnut trees a nd 160 l ocust posts.
IMPROVEMENTS : House: Frame, 16x32' , plastered with L 14x20 ', 8 rooms, 2
story, 2 double porches - 7x25' - 7xl5'; brick chimneys, solid
founda tion, metal roof, f a ir conditi on .
Old barn: Log, 32x50xl6' , dilapidated .
Wash house:
Frame, 10xl5xl2', shingle roof , fair condition .
Spring house:
Frame, 6x7x6', shingle roof, fair condition .
Hen house :
Frame, 10xl 4xl0', shingle roof , fair condition .
Grafiary and wagon shed:
Frame, 16x20xl2 ', shibgle roof, fair
condition .
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The State Commission on Consefation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ J; /JA-4. ~ 4 . ___ · _ /ltP ~ __ V' _tJ..., __ r- __ t>?-, _J ' t , . . - / ~ ___ _
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--------------- ------------~~ ------------------------ ---------------more or less, of land in __~------~-____________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the p tion 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 petiti n 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 etition and to said )lp)ice.
My name is ____
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My post office address is ___ _____________ ____5 / ) ~ ~-----~--@_~--
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_,8-:"_______ acreJ, on which there are the following
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This land is located about__~
___ miles from _ / i d ~__/!?i__&_ ___ Virginia, in
the_. J ~ ~agistetial 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.)
The land owners, adjacenJ; to the a ove described tract or parcel of lan~
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?}_fJ__~ 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 $_2_!i__f£.!!_ __ ___ _
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
$_£ _f __
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Witness my signature (or my name and
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_~f.--~
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The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _-1:_, _.@_':f_~_&!.: ___ .f'!!~:-;__f __L!--_!'f-~
the above named claimant per sonally appearetfbefote him ad'd -~ ade oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this ___ __ _j__k ________ day oL------~-~---- --, 193if.
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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 oLlf_ ~
~ ~-- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer ~o s~
etition and, to said no
My name is ___~
~ < ? ' ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - h-~ 7 ;;-----7--/
My post office address is ___ ___ ______~~ __Q_CJ.__J2:£L ~.!':!.7I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
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~rom ____ ft---?.:t'~ ---------- Virgmra, m
the~~.N~ Magister ial 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. )
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_l_(}_()_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 improvement s thereon is $_{_~C)_Q_()_ ___ __,
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
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ~
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The undersigned hereby certifies thaL-il~--- ----~---"--- ~ - 11!:t-_- ~ - - - - - - - the above named claimant personally appeared before him ghd-~ade oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _____ _J__~ ________ day of ____ ~ ~
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�IN T_U: CIRC:UIT COURT OF ROCYINGlliJl COIDJTY , VIRGINIA
f\)ed \n the 'c\er'k's Office
State Co:.1 mission on Conservation and
~evelopment of the State of Virginia
R ckino-rarn County! Va.
SCP J-o \932
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Cass::~ra Lawson Atkins and others, and
52,501 a cres of land in ~ocki~ham County, fir g i£.a.
Motion to set aside and disapprove the reDort of the Board of
Appraisal Commiosioners.
Comes now the claimant , ·fury E. Wyant, and asks and reg_uests
the Court to set aside, decline to accept and disapprove the report
of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners filed in this cause with
reference to this defendent in Tract No . 167, which said tract
contains 340 acres and is situate on :ijawksbill Creek , in Stonewall
District, .tlockingham County,
(1)
irginia; for the following r Jasons :
Because the value placed upon the said l&nd and. timber
by the Board of A~praisal Commissioners is grossly inadeg_uate.
(2)
Because the finding or fi ndings in
uestion are so manifest-
ly inadequate when considered together with the evidence before the
Court, as to justify a finding th~, t in makiilc:: such findin5 or findings
the Board of ~~praisal Commis s ioners or some of them were affected or
influenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the
evidence, with reference to \lhich such findint; or findings v.'ere m&de.
,lherefore, the said fury E.
v
yant prays the Court that an
or1er may be entered setting aside, declining to accept, and disa9p rovins the r eport of the
Board of ..appraisal Commis s ioners in so far as
it relates to or affects the sald lands ov1ned and claimed by the said
Mary E. Wyant .
Said •lary ~ . ,vyant furt 1er moves the Court to exclude 1:1.er said
lands from the Park area and to release her said lands from the said
condeumation proceedings .
s,o
�2.
Your movant herewith files affidavits as to the value of the
said l a nd .
Y E . i/lY NT
By c ounsel
511
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA
State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and
52,501 acres of land in tlockingham 0ounty, Virginia .
Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by Mary
E. ~
v/yant to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commis L ioners
disapproved in connection Hith its findil'.18 No . 167.
State of Virginia,
County of Roc ki ngham, to- wi t :
This day personally appeared
a Notary Public in and for the
Virginia,
County of
in the State of
• ,I . Richards , who after being duly sworn, deposes and
says as follows :
That he is well acQuainted with the tract of land belonging to
Mary~ . •yant, containing 340 acres, situate on Hawksbill Creek, in
Stonewall District , rtockingham County , Virginia, known as Tract No.
167,in the report of the Board of
ppraisal Commissioners, and that
the amount allowed by sai d Jommis sioners for said land is gro ssly
inade~uate;
the same being well worth the sum of ~5,372 . 50;
that
he has determined the val.ue of said tract of land as follows :
298 acres slope, at ~5 . 00 per acre
7 acres cove, at ~5 . 00 per acre
17 acres c razing land, at -'25 . 00 per acre
3 a cres fields restocking, at $15.JO per acre
13 acres cultivated land, at ) 60 . 00 per acre
Value of improvements
Value of orchard
Value of timber
Value of wood
Fencing and improvements since a ppraisement
Total
$1 , 490 . 00
35 . 00
425 . 00
45.00
780.00
2,030 . 00
120 .oo
300 . 00
100.00
47. 50
$5,372.50
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Subscribed and sworn to before me thi ~ ~day of Jeptember , 1932.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKI NG,HAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and
52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Virginia .
Affidavit to be read in connection with motion f iled by Mary
E. Wyant to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners
disapproved in connec tion with its finding No . 167.
irginia,
State of
County of Rockingham , to- wit :
This day personally aJpeared before
a Notary Public in and for the County of
in the State of
Virginia, E. J. Carickhoff, who after being duly sworn, dep oses
and says as follows :
That he is well acquainted with the tract of land belonging to
Mary E. ,lyant , containing 340 acres, situate on Hawksbill Creek , in
1
Stonewall District, .tlockingham County , Virginia , known as Tra ct No .
167, in the report of the Board of
ppraisal Commi ssioners , and that
the amount allowed by said Commissioners for said l and i s g rossly
inadequate;
the same being well wotth the sum of $5 , 372 . 50; that
he has determined the value of said tract of land as follows :
$1,490 . 00
298 acres slope, at $5 . 00 per acre
35 . 00
acre
per
00
.
$5
at
7 acres cove,
425.00
acre
per
00
.
$25
at
land,
17 acres grazing
45 . 00
3 acres fields restocking, at $15 . JO per acre
00
780.
acre
:i;er
$60.00
at
land,
13 acres cultivated
.00
030
,
2
Value of improvements
120 . 00
Value of orchard
300 . 00
Value of timber
100.00
Value of wood
47 . 50
Fencing and i mprovementssince apJ raisement
Total
Subscribed and sworn to
$5 , 372 .50
1932 .
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of Virginia
filed in the Clerk's Office
Rockingham County, Va,
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and
52,561 acres, more or less, of land in
Rockingham County, Virginia
r,r V ~
1932
/~~erk
In compliance with the order entered in the above entitled
case on the 25th day of October, 1932, and in response thereto,
your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of
land within the are~ sought to be condemned, ownership of which
is claimed by her, an_d with reference to which she has filed her
objections, is the same tract or parcel wtiich was found by the
Appraisa 1 Commissioner s to be land owned by her, being TractNo.
167, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the repor,t,
and exhibit s h eets thereto attached, made by said Commissioner s.
MARYE. WYANT
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM: COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, am
52,561 acres, more or less, of land in
Rockingham County, Virginia •.
Upon the motion of Mary E. Wyant, by counsel, leave is
hereby g iven her to withdraw the exceptions filed by her to the
report of the Board of App,raisal Commissioners and the same is
accerdingly done.
Enter:
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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ROCKINGH1,M CD UNTY
NAME OF CLA.IMANT/
OWNER
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- SIDF:i!LETT, L . N. & Wyant, Hubert
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Number of Acres: 1/2 Lot .
Location:
Top o f. Blue Ridge- Swift Run Gap on south side of Spottswood
Trail 0
Roads:
Eight miles over hard surf a ce road to Elkton .
Soil:
Sandy loam .
History of Tract and condition of timber: This is a small tract of land on which
there h as recently been erected a store and filling station .
For many years the tract has been unfenced , and no use was made of
it .
Improvements:
HOUSE-----Nev1 , 12xl•1xl0 1 11 A 11 roof , frame , composition .
roof , solid cement f oundation 2 - 4 light windows .
1 door . Not ceiled .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $
$140 . 00
140 • 00
Value of Improvements: $
300 . 0 0
300 . 00 .
Total---- ----
Value of Orchard: $
$ 440 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $
220 . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE
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Claim of_ __ A•- E •- \wyant ____________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ ___ Ra.ok.ingham.. _________ County, Virginia, No,_l82.9.._, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._ Cassandra_Atkins and_others .. _ for _the_condemnation_of _______ _
___ 525 61_ acres ______________________________ ----------------------------------- ____ _
more or less, of land in ___R.o.aki.ngbam _____ _______ 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 oL.R.Q~k.i.n_g_}l~m._ ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is _______ A • _E . _W_yan t ______ ---------------------------------------My post office address is----------~~1..9'91:°-L_Y_l~g_ll'.J:iA ________________________ _
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.O_Q ____________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: __Dw..alllng_-ho11S.e...,...._s.table. ~-..c..ellar-r-gr..anar.~-...and--
___ _h~n__g.9:µ,_$~~-an.d_.:tne_J..og__b.o..d~-.o__!_.a._h.0JlS~--l2.xl.6_,__ru,_t_~in.Lsh.e_d _______ _
m1·1 es f rom _____________________________
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v·1rgmia,
Elkton
7 1J_2
· 1ocat e d a bou t ___________
· 1an d 1s
Tl11s
· t of sai'd Coun t y.
· 1 D'1st r1c
· t eria
Mag1s
Stonewall
th e________________
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.)
___ .s_ole.__Owne~------------------------------- ---------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ______ Tract_ No,_ 2 ________________________________________________________ _
South _______ C. _ D. _ Deihl_ and _Geo . _W. _Baugh er _____________________________ _
East _______ C . _ D. _ Deihl ________________________________________________________ _
West ________:aR-~R_.Yan..c_ey__an.d._JJl.lia._.A.~--Da."ll.ia. _____________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _J_~&§____ in the
following manner:
___ RY._ deed _from H. _W . _~ant.1_Trustee .. _ in deed_of _Trust. _______________ _
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-i~p_Q!.9Q ______ . 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_ __ ].!Q __________ 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 $------------------·
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· ____ The_above _desc.ri bed_ land was _bought._ in_a__force.d. _______ _
___ sale _for_ the_ timber, _firewood, _and_J;}asture. __ It_ has _a __good _______ _
garden, never failing spring and well watered for stock . Land
___ _o_n_.:t;_he __e.aa.t .. _J3.o:u..th_.ana.__we.at_.i.a_Y.li.lu..e.d_.f.ro.m_$.3.Q_..t_o_.$;i0_-J.1er__ac.r.e __ _
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attache hereto) this ___ J:Q_________ day
~- ----~
oL_.llebr.u.a..cy .. .1.9.3.l., :mo.
.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ :8,.9_q_tj._I_!gMJ!!-________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __!_•__ ~_.__ J.Y_8:.~:!i______________________________ _
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,
~!.-"'_~",.,l
·n .0 ,. _____,, ____________ _
this ___ _lO___ ___ ______ day oL _FJ?Lbruary_,lff
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Glerk of 1is@ C.~~~~ Speeia:l -+ n1esti~at;e~
i*t'Jfa,y !ubiic, 01 ~~otii@~ of t'.at! l!etNe.
Commissioner in Chancery fer the
Cirouit Court of Rockingham County, Vi~gi nia
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
December 20 , 1933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virg inia have t his
20
day of December
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated 12/18/33
in the cause of the State Commission
on Cons e rvation and Developme nt o f the State o f Virgini a
vs.
paid to
$ 440 . 00
Cassandra Laws~o=n~A~t~k=1=·n=s__________
Herbert W. Wyant , Harrisonburg , Virginia
b e i ng i n full settlement of tract
in the a bove me n t i on ed cause.
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�C!tnmmnuwtnlt4 of ]lirgiutn
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
Ut - 201933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Herber t W. Wy__a=
n~
t +--- - - Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 440,00
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingham
of
Dec.
entered on the
18th
day
193~, in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
C==a=s~s~a~n~d=r~a~=L=a~w~s~o~1=
1~A
~t =k=i=n=s~ ___ _ and others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
known in said proceeding as#
118.
Sign origina l and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
.31
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
OCKINGH.AM COUNTY , VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins, am others
Respondents
On this, the /~day of December , 1933, came Herbert W. Wyant ,
and on his motion leave is g iven him to file his application for
the :payment to him of the sum of $440 . 00 , the amount of the award.
set out in the award of con demnation for Tract No . 118 , heretofore
paid into Court .
And it appearing from the report of the Board of
Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed. in this cause, and in the
petition for judgment and. condemnation entered herein on the
.
day of ~ovember , 1933 , that in the opinion of petitioner , the said.
Herbert ;,{. Wyant is invested with a superior or better right or
claim of title in and tov' the said Tract of land. No . 118 , and that
the record of this caus e does not disclose any denial or dispute
by any party or person in interest as to the title to the s aid
Tract No . 118 , or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation
thereof, and is therefore entitled ' to receive the proceeds arising
from the condemnation of said Tract No . 118, and it further appearing to the Court , the exi g ible taxes upon said 'rract l'To . 118, have
been paid ;
Upon Consideration ihereof , it is considered and ordered by the
Court that the said sum of $ 440 . 00 paid. into Court by petitioner as
just co0p ensation for Tract No . 118, be paid. unto the said Herbert
rv . 1/yant , and the Clerk of this Court is directed. to transmit a
certified. copy of this order to t 11e Treasurer of Virg inia , who shall
pay unto the said Herbert W• •Vyant , the said sum of $ 440 . 00, the
amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for
Tract No . lJ:8, taking from the said Herbert W. 1iyant a receipt therefor
and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate
entry thereof as re~uired by law .
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�I hereby certify that the records in my office
do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of mountain
land assessed in stonewall District, Rockingham County, as onefourth of an acre in the name of H.
w.
Wyant .
Given under my hand this 14th day of December, 1933.
�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
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. ____________ ;
_j_j£':.__:
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/X __ $_.1/.,&(tL~ftrn 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;
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That the Petitioner h as 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=~
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f~
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
OD
I_LJf:__ $----i'~a-:Tract
receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: T ract No. __ _
No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $ __________ ;
The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there 1s some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court)
�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT MAY co:wERN:
I hereby certify that the records of my
office show that H. W. Wyant has paid the taxes for the
year 1933 on his tract of 0- 1- 0 acres of land situate
in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Stonewall District,
Rockingham County, and that said land is not delinquent
for the year 1932 .
All taxes prior to that time, if any be
unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s Office
of said County.
Given under my hand this 14th day of
December, 1933 .
•
M. H. Harrison Treasurer
�Claim of Herbert
w.
Wyant.
· IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
The State Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
No.1829, at Law
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and
Fifty-Two Thousand Five Hundred Sixty-one
(52,561) acres, more or less, of land in
Rockingham County, Virginia
Defendants
The undersigned, in answer to the petition of TheState
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 Rockingham County, Virginia,
and by
special leave of said Court, in its order rendered on the 21st day
of December, 1931, asks leave to file this, his answer, to said
petition and to said notice.
The name of y our petitioner is Herbert W. Wyant , owner and
attorney, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
The undersigned is the owner in fee of the following tract
or parcel of land, with improvements thereon, within the area sought
to be condemned, viz,
(1)
The fee in a parcel of land described in the deed as
.24 of an acre, by metes and bounds.
(2.)
All rights reserved in deed dated August 23, 1918, from
J. J. Beasley, L. N. Shifflett and others to James A. Haney and
others, Trustees of United Brethren in Christ , in Virginia, more
specifically described as follows: "That in the event the said
United Brethren in Christ cease to use the property conveyed as a
place of public worship, then the title shall revert back to the
owners of the original tract.n
Copy of said deed is filed with
this petition, marked "Exhibit One".
�2.
The water rights for water flowin g from the spring on
the Polly Shiff lett land a nd from the spring on the R. J. Shiff lett
land, togeth er with right to lay and maint ain pipe lines for con(3)
veying th e water to your petiti oner' s filling statio n and ot her
buildi ngs.
Your petiti oner acquir ed said tract, rights to the church
prope rty when abando ned by the church , and water rights on Septem~er
25, 1931, by deed from L. N. Shi f flett, of record in t he Clerk 's
Office of Rockingham County , Virg inia, in Deed Book No. 150, at
page 328.
Copy of sa id deed is filed herew ith, marked nExhib it
Two".
Your petiti oner furthe r alleg es that there are no liens restin g
again st said real estate .
Your petiti oner cla i ms that the total value of the tra ct or
parce l of land, of which he owns the fe e simple title, includ ing
oo
is
s,
~ight
the rights in the church prope rty and water
CJ() ~ , a part thereo f, and
the value of the real estate $
$9'.0~x;t
ft
00
~
the value of the water rights $ ,z CJD ")f<
, a part thereo f.
Your petiti oner' s sole requir ement in the case is that the
Court will prote ct his rights as the owner; your petiti oner furthe r
reserv es all rights guara nteed to him by the Conde mnatio n Statu te
and reserv es the right to demand a jury to be impan elled for
ultim ate determ inatio n of value of said land, water rights and
so forth, in the event tha t a fair allowa nce be not made by the
Comm ission or Board appoi nted to view the land and make an award .
Witne ss my signa ture this / b day o f Decem ber, 1931.
/L Li tz t~ ~ State of Virgi nia,
County of Rooki :ngham tto-wi t:
f he under signed hereby certif ied tha t Herbe nt W. Wyant ,
claim ant, perso nally appea red before him and made oath tha t the
5
�3.
matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the
best of his knowledge and belief.
This
/tfff
day of December, 1931.
ss
�THIS DEED, made this 25th day of September , 1931, by and between
L. N. Shifflett , party .of the first part and Herbert
w.
Wyant, party
of the second part, all of Rockingham County, Virginia,
WI T N E S S E T H :
That for and in considera tion of the sum of Ten Dollars ($10 .00)
cash in hand paid by the party of the second part to the party of
the first part, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowled ged, together
with other good and valuable considera tion, he, the said party of
the first part has bargained , sold and conveyed and by these presents
doth bargain , sell, grant and convey unto said Herbert W. Wyant all
that certain lot or tract of land, together with improveme nts thereon
situate on the south side of the Spottswoo d Trail, on top of the
Blue Ridge Mountain in Rockingham County, Virginia, and bounded as
follows, to- wit:
Beginning at an iron pin in an old roadway, Mrs .
Elsie Baugher's corner and in a line of the Fern Hill Church lot;
thence, with a line of the church lot, N 41 3/4 E 5.04 poles, to an
iron pin in the south line of the Spottswoo d Trail; thence, with the
south side of the Spottswoo d Trail, N 45 1/4 W 2 . 8 poles, to an iron
pin on the south side of said Trail and in the middle of the old
Rockingham and Stanardsv ille Turnpike, said corner being in John
Haney~s line; thence, with the middle of the old pike, with Haney's
line, N 64 3/4 W 9 . 24 poles, to an iron pin in the middle of the
old pike, Haney's corner and in Mrs. Elsie Baugher's line; thence,
with her lines, S 6 l/2 E 1 .5 poles, to a stake on the north side
of an old roadway, white walnut called for; thence, with the old
roadway, S 40 E 10.6 poles, to the beginning , containing .24 of an
acre, and being the residue of a tract or parcel of land containing
l 3/4 acres, conveyed to the said party of the first part by deed
dated May 26, 1906, from John K. Haney and others, which deed is
duly recorded in the Clerk's Office of Greene County in Deed Book
No. 17, at page 192, and recorded in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, in Deed Book NO . ___ , at page _
, less, however, a
�2.
tract or parcel of land conveyed by the said L. N. Shifflett to
James A. Haney and others, Trustees of United Brethren in Christ of
Virginia, which deed is dated August 23, 1918, recorded in the
Clerk's Office of Greene County in Deed Book No . 19, at page 342, and
less another tract or parcel of land conveyed by the said L. N.
Shifflett to J.A. Haney and Rhoda Haney by deed dated January 20,
1926, which deed is duly of record in the Clerk's Office of Greene
Cowity in Deed Book No . 20, at page 384, and less a further strip
of land conveyed by said L. N. Shifflett to the Commonwealth of
Virginia, by deed dated October 20, 1930, whi _c h deed is likewise
recorded in the Clerk's Office of Greene County in Deed Book No.
22, at page 31.
The said party of the first part doth further gra nt and convey
unto the party of the second pa rt any and all rights reserved to
him in t he deed dated August 23, 1918, from J. J. Beasley, L. N.
Shifflett and others to James
• Haney and others, Trustees of
United Bre thren in Chris t of Virginia, more specifically described
as follows:
Tha t in t h e event the said Unit ed Brethren in Christ
cease to use the property conveyed as a place of public worship,
then the title shall revert back to the owner s of the original
tract.
The said party of the first part doth further grant unto the
hi~ heirs and assigns,
party of the §econd part6 the r ight to use any part of the overplus
pf said land,
or excess water, necessary for tfte~sej flowing from the spring on
the Polly Sh ifflett land and from the spring on the R. J. Shifflett
land, the grantor reserving to himself, his heirs and assigns, the
right to use all water necessary for himself, his family and their
livestock from the two springs hereinbefore described.
The said party of the first part doth further grant unto the
party of the second part the right to lay and maintain a pipe line
�3.
land
for conveying the water necessary for tlie1 s-a,-:m,from the overplu.s or
surplus from said springs to the filling station and buildings on
the tract or parcel of land hereinbefore described, with the right
of ingress and egress for the purpose of laying said pipe line and
repairing same .
VITNESS the following signature and seal :
s ·r ATE OF VIRGI NIA '
COUNTY OF
I,
for the County af resaid, in the State of Virginia, do certify that
L. N. Shifflett , whose name is signed to the foregoing writing, bearing date on the 25th day of September, 1931, has this day pers:,nally
appeared before me in my said Cowity and acknowledged the same .
My
commission expires theJ:/1i_day of
Given under my hand
J
thisJJ6-ft day
//J/a4 r;l
, 193~.
of September, 1931 .
lRGlNIA! In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit ~
The foregoing deed ck
Rockingham County.
~ ~ - - /_J ~---·· was this da.y presented in the
-~ , ~~~aid and is together with the certiftca~
of acknowledgment au :x:ed, a ittied to record
�L. N.Shifflett
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HERBERT W. WYANT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
FIR ST NAiiONAL BANK BU I L O :N G
HARRISONBURG.VA .
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservat ion
and Developme nt of the State of Virginia
Condemnation
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others
Upon the motion of Herbert W. Wyant, leave is hereby given
him to file his answer herein, and the same i .s according ly done.
Enter:
2$?..
