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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1921 Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Leighton, Griffith, and Charles Hensley Description An account of the resource Defendants charged with felony attempted murder. Subject The topic of the resource Felony Attempted Murder Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer Taylor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCR001_007_227 Hensley Lilly https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c3fd07b48b49f5fd8364f4648f1882fd.pdf 0f02a3d1b22f97c61ba4292ea9aa12d4 PDF Text Text COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHA11, to-wit: In the Circui t Court of said County : The grand jurors of the Commonweal th of Virgin ia in and for t h e body of said county of Rocking ham and now attend ing said Court at its December term, 1932, upon their oaths do presen t that Malcolm Hensle y, who was hereto fore convic ted of violati ng the Prohib ition Laws in the Mayor' s Court of Harrispnb urg, Virgin ia, on April 28, 1930, and who was then and ' .. there sentenc ed to, pay a fine of ,fitty dollar s, did, on November 5, 1932, . in said county of Rocking ham, unlawf ully and felonio usly transp ort ~El aer;e in his i,e99ess ic:m four gallons of ardent spirits (moons hin~ liquor ), agains t the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth qf Virgin ia. This indictm ent is found on t he testimo ny of E. E. Kiser, a witnes s sworn in Court and sent before the grand jury to give eviden ce. �,--- Trans - 2d Commonweal th v) Indictm ent Mal colm Hensle y Felony December term, 1932 / A True Bill: ;/45&-fo;;~ Witnes s: E. E. Kiser D. W. Earmn Commo nwealth 's Attorn ey �Arrest Warrant on the -- These are therefore, in the n ame of the Comm onweal th of Virginia, to comma nd you forthw ith to appreend and bring before me, or some oth J~st-ic-~ ~~-~~ nty'. -~ ___ --~d~ o~--t~~-s~i~::::: :: :: ::: :::: :::::::::::::::: forth r dealt with accord ing to la . And you are required to sum_mon ---- -- ··-·· ·---- ·· -.. ----- ---.. ,------- ··-- ----- ---- --·- ----- --.. ,.. ______ ,, ____ __ ,___ __ ___ ______ ______ ____________ __ _________ ____________ __,, _______ ____ _______ __ ___ ______ _ --··· ... .. . . .... .· .. ........ ..... ...... .......... ............ .. .. .. ....... .. ... ....... .. ..... ... ..... .... ... ..... ... ... ............ .... .. ..... ........ ....... ... .... ... .. . . to appear and give evidence in behalf of the (2ommonwealth, on the e_;Jmin ation touchin g the said offence. Given under my hand and seal this __ ---~ day of/kr .J£ .~~ --- ------- ___-,in the year 19~b. __ . . Ser vice Press-1 7 0 ~ A'a-:;i.d J. P. (Seal) �STAT E OF VIRG INIA -COU NTY OF ROCK INGH AM, TO-W IT: I, .................. . ....... .... , a Justice of the Peace in and for the Count y of Rocki ngham , State of Virgin ia, do hereby certify that .. .. .. .... ... and ... .. ... . .. .. . ... .. ... ... . ... .. .... .... .. ...... as his suret ..... , have this day acknow ledged themselves indebt ed to the Comm onwea lth of Virgin ia in the sum of .. ......... . .. . ... .... .. . .. .. . ... . .. .. .... Dollar s ( $ ..... ......... ....... ) to be made and levied of their goods and chatte ls, upon this condit ion: That the said .. .... . ...... ..... shall appear before the unders igned or the Circui t Court of Rocki ngham Count y, on the .... .......... day of. .......... ........................ .. , 193 .... , and not leave hence witho ut leave of the said Court , to answe r the charge in thi! warran t, or to await the action of the Grand Jury of the said Count y upon the within charge . Given under my hand this, the ...... ........ day 193 ..... ... . ...... .... ........ ... .... ... ........ , J.P. ...... .... I>() ~:.... °' .5 ...C .. ::: - >, ..c ...C .t:. ~ ... "' ...I:! ~ ~ ,-,.-.. :.a '"8 -.~ J:J < C ~ Jl ..... ..c: ... -5 .; i >, I>() .........5. '"O .; .... > > ::I u;.:: >< '"O ~ ~ . ~ .i.l '"O u C ~ f t: ~= ~ ~ ~ § ~ .... .,;. ~ 9-& - - - ...... - - :: . .,;.: ' ..... .i~ ... I I ·-e . ~ ""1::1 I I I I I I I I ~ u >< u I .. ..£ j "' "' C I '"O C I >, ~ 0 I u C ""1::1 C "' I bl) C ::~ ..c: ..c: ...... C: '"O 0 C: :3'~ ¼ ~ .... u ·;. "'::, 0 "' < ..... I I ... . ... ... . . ... . .:c< ~ .... .;... ... . ...... ..... < ·a . ·."' ... "' .u"' -, ......... EE ~..."'. Ee -,.... I ~ ~ :: Jl~ : ... : I>() I . ~ C: 0 "' 0 ·;; C: ::s V"} u -~ - ·t ~ 3 ~ IS~ �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: To the Sheriff of Rockingham County, Greeting: You are hereby commanded to summon .... · · ······ ···· ····· ········ ·····~ · ···· ····· ~ ~ ;· ~· . ······················· . ·· v,. . ~---· __/._T~ to a~,P:J:jefore the Judge of t!J;_ at#'o'clock, a. m., on the to t,<#fy ,nd th~ t=t~ lo .9f.:u1 Courtz ¥~! ~ Count y, at the Court House th~ , f . , .. . . . '!'22/ ~~ who stands charged wit}-; and jndicted for a f elony And this ... .... ~ . -. . ..... . . ..··· ·· · · · ·· m,i&Je~HHH9f'. ....... .shall not omit under penalty of £ 100. And have then and 4 ~~~ Witness, J. ~~ SWITZER, Cin k of our said Court, at the Court Hou se, the ..~ day of : .. · . f ':'. J . v . , Y 19 19 ; j j , and in the 15 7 ~ f the Co1111~0111;,alth. ~ . . . .. . tE=· ~ ~Clerk P a L. PR ESS , IIA RRISON 8 UR G, YA �executed fl' ~ - dnng a true Uopy ot the within Summons to·----=-- ..;;-_tnoerson ~~ l ~~ ~~ �~/4--~' ~ /i ~ Lf-.r.<.."2,~ ,,-t i,4 .r 1932 UtC - "-" COMMONWEAL'IH ) v. Felony (Pro.) MALCOLM HENSLEY f c-,. 6~ ?--~~ ~ 'i/- ~ • • (!:...,t ' ,1;( ,. '""° ff'-· 11...,,, / /7 -/- C I • /, j ~ ;qt ~0 CJ .3. ~ ":_ / df!: , f ~ 7:/ I r �,, / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.&nbsp;<br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits&nbsp;</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Malcolm Hensley Description An account of the resource Felony; Indictment Subject The topic of the resource Felony Indictment transported ardent spirits Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box9-068 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_005_119-commonwealth-v-reuben-hensley.pdf 73c28b2aa03382d67bb14faa7a05fa21 PDF Text Text ��' r • ..,. ,. .' / �. . f • . ... ' I • • ,, 11 ' �News-REGISTER, / f HARRISOI\ URG, VA, :\Il\IONWEALTH 1 ARREST WAh OF VIRGINIA, TO-WIT: ROCKII\GHAl\1 COUNTY, ................. , ,'l! GsMMMe ef said County: ......... of the said county, has this day made These are therefore, in the name of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to command and bring before me, or some othe r Jnstice of the said County, the body of the said. to answer the said complaint, and to be farther dealt with according to appear and give evidence in beh: alf of the Commonwealth, Given under my hand and on the examination 7.......... day oL-0. seal this .... 2,.,_ .. to law. you forthwith to apprehend E................................ #t.~.r.r And you are required to summon toi1ching the said offence. ........................... '..................... , in the year ....................... f <!J,,&,1~1, ... T., ...J. 190.~ P [SEAL] ....... .. �, ~ r • J . vs. } Arrest Warrant. 07, ,< ~ ~ fl ··········~ E~ecuted ·esfl1l!( .... • 1,1. ,r deliverino "' /he . b t r ~~- r,!?t::}f~) tstzce qf Rocki11gham summoning v~.m,,.. ,. • •·. the 1,Jftfli'1t···~d and ,, ~ e , ,._ -- '1/UQf;/ County a,zd t/1e wit/tin uamcd ,,·iL- , ii 1i'J lhh.~~, ,,.,,.,. • ,f~ ,.Jr ,,~,:, 4111 ,,,_ - 7t:-r~ �r • �r • �r • �t. �, .. r • 7 ::; I I.H~- (a~ 1~ /1 11~ IJ~I, I I ;~' 7 J I/ I ta J ./~ 4/};· ( 0 j ) - 'l �r • I .. I II "" Ir �f • �Mr................................................................................................................... Dr. r90_.• To D. H. LEE MARTZ,Clerk of the Circuit Court of RockinghamCounty. Received payment, .................................................................................................................. , Clerk. $ ········••·· Form b8-Herlin. i, �I ______________ .,...- ------------ �,. r • �.. . ,, • ' ' r .. The co· rt evic.ence that on the night ·m"' found possession stole instructs the robe ras stolen o:f tr.e 22nrt in the saLe cu.rnbent on h · that if f'.LOI the bug.'.1-Yof' Dr. o:f J'lnt ary, exclunive affords the the Jury po::-,session 1.1.f'ficit?nt gro tn and in order to account to repel for they and rec~ntly 1908, of the fo:r believe iJrisoner, he pre this s ch possession -f~he f--♦ or:: J. r.. V/j.'ight thereafter t}ien suc:h npt:· on that the !)resn:.,!)t ion it consisteEtly is in- -,i th his irmocer.oeo an i n i "-Uot ' ~ J \,f ~t 1 ·t wl,, r i • b. ti • hi_, '7 '1 ~ I I ( I \ �' . ... II �... Tl e Court il1',trnctf3 per, on ch:=rr:;ed with liRhed l:>Yt,1e presnm!)tion entit>e ·uty ,~:rirn.0 to c,11 on rnal jury thnt the law :r,resrn (·:rn every he in 1Oc~nt nntil th heyond all o. 1n ·,oce11ce e;oe0 t1ith the his re~srmahlA tJ e evidenc of' the to ,_,lilt ~ in thin o:' t,1e ••ive trie l!'iRorn:n· case, a0r;ur-;AdU!.On tJ1e b .... nAt'it 18 er,t,Rh- enj_lt, doubt, !ll1d this ac<::uFH~dthrongllout c se and ::i..r>r,lie~ at evP-ry Rtnge tl101'eo.f, heP..1:,1all ou'bt, the the jury the o. flnd 1-:' have •1101, n1~1 having rt .. tBr n rearmn c•rne, doubt t.he it bl , is t1;-e1r and tn acrp1:tt h·m. (J �-~ .. , �f • I t J . . ' • I l I II • ( �.. , �f • .·'' 1t evi iJtJ , . •~"'v,nt,, ,n .,•, .-:,1.2!,.()l~t :t_~ • ,,1•~ lY t, :1~ oi1· t. 5 .. :)!'It rg., in f).'.' i-1t}iei .t, 01• w :>..01Vii 1 l1,_ore , o '"t'' ~ 1<:, ~~~"' , ,tt, t. n , 1:T :;f!1~. ,ir, �' • . J •' . i' �. ,., 11 , .., r.'l'J',"Y"Y0 , 2nd of Jan' a.ry, .Po thP, l)rF3s mption or<iAr to rPpr>l t!1i.~ fc.1.C9of it, P 1-.C,i.tthr? priqo:1Ar )'"P~ burd9n u1pti.on of provin~ i-'-, is its stolr-: t,h0. incunbP!lt truth l90t1, a;.-:.d shrn.A, c1.nr. 1n on :i_rn 1:.o is on t1P prisonAr. �_, • 1 ♦,•' I• �•' I ... ' The Court instructs dict in this case, the credibility the jury to be given into consideration they have any, their feeling or. bias, their statements, their circumstances appearing to the testimony deem proper their the weight of the to the narties apparent or to such extent involved, 9 if their and demeanor their or unreasonableness and all to of the case, candor and fairness, moans of informatioh of any witness witnesses, appearance the reasonableness on the trial in determining in the result if any is shown, their be given to opposite of various intere·1t and~ testify , uut they have a right relationship intelligence, \11-=1i91!i!'M. to 7hen witnesses to the testimony at aver- of the facts lv-e,t."'/..,,. is not bound to regard their on the witness-stand, apparent and of the of ito as evenly balance the weight take vitnesses or any part to each other, evidence they are the sole judges of the the evidence the jury that, in arriving of the surrounding and to give or deny credit as, under the circumstances, as they think propero they may �'· ..'· ,, ' �The Court instructs th.e jury as a matter are not to go beyond the evidence entertain such doubts reason.able evidence to hunt up doubts, as are merely chimerical doubt must be based upon the evidence essential not be an 9.rbitrary be serious to proof of the guilt doubt without and substantial to believe non-essential to find a verdict circumstances., fact or fa~ts that they nor are they to or conjectural. 1 A or on the absence to sustain to warrant of' con\·iction a of the accused. evidence in order must be a doubt of a material of it. an acquitalo necessary of It must It must It for the ju_ry and not of innr.aterial and ��... Th8 'Jo r circurrntantial t.A SU f instructs Avid.Anc. thA Jury that is n0t it CPrt- i~~y, absolutA and f0monstrative J:1 C 1 (~Y1.t, l'f _ 8 r I,.,. a Ct nr1 circ·1 tlS ta 1C'PS • i. certai·1ty ori t .A mi 1r~_q of thn ju y accusAd..~th,1 ofl'?A':.S9 chc...r )P,d, to 01: of ~:tilt that ess8:itial jury r,• in prY)f pro :,~/'-~£'acts btt it uce a mora 1 ~ornr:irrni.on th0 of -:.hA AAclusion by & is by t,.A rP.a. 0. c1.DlA 0 doubt~ th9 prisoner thP pr1Bo~~r undArt&kAs to prov. to stst&in n t, :, i s fy t h 0. mi :1 . s of sue plAa by t h P Jury , • t a1 alibi AVit 0 P burdAn ~cA suffici9Ylt is on :.o �.-:_.,• �.r �-- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908 Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Reuben Hensley Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with felony theft. Subject The topic of the resource Felony Theft Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer Taylor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCR001_005_119 Hensley Wright https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_004_075-commonwealth-v-thomas-l-lam.pdf 4610c9e31e44f831db4661e7baa0aa0f PDF Text Text r 1Prf IL- jr- IC- LP~~"-~· Gour ori_ti , the ase. t. ·········································································--·-- ·I �,., ho I. �l · II vv I fl /,J (:(,.1 JI (PA ,) V c/1.J )1 oLJ /6 )I J" /4, " . 0 r 7 ~ /, r r /u ~1/ tf}6-,-,.~~ /o I I 0 / CJ 7 7 -/Ii f 7 ~ ?~ l'J... l( . 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Harrisonburg, \ a. 1. ...:"!r•BPOFNA 1 1 ..._..,u ~ • ---- ---------------.------7,7------------------------------.--------------.------------.-------------------------------------------------.------------------------------------71'7Se omit, wuler the penr1Uy of £100. .fl_11dlwcP ./l_nrl tlns ___ ~__________ slwll In no then and there this TVrit. fl ~ Witn,,,.~,e~f..~ dny of'-~----------------------, l_, /Ind 190 __ ................. , Ju,tic, of thr PMcf, th, .. /_!_¢ i,n the .Zi//Uverir of' the Commonweultli. ················ ~1,~~JP ��'1'11eNews-lteg-ister I larrisonburg, Co., l , . " ,' Va. \ St:HI OL"NA. .I/nil this ...~ ............sl111Uin no 7l'7SP 01nit, l&ndpr the penalty tltPn and thNe Wi,tness/~/-1 dny this Writ. ,,f"J of' .£100. .fl.ncl have ~ ........ ?................... , Jnstice of' the Peace, fhP ../:f. 6-.,und in fl" 1/1/~mof' t';)Cr:;;;nu>euU/, ..CO..~!:~ ,ri!t{,:j.lcr;.~~-<-~ ......, 190 ......................... /~/-r-f.~~..../.J. tlf:; .... P. ��.• [I. 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VIRGINT.d, COlfNTY OF ~~ ...... , J'O-WJT: To the Clerk o.f t!tt Grcuit Court of sc11d County : ~.;.;,.£~............. .. ,ajustice I, ..... o.f the peace o.f said county, do he1,,ebycertify ~....Z ... ~- that I have th£s day committed .. ................................ to the jail o.f said county, that he may be tried be.forethe circuit court of said co~:nty,.for a .felony by him committed, o/, .. in this, that he, on the ..... ~ay of£~ ..~-----.................... , in the said I90 ·'- ...., county, ~~---~~-~~£(.~--~-~~/42t> ~-""~-~~~ ___ 4/_~~~(4j/4L,e_ ·~--·~----·-------~---~·~·~--~-~ ~~~{~~~--~-~.--~ . • [Fnr certiflca1r, whne accusecl i~ bailrrl, see Hurst's G11ide& Manual, p. 112, No. fi,J �l. • �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF To r THE ROCKINGHAM, SHERIFF OR TO-WIT: ANY CONSTABLE OF THE SAID COUNTY: • -----------of the saic1 count~·, has this da:: made complaint and information on oath before me, YVM. J. POIKTS, a justice of the Peace of the said countr, that of the said county, on the These are therefore in the name of the Commonwealth of \~irg-inia, to command you forthwith and bring before me or some other Justice the body of the said to answer the said complaint an<l to be further Given under my hand and seal this- ~ ~ ~d!-t/ dealt with according- to la\1·. / IJ ~ da~· of ~ 190 ~!-P~ Summon the follo\\·ing witnesses: - to apprehend /~ ~/ & ·, J. P., -- - " -- ~ _,./V~ c/1.~[ ~IP, ~,8 ...~-~/~p~~ [SEAL.] �I Executed this day of - - ,., 'i' .. .and ' . 190i , by arre,;ting- the above named bringing- before 7 (' ~~ /~,._1(,,_ .... L-,,,.,. Judgment on the ... Defendant day of ~,190~ :J,~ ,{ ,?-~ foun~ guilty upon the testimony on oath of --~--- ...as charg-ed in the abo,-e \\·arrant, and �r • List to be su:mrr.oned :for the Com."I:onwealth in of witnesses !l. l.r ✓ Clarence Hensley. yGilbert D., Helsley. 11 Virginia Ethel Ao Hensley B. Hensley Ella Lam f l7..,, J¾tt~,,~) ~~ ✓LU te Powell ""'VIr-vine Chas Lam 0 B. Hensley) ) Robert Monger ) ) Tom Monger Hezekiah ) H. De~n Annie -rr. ant tr.•• Hensl --J. .,y P. Powell Henry "'ynn t. the Lam case •. �r • �r:r fino r ,1 rou f'inr I i p:r-'sori,.. ti, .. y J inn t f til t 11 , .,-,. 1 '"ill in tl. e -f'i.,..Pt rl :'l"""~"'· . ch ,.ge rn_p•r ~ r,1il t . c nrl d tll of ,.,.ne .,..~e. ro-1 lJe ront•j_n .u.er1t in you 01• 'r~0onr1 ·n ···rn, tri.~ p.,...i.oneT' not guilt., ,.,i-. ~,:::. but ,rta·· n his Penit It' '°' 1)1.t e;uil t f' -finn t in ja.:.1 o bo e ,t vh ii'! .r • 'rJ.;1- icl one.no q j -f'i.,.. t n f"' 11 so ann · C'e""': in PR:.' 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H;=m~lP-y, on account. afriant, wiJ.J. and of J"'P,rnaj_nine port ion of th"' night, a:ffiant Frank !"lairl inrU.0+,m ,nt thA wifP, of_thi uith day u!)on which sair'I. ,,,if that Lam anr'I. rJarlP 0ath in thP, cirr:mit !)Anr1ine affiant, oc"kiJ.J.:i.ne the Thor'.mR L. ovrn home, an<i. :for a r) ,P.n so ~.t +.he --Iom~ hich Pi°fort a?1rl 1mr, uine ;_th th i. ci a:ffiant j'.~~ :for i--:;ornen..i~tancA 11p the RR thi.$ road, �T \ • �thP- HB~ of ,rrhir~h, Wh!"!!'~of' affiant tood Giv .,n unr'\.P.!' my hRnri. U-1iR :)th in ir:ir1in ,nt ct.ay of (~i[ !)P,!'il an0_ '"hich D ,cP-YJbl"l:r', 1..0 • - • p. �j �OFFICE 2 TO HOURS, 4 P. M. �-- c___..----- �f • ,,,. riff ~- &?:ietfau;4<#. ~OFFICE 2 TO HOURS, 4 P. M. - ��OFF,CE 2 TO HOURS, 4 ~. M. ��r • ,,.,. ef. ~- rJlr;,iek~~ &ft. OFFICE 2 TO HOURS, 4 P. M. !@. �,1/· �I OFF,CE 2 TO HOURS, 4 I'" M. �-- ���I ��VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY RICHMOND, J.B. VA. pril WOOD Superln tendent Clerk of the Circuit 22, 1915. Court, Harrisonburg, Va •• Dear Sir:Convict, Roe ·ingham degree died #6965, Circuit and sentenced at the State Torr. La •.r., convicted Cou t December 1906 to 16 years in this Farm April 16, of 1.i:urder, 2d institution 1915 of pul~r.1'1.a17 tuber- culosis. Yours very . /H at the truly, ��Hurst's Standard Forms, Annotated. l No 35 f · · [Code, / J Hurst & Company, ! Pulaski City, Va. I ndictmerit. H3989, 3999, 4000, 4ou, 4045; Hurst's Guide & Manual, pp. 537 (:;), 540-5. 546, 617-18.J _ witness ....swom in ope1z rourt a/d sent to tlze GrandJury to give evide!lce. �r • , : :1 < 0 $ u.. ;,-: w :;: ~ ~ Q ~ ~ ~ ~ .... z ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ 0 !' r 0 ~- ~. ~-~ ~1 c~ ""::: \ ·~ :~ ) 0( _, : ...J ...J (D - w ::::, . ~ 'i Cl:'. I- < , .. t ( ~ ~ 11 ii ' ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906 Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Thomas L. Lam Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with felony murder. Subject The topic of the resource Felony Murder Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer Taylor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCR001_004_075 Hensley Lam https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_005_143-commonwealth-v-wade-green.pdf 67afb251730f09dbee3f2096c351da50 PDF Text Text 0. . .l1 ' ...o th 1~ rir; .1.,, unt , , .A . u 0 b-.. f' 1i >0dy bc1 ·Jr ourt u l,.., _...._ :tour ,.:;omtJ, l' ..(I 1 w .. -:u ·e fc t ., .... ~.,. cui t Gou t o i h to an, L • rt~, c1~ '-' 0 , r o th : oc i:t_ ha!'1 uounty, r u .::> ., ke of e cert ·o ..:.hon "'nd th re J.~_. 0 ( - y o ... .. , :n fely hr d .,ou {!J__in tie t v·r l t. ,. ·' t 0 1·1. /' ,...-?,{_ ilia eof le 1 "tnona • ouae, rt yo r of - t at in ~~lony thi ,:tou lo + the Ct,T· '✓Y( ) Cl r .. ..> ., , .J , J -~- • .J ' . \j ,___ ,-)...(_ \ the �' . �r_· you J.'.i.r-~-tl , prison.,:. .. not If' /Ou find you will tbe prisoner say so confiner:1 nt in n tr10 r:.ore t:han ten yours. 0 r ticry . oti nill G charged guilty asce:"'tain penit uilt~· his f;'tY i.. th so "'n i~dictme punishm .... nt,~i::.1 ~h ,tall not le Gr.; th:.n no :1orc. t·:,o y ars be nor t �r • �• • f 11 P t±E 011 'l' the S o i .f y u ta .e you that be f'ounc"i body his ourt stands D. 1. /t?/~ --,- l1 i'1 it/ our Louse i ,h, f'orth indicted. And Lee ~,1artz, day of our Cler': of ke p, safely of' ;,ockingham us of on and said there C urt, , in the cert l~Jj writ. Witness Court year ~ ..., ~ ) the whereof .., ) at in Felony th ~ 1o you have that County, this at so m.om7eal th . ... Greeting: if to ansver · ty, Co M~~::::z:~-------' t vourt he.VO c ,.ingh 4 and hi County, 0ircui u,e before o ouse, he the of' the Com- �.' .. '' . ' �COMMONYEALTHOF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF HOCKINGHAA1 TC-FIT: IN '1'-H~ r;,HCUIT The jurors CC'CR'l' OF SAID COUNT,'~ or ,,he commonweal th o.f in and 1·or Virginia, ihe bc-p.y o.r ·:·ho County of' Hockinglln::. -::tnd no,: at.ton,tine Cc11u•t a·~ i·b<J .,!arch 1909 d,-::i.yof Coun)jy at · he Circuit; 16 ·h day of Oc-·i,ober, ,Tuaee or the said Hensely jointly '161:6 ber in 1908, t-.hen and there barn a.P.Pear~, by ·i;rial of ·~he said.Lay ·the felony aforesaid., there sitting r said. cf oath, ,here s1ould doing they He sloy ·f;;lle said Passod "i be and ·i~hat •Jon and KemPer drove to to-Y:it, 22d he truth, cou:rt r, He 1ben Com•", th' a a a Hons- · hon and ho ·, ial ·nhole of tho said -~he felony .for a truth and. 1c0th- au 'bhori i;y by law ..;o having frorr. t11e t e t.11e evic_onco he m oul that to inqui upon 8.Ld X:ar1:,;c:r Ienslcy Circnt·i: Hensley Cfl m ,JY as more away, that and · La t:on Hl"lnsl · Court in said Pol in said a,ppeared sai Haas, N. he·)her o"JTnof the Layton afor-:1said,. "'aid Layton, Harri~~nburg, a at is comm nly known as a road wago , on ·,-;-as a n6w wagon-bod.y, of Reuben Circuit said H0t1be1 and Kerr.Per Hensley ;;he nigh·t Court., ·i•he sai became n:atorial team of ho:r-sos hitched T. 22d day of· sopterr.