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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wyant-hubert.pdf
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Wyant, Hubert
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Top of Blue Ridge - Swift Run Gap on south side of Spottswood Trail
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Tract(s): 118
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Wyant
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
CLAIMANT
NAME O F ~ ~
#172 - Wyant , George
Number of Acres:
Location:
Roads:
Soil:
48
Hawksbill Creel{ and is entire ly within the Park area .
8 miles to Elkton over 4 miles of county road and 4 miles over
Spotswood Trail .
Sandy clay loam of good depth and fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
bd . feet of saw timber on the
There is an estimated amount of 10,000
woodland , and 30 cords of fuelwood .
Improvements:
DWE LLING :
Frame , 16x30 1 - 8 rooms , porch 6xl9', me tal roof ,
brick flues, 2 story, c ~il e d , fair condition, occupied by t enant .
Spring wat er supply, solid foundation , cellar , 14xl4 1 •
BARN Log 22x50xl2 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . HEN HOUS~;_
~ e , 8xl2x8' , shingle roof , poor condition .
SHED: Frame , 12xl4xl0'
shingle roof , poor condition . - - COW SHED: Frame , 8xl2x8 1 , shingle roof ,
poor condition . - - DWELLING : 12xl6 1 , shingle roof , 3 rooms, stone flues,
l½ story, poor cond1 ti on, vacant . Pillar foundation.
OLD LOG HOUSE :
Log, 16x20xl2 1 ,
shingle roof, poor condition.
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
5
@
$5 . 00
$25 . 00
Fields Restocking:
25
@
15 . 00
375 . 00
Cultivated Land:
18
@
35 . 00
630 . 00
$1030 . 00
Slope:
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 1030 • 00
Value of Improvements: $ 1610·. 00
1610 . 00
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $ 150,. 00
150 . 00
Value of Timber: $ 30 .oo
30 . 00
50 . 00
$2870 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00
&
Value per acre for tract: $ 59 . 79
-
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tr~: $ None .
~~
/~ --- - : --
CLERK
�Claim of_ _____ GeorgB H._ Wyant ------------------------ ------------------------ ---In the Circuit Court of____ .o.ck:ingb.am.... ________ County, Virginia, No. ________, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _
Contain i ng 47 A. 3 R. and 7 P .
more or less, of land in __J?O-G-ki..ngb.am------ _______ 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.cki.ngham.. _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name 1s
___________________________________________ _
· ________________________
Ge orge H. Wyant
My post office address is __ Jnk..t.Qll_.__ y_:i._r__gj.11:l,~-·------------- ------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract¥ ~reel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing abouL .4.'1- .A._.3. _R..__&_acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: __Go..o..d_..e.ight_.r..Qom._dY't/_e.l.l_iXJg_JJ..9A§~_;___ght9kEl@_Q.-g.~-~,
small dwelling house , 3 a cres in orchard , and small out houses .
This land is located abouL_--2-________ miles from_Be.ld.or---------- ----------Virginia, in
Stonewall Mag1s
· t e:ria
· 1 D.1st r1c
the________________
· t of sa1·d count y.
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 ___ ..J._...R._.Her.r.ing ________________________________________________________ _
South ___ ~~~~~-~~~~~e___ __________ _____________ __ _________ _____________________ _
East ______________________________________________________________________ _____ ___ _
West_ __ _ Lyni a_ A._ Ea ton and Hill . am_ Sellers ______ _____________________ __
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year____ ___ ___ in the
following manner:
_45½ A,.__(J.nheri ted one _half from _father_ Jghn _H. _Wyant '-1890. __0ther __ _
half f rom William H. Hya t , in 4 - 6- 1914 ; 2 A. Thoas ~aton oDec. 3 , 1897 .
1--A;.;e-s'Sl3'- Wyarrtr;tmr.-:t"f ,T8~-S--and - &-F.--Nathan±e-r- D-cXVi-s-, Ha-rch- -£fr-,-18-9-3-.
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ .QQQ_Q!.QQ __ ___ . 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 $ __ ;,_QQ{)_._QO_____ •
I am the owner 0L~'l.A._~ _1?_0_'l __~ a,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 $-NG.HE------------·
(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: Q§._rrn..9_t._1m.t_Jlrnt_o..e __an{l _QQ.:u.J1dJLirLtb._iJLJ3.J;la_Q.e _. ___ ~---------------
------------------------ -------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ __ ~~g.______ day
oL..Fe.hru.a..ry_._l~J_l_, 1 ~
- ~ ~ -~ --~
~-----STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ ___ -------- - ------------, To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___g~l!_g-e--Y..---\1~-t-- ---------------- ------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 __________3r.d. ____ day oL F_e.b.rnar.Y.l.~3.
~ -1~.
~ ~-~~
·
_ ----- ~
C
of the Court, or Specia nvestigator or
otary Public, or Justice
he Peace.
�County: Rockingham
District: Stone all
1172 -
yant, George H.
Assessed 48
Value Claimed:
•
3000 . 00
30 . 00
ff
A:rca :
Loca tion:
•
Deed 48 .. .
ff
Mostly inherited
8 A.
Hawksb i l l oreek and is enti rely w-1thin t he Pa rk a rea .
Incumbrances , count e r cla i ms or l a ps:
.22.ll=
Sandy cl y loa n of gdod dept h· nd farti Lity •
Rads :
Ei ght miles to lkt on ove r tour miles of count y road and
t our miles over Spotswood Trail.
Hist ory of tract and condition ot timber: There i s a n estima ted amount
of 10 , 000 bd. f t. of sa7 timber on t he oodland .
Ti mber: l J , 000 bd. f t . sa ti ber
$3. 00 per , .
30 .00
15 . 00
50¢
------Fuel ood -- 30 cords
45.0o
Improvements: Dv ell ing: Fr ame 16x30 ', 8 rooms , porch xl9', metal roof ,
br ic r 11e s , 2 story , eiled, tair condition, occupied by
tenan t, sp ri ng ,
solid tunda ti on, ce l l r l4:xl 4',-- 1200. 00
Barn: Log 2 ..:x50xl2 ', s hing l e roof, poor condition-30 . 00
~house: Fr a e 8xl2x8 ', s h i ngl e roof, poor
" -5 • .1 0
Shed: .t1 r ame 1 2xl4xl ) ', sh i ng l e roof , poor o ;ndi t1on
10 . 00
~ shed: Fr me 8x l ?x8 ', sh i ngl e roof, poor
"
10 . 00
Dwelli ng: Size 12xl6', 3 r yoms, s hingle roo f , st o e
f lues, l } story , poor condi t ion , vacant e iRg,
100 . 00
pilla r founda tion
-----Old 1 g hous e: Log 16:xZ0xl2 ', shingle r oof , poor
2 . oo
condition
-------
$1380.00
Va lue of l and by types:
~
Slope
Fe
'Fr
.1.i.ore . . ge
5
18
25
48
Tota l val ~e o f fruit t re e s
Tota l v lue of l and
Tot al v l ue of i mJ rov -ments
Tota l va l u e of timber
Total va l ue of tra ct
Average va l ue per a cre
Va lue
12er acre
~4 . 0 0
25 . 00
10. JO
83. 00
--- 720 . 00
---1380 . 00
45 . 00
2228 . 00
46.42
Tota l
Va lue
20 . 00
450100
2
o.oo
�//172 -
.qunt , G- rnrge H.
County: J.ockingham
District : Stonewall
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Sellers
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Res~ocking
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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wyant-george.pdf
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Wyant, George
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Hawksbill Creek
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Tract(s): 172
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Wyant
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ROCKINGHAM C)UNTY
1
NAME OF CLAIMANT
--- Wyant, Fred J.
Number of Acres:
Along County road leading from Island Ford to Sinnnons
Gap.
DESCRIPTI ON OF PROPERTY
This is a part of a circuit t elephone line
connecting with the McGaheysville Switchboard
Roads:
and ext <cm ding along the road tea ding to the
top of the Blue Ridge in Sinnnons Gap.
The
line was built some fifteen or twenty years
ago and although the wire is still bright,
Soil:
the poles are in very poor c ondition, and
where the route is t hrough the timber the line
needs the brush iut from it.
A general overHist8:r-)'-e£.~act-iM111-c 61tfl"Nm-of-tim~ hauling nmst be made soon if the line
is to be maintained in a serviceable condition.
A deduction of 80% for depreciati on is made in the following estimate of the replacement cost per mile:
30 poles --30 holes -- 30 poles(setting) Clearing
line- wire- 12 gauge - 165 lbd. - Hanging wire-Jmp~ts-: Insulators, brackets and nails-------Location:
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
Telephone line
Total- $75 .oo
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
. Minerals:
Value of Land: $
Value of Improvements: $
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None
-
-·-·
~-~·
----'-----"'~·
CLERK
7'6
�"---'
County : Rockingham
Distr i ct: Stonew 11
#
yant , Fred J .
Acrea ge Claim ed:
V lue Clainu !e :
_7,5 . 00
ssesse d:
De ed:
ssosse d:
Deed:
Area:
Loo tion:
~long county rod leading from Island Ford to Si mmons Gap .
Descr iption of prope rtz:
This s
part of
c i rcuit teleph one
conne cting 1th the McGahe ysv1ll e SWitoh bo rd and extendline
along t e roud leadin g to the top of the Bl ue Ridge in ing
Simmons Gp . The li ne as built some fiftee n or t wenty
ago nd ltho gh tp iire is still brigh t, t e poles a re year~
in
very poor condi tion ad whe r e the r oute 1s throug h the timber
the line needs the brush out from it .
genera l over
must be m de soon if the l ine is to be ma i ntai ned in a haulin g
servio eabl condit ion .
deduc tion of ao · for depre ci tion 1s m de i n t he :t'ollowing_/
est1 te of the repla cement cost or Jllile:
1
30 poles
30 holes
1 . 00
40¢
---
30 poles (setti ng)
O<t
Clea ri ng li ne verage per mile~ Wire - 12 gauge - 16 lbd .
6¢ -Hanging ire
Insul ators , br okets and nails - - Less 80 for depre oi tion
Val 11e of li ne per mile
Total v l ue of lina per mile
Tot l
V
110
__ .. _
• • • •• • ••
21 . 00
of ltne • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
$ 73 . 50
30. 00
1 2 . 00
lb . 00
25 . 00
1 0 . 00
1 0 . 00
3 . 00
$165. oo
84 . 00
1 21. 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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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Williams, James - Yost, Jacob
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wyant-fred-j.pdf
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Wyant, Fred J.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Along county road leading from Island Ford to Simmons Gap
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Wyant
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~a::. ~rcrf~r~l~______________County, Virginia,-No.________,At Lawl
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 p\}blished in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court oL __________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as
h~ya~::: sai~:r~d;~---~:ia~:s: ::~~ ~t~:.•::~:~-:;~~~;i;;~~~-::~-:~~~~~
ff';,__J---r; -----------------
to _be_ condemn~d, eentaiHin~ a b ~ j ~ ~ - = - _
~~din and improvements=~--~-~ __ __
~
o which t~~e are the fol owing
~ _________ _
,________ --~::_::::::::_:__£~~-~:::::::
This J:;nd is loca~~d about_ ___________ miles from _________________________ _____ Virginia, in
-t;-;/o~.A-r .• ~.,: 1
tl]~_Magisterial District of said County.
I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in t h e - ~ ~ 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 follows:
North----------------------------------------- -----------------------------------South ------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------East ______ ____ _______________ ___________ ______ _________ _____ _____ _________________ _
West ---------------------- ------------- ------------------ --- ---------------------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the
following manner:
---- I claim ths~the-total value of t h i s ~ ~ w i t h the improvements there-
$-Z~--=-=-=------·
I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
on is
d-0 .
in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-/-'1---= ------·
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 practkable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
Remarks· - ----------- ------------------------------------- -------------------------
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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Williams, James - Yost, Jacob
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wyant-e-t.pdf
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Wyant, E. T.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Location: Telephone line along Island Ford Public Road
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Wyant
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Tract No. l, 24 acres ~
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Claim of__ A. E. \tyant ______________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL _____R..Q.<J;!.cJ.ne.b...aw._ _______ County, Virginia, NoJ--~?J___ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ Cassand.ra_Atk ins_ and_others_for_ the condernnation_of ______ _
____52561 _acres---------------------------------------- ----------------------------more or less, of land in ___ .R.Qc.ktt1gJ1am____________ 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_ __ Rockingbam.. _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is ______ A ·_ E . _Wyant __ · -------------------------------------------My post office address is __ ..B.eld..or___ Y.irginia________________________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _______?~- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :__ .nw.elling_hou.ae_._.har.n._ __granar.y_ ... _.t_wo__p_o.ultr~-house s 1 ________________________________________________
smoke house, cellar, washhouse, 2 wagon
sheds, ca lf
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house, woodshed, and dairy
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· 1ocated a bou t __ ________
__ m1·1es f rom________
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the_S.t_on.e..w:.a.l.l. ___ Magistetial 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.)
____ S_o_l~ owner------ -- - - - - ---- - - --------- ------------ ----------- ---------- - -- ------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North __ ___ __Mrs. _Bettie_ E. _Powell ___ ________ ____ ____ ___ ___ __ ____ __ ___ ___ ____
South _____ ___Tra..c.t_ .N.a~--2------ --- - --------------------------- -- - -------- --- ----East ________ .Edw.a;t!d--Her~i;ng.--------------------------- ------------------------West_ _______ H. _A._ Shiff lett __________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year-189__2. ____ in the
following manner:
By a general wa rranty deed from J. W. Baugher and Julia A.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------·r -----____ hi s_ wife - ------------- ---------------------------------------- ---- - ---------- - --I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-.4..~0ilil .. llil __ __. 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_ __ ____ ~_o___ ___ _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· __The_ a bove_ described_ tract_ is _ t he_ home _tract _of _24 __ _____
____ acres.,__ more _or _less_.,___c ontaini.ng __good_farm land.,__ orchard1- never __
____ fa iling__spxipg ,._xe_ry_ _g_o_q_g._J~?!( _ti.fil°b §lX,. _.12_~J__p__ W.9_Q.g._J!:nA _f J_~~W_Q.Q.Q._i_ __ _
____ ..?__g.9_q_c!__g~rden_a 1 _ and well_ fenced. -------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----- - ----- ---- - - --- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attac ed hereto) this __ ___ __ .lQ _____ day
oL_FJtbr.uarY-,.1.9-~l-, =o:
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---------------------STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF____ _l!QQ~ ~~-~~!_I!_ _________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_A. .. _..E... _W
~ant. ___ __________ __________________ _
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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this____ J,9___________day of_]'.~!JR'!!ll".Y,_l , _ ~
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CQmmissioner in Chancery for the
Circuit Court or Rockingham County, Virg inia
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Claim of_ ___ A•_ E. _ Vila nt___________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court of_ ____ Ro.c,ki ngbam.. ________ County, Virginia, No._l.829__ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Q~!J_f!~A<l:r?-__4.1ik!!tS__ an..d._J:>_tb...e.rs..... _f..o.r_.the_...a.ond.emnati-0n--0-f------
52551 acres
more or less, of land in ___ -Ro..cJcillg.h&m-----------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 oLRo ck1 ngham------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is ______ .A._.E.Yly.ant. _______________________________________________ _
My post office address is __ ...Bel..dor...... _Y.ir:ginia.. _______________________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ___ 46_ _______ ____ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :_1_e_l].?!f~_h.QRS_Ei.._ __s.t~_l:2.lsi__i;;:ml_s_p_:ri.ng_h.o.us...e. _________ _
This land is located about_ ___'l _______miles from ____ __ llkt_cm____ ___ ________ Virginia, in
· t of sa1'd Count y.
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the_ _ _Stonewa
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.)
_________ So 1 e _owner - --- --------- ------------- ----------------------- --- ------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North _____ Tr.aQt_ No_,__l_ ______________________________________________ _______ ___ _
South ______ ~.r_aot NoL_3 --- --- ----------------------------------- --- ------------ East __ ____ Edward _Herril!g__ ______ __________________________ __________ ______ ____
West______ ]iJ_ aJ_ Shi..ffl..e.t.t_ ____ _______________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _.l8.9Ji ___ in the
following manner:
___ By general_ warranty_ deed from_ Jos~h W._ Ba~her _and Julia_ A. ____ _
___ Baugher_,_ his wife______ __________ ___ ______ __________ ____ ____ _______ __________ __
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $J,i&Q..!.9_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 $--------------- -·
I am the owner of_ ___no_ _____ __ __ 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 : __?hsi__~p_QYsi__tr.aClt__.ts_h.ao_t __No.._...2.., __containing_g_oo.d.__faxm___ _
___ l and _and blue _gyass _sod --' __good_ s aw_ timb er of whi te _.n.ine ..._ oakan d _
___ -.Jloll.lar_,__..c.her~__treJis..,_-1.o. c__us.t__pine_.w.oo.d._and_.f..ena._e_.p.os.t.s..,.-.g.o.o.d.----__ _..gar_den._an.d_:we.ll.._fe.nce..d.~------- - - -------------------- --- --------------- ------- --- --------- ---------------- -- ------------ - (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signatur e (or my name and mark attache ereto) this __ __ _.l..Q __ _____ day
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_R_Qcls:.in_gham_____ ________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __ A.__~_.__!WX~Al ______________________________
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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�Claim of_ __ A. _E. _Nyant, _Lien_o reditor _of Ca:ssand ra _At k ins_& B._ F._ AtkiB
In the Circuit Court oLRo..c.king.ham_ ____________ County, Virginia, No. JJ_~'i, At Law.
The State Commission on Conservati on and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ Cas s andra_ At k ins_ and _others- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------more or less, of land in ____~Q~.k:1.!l&@.!I! ___________ County, Virginia, Defendant s.
The undersigne d, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservati on and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnat ion awarded
upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court of_ __ Jlo.o..kiog_bam. _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is _________ i.~_L_ Wl_y.an..t ___________________________________________ _
My post office address is ______ Ji~l.9..Q!".,__1.[J._::rgi,_ n1,~------ ------------ ----------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 improvem ents :___:Qw~-~iJM_AQll_~~-Ji_:OO.__q_1J.j;_Jn\ll..oJ,_11g_~---------------
Th.1s 1an d 1s
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the_S.t_on..ewa.ll ___ Magisteria l 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.) A lien creditor of Cassan dr a and B. F .
Atk ins by virtue of a deed of t r ust executed by Cassandr a a nd B. F. Atkins to
L. P . ot t, ir-ru.sl;ee-,--Y-eoruary--r,--rnr~---eo--s"Efcur_e_o_ona--ror-t.300-.-uo-pay-aor e-to--:g-.
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July l,) The land o-wners adjacent to the abow/ described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws:
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North ________ _________ __________________ __________________________________________ _
South _______________________________ __________________________________________ ____ _
East ______________________________________________________________________________ _
West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __ 19.2.L __ in the
following manner:
_ See deed_ of_ trust_du ly recorded in the _Clerk's _ Of fice of R~olcingh am
_ County_, _in _Deed Book_ No ._ 119., _at _pag e_ 79. ---------- ---------- ---------- -I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improveme nts 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 improvem ents 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 condemnat ion of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- ---------- -----·
(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 sb._ould also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by me~_~ nd bounds).
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The undersigne d hereby certifies that__ A t._! L Y!X~.n.t ________________ ______________ ~
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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Williams, James - Yost, Jacob
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wyant-a-e.pdf
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Wyant, A. E.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Wyant
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NAME OF OWNER
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125
Number of Acres:
Swift Run . entirely .'li thin the park area .
Location:
Roads:
1
On Spotswoo d Trail , 3 miles of hard surface to Elkton, near est shipping point .
Sandy loam, slope type of fair d epth and fertilit y, northwe st
exposure . The tillable land is f airly smooth, but has some smooth
scatteri n7 rocks .
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History of Tract and condition of timber:
growth chestnut oak, walnut ,
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Soil:
Dt!ELLING - - - Frame 28x28 1 , 6 rooms, porch 7x26 1 , 2 story,
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Improveme nts:
Acreage and value of types:
Value per acre
Acreage
Types
Total Value
Ridge:
89
Slope:
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$ 5 . 00
$445 . 00
15 . 00
150 . 00
660 . 00
$1255 . 00
100 . 00
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10
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Fields Restocking :
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24
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Value of Land:
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Value of Improvem ents:$
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Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood:$
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Value per acre for tract: $~J-;j'~
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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Wood, Wm. V. Estate
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
/<:>73 tr..,
Number of Acres: 32
Location:
J;eck Run .
Roads:
Soil:
"/
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0
Entirely
'i -:;llin the
T.T .
.u
erk urea .
:Tour rniles vin Jirt ro::. d to :?ort
s:1.iJ) pi ng oint ..
epublic , the neo.rest
Slope ty e, sanely loari, moder:..,.te slo es.
History of Tract and condition of timber: .... 1:::. the nerc~.2. nt2. le ss.\, timber h&s
be,jn ra :oved fro1:1 t '1i s tract . 1he remaininB stan~ consists
of sr.:L 11 ou\:s . _ bout 3 cords f,.1eLrood per acre . 81 cords
wood .
Improvements: Fr'-.1e dwellins:
12x2<± 1 , , i th 2 roo!'ls c.nd 5x24' pore}· ,
:::.~er
roof , b-rick flues, 1 story , 1 roo;:n ceiled, r ooc cordi tion ,
no, vo.c-nt. we l l is vrnter sup~-:ily, solic.l f' onnda tion, stone
cell3.r L3xlZ 1 •
Fra.:i.e s:1op c...n c1 n.e· : house : 9xl8', pa_;per roof , fair condition ,
Fr~~e hen Souse: 0x8', ) J ~er roof , poor condition.
3,1 u~·rple tr Jes 5 yeurs old , r;o od con ,-i ... ion .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
27
Slope:
,(5 . 00
'·13G . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
2
~
10.00
30 . 00
Cultivated Land:
3
\,J!
3j . 00
75 . 00
.,;2:50 . 00
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ ~30 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 350 . 00
350 . 00
50 . 00
50 . 00
w680 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 30 . 00
Value of Minerals : $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
30 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 21. 3 5
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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Claim o~ _l;;,d/,~-1f:t/:: :, ---------------. -..------
-- ,_ ------------
1
In the Circuit Court of_ _______ ':::'::::'-'~ _______________ County, Virgmia, No.--~---f-,
At Law.
The State Commission on Conse:rvation and Development of the State of Vp-ginia, Petitioner, vs. ___ /1,;',L/;c,for<HI_/
_ ~~~~-- - __ la-t. ~,t,,,4 i. V~ __ !3-_ ____ _
.:+: _J-,.._, .si 1 - ~ . __ tl-r--~4'----- Z~ __________________ .--. _----------------------
more or less, of land m ________ ~.f-'.------------ ---County, Virgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the fetition 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 ~id petition and to said notice.
My name is __ J}';_d·~ £. _$:'LA~~ ---------------- ---------------- -
~:ia;:s: ~:~:. ::t~,·:::i~-i=~~-::;c-t~~:~;1-~;-l~~;~t~i~-;~~-:;~-:o~ght
to be conde~ned, containing about_ ______ ____J J: ____ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: __
~,vd_yr -e-~J.h!..~~ ~-4,,-~ ~----------
- r -~-(~µ~" !k(_,h.n~-J.?~"'" , - _,Zh_~ ~- ~ --~-2;_~7 - ~ ~ r ~
T::; : : ~ted about___/_ !,,_____ miles from_::~ ~ ____________ Virginia, in
the_~:?.C4___ Magisterial District of said Co~~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.)