- irJ Van aforocain., trial Hensl.:;:y, Heuben Hensley :..t ·:hen and otI the ,he said rade Green trial the by on the Ronbon HEmsloy and Kerr.Per nigh1;-tirr.e o.uly s orn by the 1ng bu\, ·,he truth, whinh _s of on Hensley., upon the thereof, dir-l :-:d;0al, ·~ake and carry ~ho. r0cor upon ~he said a rriinisii Hensley, in tho 1908, ·:-h c !:!.i(l county ~h") 1:)-qJ:>n o:f J.irs .~ aforesaid, cour~ give in the and on behalf · i·t ess ror year on an ind.ic·r:men".7 f'or a felony, stored, fully 'i.i.1ei:r. oa:~hs , in the Octob 1.1hoCourilhouna Layton tried entering (;i1e yeiar at 1 court, feloniously won cour · ll€Jl'1- for 908 for for in tho year · ha": on ·i;11e 18th preRent snid tern:, sai. .1 t,o (~ay of'St.1::;··c:·.bc-r, i ~h :heir ragon along 1908 1 and "'hO'•'l't-., in so i;he public read lcno,m as t �'. • l ♦ I ' 'j I '•' �T • --2-- Rockingham "t,110 Van Pelt and or said Ti11e barn the 1 'T1 11'Il:9il<.~~ 'rngon stopped any o..., er .90:rson or p:J::::-sons barn, and Kempfil' Hensley Par1Jic 1.larly '~hether ~he saidLaybon, f' 11lle said the roRd wost sai Jn van '!There sain Pelt, P1 blic and east roa. d is of sci:p....orr.ber ?2) the ·;1i sairl barn ''ade Groen or J)orfjey and. _1ei;hHr the ::-oa' lea 'ine; SP rings -:i t, • 11 ·e rror: near junction of said Ttu-npil<. GrGen and })orsey a:.c.: we1 t in·ao a·1d th~lre, "'.he in front ,i-~h dogs, o'clock TJ.,nsl ._y loft 'i oods r at the o.f ar1d ea t hunta-: of' s, J.d nie;ht coon, H, u1, hJ, or Kerr.,pf'r Henslt, I-Ienu.le, reside said of las said. i; 1 frorr. abou-b ten 22, 1908, as ·',he ?r:r..rl 1,c11n~, to- road Reuben Tay or f J,assru et·•a far t.o 1 assan6·i; ·,a SPrings said o:f septorr,b€·r the or accor•.panicd 1c . as La ,ton, said of sai • nie;h , of sep, orr.ber o and Taylor eaGt ·' o the resiclance ...he Hoel inghruu Tu.rnp1.1u~ sou ',hward a11ci who,! and irr -ediately and. Dorsey 1•rar:e Green's SPrine;s ad leading stoP.Pi .g a·t or near Hennley or Taylor the Hensley ·, clve :point T Layton, Reuben Houben and Ke1rJ)er He sl-y 1goa, from said near oaid tl1fl Layilon, F,, clG Green said and barn sa:i' ba.:rn of Mrs.~ the by i.hou : t-i .,h r t11e said ··he sa·cd. J ayton, 22, corr;pany "Ti th an0_ passed and. Ke;r._ei:r Hersley Van Pel in 1908, and bEJ.rn of of' ilhe said en~ fror:. a Point 1908, resid.tl~ce the a with wagon frorr. said by were on t~ e ni 6h '· of' t.hc ttaid Green a1i.d .norsE::y Hen8ley 22d day of sop~ rrr.ber, Reu en prorr..ises intersected , rip wagon,and and near th said. Hensley in their barn said. Layton, and Dorsey waa.e Green ·to a · oin1 beyond Mrs.~ premises, of ~h 01: :11n~: naid Tade Green said . Mrs.~-.~ ro2.C: an t e ...aid ~ in o::- acoom ani06 the sai on said Houben and Kerwer:Hensley on said a Point were o.f the the and Kerr.Per springs road or T-:.ylor o'clock said springs until and thereupon, about �f • .. �... '' -2-- wad.e Green being the said in ho county night or said. :·ado res1~1ace corr.pany wi ·ch tho Green, in of the said ¥Tade Green :-.i.r:g, "···d. ·,lHr', r.t about 1:ra :e Green the and Dorsey past Hensley by a wagon going in a 1d K rr1POr Hensley on -.vhich ·Nas a new wagon-body Hensley rorsey said. then a public ,here road of of r,1rs .~van Pel":; and that on said said Lay'ton, :!ar~e Green 8.11d • ne H.e,lben a11d. Kem;pe:r Honsl 1 an Turnpike where th public Hon;;;ley, after aforesr-,_id on said.. niGll -~,. vrni/ Reuben t:o a road v agon Va.de G1•een and wagon body a .. d. ro ·a and that ·t,ril:) at in so travel- 2-gon in or near said and by ·the near th"> .lioclc.ing- :hich -,he said JJorsey . a barn, Hensl left i..11e aid :uoint rre d leads ,..,1,~,9.,g said southward Honhen ·Lo a cer ain and Piece bn:rn f-,_nd t.hnt tho he, said on said ·to barn Reuben or Layton, wagon or wont to ~he said lea vi11~ .~~id Layton, "~ Turnpilce, Layton, said tha, or by the said of Turnpike nei ~h£-r the near ·the residence abo ·,: f'our 1:-.iles cas·r. of Harri- flockinghan: c~id · he tirr1e s.a.id wagon Passed said ·i;"agon ·,vas occuPi•Bo. by "the said P.,l"' •~,, find did no·1: stop -~he the , he sa.id a or T11:lo:~ springs, mey ·;1or0 ridine; , lle, couthwa·•"d .frorr. ·"'he said lead. Mrso~\'.).van coon_ uni.i- hitched and. i.,iia·· h , into of' ecing Rockingham and that t·JVo ho::•ses pass\:1d µ_101g ~.nc: o V'""l"' ·:.ht: said the tiion ~1rllich h , t.he lcf'•b near kno n as the on the Hensley, ·ten o'cloc overtalccn 1:0 a l'oiin.: ha.1·. Tur.u_,ilc.o to Massar.e·, said. barn or and ·:11ore got Turnpike Hl;Ckingharr. sonburg nine direc v ere dri vine Dorsey de- hat 1908, year • e purpose Rooben Rnd Kcrr.,per Hensley Layton, the said road an easterly in things, n,r wer Green ~.nd on a public said said half and. corruP·oly , among otllor 22d day of sep'terr.ber, said •rial on 1iho said he, ·1ilfully swore and 'i:en'i iSio the 1 feloniounly, aforesaid, posed,{'alsely ,._ swor"' as a wi·i;ness, Hocking- 1✓.assanet Kerr.pe:r Henslqr ba as of 7voods imrr1ediately �t • �. . . r • ,,. T -4-- which hirr. and th -, h8.d. acco:npoo ied -,.,,-u • s fcJr cnon, 11s sai,'. sc;:pterr.bsr whereas 22, in .. nth .frorr. Rbout until 1908, about of sep1 en:ber, the said. ?2d of the saici V!t1/e u-reen and norsey ,o::-ar 1'.1ade Gr0en I s house eh,11 ro.r i;llam i 1' Hensley and over , in 'J nor -r;ere ·r,he said. S:Prings, Layton, the night 22d day of' Sey·i en:1>•r, of the o 'cloclc, Rtuben nor at a y other and nor in 01· v the uth and :fact and KeI ..,r He· sley -the nie;ht on saL, n ·1 :.0,?1.ssthe 22, 'l'l1rn.-oik , , hereby trial corrup.i.ly, said ir nwoar wagon the 1 said ·..:ue coun-y fal•j:.ly, Roclcingham Turn:Pilce ~ or near on said o:r i·1cassaneUa said or -~'i.,hout of' the night S3.. ' y r Tayl ~ or ei·•:11er \. Mrs.~ t;lrs ten and when 'the said -~r,e Lariion, BRj_n public (J Pelt, '!)~,van occup1.c.d by said barn of said 1908 Layton, said be~·, een nine ag,.Jll alor,e; of ·bhe said barn did uerH•.:nsl, y on t• 1 e said hour ":;lF.t nigh"'·, did o.f sep·tember upon the. said and said ro JI{ D. ,.,oas· woou. 1908, in nor ,,c a 1;oint on the Reuben ar,d K Kea-_p,~_;rHf.ms1bey drove near P eh: hunt ~~~\?..,__~ 1· .. ad"by coon, Green and J).)rsey Hens[ ot .. them with said for GTeen and Dorsey Hensley ade '!r.:,_·,e of Light Green nor DoTsey Turn:pil<.e said south vard said ,!. througJ.1 de Green on ·the nigll t of h\:'an said sairl ace if.Pany the ,tose or o t.herwise, 190 S6_.,.i;err.ber, vrr,c{. ·~o go hunting 1 ro d lrw.ds no~., 0:: d the ·,7 8 hunted o:f ~.-he sar:.o night, L'rorr. a 1~oint on ·';ho said alor;g a public. Tri:,.rlc.~~ SP in::;s, 9.2d of 1:h::i said l1arn o E' t•h0 cn::_r,_Mrs-~ Tll.lllnPil<.Owhere of o'clocc t-ivelve 1908 Reuben and Ker@IST He· sl,ay +,he saicl o'clock ten and in :fac·· 1 ei -her th said -,11e r ,sidnoce Hensl•::::y lef·' Roi sley, j_d lorsc"Y Layton, Heuben .~MA..i J)\ <\fan Pel 11, sto:PPi:r,g noa:r said on hA.rn ·:ad.a Green did i hen and :here, a.r(;r;.r.;2.1.~., :ff:,loni0usly, and felonious.Ly ·;vilfully cmr.mit perjury give Wi '!messes sworn in opein COUJ..'t and r.;en...,,..-·.o ~:i-.e Grana•. tTur r .'-1 l • n ':,"'" • id ~ fl8 • • �. ,-v, I . ' . ,. l /, '·---~--------~~ , ~ ~ .. , . r • .' . '. " I ff ~ ~ r . . r -~. I t �SUPERINTENDENT OF THE VIRGINIA PENITENTIARY. Sm: It, appearing that. ..... 1 e Green ,i-8690 . ....... ·•·..... .. No. ... a prisoner confined in the Virginia Penitentiary .4....... .years, under sen- for a term of ... by the ................................ t'.;t.r.1V.,~..t......................... . tence pronounced . .at the Court of has ,;erved out half of the term of imprisonment for which.... :shown by the prison record8, and it further appearing 8690 Wade Gr en............ ····· ···················-·-···-··· ..............he . to receive a parole, ... .was sentenced, aR that the said ............................................ No. ------·-------··· is a fit person he and having furnished satisfactory asssurance that . ......will not be dependent upon public or private charity; now therefore, We, the Board of forectors of the Penitentiary 8uance of authority of the State of Virginia, in pur- vested in us by .i\ct of Assembly, approved March 7, 1904, do parole the ... ...L · .!.:;:?~:r:t . •.()Jj'd_Q ....No .... .s during the remainder of. ............................................ term of sentence, upon the following conditionssaid. ................... viz: 'rhat. . ........ h.e... .Bhall at all times during this parole conduct.. him ......... self aR an honest, sober, peaceable, h1clustrious, and law-abiding citizen; and t,hat .. ....... .e ..... ..... . aceept and continue in the employment tificate hereto attached. ::,ecured for .. him ........... as per employment rer- . .................................. . I understand the terms of this ~1role and agree to perform all its conditions . ................... .IC!!.. ..ct!.. ................... /!..~ .. ···•·· ··············No .....e.6.9.... Witness, ............... d...i......... ra. Date ... /1~ //✓ ~,~~ t,,,vr, ~"( �. ...... r • .I I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1909 Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. Wade Green Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with felony perjury. Subject The topic of the resource Felony Perjury Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer Taylor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCR001_005_143 Green Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/Rockingham_County_Criminal_Court_Criminal_Cases/ccr001_005_107-commonwealth-v-william-baugher.pdf ff23d8489b05cb95aa04f7cd50c7231f PDF Text Text �r �..&.n,LL...... ... i~ ~+.. ... /Qfft1dft:Y!.~.LcJ/t·...... ��' . ' :ou -.vill rr.en t in na: so and ascertai1 t. 1e ·Js .i re-ni-j_arv f'or l11s not ;\1.n:i.t-ihr:-.<~1:.w ucn 1 -8 ,han J'i vP nor t:112.ll l f' c-0nfine- :-:.ort" t.han eieh i: ·.r--n ��• • f t ,...c.ins+ruc The co that they to en er-tain ~a.J. o:r ru:. .,::i.. COJ..1.J ,·C 11.-c~ 7, t e ""•i d.ar1ce~ 1d nee order tt·ri O .L a vAroict tial .'arrant j\ It ~...,( I .1.:us. be serious ~.ct or i'ac ts m· ce sary circu..~stru1cGs. s are rr.erely chirr.eri- 1:'le doubt ..u~ h . ~UJf'd upon J T, .fa-.,,,..,,~ I~~ '1 &., AC'C-.-0,, • ~e ru. arbi..rar1r douo t vri t,houi: c v- an ac·c_...ital. of co.!,,iction to hunt up doubts, TE"l-<SOT· rr.un • not 1 2..s - rr.a · t.Fr of' 1.-. , Evir.en~ such r'to 1bts l,,..,w.~ o sustain t,0 jury are 1.ot to go bE:yo·:a. h nor 8.re the ,,. ,-, ts the Rnd not I -r. r.:ust be for and subs Lan· :...al in [l the jury of irrJr,a ',t';TJ.2.l dou·,t of a r:-.a- to be-11 ·.,,e to find c1.ndncn-u-i1;:1em- �/ r .. '' • �...• l ' .. ' ' \ .;. brrn ,f •.orE, t~1,... :;ui_ they L +hE: righ '¥ill Rnd thA the to con:::;16.E.r thr i:>+s, if /,,y .Prior i_.11 ,•y, to i ... he 9.ccuc,' 1, " ...c:.J. the horr.e , .f t11e ,ccu circuJ:.stn.11.cfr: (. , naJ in c.et. r:-:ir.ing Cllc .....6 ,, .hey hr- ve • 4_,; '( uaid agai ' / bArn, I<.. ,o consider nd accus-..d. ir.ay hav - had to ' t ca.id b·1.r11 .t'rou. ci'lv d~· c..tion of/\ horr.e of cl.ir1g frorr. J he r,:,.'d€. by ·i.,h} accus~c. any, I thq 0 at, -i-ha, tir.:.e we-~e barn said guilty, 1t- 1 UTn:i.ng of :::.f' a11y, said r cJ<..:.,.i.t · d.1 i.g hr·;&.nis 'he accui::5d upo.i.. ti1is/ o::- 1.rmocenc-e 0f hensley o.9.9or1; in ._1P . +he .Prisoner find f.;, said cha:rg6d in the i .dictrr.ent, ,· Pf: l>he S8.id barn, ig1 ite or ,J • HFLr.:.f c,. , d., the ,-,,; ·i,h: r :.:;p_.,_d barn -:"ri -';h , in , .,hqr ~.t' I , J .,c i icn ~ 1LV ~~~-.-:J:~~c :;;w,,J·~ .... ·r, 1.-- i.ir : accused wii~h o..f w �,, ' T • \\ ~/ _,I p 0 ~ ,:u• ...,., ~ I\ 'HJn r; ;t �The court dence that as charged instructs the prisoner i:rmnediately by the straw would of necessity at that stack time there or that set vere horses ignite if fire he set barn and so close they believe to the barn fire that and that to said ij.ensley or more, from the evi- s. of to a strawstack thereto the barn, belonging dollars guilty. that jury maliciously in the indictment, said the they will the fire in said oft find J. Hensley located fran the barn value of the prisoner �T • �The court , inst I ct the jury pre. C ~rden is upon the dou t, ( 1) th~.t the barn that a'!'ld ( 2) it so is commonwealth to prove, Baugher is ro en by the of s. Hensley J. tl1e per evidenc uw o~::iortunit :feelings, or made the ts to·iard it; ond ever. b to commit the was maliciously on who burned they must _ ind Baugher not e;uilt:l, .1c.d beyond for crime,or s. J. that Hensl and that I\. sufficient to justif a verdict of e doubt, the de:r.e.1.da:.:1.t he cherished. .r, A. s lves unless reasonab evidence burned il ty. are not il_ o-:::t.l el'~ �r • �• r j Wo. r- • ------ The .c urt '·' ~ instructs the concurrence jury that of twelve the law cont empl tes minds g-u.ilt be:fore a conviction can be had, of the after d ly considered jury, '71 having tJiMIS case and after entertain a reasonable his c01 su1t2.tion doubt duty not to surrender of' the jury entertain gu.il t or innocence and i1"' his all as to t:r1e guilt convictions accused. conclusion of•--=-·· ny incU."1.ridual mem r of the fellow h1'.s own convictions, different of the 1ith in the i jorors, o±"'the shall accused, beer.use with in evidence it is t.l e bc,lar ;e reference to the �.. r • �I ': • ., , ~ r . o. The court instructs the this bil t y of A. _ ri t_to c se, ~· jury AOl disregard or give .ch weight entitled the testimony treir ·:r:.t rest, if t;· e reasonablenes under any, of the in cred ' .- and of the of een sh or unreasonablenes and their to the testil circumstances, falsely jury, the rune may be jury the witnesses of the Cc in t,.11s or 1itnesseB the ma~, take to the l)arties, t e, their n, demea10r ,;hile of their itness seem to or ·tne e entitled 1:per, testif~r:i..-·, stat ernents, means of information, ony of such the , . or such weight, the result i:f an, has ent intelligence, 11 th at a verdict of any such witness opinion in itne have testified Hia the relationship or bis, such credit of the f'acts of' each and in ascertaining onsicleration arm jury, in the into feeling, judge to the testimony as, to, tl at in ar ivine ea.B--:t:fl't?"O in tl e 011inion of the L • th Jir and to give ses as, to. �r • �0. The court con iction stantial, moral t 1 an instructs in this then it certainty t Baugher tl at i~ esq ntial aliciousl :ri.less jury they that ,.:._00~evidenc actually ~ h/poth ...si8 the ca8e • ----- that exclude r set if th wholly the state or in part circumstance. everyl'\hypothesic fire do to a moral to the barn certainty relies for circum- ~-ould to a but tlte one of' Solomon J. actually Hensley., excl k I, ut the arn of Hensley, one that then they Baugher maliciously should find a set fire the prisoner to tl e not guilty. V ry ~ �' . .t �r • £ I I /1 I d- (Ji I t / .(_ ~(t( I ,,~ CJ I.. I J ) ...... I j} - .,. j �1/, I 1 • �... ' I The court instruct to be innocent t d md i:f there His guilt e con L tent maJ ,_ · s innocence. ever the is upon the is is not charge must sistent weight in the e proven i t' suspicio sufficient so clear11, evitlenc ut be e t1 accused le c1.' le u.ou. t ·ut1, to ac r~c pro ~ .it en ' to c nvict lli. nor is of e idence to warrant t at there es the reasona t.h ir or prdbability or pr-;1)oncLrence ,s1 any reaso jury makes it to be:- inferred indictment, Viith the la pr eyond all mind o:f the the 1th hi ere strong, greater accused, not the la tha rov n guilt, 11e is il t of the :f the Lim. until t e jury his it 1 il E,.- sufficient. sup!)ort. convictio is no re sonable t , howif',.,,.._.._., the his guilt theory con- J ,.:.y,on ~11ich he can . e :innocent. �\ ,---- '. �,'t,~ . ~--===:~~~~_- '1 ;r ·,t No. Tl1e court instructs erRon charged 9st ablished this entire · ty himo ... the b crime case of the to give evidence gi.: ilt that tl1e law presumes commonweal th beyond a 1d 8J')•1lie8 the jury to be innocent :pre u.mtion of innocence 1eHrd all dou~t with the '2-- at every in this of the the prisoner goes with until accused 1 the benef'it lu.eo g :i.ilt iR reasona:.~,1e doubt, all the accused Btae e thereof, case, the eve17 jury :pon the 'l ghout thro and if' an the aft er ha vine; have a reasona"...,le ole case, it is the.i:r· of such dou"bt and to acquit �' V, I • ' . �' .. . The Court viJion it in this " is essential clude that every J augher and that thesis set guilty .... that • the reasonable they to thebarn set of the st&,te or in part shoul then the they certainty of Solomon J. every one that should find for a con- circumstantial, with the proofs certc:.intyexclude proof~except relies to a moral to the barn fire ensley, if consistent do to a moral witht that wholly cireumstarces hypothesis maliciously unless the jury case upon evidence consistent fire instructs then ex- but the one Hensley, reasonable Baugher hypo- maliciously the prisoner not �... \. ' .,, �.•. \ I ' I The Co rt in this ity case, they instr are the of the vri tnesses any part to be given involved, their demeanor onthe ~ ~ statements, the weight stances witness intelligence, appearing mony of any witness or to such extent I • case, feeling their testify witnesses, of the in arriving and of the ,veight if into ~ any, they if their as, under as they think to be given the proper. candor and all the their but interest to parties appearance and fairness, and their of their surrounding or deny credit circumstances, the jury to the testi- relationship their or balanced; or unreasonableness and to give all as evenly their credibil- evidence to each other, consideration ppparent means of information on the trial, and of the any is shown, the reasonableness at a verdict to the evidence the weight to take or bias, stand, opposite of the in determining various trot, of the facts they have the right, result sole jury judges is not bound to regard in the the en witnesses of it. mony of the cts circum- to the test- they may deem proper �r • �r • The Court concurrence viction considered all his jurors, the accused, the balance to the guilt the jury that the Jaw contemplates of twelve minds in the conclusion can be had, fellow instructs and if any member of the jury, of the evidence it of guilt shall a reasonable is his duty not to surrender of the jury or i~nocence entertain, after in the case and after entert~in different of the accused. before a a con- having duly consultatiomvi th doubt as to the guilt his own convictions convictions with of becru.se reference �, . ' �\ .·'.. he the presumption by the act urt instructs is that case the burden able doubt/(~) that and, (2) that Baug is Baugl~r not guilty, a verdict of s. evidence by a deliberate J. Eensley or that am not that reasonable of themselves ill rathell' intent, it; and unless doubt, and in burned, it is so they nrust find had an apportunity feelings, alone than beyond a reason- was maliciously the accused he cherished is burned, by an accident the Commonwealth to prove, beyond every for _ensley, of guilty. when a building r is the per;·on who burned to cOY:mJ.itthe crime, s S. J. .-:a,,i~ that was caused accompan•ed the barn proven by the evidence towar the fire of the acrused this the jury or sufficient de t eats to justify �r • ,.:; • �r • The Court instructs the jury not to go beyond the evidence such doubts as are of law that to hunt up doubts, merely chimerical must be based upon the as a matter evidence or nor are conj ea:tural. or on the absence A they are they to entertain reasonable of evidence doubt essential ~ to proof of the guilt without ode or facts viction evidence o ,i to susta,in it. an acquitgl. arrant necessary and not of the accused. for the jury It must not be I\, arbi It nru.st be serious It ·-aust be a doubt to believe of irm.-ria.terial and non-essential to find rary doubt and substantial -. ' in o · a nun:rt..e~ia.l fact a verdict circu.rnstn.nces. of con- ��J. 0 �\ - ,.. J \ t �• t12~7~ 7 ~ /fa !J. ~~-/~ .,,.t~ ,_// /4 7 ,/~~~L L j-/~ d'7 o,,,,../._ •• ~>Jo~- 4~:1,,~~✓- ,,___.,,__ ry--z,-->-,?-v>~'-t<'A-.rn.<.I~~ 7 -e ~ JI@..,~ ;-h...,/... .rr ~,.. ~ 7 /~ JI!_ ~ L.._. ~ .f-;._cA-~ d..~ /~a-a~~~ _'h-.._ 0-.... 0~ 0 - ~I/ (),1-· 1,./ / ~ ~ ~_1JL ~ o--2 L~,1- :"- Ch-... /-h- ,f~ Ir ...- 7 ,£, / 1 tl F t4.d~ ~~· 7, ~~~'"' ttj/i:.. ?A,..L,x:c;;::J., li.,. ~ ~ 7 ,dJ'.~~ ~ ...I/, ',, v~ ~7-~~-d-~~ ~ · £._,,._c,t- ~~ ~ w--evo ~ o/'~ tZ ~---- H~ rfa,;__oL- ,<[~ -t'~ cue 7,/4,..~ L-;; Li:_a.L.., ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ 71?.. ~ 7~ ~ ~~ ~ . ~ ,;t;.d~ ~~~7 i ~ ~ ;;o-~ ~ a/~ He J~~ ~ '#~"~~~~L~~P?. ~~ ~ 'l /~ ~-t ~T.£:_~~~-~z; L /~ ~ tvvi£· a~e,o-,.°'7 ~ ~/I~~~ f~~ '4._d_ ~ )P'M If~ '7' ~ /f ~r ��CERTIFICATE VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF OF COMMITMENT FOR TRIAL. ROCKINGHAM---To-w1T: To the Clerk of the Circuit Court of said County : ~ /: / I, .......... .. .,. . . that (f~ ... . .... ... I have this day committed county, . ............... , a justice of the peace of said county, do hereby certify ... .• ~ ~~ .... .. that he may be tried before the circuit court of smcl county, this, that he, on the. /.J"~day of .. ~..... to the jail of said for a felony , 190~, by him committed, in the said county,~ in -~--~z~-:::::-~/3~~C'.d,. rt~. ~. Given under my hand and seal, this ~~······f~ , .. day of. ..... , J.P. [L. S.] �J ur-:; C, LJ �COMMITMENT VIRGINIA, COUNTY To.~ Keeper o[ .. OF TO ANSWER INDICTMENT. ROCKINGHAM---To-wJT: #.!~$ .... . .of said Count~·, and to the the Jail thereof: These are, in the name of the Commonwealth uf Yirginia, Lo command you, the said .... ~vJi.~ .......... . forthwith to convc~· and deliver into the custody fore me, .. ~ ... the peace of said county, by him committed. .... with this warrant, the bod~• of. . . , charged ---, ... ) ..... on oath of. .. !'