________________ /lfh/U/.t>£ ~ ~------------------------------------------------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
/f' ~~ ___ 4
North ___
South ______
~~~
____ ___ ---------------------------------------
___ - _______ , l } : ; ~ ~ ~ _____________________________ _
East----------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---West _________ ~
---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year --~ ?-~_in the
following manner:
------------- - ----~&:v'....e --------- - ---------------- ---------------- ---------------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-2..~::...-~ ---· I claim that the tot')Vvalue of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of land with ){~ improvements thereon is $--------------- -·
I am the owner oL _______________ a es o and adjoining the above described tract or
parcel of land but lying outside the Park re , which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the P r k area, to the extent of $--------------- ---·
(In the space below should be set ou a
additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to m e; a d if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of l d by etes and bounds).
Remarks:
. f:rk_L
._g ~~ --f/--~ -~
-~-/A¥'ra-~ ~ z-_-«-c.L_.d~--
7~~ F ~ ~-42-h_Ae=4--7 -~~-r~-!:-~ -~~~
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--L ~--~ -:z;u_e_/--?.:.~ ~--k ~
~ -"1t:""Pn-z. ~~-~ --~L~~-,q-___ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
,...,., Witne;~ my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this_ ~
_____ day
oL , . / ~ -----, 193/.
x:--~!_~ ff~:----- --------STATE o :wf'VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_~-~~ -~------, To-wit.
·
d h ere by cer t··n.
. - W ~___ ff_,
i es th at______________
al _____________
Th e un dersigne
N~~ .. .=::
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____ ________ _
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 _______ /_~_:-: _____ day of_ ___ itd~------ --, 193(.Y.
'J1 / -vf 3
I
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~ ; Public, or Justice of the Peace.
�County: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
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# 273 W. H. Williamson
Acreage Claimed:
32 A.
Value Claimed:
$2000.
Location:
Soil:
History:
It
32
200.00
Deed
"
32
600. 00
1923
Entirely within the Park area.
Slope type.
Laos:
Roads:
Neck Run.
Assessed
Sandy loam.
Moderate slopes
None known
4
miles via dirt road to Port Republic, the nearest shipping point.
A11 the merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract.
The remaining stand consists of small oaks. About 3 cords fuel
wood per acre.
81 e ds. wood @ 50¢
~0.50
Improvements:
Frame dwelling 12 x 24ft with 2 rooms and 5 x 24 ft porch.
Paper roof. Br i ck flues. 1 story. 1 room c eiled. Good
condition. Now vacant . Well is water supply. Soli u foundation. Stone cellar 12 x 12ft.
,300.00
Frame shop and meat house 9 x 18ft . Paper roof. Fair cond .
40.00
Frame hen house 5 x 8ft. Paper roof. Poor cond.
10.00
34 apple trees 5 yrs. old. Sood cond. @ 1.50 per tree
51.00
$401.00
Value of land by tzyes:
T~
Value
per acre
<~ 3.00
15.00
8.00
Acreage
Slope
Tillable
Field restocking
2?
3
2
32
Total value of land
Tctal value of improvements
Total value of timber
Total value of t ract
- Average value per acre
t> 142.00
401.00
40.50
583.50
18.23
Total
val.ue
' 81.00
45.00
16.00
142.00
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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williamson-w-h.pdf
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Williamson, W. H.
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Neck Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 273
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Williamson
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NAME OF CLAIMANT
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Number of Acres: 10
:!.Jeck
Location:
Roads:
Soil:
,un .
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R.
Entir e ly ·.1 i thin tll 3 P:,rk B.rea .
:?our miles vi'::1 d irt rouC. to l'ort P.0public , the net...rest
shipp;i.n r oi::-it .
Slope t~'l)e , sa.nd:· loo. il. , smooth moderate slopes .
History of Tract and condition of timber: .u.11 the merc113.n t' ble s w tinb~r l1c.s
be n renoved fro· /J. tl1is trL.ct ; tl e rel'.l' i 1;ine; std1d. of sr:.~11
h:...rd .oods h: ve beer, killed by ' recent severe burn .
Improvements:
7r·
d VV·el -l 1' n-'
_
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?•
20x30' , ri tl1 4 rooms, .L,'. 1.,er roo , 1 story
11 roJms ceiled , now v,1ec 1t , 90s '.; :'ou1dc1t· 0'1 , ··',JJcl conditio n
::i"Frc.:-:ia he11 house :
6xl8 ', )u 1er r~of, po r conditi) '1 .
0 ·
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Acreage and value of types:
Types
Total Value
Value per acre
Acreage
Ridge:
Slope:
s
@
\;5 . 00
2
(,_,.
23 . 00
'.Ao . oo
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
;j0 . 00
'• ;
'Ir'
Orchard:
o. oo
Minerals:
Value of Land : $ 9 0 • 0 0
Value of Improvements: $
290 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 25 . 00
2CJ0 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
25 . 00
. Value of Wood: $ 2~. CO
2G . OO
Value per acre for tract: $ <1..; . 00
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
- - - - - - l ,rerK
~4.:50 . 00
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�Claim
In the Circuit Court oL
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_________ _:__
____ __
_County, Virginia, No./ £ ~
, At Law.
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more or less, of land in_
--~------ ___________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the petiti 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 · of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court o _____________ ___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said~ ti · n and to said notice.
.
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My name 1s ______ -~-- - · ------~
My post office address is ____
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- # : _ ~_.J__2_0__________________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ __ ~ _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements=--~
-~
------------ ~- ---- ~---
_______ _
~~~;:;~:~;~;~:~~~~~~~~;;~-~-----~i~~~;;,-;~
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 ownxrs adjacent t_? the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North _____________________________________________________________________________
_
d~~
!::h----~
-~--"3-,~---------------------------------
West ______________________________________________________________________________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_ / / ~L __ in the
following manner:
~
--~~~~- ~-~
i ~I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of
with the improvements thereon is $_%0_0__ ~- ~----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or parcel of 1and 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 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).
~emarks·.
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of_ W
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my name and
ck).
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF _ - 1 - - - 4 . ~ ~ = - ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ o-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _____________ __________________________________ _
the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters
and things appe~
in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
this _______/ ~------day of _____ s:2.,-A. __~~
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C1~-;.K~ti7e"c,;;-;.f ' ~fy;,t~i; -
---Notary Public, -or-J-ustice of the Peace.
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�County: Rockingham
District: Stonewall
#279
Acreage Cl aimed:
Value Clai med:
Location:
-
10
R. Wi l liamson
Deed 10
Asaea~;ed 10
800. 00
Neck Run.
s.
ff
"
50 . 00
$1 . 00
tc . (1921)
.l'..ntirely within the Park area .
Incu:nbranc es, counter olaims , or laps;
None known •
.22.!,!:
Slope type . sandy loam, smooth moderate slones.
Roads:
4 miles via dirt road to Fort Repu· lie, the nearo ot shipping
point .
11 t he merchantable
History of tract and oondi tion of timber:
saw timber has been removed f'l>om this tract; the remaining
'
stand of small hardwoods h vo boen killed by a recen t severe
burn .
Imprmvements:
Frame ielling, 20x30 ft . with 4 rooms , paper roof,
l story , all roo1-:is oeiled , now vacant, p ost foundation ,
Good condition. ---------------- ---------- 400 . 00
Frame llen houoe , 6xl8 ft. paper roof , poor
condit10n.--------------------------------
Value of land by types:
pe
~
Tillable
Value
Aerea.fe
per acre
8
2
15 . 00
·3. 60
ro-
Total value of land
Total value of improvements
$54 . 00
,415 . 00
Total value of timber
To tal value ()f tract
Average value per acre
469 . 00
46 . 90
15 . 00
~415 . 00
Total
Value
.,;24 . 00
30 . 00
a~
04 .
~;
60.
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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1925-1935
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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, Peti- ~
tioner, vs. ______________________________________________________________ _______________ _
---------------- ----- .--- /17----- ~---------------- -----------. --. .---------------- ------
more or less, of land m--~~~ ~ ~ - - - - C o u n t y , Virgmia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the-petrtion 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 !aid Detition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit
Court o f _ - £ ~ ~ ~ - - - - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as h~yan:::: s-~-fit~~otice.___________________________________ _
My post office address is ____~~----~--- ------------ ------------ --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: ___ Z ( Q . ~ - ~ ~ - - ~ - -
This land is located about_ __ ,,:{ ___ ___ miles from ______~ ~- ---------Virginia, in
thed~~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. )
__ rk __~ - ~r -£ ~ -~ - -------------------1
~~:~an~_'/tr~ove-described tract-o:~~;l of-land are as follows
·~--u / ~ u.r~
T ~~-&~~ ________ ____ __ _
East __ Zn - -1:t :t?~
----- · --------------------------------------------------South_
West__ fr-f:~~----- ------------- ------------- ------------- --------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __£',?~ __ in the
ff'!if!;_~:;-J/JE_
yu. ,{~~ _+ /,~ - 4 . -
~ ------
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ ,1f"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 $--~~~~----- -·
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 proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $_Lcz_l)__S"_=:_ _______ _
(In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to
this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a
description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds).
~
Remarks: __ f_l,_~
(. _•if ( ~ --1-~ --;:::_-;-c---~-~ -
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ack).
of_~s my_:~~~:~~r:93(.r my namea: :~-:~~~~~~-~e~~~}_ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:y
OF___V_\/:2
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STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY
To-wit.
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___t'.?~$
~ , .---------------the above named claimant personally appeare
ore him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his abo~ swer are rue to the best of h" knowled e and belief,
this______ ..,:'.!'________ day of__ __ _~
-'-- - - --, 19s!_
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--------Clerk of
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he Court, or ~ecial Investigator or
Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace.
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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1925-1935
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF
i i ~/am ER
#117 - Wil l iams , John & Elizabeth
Number of Acres:
Location:
Roads:
Soil:
10
Swift Run .
Enti rely within the Par k area.
Spottswoo d Trail , 4½ miies hard sur face to Elkton, the near est
sh~ pping point .
Dark clay loam, c ove type , fairly steep , the entire tract ha s
a good depth of fertility .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
The timber has be en removed fr om the
wooded area of this tract , not even fuelwood left . It shows
that it has grown some very larg e timber .
· Improvements:
See reverse side for Improveme nts .
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
2
@
$10 . 00
$20 . 00
Cultivated Land: --
7
@
50 . 00
Orchard:
1
10
@
100 . 00
350 . 00
- $370 . 00
100 . 00
137 5 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking:
-
Minerals:
Value of Land:$
370 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
137 5 • 00
Value of Orchard: $ 100 . 00
50 .oo
$1895 . 00
---
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $
50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 189 . 50
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
None .
~£( 444 :
CL ERK
zo
�CONTINUED FROM REVERSE SIDE :
Improve ments: -
DWELLING:
Frame & Log , 6 rooms , 16x24 1 - -L part
13x23xl0 1 , 2 rooms , porch 6x24 1 , back porch, 7xl2 1 , rooms
ceiled , l½ story, metal roof , fair c ondition , o c cupi ed by
owner .
Spring water supply .
BARN:
Frame 16x30xl6 1 , good condi tion-- - MEAT HOUSE- --Frame ,
8xl2x9,1 , shingle roof , fair conditio n . ,
·
SFRING HOUSB- - Sj_ze ,. ~xlOx8 1 ---UNFINISHED HEN HOUSE- - - - - Frame
10xl4xl0 1 , no roof , poor conditio n . - - -CORN HOUSE--- Log and
Frame --12x23xl 2 1 , shingle roof , fair conditio n .
GARAGE:
Frame , 10xl2x8 1 , metal roof , good conditio n •
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA,
January 27, 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 27
day of January
with an order of the circuit court of
dated 1/25/34
in accordance
Rockingham Co"l.Ulty
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Cassandra Lawson~Atkins
~ - - - -- - - - - - - - -
vs.
paid to __ Lula Baugher
$
75.00
being in full settlement of tract # 117
in the above mentioned cause.
�<t!nmmnuwtaltq nf llirgiuta
TREASU RER'S OFFICE ·
RICHMO ND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Lula Ra1Jgb er
Receiv ed of J.M. Purce ll, Treas urer of
Virgi nia, the sum of$
75 . 00
, in accord ance
with an order of the Circu it Court of the county
of
Rockin gham
entere d on the
25th day
of_~J_a~n~·~ -193_1_ , in the matte r of the State
Comm ission on Conse rvatio n and Develo pment v_s__
~C~a=s~s~a=n=d=r~a~L=a~w~s~o=n~A~t=k=i~n~s~____ and others , being
full and compl ete settle ment for the tract of land
known in said proce eding as# 117 (Part)
Sign origin al and duplic ate
and return to the Treas urer
of Virgi nia.
315
�a!nmmnuttttttlt11 nf llirgiuttt
T R EA SURER ' S OFFICE
R I CHMOND, VA,
January 27, 1934
J OHN M. P U RCELL
T REASURER O F VI RGINIA
This is to certify that I, J. M. Pur ce l l, Treasurer
of Virginia have this
27 day of_J.an11ary
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham Count~
dated_ l-/
~2_5-,-/_3_4___ in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the St ate of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson..._..A~t~k-i-n-s- - - - - - - - - -
:paid to __ Lizzie E. WilJiams and Henry E. Williams
$
1,820.00
being in full settlement of t ract# 117
in the above mentioned cause .
�Q!nmmnunttalt~ nf llirgiuia
TREASURER'S OFFICE
27 9 4
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Lizzie E. Williams and
Henry E. Wi lliams
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of $ 1 1 820 . 00 , in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
rn' - - - - entered on the
of_ _._.R~a~c~k~j~n~g~b.....,...a~
of Jan .
25th day
1933-, in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v ~s__
=-a_w_s~o~n-'-------A'--"--'-tk=i=n=s_____ and others, being
_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_ L
_C
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
known in said proceeding as
#
117 '(l---1'-ar.t)
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
317
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation
and Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs.
Cassandra Iawson Atkins , &c
Respondents
The petitioner, the State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia, on the
----day
of
December, 1933, having paid into Court the sum of $1895 . 00, the
amount of award set out in the judgment of condeunation of
tract No . 117 , the undersigned Lizzie E . Williams and Henry A.
Williams hereby apply unt o the Co_u rt or to t h e Judge thereof
in vacation, for an order of judgment for the distribution of
said sum of $1895 . 00 to the said. Lizzie E . Williams and. Henry
A. Williams, on the ground that it appears from the report of
the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed and
the said petition for judgment an:l condemnation , that the undersigned, in the opinion of petitioner , are invested with the
superior or better right or claim oftitle in am to the said
Tract of land No . 117, and, therefore, to t he proceeds arising
from the condemnation thereof, and are entitled to receive the
proceeds arising from the exappropriation of said Tract No . 117 ;
that Henry A. vlilliams one of your petitioner, has a life estate
:Ln the
aforesaid described tract of land; that :Margaret Nilliams
who had a life estate in said tract of land died more than fiftee
years ago;
that there is a lien resting on said land in the
sum of $75 . 00 without interest on said amount, in fayor of Lula
Baugher ;
that the said Henry
A.
Williams is joining in this
petition with your petitioner Lizzie E. Williams, releasing his
said. life estate .
The original of the deed. of bargain and sale
to your petitioner Lizzie E . ~Hlliams is filed herewith, marked
"Exhibit Deed" .
HERBERT W. WYANT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HARRISONBURG , VA .
�2.
The undersigned aver that the record in this suit does
not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or persons in
interest as to the title to the said Tract No . 117, or to the
proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, except as above
stated and that said statements in the petition of condemnation
as to thetitle to the undersigned are true, and that the undersigned have title in fee simple encumbered only to thee xtent of
$75 .00,to the said Tract No . 117, and are entitled to be paid the
sum of $1895 . 00, leas the lien indebtedness of $75 . 00 due Lula
Baugher, and pray the Court that it will order and direct the
payment of said sum of $1820 . 00 to the undersigned and $75 . 00
to Lula Baugher , to satisfy the lien aforesaid.
Respectfully submitted:
State of Virginia,
County af Rockingham,
I,
for the County of Rocking
-vJ
that on the
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State of Virginia, do certify
day of January, 1934, personally appeared befo
me in my said County, Lizzie E. Williams and Henry A. lilliams
and made oath that the statements claimed in the foregoing
petition are true.
commission expires the d
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day ~ - - - ' 193
Given under my hand this ,2--v day of January, 1934.
My
HERBERT W. WYANT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HARRISONBURG, VA.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State Comm ission on Cons ervat ion and
Deve lopm ent of the State of Virg inia
Peti tion er
vs .
Cass andra Lawson Atki ns &c
Repp onde nts
1illia ms
On this the ~da y of Janu ary, 1934 , came Lizz ie E.
them to
and Henr y A. Willi ams and on thei r moti on, leave is given
to the said
file thei r peti tion , and the answ er of Lula Baug her,
peti tion , whic h answ er is acco rding ly filed .
nt of
And it appe aring to the Cour t that $1895 . 00 is the amou
t No . 117,
awar d set out in the judgm ent of cond emna tion for Trac
repo rt of the
here tofo re paid into Cour t, and it ·appe aring from the
this cause and
Boar d of App raisa l Comm ission ers /ere tofo re filed in
e fi .led
in the peti tion for judgm ent and cond emna tion here tofor
Lizz ie E. Willi ams
here in, that in the opin ion of peti tion er , the said
bett er righ t
and Henr y • Willi ams are inve sted with a supe rior or
and that the
or claim of title in and to the said Trac t No . 117;
ute by any
reco rd of this cause does not show any deni al or disp
to the proce eds
party or perso ns in inte rest as to the said trac t or
lien for
arisi ng from the cond emna tion there of, exce pt as to the
er; and it
$75 . 00 due Lula Baug her, as fully set out in her answ
taxab le upon
furth er appe aring unto the Cour t that all taxes due or
said Trac t No . 117 have been paid ;
red by the
Upon Cons idera tion Wher eof, it is cons idere d and orde
just comp ensat ion
Cour t that of said sum of $1895 . 00 paid into Cour t as
to Lizz ie
for said Trac t No . 117, $182 0 . 00 a part there of be paid
00 mhe resid ue there of,
E . Willi ams and Henr y A. vfilli ams, and $75 .
is direc ted to
be paid to Lula Baug her , and the Clerk of this Cour t
of Virg inia,
trans mit a cert ified copy of this orde r to the treas urer
y • Nilli ams
who shal l pay unto the said Liz~ ie E . Willi ams and Henr
$75 . 00; the amou nt
$182 0 . 00; and pay unto said Lula Baug her the sum of
�2.
of award set out in the judgment of condemn ation of said Tract of
land, taking from the said Lizzie E. William s , Henry A. Williams
and Lula Baugher , a receipt therefor and aertifyi ng such payment
to the Clerk of this Court for appropr iate entry thereof as
required by law .
Enter:
,/:fv.r,?J
Judge
�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT MAY CONC~RN :
I hereby certify that the records of
my office show that Lizzie ~ illiams has paid the taxes for
years 1932 and 1933 on her tract of 9-3- 16 acres of land
situate in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Stonewall District,
Rockingham County.
All taxes prior to that time, if any
due, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said
County .
be
Given under my hand this 22nd day of
January 1934.
M. H. Harrison, Treasurer
Byc:i-272doaL4M<=:-De puty .
25
�STATE O:F' VIRGINIA. ,
COUNTY OF IDCKINGHAM, to-wit:
I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court. of
Rockingham County do hereby certify that the records in my
office do not show any delinquent t axes against the tract of
9 acres 3 roods and 16 poles situate in Stonewall Dis.trict
Rockingham County Virginia, assessed in the name of Lizzie E.
Will iams.
Given under my hand this 22d day of January, 1934.
of Rockingham
the Circuit Co
County, Virginia .
2 5.?
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs .
Respondents
Cassandra Lawson Atkins , &c
The answer of Lula Baugher to a petition filed in this
cause in the Circuit Court of Rpckingham County, Virginia, by
Lizzie E. ivilliams and Henry A. ,i/illiams .
This respondent for answer to said petition, or to so
anich thereof as she is advised it is material for her to answer,
answers and says that it is true as stated by petitioners that
the undersigned has a lien securing $75 . 00 without interest, on
the real estate known and designated on the Map of Park lands
as Tract No . 117, as shown by deed filed by petitioners .
And that your respondent answers and says that she is
entitled to said sum of $75 . 00 .
Respondent further says that there is no interest due on
said sum of ~75 . 00.
Your respondent joins in the prayer of said petition for
the distribution of said fund as set out therein, and she will
ever pray , &c .
State of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
0/,,(~'),f,,_
I,
, a Notary Public of and
for the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virg inia, do certif
that on the.Z.Z, day of January, 1934, personally appeared before
me Lula Baugher. in my said County and made oath that the statements claimed in the fore g oing petition are true .
Given under my hand this ,£Y~day of January, 1934 .
HERBERT W. WYANT
~~d
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HARRISONBURG , VA ,
My commissio~n expires
-----=~~~~~~()~'vf--....~;;::....-==- --~ ' day of
19
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�,,ST.ATE C011MISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
V
CASS.ANDRA LAWSON ATYJNS
At Law No. 1829
The State Co:rnm:Js:sion on
Conservation and Development having
filed in this caooe , it{s petition praying for a refund from George
N. Conrad for the sum of $37. 50 on account of donation by him of
seventy-five acres of land toward the Park area , and the said Conrad
having filed his answer thereto, togetl:er with his check for the said
sum of $37 . 50 , payable to the said Cormnission , it is ordered that the
Clerk of this Court -shall transmit the said check to the said Conmission
in full discharge of the said donation of 75 acres of land by said
Conrad.
255.
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#327 - Williams , James
Number of Acres:132
Location:
Four and one-half miles sout h of Island Ford , entirely within
the Pa rk area and bounded on all sides by J . A. lexander
tract .
Roads:
Three miles very rough road down Big Run to county road .
One and one- half miles rough county road to Island Ford .
Soil:
Sandy loam, good depth of fertility in cove, a nd fields
restocking shallow in slope and ridge . Part of tract is
·
rocky. Rock outcrops along banks of Big Run and on part
H.
of s l ope and ridge , northeast and northwest exposure .
1story of Tract and condition of timber: Heavily culled years ago , young stand
of various species , mostly pine on fields restocking , pine
timber on part of slope and ridge badly damaged by fire .
Scattering saw timber pines and oaks on slope and cove type
land .
Improvements: 1 barn 40x20', frame with shingle roof, poor condition.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Ridge:
7
Slope:
105
Cove:
14
6
Value per acre
Total Value
$1 . 00
~,7 . oo
3 . 00
315 . 00
@
7 . 00
98. 00
@
10 . 00
60 . 00
$480 . 00
@
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
132
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 480 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 7 5 . 00
75 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
50 . 00
Value of Timber: $ 75 . 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $5 . 1-5
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE
75 . 00
$ 680 . 00
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~~a:~ ~rcuit -durt o L _ ~ _ ~ b , ~ ______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Developmen~tate of Virginia, Peti__ ~ __
tioner, vs. _____ .tames Williams ____ l , ~ ---------------~
- -Ona--liund.r-ed--a:a4-th-i-rty-- ene- --ac-res------------------------------------------more or less, of land in_Ro..ckingham______________ 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__R_q_Q;\_{_tl.!tth~!!l___________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
My name is _____ .J..ame.s _ltilliams. ___________________________________________ _
. _______________________________________________________
Keezletown Virginia
My post office address 1s
_
I claim a -right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ _____~~~-- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :___a _ll.; rn_b.tUl.di.ng_ _+--C ~- - -~
----------------
. 1an d 1s
· 1oca t ed a b ou t ____________
five
Isl and Ford
v·1rg1ma,
·· m
·
m1·1 es f rom_____________________________
Th1s
the_ s_t.onawall ___ Magiste~ial 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.-)
1 am sole owner
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws:
North ____ Ei-g-Su.Fv-e-y-----------------------------------------------------------South ______ l3 i g Survey _-------------------------------------- __________________ _
Bi g survey
East _______________________________________________________________________
· ______ _
West ________ Jiig Su.r..1Ley -------------------------------------------------------1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __l-J_lQ___ in the
f~~~o-~:_::~:~~~{fj_CHN;J,£t':-~---~---(/d~-I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $____ ]._QQQ_._QQ___ . 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 $_lOilll. DlL ____ .