.(. ftt .. t .. ~.~- be- . ... , a justice of . , .......•. in this, that he, the said .. ~- clay of .. ~.v ....... -1.............. of the keeper of said jail. together .. . ~/f~~~-·-·············· said count,, ~ 111 . , on the ..... ,., h v ,.. , . ,,, ~. , ·.,1 -..-..2-... ~' ,/ ..... and you, the keeeper of the said jail, are hereby required ................. tried for the said offence before the county court of said county, by clue course of law. ... to receive into your jail and custody, the said that he may be and him there safely keep, until he shall be discharged Given under my hand and seal, this .... ,._,,.#. .......' clay of. ................. \ . ... 190~ /' ................ ~'t··•···~····'····· .. , J.P. [L. S,] ��' . . '' Corr1monwealth Rockingham lil,e ii ~emembered that on the .. of .f?J,f. T Virginia,} Co1__,1nty, ...day of. ... ~··· ./ and severally and respectively acknowledged . O=VVlt. f' !! •;t;~ ,:~::'~~~=~=~ of the said county of Rockingham, themselves to be indebted Commonwealth of Vfrginill, in mannec and focm following, that is to say , the said:/5'{.,zl~ ,:;:.~ ~·~~1a1sJ/j~~······· to the . ..-,'... ... . ·.1v- ..:...c~- good and lawful money of the United States, and the said ..................... :.............................................................................................................. . in the sum oL ................ ~.~···················································································Dollars respectively made and levied of their several goods and chattels, the benefit of their Homestead Exemption liability to the Commonwealth to the use of the Commonwealth as to this obligation, of like good and lawful money, to be lands and tenements, and they severally waived and also waived any claim or right to discharge any arising under this recognizance with coupons detached from the bonds of this State, ~····-·q: .... tJ..~~ ......................... ___ _ of Virginia if the said- .. shall make default in the performance of the conditions underwritten. The condition of the above recognizance ~.....4..~.!!I...~~··· is such that if the above bound ...... ~e....,:A. ......................................................................................................... do and shall per onally appear before the Cc:tmty Court of Rockingham on the ...../.~ ~.y .................................................. ...........day of the ...... ..~.9:? /f O ¥ T!z).. Term next thereof, being the ...../f.~····--·day , at the Court-house of thereof, and then and there answer a bill of indictment ~ ......&.'. .... tf?..~ to be preferred to the Grand Jury in and for said County against him the said_ ..... ----------······················· .... . ---······················-·····--···············----------------------------------------------- ~........2.::: ../lz. ..~~··········•········································stands whereof the said .. charged, and shall not depart thence without the leave of said Court, then the above recognizance shall be void and of no effect, otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Taken and acknowledged before me, the day and year first above written. -··················~-~--···-·~··~~ ~. ..... �r ' .. . • �f 1 ..• I ,--------.,..r---~-----------------------r • Commonwealth of Virginia, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, To=wit: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF SAID COUNTY: The jurors of the Commonwealth and now attending of Virginia, the said Court at its .................. in and for the bocly of the County of Rockingham, ~.f\Y ..... .......................... term, in the year 190 ..8 .. , upon their oaths present that ........................................................................................................ . on the ........ J.fi ..h ........... day of.. . ......... ~!?t.+.~.............. ...... , in tne year 190 ...~, in the said County, ............. •........................ against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth .;. of Virginia . ..................................................................... Clerk. �I Commonwealth ~~ • vs. INDICT { oJ~A ~ ~ ' A ···································· TRUE \ '• ~ l ~ J) ' ·--..: 4 -~r""· , : .• Foreman. 0------ ~~"~~ -l -:. ... ............... . ctl._,_a_,, :.~ BILL. ! . ~, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource This collection encompasses all criminal court cases adjudicated in Rockingham County from 1778 to 1971, spanning nearly two centuries of legal history. The records offer a comprehensive view of the county's criminal justice system, including charges ranging from petty theft and assault to more serious offenses like murder. Each case provides unique insights into the legal proceedings, punishments, and societal norms of the time, reflecting how local attitudes toward crime and justice evolved over the years. Beyond the legal aspects, these records also shed light on the social, cultural, and political environment in Rockingham County, including the impact of historical events such as the American Revolution, the Civil War, and the civil rights movement. Researchers will find cases involving enslaved individuals, early policing practices, and the enforcement of social and moral codes, offering a window into the daily lives and struggles of past residents. The collection serves as a valuable resource for understanding the community's response to crime, the development of legal institutions, and the broader historical context shaping the attitudes of crime in Rockingham County. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1778-1971 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ccr001 Ccr002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1908 Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. William Baugher Description An account of the resource Defendant charged with felony arson. Subject The topic of the resource Felony Arson Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Criminal Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.<br /><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jennifer Taylor Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context CCR001_005_107 Baugher Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3b30f29fc833c8ae5dfcf8f025e18f82.pdf 767bcaecdc870b215095cba444732bb0 PDF Text Text n the Circuit Court of sa i d County : he ~rand jurors of the anc for the body of the count7 of S" id that t &te of fir[inia , in ockinrham and Dow attendinc ecember term , 1930 , upon t . 1e . ir oaths _,resent ensley , on or about tl,e 21st day of J"uly , 1930 , in the said county of ockinghaill , did unlawfully oper te an hile ,~ile under the infl ence of utomo - rdent snirits , ac inst the 0 peace nnd difni ty of the C:ommonweal th of 7irginia . T~iE in ictnent is found on t~e test·mony of ;,hite , G. Lavrson, unr' .1 . ~ - Lucas, i tnesse and sent be'ore the cr~nd jury to give evidence . sworn in . P. ourt �\ \ o:rmnonvr eal t l' ~ ~ v) Indictment 1 ,/illiam Hensley J•,:isdeP1eano r ecember ter m, 1930 ~ ~ ~ rue Bill : 1' I ~~ ~ ;;;rernan j /. i: ~ ~ it ~'f; l~ \ ~ D. Vi . .l:!.arrrJu.n 'omnonvreal t h ' s Attorney ;__ \ --~ ~ ~! ~~. ~! �Commonwealth of Virginia, Rockingham Countg, To- Wit: cJ~ -Cl/~ · · ~ ···· ... .... ........,priocipal and.......... s··t·u··/1'e . t...'. -.~~ · .o ·j·u···s···t··i··f···e i ···d·····t· /a_u--{_,_ ::E. . . . . . ..··· · ····· .i.L. .day of... ..... BE IT REMEMBER ED, that on the . '19.15 ..?----' ..... ...... .... .................... ..... ............................ sufficiency, came before m.e O . '--1.,._~~~v .........ii: .. ..... ...t....-iv.it..tt: ~ - - - - .........: ..................... ,of the said County of Rockingham, (J. P. or Ba il Commiss ion e r) ~nowled ged themselves to be indebted to th e Commonweal th of Virg inia each in th e sum of . ~. . ~ .-T~. . --- .. :::.Dollars, ($ .. 2 . ~ .. ~...~....... ), to be levied of their respective goods and chattels, lands and ten e ments, for the '..lse of the Commonw ealth of Virginia rendered , and they each severally waved their homestead exemption to their recog nizance; y~ ~pon this con~ition: T ibw~~ J t if the said . ~~ .. ..... shall personally appear before the Circnit Court of Rock:gham Connty, at the Courthouse of said County, on the ........ / ..~ of the /l/..~ ~./€..3..Z-.. . ;.F-erm thereof, being t~e..........................da,r of.•.......................................................................... , ~l 9 .. ..:: .... , a nd at such other time or times to which the proceedings may be continued or further heard, and before any court or judge h ereafter having or holding any proceedings in connection with the said ch:irge, and then and there an~er the ~mmonweal th of Virginia concerning a certain ~ ~ · · · ·wherel;;{t- ,_. u J ~.~ ···· •'ands cha rged, and be bound under said recognizance until the charge is finally disposed of or until it is declared void by order of a competent court, then the above recognizance shall be null and void; otherwise to remain in full force and effect. �~ 'l t ' I �THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA . 1'0 THE SHE.RIFF OF ROCK.INGE AM COUNTY, GREETINGS: - W e command you, that you lake . ~ ~.~ ~-- --- - - if he be found within your bailiwick, and him safely keep, so that you have his body forthwith before the ...... Circuit Court of Rocking-ham County, at the Court House thereof -. ___ _ to answer us of a certain __~ ~ w h e r e o f he stands indicted. J And have thon and there thts Writ. 'al the Court House th e tho Commonwealth. ✓ / .. ~ , ·r;r~ Witn esd F . Di~rekL.u, Clerk of our said Court 1 7 -----!/-t/!- day o f ~ - / - f ~ / i n thc/5.k_".:-'year of _J;@_~q£~_,Cf~ �Executed on the '2.4 day of Feb, 1932, By delivering Willber Hensley to C.R.Fawl y Jailor f or Roc k i ngham County, at Harrisonburg, Va. Arrest, $I.50, Milage 6?m1, 7~ per mi,$4.69 total $6.I9 for ~~ ey, Deputy S.R.C. C.R.Fawl ~· .- : , ~ ~~--= ~.:~------:Jl~~~ -----;~.. - -~~~~ 0 0 ~ :" ~ t;;;.' ,-, 0 z ~ ~ ~ ~ t,:j r r-3 :::q - - e �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: / ]'o You are hereby commanded to summon . .... l//.. the o/1eriff of Raod6 ~g-hltm Coun ty, Greeti n g: ~....... 2:J..Lh.-... .. ,. .<. ... ,;/ f::'.. ".'// ) t the Court Housr thereof, to appear befo re the Judge of th e mCourt of at 10 o'clock , a. m ., on thd ,., . ' . f. ,, .... ,.. .. ,, .. . , ..... 19 ~ t!J. ... day of. .... .. ........ . , ehalf of t. ~ ~ .... ... ............... -:??1. .-..... ...... ... .......... ..... .... .·- ·· ··· ... ... .... .. ... ... . who stands charged with and indicted for a f ~y- 1nisdem eanor. ~ ... ........ .. shall And this .... .... ...-.. not omit under f1enal!y of £ 100. And haw thrn and there this Writ. I .IL ,. ., Clerk P a L. PRESS , H ARRI SO NB U R G, VA �7t Executed on the 1 .-- day of ....'....·"A-,J. .,,lL A 19 -2 -~-. within tie C , y of!..' ,.,·,,n· ,.11 :, l.' l ~f Vi rginia, by ~c li, ~11 "'.,~ true 'fl ,, 0 1 tJ, e ~ m 1 ~urn::!':~ 1~ Y., fit ln "'. ', 0- ~ - ~&?.i ~'"' :"::. Sh'e i ;ff cf f-J an scnl{)f i County By -- -- ·· -· ·- ···-·· ·- -- -··-···· ··· De uty hariff of Nansem -··--··············- ond Coun ty -- �In the Name of the Commonwealth of Virginia: the Sherif ty, ~reeting : You are hereby commanded to summon .. .. ............... ' ··;,;,;?r ···1·····~.l!r., i to appear before the Judge of the ~ Court of Rockinv.,4am Count_Y, at the Court Honse thereo,, :~~;;.~::~~f2 t ~ :: ::,,:;:Q:.: 19 .. , who stands charged with and_ indicted for a folmt"f' misdemeanor. And this ..... ..... ~ / ..shall 11ot omit 111ufer /1enalt y of £100. And have thrn and there this Writ. Witness, J. ROBERT SW IT Z ER, Clerk of our said Court, at the Court House, thr .. / /4 day of P IL . PRE SS , H ARR I SO NBURG , VA 1, J.h,,d ;. 11,, j(:fi!:J:;:;r::z::::~ , Clerk. ��;;-~ ff. APR 1932 AY~ #Ji- ~ ~ f: •6l-)- ✓ ?-~ vs. ~~ / 7~ JvtA--~ /1- oft-~ -cJ /; }.._ . · tru-t2f-'~;1 .1 -1,. j.. '\... , d~:X ~ Misdr. (Pro.) ~llY g4. j a.,nl"v W"VLl//"I- ) ~; I' i , ;, ... l - . ~ _./;,f/JW4 {, (}?J-Vvtt:1C- 30 - j' J,./ ;• t;/4 L.ee,Jvi&-t /oc~ ou !, �i l I / ; / / � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rockingham County Prohibition Records: Criminal Cases Description An account of the resource The first series of the Prohibition Records collection consists of all criminal case records associated with cases brought to the &lt;strong&gt;Rockingham County Circuit Court&lt;/strong&gt; from 1916-1964. Not every individual was indicted for a criminal offense and many were simply judged as misdemeanors. The cases have been separated and arranged by the last name of the defendant.&nbsp;<br /><br />For more information on the Prohibition collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Subject The topic of the resource Prohibition--History Prohibition--Government policy--United States Prohibition--Virginia--History Rockingham County (Va.)--History Rockingham County (Va.)--Genealogy Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1916-1933 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Pro001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/7">Prohibition Records: Liquor Inventory</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/6">Prohibition Records: Affidavits for Ardent Spirits&nbsp;</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4524"> Prohibition Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Commonwealth v. William Hensley Description An account of the resource Misdemeanor; Guilty Subject The topic of the resource Misdemeanor guilty operated an automobile under the influence Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Craig Schaefer, Kayla Heslin, Selena St. Andre Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1930 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource 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 noopener">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RcPr-box8-050 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rockingham County Circuit Court Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available JMU Libraries Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/041c1b3781548471fd83f8f1d4cdf7a8.pdf 1e224af639a86954240c4a8ba45de9d7 PDF Text Text \ \ I \ ROCKI NGRi~H C OUNI'Y NAME OF CLAIMANT 36 - Hensley , ..i. . L. & Clinton Number of Acres: 96 Location: North, south, east and part of -<;;he west slopes of a mountain south of Dry Run . Roads: Five miles of good country road to Elkton . Soil: Shallow , gravelly loam. I mprovements : Stony to nearly all loose rock . None . History of Tract and condition of timber: Hard cut and hard burned repeatedly . Lt least 1/2 was skinned recently , the last cutting being in 1930 . Originall y oak , chestnut stand with springltng of pine and mixed hardwoods . Reproduct ion is plentiful , consisting mostly of oak sprouts , There is a light cord wood stand upon less than half the urea , being not over 2 cords per acre for whole area of tract of which 3/4 is pitch-pine and dead chestnuts . here is a small a.mount of chestnut oak on the top of ridge , next to the Imtwrrem~P...tr. last cutting . ~stimated to cut 2 cords per acre over an area of 96 acres totaling 192 cords . Slopes are moderate to very steep . I~st of the wood now standing is on hard ground to log because of steepness and abundance of loo e rock. Acreage ana value ot ypes: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 96 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 288 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre fot· tract: $.:f. tit:J Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ no:r--r:::. CIERI<:. :;C �REPOR'll OH rnra J,.CRE.AGE of the . -;. . L. & Clinton Hensley Tract #36 . The deed conveying this land to A. L . and Clinton Hensley gives a very indefinite and general descriptio n without bearings and distances , and ',Ji thout giving any o.creage; referring to it as the remaining portion of a tract composed of Stephen 0.nd Edward Hensley•s interest in the estate of their father , William Hensley . The records do contain descriptio ns of all of the tracts adjoining tract l/:36 . A computatio n of the acreage of this tract by the bearings and distances given in the boundaries of adjoining tracts gives 96 acrm JL ~ ·.:. n. Sloan , Chief Zngineer, I~rk: Service. SI �I '7 ty, 0 Dintr1ot• 6 • Icnalc Clinton r a. ind u t. Dec Lo ation, d o 39 • , e and rt ot t e eo ountnin uth oc Dry run. ! . orth, &lo ee , ,r ·relly 1 n rlt o:r 1.00 nn ider tion . 11 loo e roe• f ,ood country rond to oo.dnt t n u ;on r aero or 1no o.nd o o tho cut 2 cord . dO!'' te h ard loose roc.n~ Ir:mrovcmontat on . nnd vn.lte ofr le I . [ t ~ fi e op o l r.:,ta.l Averr otea V£ u o · l nd • - e of t~a t o v:- lu - 2 . oo a . oo er er or dioor n y f.n -t-..oro e, refer to ab tr ot £ title. 70~ �I Jount y: aistr ict: #36- Hensl ey,A.L . & Clinto n N s .L.. Hensl e7 LEGEND: Slone Seale - l n • 20 cha.in s Rockin gham Stone wall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-a-l-and-clinton.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, A. L. & Clinton Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Dry Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 36 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/c237d79b289ea6225201d2d85cb9693f.pdf 5cebe3f3a4ee8252a6b41165a0cf229a PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT 1t Number of Acres: 8 - .. ~en ley __ollo.v .. Roads: :." ' ve miles _, ....., ..., ~1. • .....J • n. JJ '±0 Location: Soil: !-: . . n 1~y , .u.. • L. - T I ... r irt ro .· to ~lk~on. cle_ "'"' 10_) J 0, ~-n • fJrt· it/. +; 'X 03 r . History of Tract and condition of timber: tr. . . cL cl -rR1 ny ye~r..., s•nce . exception o""' " u .... v r 1 e n 0de "'To,: l1. ""'u•l ood ' 1-aorrl"lu to Cl co . , .) 4 lu::3i0.' ' 2 u t ':) r,r' s L l ' L ... 1 00 8 ' condition . ir 8 ... 1 "'G - ~o ~ e cl 00 ·i ior. . - 1/,, '-'"er . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 4 .,v . 00 '-'....I • V Cove: ? . 0 ,5o.'~0 Grazing Land: 7 2..1 . 00 17J . )8 Fields Restocking: 9 g . oo 90 . 0U Cultivated Land: 1.5 ...,0 . 00 Orchard: . Ov Minerals: Value of Land: $v "'1. ., Value of Improvements: $ '}90 . 00 lJS • Value of Orchard: ·$ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ · J. 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ - •1 C Value per acre for tract: $ ''3. /"\ Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ :.c ·~. ~~~·ll'-F--~~~--~ ·r.:::J.u.-· .__) �--_/' /l ~ ._/) '{; I . - Claim oL_ ~ )l:_J. __ / ______ ________ ------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of~~~ _ -~--County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conserv ion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ more-or less, of land i~ z ~ ; ~ ~--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 ft}¥Ig ~ said p?on and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court ol!__ /iq,-_ ______ --~.<::. __ County, · ~rginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~~Y·~:: : -~:~~:,~---------------------------- My post office address is_ - L L 4 V - ~- -'-~ -----------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing .~ut_--4'-:-Q ____________ acres~ on which there ,~r7 thy fp'llowin~ bmldmgs and 1my~vemepts -~~~'.!J--.J-f--- ~ ---- ~ ___cl3~-L~ 1 ~ ~---~ ~-2-fl_k:t:.~-- ----~ Th:o~ -iL.kz..,,L__ ---- a ~ _____ miles fro~ ~ ~--------------Virginia,- in the ~ -~agisterial District of said County. I claim the following rlght, 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 a,bove described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North etc South Eruit ~j{() ___ -0-1-v. _ r! -_.~ __ ?-::'.'L__ ___________________________________ _ 7 '0,- c___ ~ -J"- ---------------------------------------L I ac;~::Vn:;-;;~~~~-tir ~ : r ~e~ his property about the year Jj:b:Lin the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $Ll.fJ.fi_~-~------· 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 $l..l _j_Q_0_~ -------· 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 $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks·-------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and ma at ed hereto) this ______________ day of_ ___________________ , 193 ___ . __ .. ' _ __ __;;(..._if~ -- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF __ '1~ _ ; r y30-wit / . The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ~ ~ ; { _ ~ __?l,cl_.,~::"f:~f:.~----------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath -that the matters and things appearing in his aby ~r are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, / /' ~2 _ this _______(~.=-_____ day oL~-.L~-~ ------, 193L_.~ , --------- ~ _'< __ ,° #J~ -·---------- Glerk--ef the Cc,H:tl"t;--ei'- Special Investigator or .Nlft~-1stice=::a:Pt~e. �I ) County ;. fl(>Oki nshnm Di st:riot: Stonewa ll *' )1000 . 00 ,iensley Hollow. 8011: :landy clay; good tiepth nni1 tatr f'ort111t y , ,~oderat ely rooky; steep to g$ntle slopes; southwe st exposure . Five miles fair dirt r rv.d to B:l kton. tl'O.ct rnd ot')ndl t.lon of t 1 oar t ~oat ot tract cleared ma nv ]fear a U(,;o . · Graze u:i cu tva. e"i s1nco ., :1th the oxcep\. 1vn ot t1 eeverul fi olde whloh 11. vl!t been neslocte 4 . nm, g:ro ing •ip to brush o ,d br!era: wo ided area estimate d to cut an uve:rase ')f O ,c ords )S' tuol wood per nora ,al .ie 50~ pe1· corct ... l l ;..., . X O 001'48 a 66 OOl'dS X !>Oi : · 33. 00 . l~llelJ.tn ai ,?