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· --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attache~e~~--tL ________ day
;~~~;~~:, l~t~NTY OF------~~\/r;;;~-=2-
The undersigned hereby certifies that~-- ~ - - -( J f ~ ~ -------the above named claimant personally appe
d before him and made oath that the matters
and things appearing in his above answe are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
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this _____ L,t__________ day of--~
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�County: nockinehruµ
District: Stonewa ll
Williams, J ame s
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\ oreaco Clai~ed:
131
Value Cla i med: $1000.00
Location :
'.. soessed 1 25
~~130 .oo
n
Area :
De ed [no f iel d sheet)
JI
132 A.
4~ miles south of Island F rd , entirely within Fark
area and bounded on all sides hy ~ • • • Alexander tract.
Lans : none known.
.§_oil:
Sandy lo.am., good -dep thof fe till ty in cove, and f ields
restocking shallow in slope and ridge . Jart of tract is
rooky. Rook outcrops along banks of Big Run and on part
or slor-e nd ridge, northeast and north\'Jest exposu.res.
Roads: 3 mile s very rough road dpwn Big Hun to county r oad.
1: zniles rough county road to I sland Ford.
History: Heavil y culled yea.re; o.e;o, young stoncof various
spec·es, mostly pins on fields restocking:, pine t i mber
on part of slope and ridge badly druna~ed by fire.
Soa ttering saw timber p1rtes a nd Oaks on slope and
,f.?5 . 00
oove tJPe land, 30 M. bd. ft . ~ $ 2 . 50
Improvements: l Barn 40x20, frame ith shingle roof, poor
$15 . 00
' ·condition
condition
poor
old
34 Apple trees 25 years
"
"
n
n
3 peach trees "
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"
2 Pea r . trees
"
"
"
n
n
................,..4_oherry trees "
43 .00
43 trees ~l 1. 00
a 58. 00
ff
Value of l · nd b:t; types:
~!e
Slope
Aorease
14
105
Ridge
?
F ields restockinf 6
Value
J2er noro
$4 . 00
3 . 00
1.00
5 . 00
32
Total value of l and
)408 . 0~
T~ ..al value of 1:m:provcments
58 .00
Total value of timber
?5.00
Tot l value of tract
541.00
Average ve.lue per a.ore
4 .10
Total
Value
$56 .00
..,.315 . 00
7.00
30 . 00
:,408 . 00
�CttnmwnuwraltlJ nf l!Iirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA .
JOHN M. PURCELL
January 22, 1934
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, · J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this
22 day of January
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated_ l_/_1_7_/_3_4___ in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Cassandra
Lawson
vs. - -- - - --- - - -- - -Atkins
- - - - -- -- -- - - - :paid to James Williams
$ _659.69
_ _ _ _ __ being in full settlement of tract #327
in the above mentioned cause.
�Q!nmtttnuwtalt11 nf llirgiuta
TREASURE R'S OFFICE
RICHMON D , VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
January 22 , 1934
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
James Willia.ms
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of
Virginia , the sum of $ 659 . 69
, in accordan ce
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
Of- -Rockingh
am- - - - entered on the
-- ~-- of January
17th
day
193_1_ , 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 #~3~2~7~ - - -
Sign origina l and duplica te
and return to the Treasur er
of Virginia .
�<ttomwnunttaltlJ nf llirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
January 22, 1934
JOHN M . PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer
of Virgini a have this
22 d.ay of January
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
d.ated
1/17/34
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia
Cassandr_a___.1-a~w~s~o~n.,,_=A~t=k~iuu~s"-- - - - -- - - -
vs.
:paid to
$
4.63
M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of Rockingham County:,
Harrisonburg, Virginia
being in full settlement of tract #___!.327
in the above mentioned cause.
IJ3)
�Q!nmwnuwraltf1 nf llirgiuta
TREASU RER'S OFFICE
RICHMO ND, VA.
January 22 , 1934
JOHN M , PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
M. H. Harriso n , Treasu rer of
Rocking ham County
Harriso nburg, Virgin ia
Re c eived of J.M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of
Virg inia, the sum of$
4 . 63
, in accord ance
with an order of the Circui t Court of the county
of_ _-'-JR~a=c=k~1~n~g~h=run
.....______ entered on the
of
17th
day
Jam1ar y 1934_, in the matter of the State
Commissio n on Conser vation and Develop ment v _ __
Cassand ra Lawson Atkins
and others , being
full and comple te settlem ent for the tract of land
known in said procee ding as # _ 32'-'7_ __
Sign ori g inal and duplic ate
and return to the Treasu rer
of Virgin ia.
�Qrnmnrnuttttaltq nf llirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA •
.January 22, 1934
JOHN M, PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 22
day of .Jm uary in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of
dated
1/17/34
Rockingham County
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Lawson
Atkins
vs. - - -- - -Cassandra
- - - -- ---- - - - -- -- - - - - paid to M. H. Harrison, Treaaurer of Rockingham County
Harrisonburg, Virginia
<11?
4.29
___ b eing in full settlement of tract # 327
'W- - - in the above mentione d cause.
�QJ:nmmnumtttlt4 nf llirgiuttt
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND , VA ,
January 22 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
M. · H. Harrison , Treasurer of
Rockingham County
Harrisonburg , Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virg inia, the sum of $_4= •=2~9___ , in accordance
with an order of the Circu i t Court of the county
of __~R~o~c~k~i~rn~g~h_run----'---'--- entered on the
of January
17th day
193L , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
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s~s=a~n~d~r~a...___I~4a=w........,s~o~n..__,_A~t~k=i~n
.........
s _ _ and
others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
k nown in said proceeding a s #____:_3~2~7_ ___
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
�O!nmmnuwtaltlJ nf lltrgtuia
T REASURER ' S O FF ICE
R I CHMOND, VA .
January 22, 1934
J OHN M . PURCELL
T REASU RE R OF V IR GI NIA
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This is to certify that I,
of Virginia have this 22
J . M. Purcell, Treasurer
day of January
in ac cordance
with an order of the circuit c ourt of Rockingham Courty
dated 1/17/34
in the cause of t he State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Atkins
Cassandra Lawson
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - -
vs .
paid to_;f. Robert Switzer, Clerk, Rockingham County, Harrisonburg
$
11.39
Va.
#~27
being in full se t tlement of tract
in the above mentioned cause .
�O!nmwnuwtalt11 nf lllirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
January 22 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
J . Robert Switzer , Clerk
Harrisonburg , Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treas urer of
Virgi n ia, the sum of$ 11,39
, i n a c co r dan c e
with a n order of the Ci rcuit Court of t h e county
_o_c_k_i_n~g~h_a_m_ _ _ _ entered on the
of_ _ R
17th day
of January 1 93...i_ , in the matter of th e State
Commission on Conservati on an d Deve l opment
v _ __
Cassandra Lawson Atk1ns and othe r s , b eing
full and complete sittlement fo r t h e t ra ct of land
known in sai d proceeding as #_ 3_2_7_ _ _
Sign origi na l and dup l icate
and r e t u r n to th e Treasure r
of Virginia .
�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.
Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ;
:3___":1-::-7__:
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. 3__.1:_7__ $_6._f_(}_,_Q_(.(on Tract No. ____________ $ ____ __ ____ ; on Tract No.
------------ $----------j
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;
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.3._2:7-'- _____ $_6..f_r2_,_C!t?: 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)
P. 0. ADDRESS
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___________________ (For _acknowle d_went-- see_other_ si de J_ ___________ ________ _
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
COUNTY OF FD CRINGHAM, to-wit:
I, J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of
do hereby certify that the reco;r-ds in my off ice
County
Rockingham
do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract of 131 acres
illl Stonewall District , Rockingham County , Virginia, a_;3sessed-.'.' in
the name of James Williams , up to 4nd including the tax year 1931,
except for the tax year 1927, which~1a~e unpaid and amount to,
including penalties, interest etc. to d~te, $11 .39.
Given under my hard
this 19th day of
December,193 3.
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H. HAR RISO N
TREA SURE R OF ROCK INGH AM COUN TY
HARRI SONBU RG, VIRGIN IA
To Vlhom It May Conce rn :
I h3rob y certi fy that the
recor ds of my offic e show that the taxes ,asse ssed
again st a certa in tract of land in the name of
James Willi ams, conta ining 131 acres , situa te in
Stone wall Distr ict iti Rocki ngham Coun ty, for the
years 1932 and 1933 are unpai d, and amoun t to ,
inclu ding pena lties and inter est to date, ; 4 . 29
and$ 4 . 63, respe ctive ly o
All taxes prior to that time,
if any be unpai d , are a matte r of recor d in the
Clerk ' s Offic e of said Coun ty.
.
Given under my hand this
19th day of Decem ber 1933 .
_ _ _ _ UJ
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IN THE cmcurT C
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T- 0~ ROCK:lliGHAM COUNTY, VIR Iill'IA.
TEE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND
DEVELO!YENT OF THE STATE OF VIBGilfil
v.
#1829
PETITIONER
At Law .,
CASSANDRA LAWSON A 'IXINS, ET AIS, ETC.
On this, the /
>
DEFEIDANTS
day of December, 1933, came James Williams
and on h:is motion leave is given him to file his application for the
payment to him of the sum of $680.00, the amount of the award set out
in the award of condemnation for Tract No. 327, heretofore paid into
Cdn1rt.
And 1 t a p:g:earing fran. the :report o-f' the Boo.rd of Appraisal
Commissioners heretofore tiled in this came, and in the petition for
judgment and condemnation entered herein on the _ _ day of Nowember,
1933,, that in the opinion of petitioner, the ·said James iUlliam.s is
invested with a superior or better right or •laim o-f' title in and to
the said Tract of land No. 327, and that the record o'f' this came does
not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest
as to the title to the said Tract No. 327, or to the proceeds arising
frcm t .he condemnation thereof, and tbat the said James Williams is
entitled to receive the proceeds arising from the condemnation of
said '!Tact No. 327, and it further appearing to the Court that the
truces tiJPOn said Tract No. 3a7 have been.paid e~cept taxes for the
year 1927 amounting to $11.39, and for the years 1932 and 1933, the
amounts of $4.29 and $4.63, res:i;ectively, all of whicll said arrounts
inc-lude penalties and interest to date:
Upon consideration whereof', it is considered and ordered
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by the CotrtAthe said sum of $680.00 paid into Court by petitioner
as just compensation ·for Tract No. 327 be paiop.s follows:
that the
taxes for the tax year of 1927, amounting to $11.39, be paid to
J. Robert Switzer, Clerk, and that taxes for the tax years of 1932
and 1933, amounting to $4.29 and $4.63, respectively, be paid to
,.-. /
M. H. Harrison, Treasurer of R~ckingµ.am County, and that the balance
remaining after the payment of said amount be paid unto the said
James Williams; and th~ Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit
a certified copy of' this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who
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shall. sliall pay to ;r. Robert Switzer, Clerk , tax.es for the tax
year 1927 amounting to
11 . 39 , to M. H. Harrison , Treasurer or
Rockin@iam County, taxes for the tax years 1932 and 1933 , amounting to $4. 29 and $4 . 63 , respectively, and the bala nce of $559 . 69
he sha11 pay to the said Jaims Williams , the total. thereof being
$680 . 00 , the annunt of the award set out in the j_udgment of condemnation for Tract No . 327, taking from the said Clerk and
Treasurer and the said ;fames Williams receipts therefor and certifying bch payment to the Clerk c£ this- Court for appropriate entry
thereof as required by law.
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ROCKINGHAM COONTY
NAME OF
#116 -
Cl'/M,W'~j/
OWNER
Williams , H. E . & C.
Number of Acres: 43
Entirely within the Park area .
Location:
Swift Run .
Roads:
4 miles via ~pottswood Trail to Elkton, the nearest shipping
point .
Soil:
Clay loam and is of a good depth and fertility; fairly smooth.
This tract has about 8000 bd . ft .
of second poplar timber on 4 acres .
IMPROVEMENTS : - - Water put to house by rain . - -DWELLING ---Frame , 16x24 1 , 5 rooms ceiled , porch 7x24 1 , L 16xl2xl0 1 ,
metal roof , brick flues condition fair - rainwater supply .
B RN--- Frame , 24x28xl6 i 1 metal roof , condition fair --- SPRING HOUSE- 9xl6x8 ' , paper roof , condition fair ~----- WAGON SHED AND GRANERY -Frame , 20x25xl2 1 , conaition fair --- HEN HOUSE- - - - Frame ,
IDQl~islc
roof , condition fair .- - - NEvv DWELLING- ---Frame , 24x26 1 ,
paper
,
10x24x8'
3 rooms , ceiled, 1 story, condition fair --- --WOOD SHED- ---Log , 5xl0x4 1,
shingle roof , condition fair .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Total Value
Value per acre
Acreage
Ridge:
Slope:
Cove:
2
@
,_plO . oo
$20 . 00
38
@
40 . 00
3
@
75 . 00
1520 . 00
ijpl540 . 00
225 . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
43
Minerals:
Value of Land: $
1540 . oo
1740 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 1740 • 00
Value of Orchard: $ 2 25 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
50 . 00
Value of Timber: $ 50 • 00
25 . 00
$3580 . 00
Value·of Wood: $ 25 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $
83 . 25
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
None
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CLEHK
�County: Rockingham
District: stonewall
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Acreage Claimed:
II . E . & C.
Assessed
iilliams
30 . 40
Deed
120
12 ."ImJ
(1915)
~?G . 00
A.Q
1? .
Value Claimed:
!I
m
(1009)
... 585 . 00
, 300 . 00
13 . 2 - 26 (1929)
. 500 & note
Location:
Swift Run .
Entirely
l ncumbranees , c 0unter claims or.laps:
None known .
Cl ay loam and is of u BOOd depth of fertility, fairly smooth .
Soil:
Roads :
i thin the parka area .
4 miles via tho ·potswood Trail to Elk;ton, the neare s t shipping
point .
History pf tro.ot 0.nd eondition of timber: This tract has about 8000
Bd; ft . of second poplar, timber on 4 nc ren , also 20 lOcust
posts
Tiober 8000 ··,. t 5 . 00 Per l. . ---- - ----- ---- ,?40 . 0 0
20 posto " 20¢ each --- - - ------- ---- - ----4 . 00
44 . 00
Improvements :
'· ater put to house by rain-- Dwellins, :·rame l6x24 , 5 rooms oeiled , porch 7x24
L lexl2x 10, metal roof, brick flue , condition
fair, rain water supply. ------------------------ ~850 . 00
250 . 0 0
~
' Frame 24x28x10 , metalroof, oond . :fair. -·
Spring house ; Oxl6x8 1 paper roof, cond. fair
40.00
agon shed and granery, fEa.me , 20x25xl2, condition
Fair ~~-~-----~-~-~~~~--~-----~-~-~-~----------
125 . 00
Hen house , Frame 10x24x8, paper roof , oond fair -- 50 . 00
New dwelling, Frame 24x26 , 3 rooms, ceiled, 1 story,
Condition fair--- ------------------ ---------- -- 600 . 00
.ood shed, log 5xlOx4 , shi ngle roof , cond. fair
5 . 00
$ 1920 . 00
Value of land b:£ ty:pe o:
T,ff~
Sope
Tillable
Orchard
~
QX:Q!lee
2
38
3
43
Value
PPc.88r~
50 . 50
100 . 00
~~~go
1140 . 00
~ 'll52 . 00
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�IN THE CIRGUIT COURT OF ROCKI.J."\TGHA:.: COUNTY, VIRGIWIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs .
Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others
Respondents
The petltioner , the State Commission on Conservation and.
Development of the State of Virginia , on the
---day
of December ,
1933 , having paid into tl:.3 Court the sum of $3580 . 00 , the amount
of award. set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No .
116 , the undersigned, H. E. Williams , Cordelia ' lilli ams and
Henry
• ,illiams hereby apply to the Court , or to the Judge
thereof in vacation , for an order of judgment for the distribution
of saicl sum of f~3580 . 00 to the said
'Jilliams and Henry
the report
of
m.
E. ~lilliams , Cordelia
• ,Villi ams , on the ground that it appears from
the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s heretofore
filed , and the said petition for judgment and condemnation , that
the undersigned, in the opinion of petitioner, are invested with
the superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said
Tract of land No . 116 , and therefore to the proceeds ariaing from
the condemnation thereof and are entitled to receive the proceeds
arising from the exappropriat ion of said Tract No . 116 .
That Henry
• '• lilliams , one of your petitioners , has a life
estate in the aforesaid described. tract of land ; that there is a
li en resting on sa i d land in the sum of $150 . 00 , without interest
on said amount in favor of Lula Baugher ;
that the said Henry A.
Williams is joining in this petition with your petitioner H. E .
vVi lli ams , releasing his said l i fe interest .
The undersigned. aver · that the record in this suit does not
disclose any denial or dispute by any party or persons in inter est
as to the tit le to the said Tract No . 116 , or to the proceeds
aris i ng from the condemnation thereof , except as above stated , and
�2.
the said statements in the petit ion of condemnation as to the
title of the undersigned are true , and that the undersigned have
title in fee simple , and
encumbered only to the extent of $150 . 00 ,
to said Tract No . 116, and are entitled to
be
paid the sum
of
$3580 . 00 , less the lien indebtedness of $150 . 00 due Lula Baugher
and pray the Court that it will order and direct the payment of
said aum of $3580 . 00 to the undersigned .
The original deeds to your petitioners are filed herewith .
State of Virginia,
County of Rocking ham~
d, l{ ,
I,
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, a Notary Pub lie of and
for the County of Rockingham, in the State of Virginia, do certify
that on this the 16th day of December , 1933, personally appeared
before me in my said County , H. E . vli lliams, Cordelia 'vi lli ams
and Henry
n .
villiams , and made oath that the statements claimed
in the foregoing petition are true .
Given under my hand this 16th day of December, 1933 .
I.flt,,
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs.
Respondents
Casse.~d.ra Lawson At1cins, and. others
The answer of Lula Baugher to a petition filed in this cause
in the Circuit Court of
ockingham County, Virginia, by H. E .
Williams, Cordelia Williams and Henry A .
Villiams .
1
This respondent for answer to said petition or to so much
thereof as she is ad.vised it is material for her to answer , answers
and. says that it is true as stated by petitioners that the undersigned. has a lien securing One Hundred Fifty Dollars ($150 . 00)
without interest on the real estate known and designated on the
map of Park lands as Tract No . 116 , as shown by the deeds filed
by petitioners .
And that your said respondent answers an:l says that she is
entitled to the said. sum of $150 . 00 .
Respondent further says that there is no interest due on said
sum of $150 . 00 .
Your respondent joins in the prayer of said petitioners for
the distribution of said fund. as set out therein and that she will
ever pray and &c .
State of Virginia ,
County of Rockingham, to- wit:
I,
CJf;'i,. Q ~
, a Notary Public
of and for
the County of Rockingham , in the State of Virginia, do certify
that on this the
/~ day of
~ , , 1933 , personally
'
appeared. before me in my s_a id. County, Lula Baugher, and made oath
that the statements claimed. in the foregoing answer are true .
�2.
Gi ven under my hand t h is
/ /;
day of Dec ember , 19 33 .
STATE OF VIRGINIA
COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wit :
I , J . Robert Switzer, Clerk of t h e Circuit Court of RockingCounty do hereby certify that the records in my office do not
show any delinquent taxes a gainst the tra ct of 43 acres i n Stonewall
District , assessed in the name of H. E., Henry A. and Cordelia
Williams .
nam
Given under my hand this 16th day of December, 1933 .
�M.
H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
TO WHOM IT MAY CONC ,RN :
I hereby certify that the records
the taxes for the years 1932 and
that
show
office
of my
tract~ of land in the names
the
against
assessed
1933
and Cordelia Williams
E.
H.
and
of H. E. Williams
and 30-1-0, respectively,
acres
13-2-26
and containing
Stonewall District,
Mountains,
Ridge
Blue
situate in the
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paid
been
Rockingham County , has
./Ill taxes prior to that time, if
of record in the Clerk's
matter
a
are
any be unpaid,
Office of said County.
Given under my hand this 16th day
of December 1933.
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Treasurer/of Rockinghrun
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VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's Ok ~e of the Circuit Court of Rocltrngham County.
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�IN THE CIRCU IT COURT O
ROC1G NGHAr vOUNTY , VIRGIN IA
The State Comm ission . on Conse rvatio n and
Develo pment of the State of Virgin ia
vs .
Cassa ndra Iawson Atkin s , an:l others
On this the
!l -day
---
Corde lia ;Jillia ms and Henry
of Decem ber, 1933 , came H:.
.& .
villiam s,
• ~lilliam s and on their motion , leave
is given them to file their petiti on and the answe r of Lula Baugh er
to the said petiti on, which answe r is accord ingly filed, and it
appea ring to the Court that $3580 . 00, the amoun t of the award set
out in the judgm ent of condem nation for Tract No . 116, hereto fore
paid into Court; and it appea ring from the repor t of the Board of
Appra isal Cormn issione rs hereto fore filed in this cause an~ in the
petiti on for judgm ent and conde mnatio n hereto fore filed herein , that
in the opinio n of petiti oner, the said H. E. , illiarn s, Corde lia
1illiam s and Henry
A .
~illia ms are invest ed with a super ior or
bette r right or claim of title in and to said Tract No . 116 ; and
that the record of this cause does not show any denia l or dispu te
by any party or person s in intere st as to the said tract or to the
procee ds arisin g from the condem nation thereo f, excep t as to the lien
for i150 . 00 due Lula Baugh er as fully set out in her answe r; and it
furthe r appea ring to the Court that all taxes due or taxab le upon
said Tract No . 116 have been paid;
Upon Consi derati on , 'here of , it is consid ered and ordere d by the
Court that the said sum of $3580 . 00 paid into Court as just compe nsation for said Tract No . 116 , 'lP3430 . 00 a part thereo f, be paid to
said H. i . • illiam s , Corde lia :lillia ms and Henry A. ra11ia ms and
~150 . 00, the residu e thereo f , be paid to Lula Baugh er, and the alerk
of this Court is direct ed to transm it a certif ied copy of tnis
.J: .
order to the Treas urer of Virgi nia, who shall pay unto the said R •
Vvillia ms, Corde lia "Hllia ms and Henry A . vvillia ms $3430 . 00 and pay
unto the said Lula Baugh er the said sum of ~150 . 00, the amoun t of
�2.
the award set out in the judgment of condemnat ion of said tract
of land, taking from said H:. E . vfilliams, Cordelia ,i/illiams , - Hanry
A.
villiams and Lula Baugher a receipt therefor ,andcertif y such
payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropria te entry thereof as
req_uired by law .
Enter :
J;tt t,{J
Judge
�Q!nmmnuwtaltq nf 1Iirgiuia
T REA S URER ' S OFFICE
RI C HMO ND, VA ,
December 22 , 1933
JO HN M. P UR CELL
TREASURER O F VIRGIN I A
This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virgi nia have this 22
day of December
with an ord e r of the circuit court of
in accordance
Roc1dngbam Coimty
cause of the State Commi s sion
dated_ Jg/ 20L33
- - - in the
on Conservatio n and Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
paid to
. .....s..,.___ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
~~n~4. .t. . .k..._j._.n
Gas sandra Law so
Mr . Herbert W. Wyant , Attorney for
Lula Baugher
$~1=5~0~-~D~D~- - - -being in full settlem e nt of tract# 116
in the abov e mentioned cause.
3/0
�0Inmmnttwtalt11 nf ]ttrgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
De cember 22 1 1933
JOHN M . PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Mr . Herbert w. Wyant, Attorney
for Lula Baugher
Harrisonburg , Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of $150. 00
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of
Rockingh am
of necerober
entered on the
20th day
1 93 .3_ , 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~t~k=i=n=s=--,- -__ and others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
known in said proceeding as #~1=
1~6_ __
f
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
�Q!ommnuwtalt4 nf llirgiuia
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA,
JOHN M. PURCELL
Decemb er 22 , 1 933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virg inia h ave t his ~2=2~ _ d.ay of December in accordance
with an ord.e r of the circuit court of
Rockingh am Count y
dated_Jgf2 0~/~3~3_ _ in the cause of the State Commi ss ion
on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virgi ni a
vs.
Cassandra Lawson At k ins
Mr . Herbert w. Wyant , Attorney for
paid. to _H . E . WjJJ j ams , Cordelia W:iJJiams , and Henry
$ _3~1~4_3_0_._0_0_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract
/J. •
1.'J i ll i ams
#1.lfi..
in the above mentioned cause.
312
�Qtnmtttnuwtaltq nf l!lirgiuta
TREASURER ' S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
December 22 , 1933
TREASURER OF V I RGINIA
Mr. Herbert w. Wyant, Attorney for
H. E . Williams, Cordelia Williams
and Henry A• . William.s
Harrisonburg, Virgin_i_a~ -
Re c eived of J.M. Purcell, Treas urer of
Virg ini a , the sum of$ 3 , 430 . 00 , in acc ordan ce
with an or der of the Circuit Court of the count~
of
Rock ingham
entered on the
20th
day
of December 1 93L , in the matt e r of the State
Commi ss ion on Conservati on and Development v Cassandra
Lawson Atkins, · _ _ _______ and oth ers , being
full and complete settlement
f or the tract of land
,,
kn own i n said proceeding as #_1_1_ 6_ _ __
Sign or iginal an d dup li cat e
an d re t u rn to t h e Tr easur er
of Virgi n ia.
313
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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williams-h-e-and-c.pdf
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Williams, H. E. & C.
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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An account of the resource
Location: Swift Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 116
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PDF
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Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne
Williams
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https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/edc66be517988a473be9f560849bde4a.pdf
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#139 Number of Acres:
71lliams , H. A. & Lam, Mary
Now Annie Lawson
16
Location:
Along Baldor Road .
Roads:
One and one-half mile to Swift Run; thence four miles to
Elkton .
Soil:
Sandy clay, deep and fertile in the cultivated portions;
moderate to gentle slopes; southeast and southwest exposure.
History of Tract and condition of timber: A large portion of the tract was cleared
many years ago, grazed anu cultivated since .
The wooded
area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . 'l he present
stand consists of mixed oaks and white pine.
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Improvements:
(See reverse side)
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
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35 .00
490 . 00
$500 .00
Cove:
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14
16
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
Minerals:
ValueofLan d: $500 . 00
Value of Improvements: $ 800 • 00
800.00
75.00
10 . 00
$1385.00
Value of Orchard: $ 7 5. 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wood: $ 10. 00
Value per acre for tract: $ 86 • 56
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE.
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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williams-h-a-and-lam-mary.pdf
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Williams, H. A. & Lam, Mary (Annie Lawson)
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#188 - Williams, A. I •
.
Number of Acres:
7
Location:
South of Old Spotswood . Trail near Sandy Bottom.
Roads:
One- half mile of steep rough road to Old Spotswood Trail ;
thence six miles to Elkton.
-·
Soil:
Sandy clay of good depth and fair fertility ; somewhat rocky
with moderate to steep slopes ; northwest and southwe st exposure .
History of Tract and condition of timber:
Large portion of t ract cleared many
years ago, most of it has been grazed and cultivated since .
The remainder has been neglected in recent years .
The wooded
hrea has been cut over repeatedly in the past . The present
stand con s ists of mixed oaks .
Improvements:
(See reverse side of improveme nt informatio n)
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
27
w3 . 00
$ 91. 00
30 . 00
630 . 00
15 . 00
75 . 00
30 . 00
420 . 00
$1206 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
21
Fields Restocking :
Cultivated Land:
@
5
14
@
67
Orchard:
Minerals:
965 . 00
Value of Land: $1206 . 00
Value of Improvemen ts:$ 965 . 00
150 . 00
Value of Orchard: $1.50 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
50 . 00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $
Value of Wootl: $ 50 . 00
Value per acre for tract: $35,. 37
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
~~2371. 00
�Fr ame , 14x24 ', 1 story , paper roof, porch 6xl6 ',
IMPROVEMENTS : Dwellin~:
rooms , ceiled, now occupied by son.
brick f lues ,
Frame , 8xl4x8' , board roof , good condition .
Hen house:
Frame, 14x40' , l½ story , porch 6x40 ', metal roof , brick
Dwellinr :
flues,also stone flues) 9 rooms , ceiled , occupied by owner ,
fair condition , cellar 14x22 ',
Log , 16x20xl2 ', shingle roof , 16 ' shed on one side , poor
Barn: ·
condition .
Frame , 8xl2x8' , pa per roof , poor condiuon.
2 hen houses :
Granarz: Log , 10xl2x8 ', shingle roof , poor condition .
,.
�Claim of______________________________________________________________________________ _
In the Circuit Court oL_.B.Qcl;; i ngb..m!l ___________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law.
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ A.__ J .__ VI ill i !<ms ________________________________________________________ _
--------6-7------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------
more or less, of land in ___ ..Ro..ckinghn . m... __________ 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 oL __ _.._Q.c..kiD.g b.~_m _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice .
..
My name is __ ...,A1_...J._ · illiams______________________________________________ _
My post office address is_ fu~ i.f_t_~__Vs.. . ._ ___________________________________ _
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!J_____________ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements :__ ...2_..d.wellings-r-2-..henhou.s.es...r-g..r.,q n~y-,--sm.,;:.ll.----b qr n .
This land is located about_ __5 ________ miles from ____Elkt .o.n .. ________________ Virginia, in
Stonewall
Mag1s
· t errn
· · 1 D.1st r1c
· t of sa1·d count y.
th e_________________
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.)
--I-...a.m.....s.oJ..e._OJ.~Re-l:!------------------------- ------------------------------------------
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
N orth_L. _ C. _Me'1 d O'l,1\JS ------ ---- -------------------- - -------------------------- -South_ S ._ G.._ Morr i s . ___ _____ ___________ _________ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ _____ __ ____ _____ _
East _____A. _E . 'iJilli 'lffiS ------------------------------------------------ ------West ___ JJ • __ J. _ GQm..e.r __________________________________ ____________ ______________ _
I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_.J._9.l-5- ___ in the
following manner:
_By dee ds f rom_ C- ro l ine_ Jill i <Cl JD.S L E ._ 11._ Vl i l liR. ms.,___Rich s r d Uorris __
I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-----~pQQ.!QQ__ . 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 $ __ 3..5..QO_a_Q()_____ •
I am the owner oLOQ ______ _____ _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 $ __QQ______________ .
(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 mar} attache<l hereto) this __ __ ~J-~_______ day
~./--~~~-~--4----------------
of ___Jf~~~9-..?. .~~~-~~_:3-~, 1930.
STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ .Ro.ckinghnni._ __________ , To-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ .A. .. _.J. .. _JlilliBl!lS _______________ __ ______ __
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 __ __ 4:t}i ____ ___ __ _day oL_F.!3_Q~A':.!°Y-L15)_~}1930.
~
/L-_/i_~ --~--~ __ R_C:f'_ ______ _
Clerk of the Court, or Sp ial Investigator or
Notary Public, or J ustic of the Peace.
�county: Rookinchrun
District: stonewall
/ creae;e vlaimed:
Vo.lue t;laimed:
Location:
5?
Assessed: 60 _.. _ .
ecd: 4?(Residue of
6 8 J • ) purchased in
. 3500. 00
"
690.00
Douth of Ol d .:..ipotswood ';rail near
Sandy ottom.
1916 for ?Oo .oo; 23
1906 for 125.00; ½ &.
right away 1912 for
,.10.00;
Inoumbranoe!) , counter claims or la;es: None known .
Soil:
Sandy clay of good depth and fair fertility; somewhat rocky
with moderate to steep slopes; nor t hwest and southwest
exposure.
:Roads:
One-half mile or steep rough road to Old ~}potswood Trail;
thoncc six miles to lkton.
or
ti r.b r r: La rgo portion of tract cleared
many years ago, most of it has been grazed anc cultivated
since. The remainder has been neglected 1n recent y~urs.
The ,ooded baa been out over repeatedly in tho past. The
present stand consists of mixed oaks. lt is e nti:roo.tod to
out an average of 5 cord"' of i'Uelwood per a.ere -- 135 cords
50¢ per cord -- ~o?.50.
valued
;-:1story of tract and condition
Improvements: ,.., ellin5: Frame 14x24', 1 story , paper. roof, 1Jorch Sxl6 t •
brick flues, 2 rooms, oeiled, now occupied by son - ,300.00
r en house: l!'ra.me 8xl4x8', board. roof, good condition- 2!: .. 00
ellir~ Frame 14x40 •, 1-: s ·~-0ry, :porch 6x40' , metal
roof, brick flues, (al so stone f l uec} ( rooms, ceilod,
'750 . 00
occupied by awri er, fair condition, cellar 14x22',
Born: Log l6x20xl2 1 , stiinglo roof, 16 foot shed on
50.00
on:e-s1de, poor condition -?01:1ditio~o.oo
poor
:roof,
paper
2 hen houses: Frrune 8xl2x~ 't
20 .00
'qranar,r: tog 10xl2:t~', s hingle roof, poor c ond .1 t1on-trees
for
acre
per
.00
50
:
,:
valued
acres
Orchard: 3
150.00
only---·-
' 1315 .00
Vo.lue of land by txnes:
~pe
Fg
Fe
Fr
Acrease
2'7
21
14
5
67
p8ll .OO
Total val ue of land
Total value of' improvementsl3l5.00
6'7.50
To t al value of timber
~.. 2193.60
Toto.I value of traot
32 .73
Average value per aore
Total
Value
per acre
·~ 0
·~-3.0
20.00
20.00
6 .00
Value
~
81 . 00
420 .00
280.00
30 .00
is11.oo
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
STATE COMMISSION ON GO;NSERVATION & DEVELOPMENT
PETITIO:t\TER
V
RE'3PONDENTS
CASS.ANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others ,
The Answer of the First National Bank of Harrisonburg,
to a petition filed in this cause by A. J • Williams .
This respondent says that it is true as set out in said
petition, that respondent i s the holder of a negotiable promissory
note , signed by the said A. J . Williams , and indorsed by E. T.
Garber and Sons , the payment of which is secured by a deed of trust
from said Williams and wife to L. L. Conrad , Trustee , a copy of which
is attached to a petition heretofore filed in this cause by this respondent.
Respondent furt her says that said deed of trust constitutes a lien on the
tract of land indicated as No. 188 in the appraisal report in these proceedings .
Respondent further says that the last renewal of said note was
dated December 8th., 1933 , payable 60 days after date and is in the principal
amount of Three Hundred and Fifteen Dollars ($315 . 00) •
.And this respondent accordingly joins in the prayer of the said
petition that an order may be entered directing the payment of said note
out of the sum allowed for Tract No. 188 in these proceedings , after payment
of any liens prior thereto.
~URG
�THE STA'IE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOP"MENT OF TH8 STATE OF VIRGINIA
v.
CASSANDRA
LAWSON ATKINS·, and others.
T'o the Honorable H.
w.
Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham
County, Virginiaa
Your petitioner, Mary R. Cover, begs leave to file this, her petition, in this cause for the purpose of setting up a
lien in hor favor
upon certain lands sought to be condemned herein, and respectfully represents,
1st,
That by deed of trust dated January l, 1920, and recorded
in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County in deed book 115, page 354,
A. J. Willia.ms and Fannie Williams, his wife, conveyed to A. B. Cover,
Trustee, certain lands involved in these proceedings to secure the payment of
certain indebtedness evidenced by four bonds dated the 1st day
of January, 1920, in the sum of ,325.00 each, payable to J. R. Cover in
one, two, three and four years from date respectively, with interest from
their date.
'! 'hat said bonds were assigned by J. R. Cover to your petitioner
and are now held by her.
2nds
That said bonds were not paid when due but that upon the first
of said bonds there was paid the sum of $125.00 on January 1st, 1921; the
sum of i2s.oo on February 14, 1921; the sum of $30.00 on January 2, 1922;
the sum or $35.00 on January 30, 1922; the sum of $80.00 on January 3, 1923,
and the sum of $130.00 on October 7, 1923; these payments being sufficient
to pay the first of said bonds and leaving a credit of $109.45 to be credited on the second of said bonds as of October 17, 1923. That the balance due
on said indebtedness so secured by said deed of trust as of Aprill, 1931,
is the principal sum of $975.00 with interest from January l, 1920, subject
to the credit of i109.45 as or October 17, 1923.
That a copy of said deed
of trust is filed herewith as a part of this petition.
3rda
That your petitioner respectfully asks that the said indebted-
ness ma.y be established and held to be a lien upon the proceeds arising from
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the condemnat ion of eaid land and that said indebtedness may be paid out of
any sums awarded to the said A. J. Williams in said proceedings.
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
COUNrY OF ROCKIIDHAM, to-wit:
-..c:L--...£.--
--::::?
/
~
This day personally appeared before
the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforeeaid,
Mary R. Cover, who made oath and says th~t the matters and things stated in
the foregoing petition are true.
Given under my hand this
g
day of April, 1931.
, '"
·1
,
�...
This deed maae this 1st aay or January 1820 by and. between A. J . Williams
ana. Fannie Williams his wi1·e, or Swirt Run Virginia party or the rirst
part am A. B. Cover, Trustee or Elkton, Virginia party 01· the second
p:i.rt
W I T N E S S E T H:
•
That ror and in consideration or the sum or one dollar cash in tam
paid by the party or the second part to the party or the
11. rst
part,
the receipt whereor is hereby acknowledgea. berore t be sealing ana
ae1 ivery or these pre sen ts, the said. A. J. Williams am Fannie Williams
his wife aoth grant and. convey with general warranty or title unto the
said A. B. Cover Trustee as aroresaia, al.l or three certain tracts or
parcels 01· lana. lying contiguous to each other ana. situaiE in the
eastern ~r-c or Rockingham County near Swit·t Run Virginia adjoining the
lana.s or Trice Shiflett, Sampson Davis tract, A. E . Williams, S . G. Morris
ana. ab.ers, ana bouna.ea as rollows:
First tract:
Beginning at an
ash corner to G. T . Baugher land thence with same N. 16 E . 4;5,?5 - ".6/4
poles to a hickory corner to the Sampson Davis tract; thence
s.
88
E . 39-".6/4 poles to a chestnut oo.k stump ana. an app.le tree; thence
60 E . ? . 2 poles to a post on u pper side of road; thence
s.
s.
42 E. 22 . 64
poltl s to a stake in .Line or A. E . Williams and continuing wi'th his line
s.
26-1}2 E. 11 poles to an apple tree; thence S 8 E. 9 . 6 to a cherry
tree corner; thence
s.
s.
~O W.
19.52 pol e s to a large chestnut; thence
24 W. ? poles to a gum corner to E. Williams; thence N. 69 W. 16 . 4
poles to a bunch ot chestnut sprouts; thence N. ?4 W. 61 . 6 poles to
the beginning .
Second Tract;
This tract contains 2".6 A, ~R , ana. 16 P . ana.
Beginning at a cherry tree in a branch corner to A.
E. Williams ana running with his line N. 20 W. o2 . 8 poles to a rock
neaajan apple tree; thence N. 59 E . lo . 4 poles to point in benct or
w.
road; thence continuing with said. William's line N. 21
N. 2? W. 9 poles N. 31 W. 16 poles , N. b6 - l/2
chestnut corner to rirst named tract ; thence
69
w.
w.
s.
8
24
14 poles ,
poles to a large
w.
?
poles, N
16 . 4 poles, N. ?4 W. ~1 . 6 poles to point in roaa.; thence
s.
21
�- 2-
w.
s.
14 poles with the Ricm.rd Morris tract to a rock near a gate; thence
71- 1/2 E . 23 poles to a rock ,
s.
22-1/2 W. 47 . 2 poles to a bunch
or chestnut sprouts, S . 12 W. 46 . 6 poles with the Moses Shiflett line
to a stone nec3;r a white oak and chestnut; thence
s.
45 E . 15 . 6 poles
to a point in a branch in an old line; thence S . 88 E . 44 . 8 poles with
the line 01·
s . G.
Morris to ·a white walnut in a branch; thence N. ~9 E .
to ~he point or beginning, containing ~l A, l R, 0 P .
Thira. Tract; being the same tract this a.ay conveyed by CLeea. rrom
Richard Morris and Lucy A. Morr:is to the saiCL A. 3 . Williams am is
Beginning at a maple in a branch; thence
bounCLed as ro11ows:
E . 30 poles to a point in a road; thence
s.
s.
?4
21 W. 14 poles to a rock
at a gate; thence S . 71-1/2 E . 2~ poles to a stone in line or A. 3 .
Williams and corner;
thence
s.
22- 1/2 W. 45 . 6 poles to a bunch of
s:prouts; thence in ~orth western direction o~ . 6 poles to
chestnut
two chestnuts in a hollON in line 01· Trice Shit·1ett ana. with same N.
r"'
16 E . b4. 2 poles to the be.ginning containing lo- .l/ f:!: A
The three trac'ts aggregating '10 A, 1 R, 16 P .
In, trust, Neverthe .Less to secure unto 3 . R. Vover the payment 01·
rour certain bonus bearing even uate with this a.eea executea by
the saia. A . 3 . Williams ana piyable to the saia 3 . R. Cover in one, two,
three,
am
rour years arter a.ate respectively each in the sum or three
hundred and twenty rive dol.Lars bea.1~i ng in-c;erest rrom CLa te ana wat ving
the Homestead .
Now thererore in the event that a.eraul t is maa.e in the payment 01·
said bonas at maturity or any or them, or any part or any or them,
then the trustee shall at the written re_q uest ot the saia. 3 . R. Cover
pro ceea. to execute this trust accora.ing to Section 2442 or the Code
of Virginia or 1887 ana. all acts amena.atory thereto , except that said
trustee shall receive rive percent commission on the gross amoun-c or
such sale and the
party or the r ir st part agrees -co keep the a.welling
on said land insured
( the one now occupied by the party or t.oo
rirst part as awelling) during the lire of" this trust with clause
�-~
in policy ror the bene1·i t or the said. J . R. Cover as his interest
:n:ay appear, for a sum equal to "thre e rourths of' the value or said
dwelling, said insurance to be carrie d in some good joint~stock
eompany and in the eveE.t that the saia . party or the fi r st i:-art shall
1·ail to keep said proper·ty insureu as herein proviaed the said J . R.
Cover sha1J. have the right to purchase saia insu:q3.nce and.
•
aJ.J.
t
charges thereror shall becorr.e a lien on the lana herein conveyea with
equal aignity with 1ihe rirst lien herein created.
it ness the 1· ollowing s :igna tu.res anu seals .
_A_._J~·-W~i_l_l_i_a_m_s_ _ __ _ _ _ (SEAL)
her
_F~a~n_n_1_e__x__W
_i_l_l_i_a_m_s_ _ _ _ __,_(SEAL)
n:ark
Witness
H. B. C ~Genlry
state or Virginia County ot Hocking.bani to - wit,
I. H. B.
c.
Gentry a Notary Public in and 1·or the count y a1·oresaid,
ao certiry that A. J . Williams am Fannie Williams his wire whose
names are signed to the roregoing writing <bearing date on the first
a.ay 01· January 1920 , personal.ly appearea berore me in mys aia. county
and acknowledgea the same .
My commission expires on the 18th day ot .T,a nuary 1920 .
Given under my hand this 1st aay 01· January 1920 .
H. B. C. Gentry
Ndary Public .
VIRGINIA: In the Clerk's 01-r ice or the Circuit Court
01· Rockingham County .
The roregoing ueeu. or 1;rust was this
aay present ea in the oITi.ce aroresaia, anu 1s, together with the
certiricate or acknowleu.gmeni; annexeu, aumii;teu to recoru thl.s
o u.ay or .Tanua ry, 192 O,
a 1i 2-ou P . M.
Tes~e: J . F . Blackburn, Clerk .
,
Cler >r.
'fo-i
�Andrew J . Wi~liams
Deeu Trus-c;
$1~ . uu
• • • 28
Mail -co
J . R. Cover
Elk-con,va .
Tax $1.)0 Fees $1 . ::>0
Transrer $ • • •• To-cal
I a. ea
Adm.it-Cea Jan . ti -~92U
a-c ~:t>OP .M.
.
'
J.F . Blackourn , Clerk
Rockinetiam County , Va.
j
s.
i;racts
(
Recorued in -che Clerk's
O!T lC e or .Hock1.ngnam
County, Va . in Deea Book
No . llb
Pa.ge · ~64
J . l!' . Blackburn, Clerk.
l.,
�IN TEE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
TEE STATE COMW.U:$ION ON CONSERVATION .AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
vs
At Law No. 1829
Petition of the First National Bank of Harrisonburg
CASSANDRA Lli.WSON ATKINS .AND
Q'I'H]BS
To the Honorable H.W.Bertram, Judge of the said Court:
The petition of the First National Bank of Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg,
Virginia, respectfully represents that it is the holder for value of a promissory
negotiable note signed by A~J.Williams, dated the 9th. day of October, 1933,
payable sixty days after date to the order of and indorsed by E.T.Garber and Sons
in aIIDunt of Three Hundred Twenty Dollars ($320.00) the payment of which note is secured by a deed of trust from Andrew J. Williams and l!'annie Williams, his wife,
to Laird L. Conrad, trustee, dated Warch 16th., 1933, recorded in the Clerk's
Office of Rockingham County, Virginia in Deed Book 154, page 214, covering
certain property located in the Eastern part of Rockingham County near SWift Run,
Virginia, said land being more particularly described in said deed of trust
which is attached hereto and prayed to be read as a ~art of this petition,which deed
is a first lien on said property.
That the land covered by said lien is included within the boundaries
of the land which is sought to be condemned in these proceedings, and is indicated as #188 in the valuation report filed in these proceedings by the Board
of Appraisal Commissioners. Your petitioner is advised that by reason of the
lien of the said deed of trust, it is entitled to receive from the proceeds
of the condemnation of said land an amount sufficient for the payruent of said
note_, and accordingly prays that the said deed of trust may be held to be a first lien
on said land and on the fund arising from the sale of the same, and that out of
the proceeds of condemnation of said lam the Court shall direct the payment
to petitioner of an amount sufficient to discharge said note.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HARRISONBURG
I
Offi c~BY
Filed in the Clerks
Rockingham County, Va,
NO\ ~
19:;3
~~lerk
,,
�THIS DEED, MADE this
j /p f't, day of March, 1933 between Andrew
I
J.
Williams and FaIIIl.ie Williams , his wife, parties of the first part and Laird
L.