< re1me 16::t:34• • :3 atocy , shingled , 4 ooou :)ied b:, owner .. '11a :rn: leg, 12Xl4x8 •, poo:r oond1tlo n ... ~, teh2n: Frnme l ~!.d2s1·i •, . sbJ.ngled ... ro1r ;,ie.!} ho~SQ: li'I'QI!ltl, 1Qxl2X8 t) bOUl"d rQ ':if I fti1J> oond1t1o n , ~tllR.,lS: FNm.e • papor roof , in,qod oou 11 i on a apples .. ao peuoh ... !· ..• ·l ¢50 . 0) per A. Value p:~.aar• 4 . 00 18.00 20 . 0 0 ea.oo 'l'otn l vul 1e of lfan,l 7ota.l value of 1my r ( vements '11otul val\lt:1 of timber Tot l vs lue or t r!:lot ....verage v .1,..u., per aora r ooms , 3 cel l ed $400. 00 10. 00 6.) . 00 20 . 0 35. 00 2u . OO Total Value Obi. oO aa.oo 120. 00 180 . 00 00 ao12.. , .oo �___, County: Dis t rict: #58- Dean, A. E. -& Hensley, A. L. Geo . ill . Dean LEG :iD: I Cove Grazing Slope Ti llable Fields restocking Scale - 1" : 20 chains Rockir~gham Stone iall �In the Circuit Court oL ________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- --- -, ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -__ _____ ___________ _County, Virginia, Defendant s. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answe:r. to the peti 10n 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 • ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ :m-------------------· as h~ya:::: :: sai~~toJ_a~ G - ~-----~ ( £_c/i_:-_L_f'd_ ________ _ My post office address is ______ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought e following to be condemned, containing about_ __:}_J':.____ ____ acre, on which ~ --- ---------~ buildings and improve ments=- ----~--- _ ---- ~- _ -~ _../f),,'\.__ ~~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ---------------------------------------------------~ 4 ______ ~ z : = -------------------- miles from __ -'(_~~ ------ ----Virg inia, in This land is located about_ __ t h e - a g i s t e r i a 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.) - ~ - - - ~ ~/'!' fr- ~ ~ -- -----------------~----~ -f:k---e____ --~follows: as are land of parcel or tract described above the to adjacent The land owners _A-:-~--~-&~-~-North_ ~ ~~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- South_~ ~ East ___ C-- .. ~-~------__ _____ --~ ~ West_$ ~I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _/_f_.U._in the ~ ~~A.,._L ~t::? following manner: ~M -- ----- --------------------------------------------------- ---------- ~ -----r=-~ -~~~~~ -------- -------- -------- -------- - I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $_tf _.t!:f)_ ______ . 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 improvem ents thereon is $_.Z_Q:Q ______ . 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 informatio n 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). w· ness my signature (or my name and ~ ark attached he1;sto) this __ ..,;?__;2 _______ day { l j ~ _G_!_ __ ) _ ~ - r - - - of _ _ _ ---------- , 193t. ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_________7,,;r--=-==;_--- ------xo-wit: .,, -. { ~_2:7-'J_ ~ -----The undersigne d hereby certifies th~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made-~~th -th;,t-th7m atters an_d things app~aring in his abo answer are true ~o the b st of his knowledge and belief, ~ " day o _ ---------- ---- - -, 193/ th1s ___,:::;?-_ if b, 7_________ --------- -- -- __, , ~ ___ / / , _ _ _ /S ------- Clerk of the Court, of Special Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 1~, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-a-l-and-dean-a-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, A. L. & Dean, A. E Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hensley Hollow Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 58 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9f91e681a55d63694269a8b79c38efb7.pdf 4e59a5dff1b3ca1fba84d1268202b311 PDF Text Text NAME OF OWNER Number of Acres: 1:3 ~11 .... m. '::.1h1·r;e ""li le s uoutl e :st o_ -~lkton . ?v ::1,1d 71, part outside _ s..rk . ,.,,hr-P- l'liles cnunt~ rol-ds to ::lktc'1 . Location: Roads: Soil: r. ..., • 1 osi t ::..0·1s S N1y loc1m, s. allo·. s lor>0 -'-;·r_ e, f1·ee r- ·1Yu rocks, 'iode1·""' te 8lo)es, nor·t11e~st exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: _._1 _ , s , ....,, .,. . . ·•b ur rel .ove d , r·em~_ 1· 1· 1-1 st:._ 11,•.... con,-;;isto of 0, u.... 11 01...~s nc.. _ i "'es, .... )OUt t·.. o cord.:, ~occ .,_ er -CI-'3 . ~.., oorlls . ood . Improvements: T .1. u Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 13 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 3J . OC Minerals: 8~i . 00 Value of Land: $ GO . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ ~.'i . CO Value per acre for tract: $ 7 • OC, Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ • ~ .ff &2. c::----- 7. �ROCKINGHA1:! C OUN11 Y NAME OF ffll>DMXN<P OWNER #101-a --- Hensley , = · Lewin Number of Acres: 2 Pc rt outside the Park area . Location: """lk Run . Roads: Three miles via county road to Elkton, the nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam , slope type , moderate slopes, northeast exposure . History of Tract and condition of timber: .....11 the merchantable ·saw timber has been removed from this tract, the remaining stand consists of small oaks about 2 cords of fuelwood per acre - 4 cord.$. Improvements: NONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: )10 . 00 vo . 00 2 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 10. 00 Total---- Value of Improvements: $ 10.00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ ;J • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None • .. ~ . ~ , / JL :RK. �county: Ro ckingham . Distr.:!.ct: c tonewall Lewin Hensley #lOl - ,, .\ ssesned 120 • 53 Deed (no field Sheet) n Vulue --~ . . -Cla:tmed: . -- Location: :Elk Run, 3 1-:1il00 oouthoast of FJJ-:-ton~ ·:-. }1 . :p oi:d.tions ' 70 anc1 '71, part outside park. :.Jone kno,:m . JAir)s : _____. (Jandy l~onm , shallow slope ty11e,, f1e)ee fror11 roe!~s, Jo iJ. : modc:re. tc -- Poa.ds : 3 elo:ges, northeast expo!'S·:re . nules oo·mty road.G to "':lkton . History: ·\ll sav1 timber removed, ror.1ai ni11g stand consists - of s all Oa'.t.s n.nd ·1nes , about two co:rdf; wood per ac:r e . , 24 . 00 24 cordo wood ,~ ~l . 00 pnr cord Improvet1ent.s: None . Value ~rxr)e Acreafie P.~1' '16.0;'!, ,_- 4 . 00 l2 Slope 'i1otal value of land ~48 ,. 00 Total value of irar,roveL'.en t :1 11'.otcl value of timber 21.00 Total value of tract 72 .. 00 AYerage value p er aero 6 , 00 1lotal vuluc 487:10 �County: Hockingha.m •,1. trict: ~tonewo.).l -------------~ · 101 a. - .Acreo.50 Clnimoc..: Y.: lue \.. ~,cwin Hensley • Dco~ 10 field sLeet) II Glnimed: Loe• tion: J ·..,u _ 1:',...,C,.l:'Wn "'lk Run . . art outside the J ark c.rea . lli?,il: a.1 a11dy loam, slope type , moderate elopes, notheast e_~ponu·e . noc.ns: 3 mile . Dint . Hist',1·x: vi co nty road to "lkton, tl c noarest c-hi::- r, ing t,11 the meroho.n-tnble snv1 t1:mher h ...... been removed fror. this tract, the rom ining stand -- con:::iist of sr.ml1 oaks ab.ut 2 eds. of f1e: 4.00 10 d per~ . 4 Cd"'. 1 . 00 p er cd; Im rovement..,: Valt.e of l :.nd by tFes : Value po:r : er2 :rvne ulope 4 Total 11 - lue of l <:> n '11otal valuo lan ' ) . 01] 8 . 00 of im rove,...,ents '.l'otnl value of tal Total Vnluo 4. ,0 . c. 0 . a' r .oo 3 �---- -------~====-==--:-----:=-:------:--::--::-------:========~==========~=:-:-=========~~=-=-=-:::::. .__.,___,, County: Rock ingham Distric t: .~ tonewal l #101 - Lewin, Hensley LEGEND: Sca le - 8 !RP~ 20 chains 5 �County : Di.stri ct: Rocking ham Stone, all #lOla • Hensle z, A. Leiin N L:CGEND: SlOPff Scale - 1 : 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-a-lewin.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, A. Lewin Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 101, 101-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/4b21d1b9ad36f227693ebf3b2988c48c.pdf 411ad5a1116ef8a9278deb3057cdab7d PDF Text Text $ ~_.tf' __________________ --------------------------------- Claim of__ In the Circuit Court oL __________'______________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- --- -,-------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---__ _____ ____________ County, Virginia, Defendant s. more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answe:r. to the peti 10n 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 • ______ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court oL as his answer to said etition and to said notice. t l / ~ . C p ~ ---------- . . m ---------- -· My name is ____ f'd_ ________ _ My post office address is ______ _ G - ~-----~ (£_cfi_:-s.e_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acre, on which ~ e following to be condemned, containing about_ __ --- - - - - - - - - - ~ buildings and improve ments=- ----~--- _ ---- ~- _ -~ :}_r:____ ____ _../f),,'\.__ ~~ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -.At 4 ______ .n z : = -------------------- ~ - - - - - - - - - - Virginia, in miles This land is located about_ __ t h e - a g i s t e r i a 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.) from __ .L(_~ - ~ - - - ~ ~ / '!'fr- ~ ~ -- -----------------~----~ -f:k---C.. --~follows: as are land of parcel or tract described above the to adjacent The land owners _A-:-~--~-&~-~-North_ ~ ~~----- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- South_~ ~ East ___ C-- .. __ _____ --~ ~ ~-~ ---- --West_$ ~I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year./...f_.U._ in the ~ ~~.>..,._L ~ t? following manner: ~M -- ----- --------------------------------------------------- -----fL-~ -~~~~~ -------- -------- -------- -------- - ---------- ~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $-!/._1!:()__ ______ . 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 improvem ents thereon is $_.Z_Q:Q ______ . 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 informatio n 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). w· ness my signature (or my name and ~ ark attached he1;sto) this __ .2__;2 _______ day { l j ~ _G_!_ __ ) _ ~ - r - - - of _ _ _ ---------- , 193t. ATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__ _____ __7,;1-..::.=.::..=;.--- -----¼o-wit: .,, -~------~ -' ~ The undersigne d hereby certifies th~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made-~~th -th;,t-th7m atters an_d things app~aring in his abo answer are true ~o the b st of his knowledge and belief, ... ~ ~ day o ___ ____________ - -, 193/ th1s ___,::7-_ if 7_________ ------------- _ _ , , ~ _ _ _ / / , _ _ _ /S ------- Clerk of the Court, of Special Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. I~\ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-bertha-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Bertha E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Not Specified Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): Not Specified Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/1274e5cc8128dabb1b8b08e0fd7a46d5.pdf fa68c80ae1e2c43d072affaf37872f0e PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #22 - Number of Acres: Location: Roads: Soil: Dry Hensley, E . E . 