Conrad, Trustee, party of.the seccnd part:
WITNESS ETH
That in consideration of One Dollar l$l.OO} cash in hand
paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties of the first
part grant and convey with general warranty unto the party of the second part
all of three certain tracts or parcels of land with improvements thereon and
appurtenances thereunto belonging., lying ccntiguous to each other and situate
in the eastern part of Rockingham County, near SWitt Run, Virginia, adjoining
s.
the lands of Trice Shiflett, Sampson Davis tract, A. E. Wi+liams,
G. Morris
and others, and bounded as follows:
FIRST TRACT: Beginning at an ash corner to G. T. Baugher land; thence,
with the same N. 16, E. 43.75 3/4 poles to a hickory corner to the Sampson Davis
tract; thence
thence
s.
s.
88 E 39 3/4 poles to a chestnut oak stump and an apple tree;
60 E. 7.2 poles to a post on upper side of road; thence
s.
42 E.22.64
poles to a stake in line of A. E. Williams.and continuing with his lines. 26 1/2
E. 11 poles to an apple tree; thence
thence s . 30
w.
s. 8.E 9.6 poles to a cherry tree corner;
19.52 poles to a large chestnut; thence
corner to~. Williams; thence Ne 69
w.
s.
24
w.
7 poles to a
gum
16.4 poles to a bunch of chestnut sprouts;
thence N. 74 W 61.6 poles to the beginning. 'l'his tract contains 23 a. 3 roods and .L6 poles.
SECOND 'IRACT: Beginning at a cherry tree in a branch corner to A. E.
Williams and run.~ing with his line N. 20 W 52.8 poles ~o a rock near an apple
tree; thence N. 59 Ee 15.4 poles to a point in bend ot road; t hence continuing
with said ·;iilliams line N. 21. Vl. 14 :poles , N. 2? W. 9 poles, N. 31
N. 56 1/2
s.
24
w.
w.
w.
16 poles,
8 poles to a large chestnut corner to first named tract; thence
7 poles, N. 69
w.
16.4 poles, N. 74
w.
31.6 poles to a point in road;
�w.
14 poles with the Bichard Morris tract to a rock near a gate;
'l'lience
s.
21
thence
s.
711/2 E. 23 poles to a rock,
of chestnu t sprout s, S. 12
w.
s.
22 1/2
w.
47 ·.2 poles to a bunch
46.6 poles with the Moses Shitle tt line to a stone
near a whiteo ak and chestn ut; thence
in an old line; thence
s.
s.
46 E. 15.6 poles to a point in a branch
88 E 44.8 poles with the line of~. G. Morris to white
walnut in a branch ; thence N. 39 E.
to the point of beginn ing, contain ing 31 acres,
1 rood, O.P.
THIRD TRACT: Being the same tract ti
iq conveye d by deed from Richard
t
s:
Morris and Lucy A. Morris to the said A. J. Williams and is bounded as follow
Beginn ing at a maple in a branch , thence
s.
74 E 30 poles to a point
23 poles
in a road; thence S 21 W 14 poles to a rock at a gate; thence S 711/2 E.
to a stone in line of A. J. Williams and comer; thence
s.
22 1/2
w.
45.6 poles
poles to
to a bunch of Chestnu t sprout s; thence in a Northw estern directi on 53.6
54.2
2 chestn uts in a hollow in line of Trice Shifle tt and with sam N. 16 E
ting
poles to the beginn ing, contain ing 15 1/4 acres, the three tracts aggrega
70 acres, l rood, 16 poles.
There is excepte d from this convey ance howeve r, a tract of appr oximately
d
5 acres of land lying within the above describ ed bounda ries_,w hich was conveye
d in the
by the grante rs to William Morris by deed dated March 7th., 1929, recorde
nce is
Clerk's Office of said County in Deed Book 144, page 17l;and this conveya
trustee ,
made expres sly subjec t to a deed of trust from the grante rs to A.B.Co ver,
page
dated Jan. 1st., 1920, recorde d in said Clerk's Office in Deed Book 115,
364, which secured the paymen t of certain bonds to J.B. Cover.
IN TRUST NEVERTHELESS, To secure the payment of a note of A.J.Wi llians
dated Februa ry 10th., 1933 in the amount
01'
~o.oo ,
payable to E.T. Garber and
Sons or order, 60 days after date, which is discoun ted at
the First Nationa l Bank
ls
of Harriso nburg, Harriso nburg, Virgin ia, and to secure any r enewal or renewa
of said note and any intere st due thereon .
This trust is made expres sly subjec t to the provisi ons of Section 5167
paymen t
of the Code of Virgin ia as amended to date, and in event of defaul t in the
shall beco me
of princip al or interes t hereby secured , when due, the entire obliga tion
9;
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forthwith due and paya.bleJand the trustee, upon written request of the then
holder of said note, shall proceed to execute this trust in accordaree with the
provisions of the said Code .Section and amendments thereto. Exemptions waived.
Insura.nce,in an amount of at least ~500.00
,is
required and in the event of
the failure of the granter to carry such insurance the beneficiaries may, at tmir
option, effect such insurance and the costs thereof shall become a part of the
debt secured hereby.
Witness the following signatures and seals •
..
State of Virginia,
County of Rockingham, to-wit:
I,
flt-A41_ 1 It I J.
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Notary Pu blio in and tor the County aforesaid
State of Virginia, hereby certify that Andrew J. Williams and Fannie Williams,
----
whose names are signed to the foregoing writing bearing date the
day
of March, 1933, have personally appeared and acknowledged the same before re
in my said County.
Given under my hand this It,
day of March, 1933.
My Commission expires the j
i
day
of_7.._. .
19-:it..
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___________ _
fh 4414rtYd: ~ g .N. P.
1 ',GINIA: In the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court
o ~kin, ham County.
The foregoing deed of
.:t~ . . ..... . . . .
was this dl'l.y p resented in the
o t. !e a foresaid a.od . is t,) 5 t,her w ith the certificate
o:
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Cib ll.Jeu t
day
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~n, eu,
admitted to record
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Fannie Williams
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To
DEED OF TRUST
Laird L. Conrad, Trustee
Tax $..
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1 ransf, r $ ..::::-_:_Total$.~·
Atlrnitted 'v1AR 1 8 1933 /~: 3..Fr
9/ f ~:>
CleA
Rockingham County, Va.
LAW' OFFICES
CONRAD AND CONRAD
HARRISONBURO, VA,
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING
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c.
To
J. Wheelberger
Deed of Trus t
Shenandoah River Power Company
LAW OFFIOES
OONRAD AND OONRAJD
HARRISONBURG, VA.,
FIRST NAT IO NA L B A NK B U ILD IN G
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVEWPMENr
OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
PETITIONER
v.
CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS ··and others,
On
RESPONDENI'S
this, tbe......-..._day of December, 1933, came A. J. Williams by John
T. Harris, his attorney, and on his motion, leave is given him to file bis applica-
tion in this cause, requesting the disbursement or the fund of $2371.00, compensation paid into this court for Tract No. 188, and it appearing from said applicatioo
that there a.re liens upon said tract No. 188, and therefore upon the proceeds arising from the exappropriation thereof, and it further appearing from the said application that Mary R. Cover, First National Bank of Harrisonburg and A. E. Wyant, are
named defendants in said petition, thereupon came said Mary R. Cover, First National
Bank of Harrisonburg and A. E. Wyant, each by counsel, and on their motion, leave
is given them to file their respective answers to the said application of A. J.
eXJ
Willianla;~
~~!
Upon consideration whereof and the record of the cause, it is considered
and ordered by the court that the said sum ot $23'71.00 pa.id irrto court by petitioner
as just compensation for tract 188 be paid as follows,
To J. Robert Switzer, Clerk
of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, the sum of $31.69, delinquent taxes upon
the said tract No. 188; to M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer, the sum of $17.00 taxes,
of which $9.58 is taxes in arrears on said tract 188 for the year 1933; to Mary R.
Cover, the sum of $926.95; to the First National Bank of Harrisonburg, the sum of
$337 .50; to A. E. Wyant , the sum of $26.86, and to A. J. Williams, $1031.00.
And the
clerk of this court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the
Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit
Court of Rockingham County, the sum of $31.69; to M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer of
...
Rockingham County, the sum of $17.00; to Mary R. Cover, tbesum of $926.95; to First
National Bank of Harrisonburg, the sum of $337.50; to A. E. Wyant, the sum of $26.86,
and to A. J. Williams, applicant, the sum of $l~l.OO,
"taking from the said J. Robert Switzer, Clerk,~· H. Harrison, County Treasurer,
Mary R. Cover, First National Bank of Harrisonbttrg, A. E. Wyant, and A. J. Williams
receipt•th•refo;
Itu:;
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNrY, VIRGINIA.
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION & DEVEI.DP1EN1'
OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
PETlTIONER
v.
.•
CASSANDRA LA\iSON ATKINS and others,
'n'o the Honorable H.
w.
RESPONDENrS
Bertram, Judge or the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,
Virginias
The petitioner, The State Commission on Conservation & Development or
the State of Virginia, having heretofore paid into court the sum of $2371.00, the
a.mount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for tract No. 188,
the undersigned, A. J. Williams, hereby applies to the court for an order or
judgment fordistribution of said fund of $2371.00 as hereinafter set out.
Ap-
plicant further shows that it appears from the report of the Board of Appraisal
Commissioners heretofore filed and the said petition for judgment and condemnation, that applicant is invested with superior or better right or claim of title
in and to the said tract of land No. 188, and therefore to the proceeds arising
from the condemnation thereof, but applicant avers that there are sundry liens
on said land, and therefore to the proceeds arising on the exappropriation thereof
as now to be set forth,
1st s
Delinquent truces on said land for the years 1930 and 1931, amount-
ing to $31.69 asappears from the statement thereof obtained from J. Robert
Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, attached hereto; delinquent taxes on said land for the year 1932, amounting to $9.58, and truces in arrears on said land for the year 1933, amounting to $7.42, making an agg regate of
$48.69 truces on said land.
2nd:
Amount owing to Mary R. Cover, secured by dead of trust on said
land amounting on November ll, 1933, to $919.06 with interest thereon from November ll, 1933, as appears from an attested copy of the deed of trust to A. B. Cover,
Trustee, attached to the petition of Mary R. Cover filed in this cause • .
3rd: To First National Bank of Harrisonburg, assignee of E.T. Garber
& Sons, the sum of $320.00, with interest thereon from February 6, 1933, secured
by dead of trust of applicant and wife, a copy of which is attached to the petition of First National Bank of Harrisonburg, filed in this cause.
�-2-
4th:
To A. E. Wyant, the sum of $26.85, secured by mechanics lien,
duly docketed int he Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingha.l!l County.
Applicant further avers that the foregoing constitute all the taxes and
liens upon said property, and that the record of this suit does not disclose any
denial or dispute of any··party in interest as to the title of said Tract No. 188
or to the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, except as shown by the
petition of Mary R. Cover, and First Nat i onal Bank of Harrisonburg, heretofore
filed.
That the only liens upon said land and the proceeds arising therefrom
are as hereinbefore set forth, and that applicant is entitled to be paid the said
sum of $2371.00 after deducting the liens hereinbefore stated.
Applicant accordingly prays that Mary R. Cover and A. B. Cover, Trustee
in the deed of trust aforesaid, First National Bank of Harrisonburg and L. L.
Conraa, Trustee aforesaid, and A. E . Wyant, may be ma.de parties defendant to this
petition and required to answer the same, answer under oath being waived.
That
upon the coming in oftbe answers, and it otherwise appearing to the court to be
proper in the premises that the said defendants hereto and applicant may have an
order directing the s a id sum of $2371. 00 to be paid, first to the parties as hereinbefore set out, and the residue to applicant, and as in duty bound, he will
ever pray.
. V
,
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wit 1
I, Pauline L. Hulvey, a notary public in and for the City of Har risonburg in the State of Virg inia , do certify that A. J. Williams pe r sonally appeared
before me and made oath that the statements conta ined in the foregoing petition
so far as made on his own knowl edge are true, and those made on information derived from others he believes to be true.
My commission expires the 20th day of
October, 1935. Given under my band this 20th day of December, 1933.
NOTARY PUBLI C
�1_9_3_3_ __
Harrisonburg, Va.,__D_e_o_._ 2_0_,_
A. J . Williams
- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -To J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk
D
r.
Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia
To
Deibinquent Taxes :
I
64- 0-0
t,13.. ag __
1930
1931
lJ . 94-----
I
$ 25 92
I
3- 0- 0
1931
5 . 77
5 77
'
$ 31 69
I
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNI'Y, VIRGINIA.
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPIENl'
VIRGINIA
OF THE STATE OF
Petitioner
v.
CASSANDRA LA SON ATKINS a-nd others,
RHpondents
The separate answer of Mary R. Cover to the application of A. J. Willi.a.ms filed in this cause.
This respondent, for answer to said application , or to so nuch thereof
as ebe is advised it is material she should answer, says:
That she heretofore filed in this cause her pet it ion setting up the indebtedness owing her by A. E. Williams accompanying said petition by a certified
copy of the deed of trust bearing date the 1st of January, 1920, executed by A. J.
Williams and Fannie Williams, bis wife, to A. B. Cover, Trustee, conveying the tract
of land known in these proceedings as tract 188, in trust to secure the payment of
the indebtednes s set out in said deed of trust.
Petitioner is advised and avers
that said A. J. Williams has good title to said tract, known in these proceedings
as
No. 188, subject to the liens attached thereto; that she has read
~
1W' the application of said A. J. Williams, ~herein it is set out that the indebted-
ness owing to this respondent by A. J. Williams is the sum of $919.06, wi.th interest thereon from November ll, 1933.
Respondent avers that the only lien superior
to that created by the deed of trust securing the indebtedness. now held by her are
the taxes owing upon sa id land, and that she believes that the same are correctly
set out in the application of A. J. Williams.
Respondent unites in the prayer of
the application of A. J. Williams that the said sum of $2371.00, arter the payment
of taxes thereon, enough thereof shall be paid to respondent to satisfy the lien
~,
~ I ~ ~ " 'r
secured by deed of trust and held by respondent, viz., the u,-1
sum of $919.06~ And
having fully answered she prays hence to be dlamisaek
j/JmJj.
STATE OF. VI INIA,
CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wits
~ £.
rJ;i_
ad; .
~
I
~
I, Pauline L. Hulvey, a notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg in the State of Virginia, do certify that this day personally appeared before
me, A. B. Cover, and ma.de oath that he is the agent for Mary R. Cover, his ~ther,
�-2-
and that the statements contained in the foragoi.ng answer of Mary R. Cover are
true to the best of his knowledge and belief.
My commission expires the 2oth day
or
u-day of_~f'\_ _ _ _- _ _ , 193~ .
October, 1935.
Given under my hand this :2 1
NOTARY PUBLIC
�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA
The State C.ommiss ion on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Petitioner
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others
Defendants
. To the Honorable H. W• .Bertram,
Judge of the Circuit Court of
Rockingham County, Virginia:
The answer of A. E. Wyant to a petition filed in this
cause by A. J. Williams.
This respondent for answer to said petition or so much
thereof as he is advised it is material for him to answer, answers
and says that it is .true as stated by petitioner that the under---~CL.1,
igned has aAlien securing $26.85 on the land known and designated
on the map of Park lands as Tract No. 188, and that your respondent
answers and says that he is entitled to the said sum of $26.85.
Your respondent Joins in the p rayer of said petition
for the distribution of said fund as set out therein and that he
ill ever pray, &c.
. /!_,
HERBERT W. WYANT
ATTORNEY AT LAW
HARRISONBURG , VA .
�QJ:ommnunttaltf1 nf 1tlir9iuia
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this
27 day of De cembe r
with an order of the circuit court of
dated 12/21/33
in accordance
Rockingham Co .
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
vs.
paid t
O
"$ 337 . 50
g_ _F_i_r_s_t_ J\_fa_t_i_o_n_a_l_B_a_r_'l_r_o_f_H_a_r_r_·_i_s_o_n_b_u_r~g~ ,____
being in full set tlement of tract #--±88
in the above mentioned cause.
~I..._
Treasurer of Virginia.
I,___'------
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TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
December 27, 1933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
-·
First National
Bank of Harrisonb urg
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 337 . 50
, in accordanc e
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of
Rockingham
entered on the 21st
day
of December 1 93~ , in the matter of the State
Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __
- ~O~a=s~s=an=d=r~a~L=a=w=s~o=n~A=t=k=i=n~s____ and others, being
full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land
known in said proceedin g as #_1_8_8_ __
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
�Qlnmmnunttalt11 nf 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 accordanc e
with an order of the circuit court of
.
dated 12/21/33
Rockingham County
in th e cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Laws o~n~~A~1·~ .k~i~n~s~---------
paid to _J/I . II . Harrison , County Treas,irer of Ro ckinghani County
$ 17 . oo
being in full se tt l ement of tract #~8
in the above mentioned cause.
/
~
Treasurer of Virginia.
�O!nmtnntttutttltQ of ]lirgittttt
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M . PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer
of Rockingham County
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 17 . 00
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of
Rockingham
of
December193_Q_ , in the matter of the State
entered on the 21st
day
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
--~C
=a""'- ""-s=s=a=n=d=r~a"'--'L
=a=w
-=s=o=n,.____,A
,~t=k=i =
n=s'------__ and others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
known in said proceeding as #~l-8-8_,__ __
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
�(ltnmmnunttaltq nf lllirgiuta
TREAS URER 'S OFFICE
R I CHMOND, VA .
De c ember 27 , 1933
JOHN M. P URCELL
TREA SUR ER OF VI RGI N IA
This is to certify that I, J . M. Pu r c e ll, Tre asurer
of Virg inia have this
27 d.ay of December
with a n ord.er of the circuit court of
dated 12/21/33
in accordance
Rockingham County
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins
:paid t o J. Robert Switzer Clerk oft he Circuit Court of
Rockingham County
$ 31 . 69
being in full settlement of tract# 188
in the above menti on ed cause .
•
�C!tnmmnumtalt11 nf llirgiuta
TREASU RER'S OFFICE
RICHMO ND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
Decem ber 27, 1933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
J . Rober t Switz er , Clerk of the
Circu it Court of Rockin gham Count y
Receiv ed of J.M. Purce ll, Treas urer of
Virgi nia, the sum of$ 31. 69
, in accord ance
with an order of the Circu it Court of the county
of_ ~ R~o_c~k~i=n~g._._h_am
~ - - - entere d on the 21st
day
of Decem ber 1 93L , in the matte r of th e State
Comm ission on Conse rvatio n and Dev e lopme nt v _ __
_ C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a
_ _L_a_w_s_o_n_A_t_~~i_n_s_ _ _ _ and oth ers, bei ng
full and compl ete settle men t for the tract of lan d
k nown in said proce eding a s # _ 1_ 8_ 8_ __
Si gn ori g inal a n d dup li cat e
and return to the Treas urer
of Virgi nia.
�a!ommnutnralt4 nf llir9iuia
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 De cember in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated 12/21/33
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
p aid to
$ 926 . 95
Cassandra Lawso=~n~A~t~k~i~·n ~ s ~ - - - - - - - - Mary R . Cove r
being in full settlement of tract# 188
in the above mentioned cause.
�C!tnmmnttmtaltlJ nf ]Jirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
December 27 , 1933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Macy R. Cover
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 926 . 95
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingham
entered on the
21st
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=t=k~i=n-s..___ ___ and others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
k nown in said proceeding as #- 1~8_8_ __
Si gn or i gina l and dupli cat e
an d return to the Tre a sure r
of Virginia.
�<t1nmmnuwralt~ nf lllirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
R IC HMOND, VA .
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M . PURCELL
TREASUR ER OF VIRGIN I A
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
dated 12/21/33
Rockingham County
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia
Atkins
Lawson
- - - - - - - - - - -- - -- - - - -- vs. - - - - - -Cassandra.
:paid to _~ . J . Williams
$~1~,~0~3~l~·~O~O_ _ _ being in full settlement of tract
in the above mentioned cause.
#....J.BB
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
December 27 , 1933
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURl!:R OF VIRGINIA
A. J . Williams
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 1 ,031.00, i n accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
___ _ _ entered on the
of_~R~o~ck_i~n~g~h_run
2Jst
day
of December 193L, in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
_s _o_n _A_t~k~i=n=s____ and others, being
d_r_a_L_a_w
__
_ C_a_s_s_an
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
k nown in said proceeding as #~ 1=8~8~ - -
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
:3bl
�<trnmmnntttrnlt4 nf lllirgintn
TREASURE R'S OFFICE
RICHMOND , VA.
December 27 , 1 933
JOHN M, PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J. M. Purcell , Treasur er
of Virg inia have this 27 day of Decembe r
in accordan ce
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingh am County
dated 12/21/33
in the cause of the State Commiss ion
on Conserv ation and Developm ent of the State of Virginia
vs. -----~C~ a~s~san dra Lawson ~=A~t= k=i=n=s ~-------- -:pai d to
A . E . Wyant
$~2~6~·~8~6~_ _ _ _ being in full settleme nt of tract #-1B...8
in the above mention ed cause.
�Q.tnmmnuwtaltb nf llirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
JOHN M. PURCELL
December 27 , 1933
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
A. E. Wyant
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virg inia, the sum of$ 26 . 8 6
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingham
entered on the - ~2=1~ day
of December 193_Q_ , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
A...,,t..,..k....i...n..,s...___ _ __ an d
----"C'""a,_,,,s,,__,s.....,a=n..,.d""""-r=a---=L=a=w=s,,_o,.,_n"""---.,,.,
others , b e i ng
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
~ -known in said proceeding a s # ~ 1=8~8
Sign or jgina l and dupli cat e
and r e turn to t h e Treas u rer
of Virginia.
'3bS
�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.188 ________ :
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. __J...8.8____ $$.2.3.11.-.OPon 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;
A. J. Williams
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, A. J.
Williams, to give 10 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
ai:is ·ng from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows:
W4erefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the
:prQYi~ions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the
d,istribution 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. __ l8B _____ $--30.. QO _: 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.O.ADDRESS
S;TA~E OOMMISSI.ON ON CONSERVATI ON
B:~MXJ:~1:!{--::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
&
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~) SS
COUNTY OF 1 • A.RREN )
Personally appeared befor,e me the unqers.igned Notary
Public in my said State and County, E . K • Stokes, who being
~uly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the
S~ate Cormnission on Conservati on and Development in imnediate
charge of the records of the Shenandoah National' Park Division
th ereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shares of condemnation awards in the Shenandoah,,.
Nat i onal Park condemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit
. Courts of Virginia , by rea·s on of contracts 9.nd agreements enC
rered into with t h e owners of lands sought to be c onde:fl.ned in
these proceedings , and that the within claim is just and correct .
Witness my signature this 8th :?oi'/anu? 1954
~ 7 r ~~ ,:_;
Notary Publi
- - - -~
NOTN.Y Fl' "
My C mm1ss un lxp s ~ep,
\
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�VIRGINL . IN THE C IRCl'TT COURT OF ROCKINGH. iM COUNTY .
The .State Conrnis sion on Jons ervation
& Development of the wt ate of Virginia, Pet iti on:.:o r ,
v.
Cassandra Lawson At};:ins, et als , defendFJ.nts .
In He: Distribution of proceeds of condemnation for rrract No . 188
This day came the .:>tate Commission m Consrvation
& Development by counsel, and IDved the :Jourt to enter an order
directing the Treasurer of the .:)tate of Virginia, to pay to it
· ut of the proceeds of condemnation of trc1.ct Lo . 183, the su11 of
'!f30 . 00 , representing the amount of a certain ple df1J:3
Il19 de
by ~i.. . ;r .
'Villiams , wo claimed to be the ovrner of said tract , to said Commission on Conservation & Development , as a contribution forthe
establishmen t of .3henandoah .uational Perk and in support of its
seid motion, the said Com:r..ission exhi ited to the Court , its
mot:ion in vvriting setting forth all the facts in relation thereto ;
whic h has been heretofore filed herein .
Upon considerA tion whereof ,
it appearing tothe
Court , that the claim of said Connission is not based upon any
lien either m the land condemned , or on the proceeds of condemnation , and that said Commission has failed tD obtain the consent
of the parties entitled to the proceeds of condemnation , to lMll.e
payTIBnt of its claim , it is accordingly adjudged and ordered that
tre motion of the Connnission for the payment of said claim out of
the proceeds of condemnation for said tract be and the sime is
hereby denied.
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#187 - William s , A. E.
Number of Acres: 113
Location:
South side of old Spotswoo d Trail and one and one- half miles
from Swift Run Gap .
Roads:
Six miles ove~ old and new Spotswoo d Trail to Elkton .
Sandy clay of good depth and fertilit y over most of t ract ,
very rocky in the wooded portion; steep to moderate slopes
with northwe st and southwe st exposure .
History of Tract and condition of timber:r.a rge portion of tract cleared many years
The wooded area has been
ago , grazed and cultivat ed since .
present stand consists of
The
.
past
the
in
ly
repeated
cut over
.
poplar
and
ash
,
pine
yellow
some
oaks,
mixed
Soil:
Improvements:
None.
Acreage and value of types :
Types
Value per acre
Acreage
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
43
3 . 00
$129 . 00
30 . 00
1710 . 00
25 .·oo
325 . 00
$2164 . 00
Cove:
Grazing Land:
57
@
Fields Restocking:
Cultivated Land:
13
113
Orchard:
125 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 2164 •.QO
86 . 00
Value of Improvements: $
$2375 . 00
Value of Orchard: $ 125 . 00
Value of Minerals: $
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $86 • 00
Value of Wood: $
Value per acre for tract: $21. 01
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE .
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CLERK .
�. ~~a~:e ~ i r c u i t ~ r ~ : - ~ ~ .. Count:, Virg1nia,
No./H'f-., At Law.
The State Commission on Conservatfan and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, v s . - - ~ ~ - ~ - - a : b _ _ ~ ~ - ~ - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - -
__ //_;j_ ~ - ~ ~-~------ ---------- ---------- ---------- -----
more or less, of land in_~_
________ County, Virginia, Defendants.
The undersigned, in answer to the tition 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 t;-s-~~p~ i~ and tq said notice.
My name is ____ _Cl__~ -"--~--- -----~-- --------- ___________ _
My post office address is___
____
_ ( _ ~ _ _________ _
I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sou
to be condemned, containing about_ ___Lj_~--- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvement s :__ ' 1 1 & _ ~ -
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This land is located aboutfr_,,______ miles from~~ -------- ---- Virginia, in
th~
_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
Jlarcel of land described above.)
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The land owners aJjacent to he above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s:
North ..
South ______ J~~--~--- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------
~£~~ -······ ···· ..........................................
E a s t ~ ])_o,.N-,~ ............ ............ ............ ............ - ____ West _____ . ~ ~ - ~------- ------------ ------------ ------------ --------I acquired my rfdht, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __________ in the
following manner:
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~fo f.l~ 1f
ftr;:~·,t>oL~.~~~;~!.:~:~~~
a
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on is $_11.2.0_,__Q(._°-.Q__ A:1,. I claim that t e total value of my right, title, estate or interest,
in and to this tract or. parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $_3_Q_t/_Q!...QQ__ ,
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
desc~~!::k:~ l~.~~.~a~d
~y ::~~
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________ _L/__3 __~ - ~ - - L b L ' . - ~ - ~
______ /_()_ - - ~ - ~ ~
__
M.u:-~- -~f_3_Q .!Q~-~- ~ntinue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ___ J_t/::_~__ day
of _
___ _ _ --, 193f
_______ (:&_._ __c_.__tk "~------- --w~
r
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s E OFI\VI~G IA, COUN~Y OF __ L~y--/::
V) :--------, To1-wit:
The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ .4_.£.... L.-l,,d:~ --------- ----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,
thiIJ ....
/.tJ.~....day of
t~1· . ,
193i . . .
. . .,
............ ..... .
Ckrlr ef the Court, Of' Speeial Investigator or..
Notary Public, e:r Jystig0 ef the Pettee.
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----- ----- ----~ ----- ----- ----- ---~- ~---- ---~..,71
�Claim oL __ B ickers Ho tor C0M_.I?an.1[ _______________________________________________ _
18?.9 A t L aw.
. . N O-------~-,
I t y, v·1rgmia,
Coun
BockinP"ham
. ·t Court of -----------...:'----=-----------I n the C1rcm
The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti_
ana 52561 acres
Cc. ssand.ra Laws on J.d.kins rnd. Others_____________________________
.
vs. ________________________________________________
t 1oner,
· · Def endant s.
~ockin.o-ham _______ Count y, v·1rgmia,
·
more or I ess, of I an d m----------------~---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_ __ .!t_~~~-~~~~~~---------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this
as his answer to said petition and to said notice.
Bickers ~otor Comnany
. _______________________________________________
____________________ _
My name 1s
My post office address is ____ .$_°t.f;!Il_fc1.:r.9-_q_yjJ_i_~..,,..,.Ql',._E'~~:o~-~,_o_1J!l._U~1t.~\p._i_q __ _
LL lc.1•10
v~VHvll -rry ~- ·
the nroceedc,, __ pf
I claim a right, title, estate or interest iry a tract or parcel of land/within the area sought
to be condemned, containing about_ ____ !1-:_~-- _______ acres, on which there are the following
buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _
J O
This land is located about_ ___________ miles from _____________________________ Virginia, in
·,-1 .r.n
. t of sa1't
. t r1c
. I 0 1s
. t eria
StonewallMag1s
th e________________
ne-UBWc ceeds of
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.)
___ 248 .17> ,_ i th _ int er est _thereon _fror1 _ l'8rch_ 1 9 .i_ 1925 _until __pa id. _____ _
and. y5 . 50 costs, subject to a credit of '61~ ~ as of June 24 ,1 9~
The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows:
North _____________________________________________________________________________ _
South _____________________________________________________________________________ _
East ______________________________________________________________________________ _
West _____ _________________________________________________________________________ _
. the
of
e 1).J7.oceeds
.t erestfOX)
. 1e, estatein
. h t, tit
. d my rig
I acqmre
__________ m
a b out t h e year 1926
this property
or m
following ma~~<>\_
_J'.u.de-.J11.~u..t__4£,._tcfl _t"I une _.2. ., _i 92.-6. y-..d.o .c.k e.t-ed_.... · e.r'-t. m.b. r- -1.9..,- - l..9-2 !7.fu.t-l"tf-- - - - _docketed in Jud.P-ment ~ien ~ocket 14 na~e 62 .
----------------------------------------------- '----- '----------------------------------
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 $-~~ ~!,_~t____ .
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).
Ren1arks · ------------------ -·---------------------------------------------- ---------
------------------- ------------ ------- ------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back).
Witness my signature (or my name and mark a~ed hereto) this ____!_,e():_.__ day
-----------~~~~~
oL ____~~-1~E~.?:.~Y_____ , 1939: City
STATE OF VIRGINIA,~ OF___E~:rrJ_flQAl:21:tJ'~ ------ , To-~ih
The undersigned hereby certifies thaL- - ~- - - ~- ~ - - ~ - - - the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that fhe matters
and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief,
~
this ___ ):_~!;_h. _________ day of_ __Ee.hr~¥-----,
193r~CL_
~~o:t:ffl'e{~o«W,C~Y-~~i~IXIh"'v:'e~{fa~r or
Notary Public,xoox11mti~:mfxohexRencH:.
IJ
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-
county: .tr{ock lngham
District: Stonewall
Ul B? - Yiilliarns , A. E .
Acreage Claimed;
Value Claimed:
Location:
ii3
Assessed: ?3 A .
Deed: Purchased 39 A80 P . 1924
"
3090 . 00
v 720.00
South side of old Spotswood Trai l and
one and one- hal f miles from Swi f t Run
for -~ 450.00
41 A- 8 P. 1915 for
100 . 00; 33 A - 80
1916 un':nown .
r.
Gap .
Incumbranccs 1: counter c~a,i,.!UP or l ns:
None known .
-
very rocky in t h e wooded portion ; steop to mo derate :'.> lopes
with northwest and southwest exposure.
Roads:
Six n iles over old and · new '3potswood Trail to ""': l kton .
Soil:
oandy clay of good depth nnd fertility over most of tract ,
liistor! of tract a .. d condition or tir1bcr: Large portion of t ract c1°arod
rna•1y years ago, grtizeci" 'an'<.rcul ti w ted s i nce . Tho wooded '1rea
has been c ut over repeatedly in tho past . ':he present stand
consin·ts of mixed 00.ku. some yellow p ine• ash a nd n m:> lo.r.
T'h e ostirr:ate to out 1 cord of stavewood per a.er vr.. 1 ,ted t~ 1.,
" .... 00 :'c ::o. : cr..1,~ r. ..n average of 6 cor ds of' fuelv10od valued
25¢ per cor d ---- 43 cords of stuvcwood { ., 2. 00
---- ; e6 .00
215 cords of fuel mod O 25¢
Imorovements: Orchard: 2½ acres valued
- ·
-ti:e ~s orily - --
Value of l and b:v t v""Qc s:
~
Acreage
&Tope
43
Fg
6'7
Fe
13
113
Total value of l an d
------@
Value
per a.ere
' :t 3 . 00'
~
20 .00
25.00
~~1 594 .00
Total val ue of improvdments · 100.00
Total value of timber
139 .75
Total value of t ract
.:r,1833.75
Average value per acre ·
16.08
53 . ?5
$139.75
·.~10. 00 per acre for
:,100. 00
Total
'Value
·I2u.oo
1140 ,. 00
325 .00
·Io94.00
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/
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVA'rION AND DEVELOPMENI'
OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA,
PETITIONER
v.
DEFENDANI'S.
CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others,
On this, the
6-
day of January, 1934, came A. E. Williams, by John
, T. Harris, his attorney, and on his motion leave is given him to file his application in this cause requesting the disbur~ent of the fund of $2375.00, compensation
paid into court for Tract No. 187.
And it appearing from said application that
there are liens upon the said tract No. 187, and therefore upon the proceeds arising from the expropriation thereof, and it further appearing from the said application that Mary R. Cover and M. B. Bickers, trading as Bickers Motor Company, are
named defendants in said petition; therefore came said Mary R. Cover~and M. B.
Bickers, trading as Bickers Motor Company, each by counsel, and on their motion
leave is given them to file their respective answers to the said application. of
A. E. Williams, which is accordingly done.
Upon c onside rat ion whereof, and the record of the cause, it is considered
and ordered by the court that the said sum of $2375.00 paid into court by petitioner
as just compensation for Tract 187, be paid by the Treasurer of Virginia as followas
To John T. Harris, successor to John Paul, counsel of record in this cause, the sum
of $35.00. for services rendered in this cause, the same being a lien upon said fund;
to J. Robert Switzer, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, the sum
of $74.97, delinquent truces on said land; to M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer of
Rockingham County, the sum of $18.72, taxes for the years 1932 and 1933; to Mary R.
Cover, the sum of $2175.85, and to M. B. Bickers, trading as Bickers Motor Company,
$70.46, the residue of said $2375.00, taking from the said John T. Harris, J. Robert
Switzer, Clerk, M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer, Mary R. Gover, and M. B. Bickers,
trading as Bickers Motor Company, race ipts for said payments, and certifying such
payment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof as re quired by law.
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$
INTHE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM OOUNTY, VIRGINIA.
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION
&
DEVELOPMENI'
PETITIONER
OF THE ST ATE OF VIRG !NIA
v.
DEFENDANTS
CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others,
To the Honorable H. W. Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,
Virg inias
The State Commission on Conservation
&
Development of the State of Virgini-a,
having heretofore paid into caurt the sum of $2375.00, the amount of the award set
out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. l87, the undersigned, A. E. Williams, hereby applies to the court for an order of judgment for distribution of said
fund of $23'15.00 as hereinafter set out.
Applicant further shows that it appears
from the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners heretofore filed, and the
said pet it ion for judgment and concemnat ion, that applicant is invested with superior
or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No. 187, and
therefore tothe proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof, but applicant avers
that there are sundry liens on said land, and therefore to the proceeds arising on
the
expropria.t ion as now to be set forth:
1st: Delinquent taxes on said land payable to J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virg inia , aggregating $74.97 as appears from the
certificate of said Switzer, Clerk, appended hereto; 2nd: delinquent taxes on said
land for the year 1932, aggregating $18.72, as appears from the certificate of M. H.
Harrison, County Treasurer of Rockingham County, appended hereto; 3rd: indebtedness
owing to Mary R. Cover, secured by deed of trust onsaid land amounting as of this
date to the sum of $2175.85, as appears from an attested copy of the deed of trust
to A. B. Cover, Trustee, attached to the petition of Mary R. Cover, filed in this
cause on the 20th of April, l93l, setting up and asserting the lien created by the
deed of trust against the said land or the proceeds arising on the expropriation
thereof, said deed of trust having been duly admitted to record in the Clerks
' Office of Rockingham County, on the 17th day of September, l924f 4ths
to M. B. Bick-
ers, trading as Bickers Motor Company, the sum of $248.13, with interests and costs
of judgment thereon as appears from a certified copy of said judgement by J. Robert
Switzer, Clerk, rendered by L. H. Bruce,
Just ice of the Peace, docketed in the
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Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia, on the 19th
day of Sept ember, 1927, attached to tho pet it ion heretofore filed in this case
by the said M. B. Bickers.
Applicant further avers that the foregoing constitute all the taxes and
liens upon saidpropert y in the order of their priority, and that the said award
of $2375 .oo is not sufficient to discharge the same, but the applicant asks that
the said fund of $2375 . 00 nay be applied upon the liens on said land as aforesaid
to the extent of said award.
Applicant accordingly pra.ysthat Mary R. Cover and A. B. Cover, Trustee
in the deed of trust aforesaid, M. B. Bickers, trading as Bickers Motor Company,
may be made parties defendant to this petition and required to answer the same,
answer under oath being waived, and that upon the coming in of the answers, and it
otherwise appearing to the court to be proi:,er in the premises , that there may be
an order directing the disbursemen t of the said sum of $2375.00 as follows:
1st;
To John T. Harris, successor of John Paul, counsel of record in
this cause, the sum of $35.00, for services rendered in this cause, the same being
a lien upon said fund.
2nd:
To J. Robert Switzer, Clerk of the Circuit Cour:i of RockinghamC ounty,
the sum of $74.97.
3rd:
To M. H. Harrison, County Treasurer of Rockingham County, the sum of
4th:
To Mary R. Cover, the sum of $2175.85.
5th:
To .M. B. Bicke rs , trading as Bickers Motor Company, the residue, viz.,
$18 .72.
$70. 46 .
bound he will ever pray.
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CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-wit:
I, Pauline L. Hulvey, a notary public in and for the City of Harrisonbur g,
State of Virginia, do certify that A. E. Williams personally appeared before me in
my said city and mi.de oath that the statements contained in the foregoing petition ,
so far as ma.de on his own knowledge are true, andthose made on information derived
from 0th ers, be believes to be true. My commission expires the 20th day of October,
1935. Given unde r my hand this 4th day of January, 1934.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
�Harrison burg, Va.,
Decem ber 20 , 1933
_ _ __ _ _ _ Dr.
A. E . Willia ms
To J. ROBERT SWITZER, Clerk
Circuit Court of Rocking ham County, Virginia
Delinq uent Taxes :
1 928
$ 9 . 50
1929
8 . 64
1930
8 . 65
1931
? . 62
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1928
1929
11 . 13
10 . 15
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1930
10 . 23
1931
9 . 05
33- 2- 0
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H. HARRISON
TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA
Tax on A. E. Williams 1932 Real Estate
33 A- 2 R- 0 P
Tax
39 A- 2 R- 0 P
Tax
4 . 68
$8 . 64 1st 5% penalty
. 43
. 45 2nd "
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. 28 Interest
. 98 _dvertising Cost
-,,,$~$~o-.=7~8~Total tax fon 1932
1933 tax on the same land , 7 . 56
. 38 5
J7 . 94 •
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%penalty
Harrison, J.7i·eas.
Harrisonburg, J7a.
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
PETITIONER
STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION & DEVELO PMENT
OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
v.
)(
Re Tract No. 187
DEFENDANTS
CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others,
The separate answer of Mary R. Cover to the application of A. E.
'illiams,
filed in this cause;
This respondent, for answer to said application, or to so much thereof she
is advised it is material she should answer, says:
That she has heret of o r e filed in this cause, to-wit, on the 2oth day of April
1931, her petition s etting up the indebtedness owing to her by A. E . Williams, accompanying said petition by a certified copy of the deed of trust bearing date the
17th day of September, 1924, executed by A. E. Williams and Lydia A. Williams, his
wife, to A. B. Cover, Trustee, conveying the lands known in these proceedings as
Tract No. 187, in trust to secure the payment of the indebtedness set out in said
deed of trust .
Respondent is advised and avers that said A. E . Williams has good ti-
tle to said Tract No . 187, subject to the liens thereon; that she has read the application of A. E. Williams wherein is s et out the indebtedness owing by him to this
respondent as the sum of $2175.85; that said sum is correct, and respondent avers t be
only lien superior to the lien created by said deed of trust securing the payment of
said indebtedness now held by her are the taxes owing upon the land as set out in
the application of A. E. Villiams.
Respondent unites in the prayer of the applica-
tion of A. E . Williams that the sum of $2375 . 00, after the payment of the taxes thereon, be disbursed in the order of their priority as stated in said application.
And
having fully answered, she prays hence
STATE OF VIRGINIA,
CITY OF HARRISONBURG, t o-wit :
I, Pauline L. Hulvey, a notary public in and for the City of Harrisonburg,
State of Virginia, do certify that this day personally appeared before me, A. B.
Cover, and made oath that he is agent fbr Mary R. Cover, his mother, and that the
statements contained in the foregoing anawer of Mary R. Cover are true, to the best
of his knowledge and belief. My commission expires the 20th day of October, 1935.
Given under my hand this 4th day of January, 1934.
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PUBLIC
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA.
State Commission on Conservation and Development of
the State of Virginia
Vs.
Re: Tract
Petitioner
o. 187
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and Others
Defendants
The Separate answer of M. B. Bickers trading as
the Bickers Motor
Company to the application of A. E.
Williams filed in this cause,
This respondent for answer to said application
it is material
or to so much thereof as he is advised/he should answer,
'-.answers and says:
On December 12, 1933,
That heh as heretofore filed in this cause/his
petition setting up the indebtedness owing to him by A. E.
Williams, accompanying said petition by a\abstract of the
judgment recovered against A. E. Williams and Lydia Williams
before L.
H. Bruce, Justice of the Peace for Rockingham
CountyJ: Virginia, on the 25th day of June, 1926, which was
duly docketed in the County Clerk's Office of Rockingham
County, Virginia, on September 19, 1927, in Judgment Lien
Docket 14 at page 62, in the sum of $248 .13 w1 th interest
from the 19th day of March , 1925 until paid and $6 .00 costs,
subject to a credit of $61 .30 as of the 24th day of June,
1927,
Respondent is advised and avers that said A. E.
Williams has good title to said tract No. 187, subject to the
liens thereon; that he has read the application of said A. E.
Williams wherein the said A. E. Williams sets out that after
the payment of debts prior to the lien of your respondent's
judgment there will be $70 .46 coming to him to be credited
on said judgment; that this respondent agrees that the liens
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set out as prior to him are correctly set out, a.nd that
$70 .46 is the correct amount coming to him after the
payment of the liens on said tract !~o. 187 which are prior
to the lien of his judgment.
Respondent unites in the prayer of the
application of A.E. Williams that the sum of $2375 .00 after
the payment of taxes thereon be disbursed in aocordanoe with
the priority of the debts resting upon said tract, as they
are stated in said application.
And having fully answered, respondent prays to be
hence dismissed.
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�CHARLES R. BEALL
ATTORNEY AT LAW
MARTINSBURG, W. VA.
Jan. lfth, 1931.
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham County,
Harrisonburg , Va .
Dear Sir:
In re ~.E. Williams-113 acre tract
Shenandoah Valley National Purk.
Enclosed herewith you will please find claim
of A. E. Wil 1 iams for 113 ac:·e tract of land located
4½ miles from Elkton, Va . in Stonewall Magisterial District
of your county. I t1,ust the same is in proper form and
would ask that any further corresponden ce relative
thei·eto be addressed to the undersie:;ned, attorney for the
said A. E. Williams .
I am,
rr banking you for your courtesy in the matter,
Very truly you~s,
Charle_R. Beall.
CRB/ES
�THE STATE COMMISSION ON CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA
v.
CASSANDRA LAWSON ATKINS and others.
To the Honorable H.
w.
Bertram, Judge of the Circuit Court of Rockingham
County, Virginiaa
Your petitioner, Mary R. Cover, begs leave to file this, her petition, in this cause, for the purpose of setting up a lien in her favor
upon cert3.in lands sought to be condemned herein, and respectfully represents s
lat:
That by de ed of trust dated September 17, 1924, and recorded
in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County in deed book 130, at page 146,
A. E. Williams and Lydia A. Willia.ms, his wifo, conveyed to A. B.· Cover,
Trustee, three certain tracts of land involved herein, tosecure the payment to your petitioner of the payment of five bonds in the sum of $382.12
each, bearing interest from the 17th day of September, 1924, and payable
respectively in one, two, three, four and five years after date.
2nd:
'rhat said bonds have not been paid as they became due, but
that the sum of $371.18 was paid on the principal and accumulated interest
of the first of said bonds on February 17, 1928, and is credited thereon,
leaving due thereon the sum of $92.07; and that interest has been paid on
tne remainlng portion of said debt to February 17, 1928. That the total
amount due on said indebtedness secured by said deed of trust as of April
1st, 1931, was $1620.55, with interest thereon from and after February
27, 1928.
3rds
A copy of the deed of trust securing said indebtedness is here-
with filed as a part hereof, and your petitioner respectfully asks that the
said indebtedness may be established and held to be a lten upon the proceeds
arising from the condemnation of said land and that said indebtedness Jiiay
be paid out of any sums awarded to the said A. E. Williams in said proceed•
ings.
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STATE OF VIRGINI A,
001.JNrt OF RQGKINGHAM, to•wit s
This day persona lly appeared before me,
_ _ _ _ _ _ , the undersig ned, a Notary Public in and for the State
and County aforesa id, Mary B. Cover, who ma.de oath and says that the
matters and things stated in tha for egoing petition are true.
Given under my hand this
f
day of April, 1931.
�This a.eed maa.e ana. entered. into ,:;his l'l-ch uay or September
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1924, by ana. betwen A. E . Williams and Lydia A. Willians his wire, hereinarter cailea. -Che party or the rirst part,01' Swif"t Hun Virginia , and
A. B. Cover trustee, or Elkton Virgi nia, party 01· the second. part .
WITN3SSETH: That ror and in consideration or the sum or One
a.01lar c a sh in ham ra ia. by the party of
or the rirst part, the receip-c whereor is
betore the sealing anu uelivery
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"the second. IS- rt, "to the party
he
re by acknow1.ea.geu, at or
t hese pres en -r;s, the/sa1a. party or 'the
rirst part a.0th hereby g rant an a. convey with general warranty or tit 1.e
un,:;o the saia.
ll).
rty or the second.
pl r"t,
trustee as aro resai a., all or the
"three rolloWi ng a.escri bea. tracts _ or pa reel. s or 1ana. situate in the
Vicinity or Swirt Run, on or act.jacent to the Blue Hia.ge Mountain, in
Rockingham county Virginia, ana. more particularly a.escribed. as ro1.lows:
First; All or that certain tract convey e a. to the saia. A. E .
WilJ.iams by a.eea. rrom Caroline Williams, A. J .Williams an:1 Fannie
Williams, or a.a"te March l;,th 191.6 whic h saia. deeu 1s
')io
be reco r a.ed.
immea.ia tely in aa.vance or the rec or a.a ti on or 'this a.eeci. now being
executea., said. tract is bouna.ea. as roJ.loo s: Beginn ing a-c a chestnut
oak stump in Davis' line, thence wi1h saia. Davis' line N. b6 E. 61 poles
to a red oak, thence
lo
s.
86 E . 21 pol.es to a hickory; -chence N. 44 E .
pol.es to a birch, and but-cerwoOd. , thence
s.
pointers near a bunch or IIE.ple sprouts, thence
48 E . 60 pol.es, to
s.
o~ - 1/2
to a butterwood in the Gibbons line, thence with same
pol.es to a large chest nut, thence wi 1tl same line S .
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s.
E . 20 poles
41
w.
1.s . 12
6 W. bO pol.es ,:;o
a chestnut s,:;ump, ,:;hences . 27 E.l pole to a chestnut in the Uibbons
line ana. corner to E . Williams , 1ihenc e wi "th saia. Williams' line
s.
7'.6 - 1/2 W. 4~ poles m a chestnut on upper side or a roaa., thence with
saiu roaa. N. ~l W. lo poles to a point in sa10. roaa. , thence N. t>0-1/2
w.
8 pol.es ,:;o a 1.arge chestnut, "thence N. ~u E. 19 . 52 pol.es to a
cherry tree, thence N. 8
w.
96 poles to an apple -cree , "thence N.
26- 1/2 W. 11 poles to a stake , thence N. 42 W. 22 . 64 poles to a pos,:; ,
"thence N. 60
w.
7 . 2 poles to the beginni~ con~aining 41. acres ana.
8 poles be i 1i ,:;he same ' moreor less.
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SECOND:
That certain tract convey ea to tne said A.E.W illiams ,
by deed a.a lieu April th~ 1st 1916 rram Emanue l William s ana. wire which
saia. aeea. is or recora in the Ulerk 's Orf ice or .Hockin g ham County
Virgin ia in a.eeu book No. 10 at page
ob
and to which saiu ueed rer-
erence 1s nereby ma.de ror a more par ti cu.Lar aescrip tion or said tract
01· land which is bouna.ea. as follow s:
Beginn ing in a poinli in an old roaa., near a chestn ut, an old
corn.er; thence N. 7-.:,-1/2 E. 4;, poles to a chestn ut in the Giboon 's
line, and with sames . 27 E. 25 poles to a chestn ut stump; thence
s.
;,? E. 48 poles to a chestn ut in the liibbo~ s line, am corner to
s. G. Morris ; thence with his line, S 74-1/ 2 W.
nut; thence
w.
s. o;, w•
poles i;o a chest-
.Ll poles to two chestnu t oaks; thence
w.
lo-1/2 poles to a chestnu i;; thence N. 81
tree ana map.Le in a branch ; "thence
walnut ; thenc~ N. 20
a)
w.
s.
s.
64
25 poles to a cherry
;,9 W. 20 poles to a white
b2.8 po.Les to or near an apple tree; thence
N. 59 E. lo.4 poles to a poini; in the turn
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the rood; thence N. 21
,./. 14 poles to a point in said. roaa; thence N. 27 W. 9 paes to the
beginn ing, contain ing ;,;, acres and 2 roous be lt the same morepr
.Less.
THIRD: All or those two certai n parce.L s
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.Land. emorac ea in a
certain a.eeu bearing a.ate on the 1st uay or May 1924, execut eu by
Quinto n E. Smith ana Lizzie A. Smith to 1ihe said A.E. Wi.Lliams
and. is bounae d ana. describ ed as rel.Low s:
Tract No • .L beginni ng at an old chestnu t oak stump, corner
to the lands ot saia William s and Baughe r; tm~ce N. ;54-1/2
W.28-2 f o
poles to two sma.Ll chestn uts, corner i;o the said Baughe r; thence N.
'10 E. 21-1/2 poles to a .large chestn ut; thence s. '16-.L/ 2 E. 11-;,; b
po.Les, passing over a .Large rock i;o a point in m1a.dle
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the Swirt
Run Gap Road, known as the Spoi;~sw oou Trail; thence with said road
s.
20 E. 8 po.Les to a point in saie1 road near a b.Lack oak, chapped
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as a bearing corner; thence with sa:id. road
s.
68 E. 8 poles in said
road near a chestnu t oak aw hickory chopi:ed as a bear :lng corner;
thence with said road N. 70 E. 10-1/2 poles to a point in said
road near a hickory chopped as a bearing corner; thence N. tio
E. 17-1/4 poles; thence N. 65 E. 12-3/5 poles to a point in said
roaa, near a locust and persimm on tree chopped as a bearirg correr;
thence down a steep hills. 33 E. 24-1/6 poles to a flat rock in a
swamp six ·reet north 01· an old roe.a.; thence 16-1/2 E. 23-3/5 poles
to a mm.11 chestnu t oak, at a gate in the Herring line; thence
W. 52-~/5 poles with said line,
w.
35
and a .Line 01· James ana. Davis, to a
point in saidfline at southea st corner
thence N. 61
s.
or
a field at a gum ana. sassarra s;
~4 poles to two lindens and a Maple on a large rock;
thence N. 34 W. ~7-1/2 poles to the beginnin g containi ng 24 acres and
2 rooC1S.
Tract No. 2:
Wessley Baugher ,
Beginnin g at a butterwo od in a branch, corner to
s.
E. Davis, A.E.Wil liams and the said ~.E.Smi th;
thence running in a N.E.air ecticn to a chestnu t oak stump
bn
the west
side 01" a ridge, corner to the Baugher and Smith lard; thence
E. ~7-1/2 poles to two Linden ana. a Maple on a rock; thence
s.
s.
~4
61
E. 34 poles up a hollow to the lines of' Jams and Davis to a @Um
and sassarre s at the corner or a
rial~;
thence
s.
35 w.--pole s Vii.th
said James ana De.vis line to a chestnut oak on west side of a branch;
thence N. b4 E. 20 poles to a bunch 01· Maples; thence N. 48
w.
61 poles
to the beginnin g, containi ng lb acres be it the same more or less.
The Ja st deed herein re!.'erred to as of ci.ate MlV the 1st 1924 is
also to be recoraed immedia tely precedin g this conveyan ce ana. the
Whol4ot said several tracts of land are contiguo us to each other.
In trust neverth eless, to secure unto Mary R. eover the payment
of Five Bonas, bearing even date with ~his deed, executed by the
saia. parties ot the i'irst pirt and payable to the said. Mary R. Cover
in one, two, three, rour ana. five years after date respecti vely,
each in the sum of Three Hundred , Eighty two Dollars ana Twelve 6ents,
�bearing i n te r est rrom date , to be paid annually ana. waiving the
Homestead Exemption .
Now the re1·ore , in the event that d.era ult is maae in the paymen.t
of said bonds at maturity or any of them or any part or ei 1iher ot
them , then the said Trustee shall at the written request or the said
Mary R. Cover her heirs or assjgns, proceed to execute this trust
ac c ording to Section 5167 or the Code of' Virginia of° 1919 and all
acts amendatory thereto except in case 01· saJ.e the said. Trustee shall
.
receive rive percent connnission on the gross amount or saia. sale ,
ana. it is covenantea and agreed by and between the parties hereto
that the sa id. party
or the rir st
pi rt
shall keep "the bu ila.ing on said
land herein conveyea., insured with some solvent joint stock insurance
company , doing business in the State or Virginia in the sum or ..tt'ourteen
Hundrea. Dollars , with clause ror the beneri t or the saia Mary R. Cover
as her interest may appear and failure on the part or "the party of
the first part to do ro , shall give • to the said Mary R. Cover the
r ight to place said insurance and the co st there or shall become
a lien on the property he rein co,.m eyea to be coJ.J.ectea in the same
manner as prescribed 1·or the
1· irst
trust herein created .
Witness the 1'ollowi:ng signa"tures ana seals .
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___L_.Y..._d_i_a_A-'.:--W_i_l_l_iam_s_ _ _ _ ( SEAL)
State
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Virginia County or .H.ockingham "to - wi"t :
I , H. B. C. Gentry a Notary Public in ana 1·or the saia_ County in the
State 01' Virg inia , whose commission e?Cpir es on the 26"th aay 01' December
1927 , ao. ce r tify that A. E . Williams ana. Lydia A. Williams , his wif'e ,
whose names are signed to the foregoing deea bearing date on the l?th
aay 01· September 1924, have acknowleaged the same berore
me in my
County aroresaid .
Given under my hana this 17th aay of' September 1924.
H.B.C . Gentry
N. P .
�A. E. Williams
1089
A.B . Cover , Tr .
Elkton
Tax $2 .40 .l!'ees $ 2.00
Transrer $ x Total $4 .40
Admit~e6 Sep. ~7,1924
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J" • .ti· • Blackburn, Clerk
Rockingham County, Va .
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Harrisonburg , Va. Sep1i • . l'l ,
1924
Recorded in Deeu Book No . 130
:i;age 140
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County Clerk.
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�In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County, Virginia.
The State Commission on Conservation and
Development of the State of Virginia
Vs.
Cassandra Lawson Atkins and 52,561 acres,
more or less of land in Rockingham county,
Virginia.
To the Honorable H. w. Bertram, Judge of the Circuit
Court of Rockingham County, Virginia.
Your petitioner, M. B. Bickers, trading as
the Bickers Motor Company, recovered a Judgment against
A. E. Williams and Lydia Williams before L. H.Bru.oe,
Justice of the Peace for Rockingham County, Virginia,
on the 25th day of June, l.926, which was duly docketed
the Circuit Court of
in the -Cl>Ell;qt--Cl erk' s Office of/Rockingham County,
Virginia, on September 19, 1927, in Judgment Lien Docket
14, at page 62, in the sum of two hundred and forty-eight
dollars and thirteen cents ($248.13) with interest from
six dollars
March 19, 1925 until paid, and ffft==-oi.i.ca=a=-i::~ a£i,-eeeu.a
($$.QO) costs, subject to a credit of $61 .30 as of June
24, 1927; an abstract of which Judgment marked TTExhibit
Jttt is herevli th filed, and prayed to be read as a part of
this petition; that no part of this judgment has ever been
paid; that the said Judgment was a lien upon the land of
A. E. Williams recent~y condemned by the State Commission
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on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia,
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by proceedings taken in this cause; that upon the taking
of the said land under the proceedings of condemnation in
this cause, the lien resting on said land was transferred
from the land to the fund paid into this Court for the
land taken in this cause; that your petitioner is entitled
to have paid to him from UDell..~:lClll&: the money paid
into Court for the said land of said A. E. Williams his
judgment hereinbefore described; and your petitioner
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prays this Court to enter an order directing the proper
person
to pay unto him or his attorney the amount of
his judgment as hereinbefore desc r ibed.
And your petitioner will ever pray, etc.
Petitioner
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Virginia
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City
of
Harrisonburg -----to-wit:
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This day personally appeared before the
undersigned, a Notary Public , for the
City
aforesaid
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in the State of Virginia , M. B. Bickers, tra;_:gfo1-~~-~e1,Jl- l
Bickers Motor Company, and made oath that theA foregoing
judgment is correct, and is still owing to him.
Given under my hand this
1933.
23rd
day of October
�VIRGINIA:
IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM
COUNTY, ............................... S.e.pt.emb.er....1.6..,......193.3... .
vs.
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Defendants
Judgment in favor of plaintiff for $..248... 13.. , with interest
thereon at the rate of six per centum per annum from the
.l.~.th.... day of .....Mti:r.9.4.,. .............. , 19.?P. .. , until paid,
and $... .6 .•.0.0......... costs, together with an attorney's fee of ... :-:'.~ ............. ; subject, however, to the following credit/
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ABSTRACT OF JUDGMENT
�Qtnmwnunttaltlt nf Birgiuia
TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA,
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virg inia have this ~8~_day of January
in accordanc e
with a n ord e r of the circuit court of Rockingham Gmmty
dated 1/5/34
in the cause of the State Commissio n
on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia
vs.
:paid to
$ 35 . 00
Cassandra Lawnan Atkins
John T. Harris, Successor to John Paul Counse l of Record
in tbe caiise of A. E . Willlams, Harrisonb urg, Va.
being in full settlemen t of tract #__J.f3__7
in the above mentioned cause.
__________ -L-A->--o f Virginia.
352-
�C!!nmmnuwralt11 nf 11Iirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA,
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M , PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
John T. Harris . Successor t o John Paul ,
Counsel of record in the cause of A. E. Williams
Harrisonburg , Virginia
Received of J. M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virg inia, the sum of $ 35 . 00
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the count y
of
Rockingham County entered on the 5th
day
of January 1 93 34 , in th e matter of t h e State
Commission on Conserva ti on and De ve l opment v _ __
-~O=a~s~s~a~u~d~r.L-'-'-a_...L=a~w~s=a~n....._=A~t=k~1~n~s; >-----and ot h er s , being
full and complete settleme nt f or the tract of land
known in said proceeding as
#
187
Sign ori g inal and dup licate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
35:3
�Qtommnumtaltll nf l!Itrgiuia
T REASUR ER' S OFF I CE
R I CHMO N D , VA,
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M . PU RCE L L
T REASU RER O F VIRGI N IA
This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Treasur er
of Virginia have this _8__ day of January
with an order of the circuit court of
dated 1/5/34
in accordan ce
Rockingh am County
in the cause of t he St ate Commi s sion
on Conserv ation a n d Developm ent of the St ate of Virg i n ia
vs.
Cassand ra Lawson
Atkins
--------------J . Rowert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of
paid t o_Rocki ngbam Caimty , Harrison b-u.rg, Va .
$~7~4~-~9~7~_ ___ b eing in full settleme nt of tract# 187
in the above mention ed cause.
of Virgini a.
I
�Qtnmtttnuwtaltf1 nf llirgiuta
TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA .
Janusry 8 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
J . Robert Switzer , Clerk of the
Circuit Court of Rockingham County
Harrisonb urg, Virginia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 74 . 97
, in accordanc e
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of
Rockingham
of January
entered on the
5th
day
1 93 1._ , in the matter of the State
Commissio n on Conservat i on and De v elopment v _ __
__C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L--=aw----=-s~o~n=--------=A~t=k=in=s____ and others, being
full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land
k nown in said proceedin g as #-=
18=7~- -
Sign original and dup li cate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
::,5\
�Q!nmmnumtalt11 nf lllirgiuiu
J
TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
day of January
of Virginia have this 8th
in accordanc e
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated 1/5/34
in the cause of the State Commissio n
on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virginia
vs.
p aid to
Cassandra Lawson_A_t_k~i~n__s ~ - - - - - - - - - Mary R . Cover
$_2~,_1_7_5_._8_5_ _ _ being in full settlemen t of tract #__J_f;[J
in the above mentioned cause.
I
/
, / Treasur
�arnmmnuwraltb nf l!Iirgiuta
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
Mary R. Cover
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of$ 2 ,175.85, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockingham
of January
entered on the
5th day
193__!__ , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation an d Dev e lopment v _ __
_ C=a=s=s~a=n=d=r~a=------.,L=a~w~s~o=n=-=A~t=k=i=n=s'------___ and others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
known in s aid proceeding as #~1~8~7~ - - -
Sign origina l an d dup li cate
and r e turn to the Treasurer
of Virginia .
�C!tommnuw.enltq nf llirgiuttt
TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA.
January 8 , 1"934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 8th d.ay of January
with an order of the circuit court of
d.ated
1/5/34
in accordan ce
Rocki ngham Crnmty
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and. Development of the State of Virginia
vs.
pai d to
$ 70.46
Cassandra Lawson~A~ t~k-j~n~s~- --------M. B • Bickers trading as Bickers Matar Campany
being in full settlement of tract# 187
in the above mentioned. cause.
35'1
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA .
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
M. B. Bickers , trading as
Bickers Motor Company
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virginia, the sum of $ 70 . 46
, in accordance
with an order of the Circuit Court of the county
of Rockinghrun
of January
en t ere d on the
5th
day
.193_!_ , in the matter of the State
Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __
- =C=a=s=s~a=n=d=r~a=--=L=l=w~s~o=n=-cA=-=t=k=i=n=s~ ___ and others, being
full and complete settlement for the tract of land
known in said proceeding as#
187
Sign original and duplicate
and return to the Treasurer
of Virginia.
355
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TREASURER'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA .
JOHN M. PURCELL
January 8 ., 1934
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer
of Virginia have this 8th day of January
in accordance
with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County
dated 1/5/34
in the cause of the State Commission
on Conservation and Develo:pment of the State of Virginia
vs.
paid to
$ 18 . 72
Cassandra Lawson Atkjns
M. H. Harrison , C01mty Treamirer of Rockingham Co .
Harrisonburg ., Virginia
being in full settlement of tract #187
in the above mentioned cause.
/
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~ \.__./(____of Virginia.
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TREASURER 'S OFFICE
RICHMOND, VA ,
January 8 , 1934
JOHN M. PURCELL
TREASURER OF VIRGINIA
M. H. Harrison , County Treasurer
of Rockiggham Comity
Harrisonbu r---&,-Virg inia
Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of
Virg inia, the sum of $ 18 . 72
, in accordan c e
wi th an order of the Cir cui t Court of the count y
of
Rockingham
entered on the
5th
day
of January 1 93_¾_ , in the matt e r of t h e State
Commissio n on Conservat i on a nd Deve lopment v _ _ _
--~C~a=s~s~a=n=d=r"'-=a=w~L=a=w~s~o=n...._~A~t=k~1~n~s~__ and others, being
full and complete settlemen t f or the tract of land
k nown in s ai d proc e eding as #~l~S~7~- - -
Sign original and dupl i cat e
and re t urn to t h e Tr e asure r
of Virg i n ia .
3£7
�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. ___ l.87_____ :
Tract No. ------------: Tract N~. ___________ _ ;
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.
-187--'--- $-237.S..OQ on 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;
A. E. Williams
Bickers Motor Company, E . D. Ott , Atty .
Mary R. Cover
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,
A . E. Williams , to give 10 acres of' his land within the Park Area
to the Park Project .
' T!_iat 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 fpom 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.
l87________
$_3.Q • .O.Q__ : 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
STATE _COMMISSI!DN _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 apJ?roval 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 01!, 1.\ARREN )
Personally ap:i;:e ared before me the undersigned Hotqry
Public in my said State and Counpy, E . K . Stokes, who being
duly sworn, deposed a nd said that she is an employee of the
State Commission on Conservation and Development in i mmediate
charge of the records of the Shenan~oah National Park Division
thereof having tb do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shares of condemnati on awards in the Shenandoah
National Park co ndemnation proceedings pending in the Circuit
Courts of Virginia, by reason of contr ~cts and agreements entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemned in
these proceedings, and that the vr it:hin claim is just and correct .
Witness my signatur e tMs B ~ y of Janua!:fi 1934. ,
.
A ~ / j~;;-
NOTAIW PUBLlv
Not9.ry i<tf{c
My Commission Expires Sep, 8, 1934
�VIRGIN I • IN 'lliE CidCU I T COURT OF ROCKINGHJu\1 COL NTY .
The utate Conmi ssion en Conse rvatio n & Develo pITBnt ,
of the .Jtate of Vir i nia , - - - - - - reti ti oner ,
v.
Cassa ndra Lawso n
Jo
tkins , et als , defend: ? nts .
In Re : Procee ds of condem nation for 1rract No . 187 .
II
This fu y caITB the State Comm ission on
6onser va-
tion & Develo pment by couns el, and moved the Jourt to ent r
II
an order
direc ting the Treas urer of the ..:itate of Virgin ia , i:P pay to it
,
out of the procee ds of condem nation of rrract ~-O . 187 , the sum
of J30 . 00 repres enting the amoun t of a certa in pledge made by
A. E . ,iilliam s , who clai med to te the ovmero f said tract , to am.id
State ~ommi ss ion on u onse rvatio n & Develo pDB nt , as a co ntribu
ti n
for the establ ishme nt of 0henan doah I'-latio nal Park , and in sunpo
rt
of its said motio n , the said Comni ssion exhib ited to thevo urt
, its
motion in writin g settin g forth all the facts in relati on theret
o,
,;1hich has be en hereto fore filed herein .
Upon consid eratio n where of , it
ppeer ing to the
Court , that the claim of said Comm ission is not based upon any
lien ei. ther on the land condem ned , or on the procee ds of condem
nation and that said CorlIIl ission has failed to obtain the consen
t of
tre partie s entitl ed to the procee ds of ::::onde mnat'io n , to the raymer
of its claim , it is accord ir_gl y adjudg ed and ordere d thatth e
motdmn of the Jommi ssion for the payme nt of said cl3. j_m rut of
the
procee ds of condem nation for said tract , be and the 39.me is hereby
denied .
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�IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIBGINIA .
THE STATE COMMISSION. ON CONSERVATION AND
DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OF VIRGINIA .
v.
CASS.ANDRA LAWSON ATKINS , ano. others ,
Upon motion or Mary R. Cover .Leave is given
her to rile petitions herein setting rorth .Liens upon
certain or the tracts or real estate invo.1vea in this
cause, being .Lands ownea by A. E . Williams ana by
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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1925-1935
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ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
NAME OF CLAIMANT
#271 Number of Acres:
/heat , L rgaret Lynn
223
Location:
Neck Run.
Roads:
Two and one- half miles via dirt road to Port Republic , the
nearest shipping point .
Soil:
s- nd and clay loam of a good depth and fertility .
U. S. Positions 196-197-198-1 99-201-202 .
slopes and fairly smooth .
Moder~te
History of Tract and condition of timber:
There is about 130 II. bd. ft. of merchantable sa 1 timber on this tract consh,ting of Tiixed TThi te and
chestnut ouks with some yellow pine and about 200 cords fuelwood - 130 I • bcL ft. saw timber - 200 cords of wood .
Improvements: Fr me dwelling:
l6x30', with 4 rooms, kitchen 12xl6' , one
room, metal ro ) f, brick flues, 2 sto-ny, 4 rooms, plastered,
poor condition and now vacant, cistern.
Acreage and value of types:
Types
Acreage
Value per acre
Total Value
Ridge:
Slope:
158
!;3. 00
"'474 . 00
Cove:
57
10 . 00
570 . 00
8
lj . 00
Grazing Land:
Fields Restocking :
l~0.00
,;1164 . 00
2~3
Cultivated Land:
Orchard:
230 . 00
Minerals:
Value of Land: $ 1164. 00
Value of Improvements: $ 230 . 00
520 . 00
Value of Orchard: $
Value of Minerals: $
350 . 00
~2264.00
Value of Fruit: $
Value of Timber: $520 . 00
Value of Wood: $ 350. 00
Value per acre for tract:
$/fl,/6
Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $
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Title
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Rockingham County SNP Records: Court Proceedings
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
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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, </span><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu:80/record=b2286919.</a>
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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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Sipe, Ed - Williams, HE
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wheat-margaret-lynn.pdf
Title
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Wheat, Margaret Lynn
Publisher
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Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse
Description
An account of the resource
Location: Neck Run
Coverage
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Tract(s): 271
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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
Wheat