28 Run, cut by the Park boundary . 4½ miles country road to Elkton. Very fertile as indicated by the height and growth of :brees. Sandy loam, stony to very rocky . Gentle slopes. History of Tract and condition of timber: Cut repeatedly for fire - wood and in 1930 . About one - quarter of the area on the Eastend vrns burned in in 1930 and has no timber. Fire damage over the rest is not severe. Good reporduction of mixed hardwoods . Light stand of mixed pine a n d hardwo ods up to 12 11 , chestnut oak is the most cornr1on; whit e , red and black oaks also present . Estimated to cut 84 cords of wood . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value J5 . 00 $ 1 40 . 00 Ridge: Slope: 28 @ Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 140 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 0 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 . 75 Total- Incidental damages arising from the taking of ~ract: $ ~1 9 0 • 00 None . - -~~-·_:/Y,-"--~~~~':£2_!_ __ CLERK ~ 33 �- ~-----~~~~~~==========-------.-------- ROCKI::-JGHAJI'. COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #22 - a Number of Acres: - - Hensley, E . E . 37 Location: On Dry Run . Roads: 4½ miles over count ry roads to Elkton. Soil: Tract is cut by the Park bounda ry . Shallow , sandy loam running from stony to extremely stony . Naturally fertile but injure~ by fi r es . History of Tract and condition of timber: Light stand of pitch-pine and some admixture of other hardwoods . Trees are very short , mostly under 5 11 and scatt ered and u p to 9" DBH. Plent y of sprout re productio r of hardv10ods , mainly oaks . Has been hard cut and burned rep E: atedly . Estimated to cut 111 cords . Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 37 @ $3 . 00 $111 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 111 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 50 . 00 $ 161 . 0 0 Value per acre for tract: $ 4 • 3 5 Incidental damages arising fro~ taking of this tract: ~-~'CLERK $ None • �Claim oL~6:/2&_-. \L....--"'-"-....--:7 _ __ __ ~--Cou nty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. In the Circuit Court of ____ The State Commission on Conserv on and Developme nt of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ----------------.----. ----. ;n~ .. -------------------. -.- .--------------------- -~-----C ounty, V1rgm1a, Defendant s. more or less, of land m/&1_ _~ of the State Commission on Conservati on and De1tion the to answer in d, undersigne The velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnat ion awarded upon the ~ng 9J s~id pef on and published i~ ~c~ordance with the order of the Circu~t Court off .hP.t~ ---~---C ounty, V1rgm1a, asks leave of the Court to file this --------_ ---------__________ ---------__________ :o :~:&:;;:~~o~~~·~-------------as h:Y•::: __J:_ __________ My post office address i~m ~:~ I claim a right, title, estate or int9"est in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing abo~t_b_q --:_-~-_--11---#cresw111 wlJjch there are the f ~~inb bmldmgs and 1mprovem ents: ___dd_~ ~ ~ - ------ ---~ ---------- ------- ---------- ---------- --------- :,,~ £1-r.,f_ ---------- ---------- ------- ---------- ------ Virginia, in This land is located about__~ ________ miles fromt:eL~' the ________________ Magisteria l District of said County. I claim the following r~ght, 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 ·1and described above.) ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- ~- ~ ---------- ---------- .~ ......._t.he above. described tract or parcel of land are as follows: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $.fft:Jj)..1-!=:________ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improveme nts thereon is $--------- -------· I am the owner oL/f-C>___________ 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 condemnat ion of lands within the Park area, to the extent of ~J. .'!..f!__________ __. (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 practi,cable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks ·---------- - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- �rr,=c-------=-==---=-=:=======-======-:====-========------==-=-=------,_=---=::::~---:==-=~-=-:-==-::-:----~7 County, : ~orea.s 0 ! d '5 ·D at1· • OlP. ta 1 l P. D l 27 or ~d! ' out by t ~r r • one. t tree (.)Oil! • ntr·~ of l n l To l ti"/b ot l I clu ..., r · ct v. lu 0 ~ - ... ,r,. a ·,or r -- 2. 9 • •::>0• n. 0 .. �~> l:iitn€3dJ 68 .51 ~- 3. C unty: Clt on r Dt 11 .d * .. B0O. OO Locu.tio, H e:ingtrun st net o , ft • 1 .• ct o ct\ b tho nrk boun n.·y,, one. · allo,1 • flt:m ly lo 111 r rtil· but -·Ro ur and one- t lf' runn n o st ny t(> njur d by f ren. · xtr m ly o tony. .\e.a ovor country ro do to 'l :ton,, nd of th~ ln n T... N1a ,n~ v r--; hort, o.:1tly l'lon ·y of' 8 rrout ' • IIas boon .ra cut an 11 er sat;¢ - Inmrovemonto J 01· n • a ·e n.nd v l.uo nf l To al ot 1 Av rn. " es1 Aci·e 3 I) V 0 d - ,1.;o l • of ti her 1,. !10 l of tro.o · luo of T tn.1 l e Inoludcu ,,.;o ·l" • 111.0 re 3. 00. 22 So �County: Distric t: #22 - Hensley, E . E . N I 1 LEGEND: Scale - 8 fff P~ 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall �County: District: #22a- Hensley, E . E . LEGEND: SlOPft Scale - 1 = 20 chains Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-e-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, E. E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Dry Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 22, 22-a Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/61b38bdb840fed869e1bf90b0209b3c3.pdf b6a1609b767b5a514ed6648723dd0dd5 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #78 - Hensley, Edward 60 Number of Acres: Location: Elk Run, t 1.1ree miles southeast of Elkton, and entirely within Park area . Roads: Three miles country road , clay surface , to Elkton, nearest shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam . rock . past . Slope type . '11hin steep soil covered with loose This tra ct shows signs of having been burned badly in the No signs of rec ent burn. History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: No Merchantable saw timber . None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 60 @ $5 . 00 $ 300 , 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 300 • 00 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ $400 , 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood : $ 100 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 • 07 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None ~ -/ ~.CLERK \Of �I D~ed va.1ue .otaimed1 • 1.J 1.t1t · . 1. t! ! .,-q tits . id@ Elk ·t t 66 A. '1 P.• l>a te unk:n0ci;m, coni,idrn:-a,_. t ton tmk"llow., l!'tm; thre,e mi l(ts 1Jaut\:1811iui'!'tt ~f lUktor. l1 ~nd entir$ ly vr tthln pa~k al"~.1.. Oa11dy l o~m. Slope t~. :Ltnln att~e):,, ~o:tl ooveit"ed uitb loote l'o~k. ?hi$ tJ.t1&Ci\ 3howo a i (t-"'13 ():f' he.v i ne" beel'! but 'H)d l"1ntll7 in pa~t. - No e.!gns ot any ~~ce11 t buni. too Road.s t V.I 11 I · - . ~ee r- l.l~s a<u.ui.tr y .t",o ad, clay &orf'o.c~, t .o 1ilkto n, &hipplite; point . nan tf.HJ't H· t oto.1 vnlue ot la.ltd • ... ,. $2()8.oo . f oiml value uf ti~:1l>or • • i l04tfl0 ? o t 1:tl "11Z!,lue of t:ra et ,.. :. Av tu:n.ge va.lue '(;)61"' ·,,.ore ~tote t • 312,..00 ; 6,.00 au.-~ c:<:;Uld not 0101.n~ o,nd had to be nd,jua ted • 6 A, oold to iC1tti t lfenalo y. . .-. ,,. . . -~---=1"'' �p78 - .1ien sley , :d .. ard Coun ty: :i.\ock ingha m Dist rict: Ston ewal l . . rs . J'ran cis R. Grat ten \ 'ra ices Grat ten L ':G"" TD ~lope ._;Cale - 1 1' - 20 chain s s � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-edward.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Edward Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 78 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bc2cbe671e6e43ffc0b13bab21198adb.pdf 2d52d8a0721d187472054e23ecb24d7d PDF Text Text -, I ROCKINGHAM COUNTY I' .I CLAHiANT NAME OF pi1f{f¥f;; #42 - Hensley, H. A. Number of Acres: 200A. Locatio11: Wolf Run . Roads: Soil: Property is cut by the Park Boundary Line . About 3 miles· 'to Elkton over good country road except the last mile wfuich is a woods road . Loam, extremely rocky and shallow on t h e slopes; rath er shallow and somewhat rocky in the cove , but fertile and well watered . Cut repeatedly and burned . Fire damage has not been severe in recent years . Oak, pitch-pine stand . Un slopes pine is prominent and the oaks belong to the black- oak group . Stand on slopes is light and all of the small timber up to 8 11 DBH . In cove pine is less prominent and the white oak group is most abundant . Timber runs from heavy to light cordwood . ~stimated stand on slopes isl½ On tne cove there is cordwood running 50% oak, largely cords per acre . Saw logs have been cut from the larger scattered JUttJH'.lWalfe~ white oak . of these trees over much of the area, avscattering a is pine and there Estimated to cut 3 cords pe r acre-- 195 cords. eraging 9 11 or less . History of Tract and condition of timber: None . IMPROVEMENTS :-- Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 117 @ <!Ji3 . 00 $351 . 00 Cove: 65 @ 5.00 325 .oo Grazing Land: 18 @ 12 . 0 0 216.00 ,i,892 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 892 • 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: -$ Value per acre for tract: $ 4 . 46 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . - -~ -~_:__ CLERK �Claim oL_ __ _ - _____ if_/~------------------------------------ In the Circuit Court f_ _________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____ ________ ______________________________________________ __________________ _ more or less, of land in _____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oL __________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s i , petition and to s Jd notice. ify na1ne is____ My post office address 1~ . --"~ -_.. ., __a_ ____________ ----------------------------------- I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about2.i)_4 _____ __ ____ acres, on_whi~re})e followi~ bmldmgs and 1m.;,ro_v~~~:~£~-f-1.-~~ - - - - - - - - - ~ ~ U.---r--~-z-_~ ~ -~ ~-~--~--~ ~- ~--- ---. -----I'- __ f' __________ ______________ . --- _-;;;:,;;o :zf!.----------------- .-- .-. -- .- This 19-ft;f is located about__~________ m1les frorrCU-~ ----------------V1rgm1a, m t ~ ~ M a g i s t e r i a l District of said County. I claim the following rlght, 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.) ,••v, v•vo -~v ---------------- --- ---------------~ - - ~----------- ------ --- ------- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__i'_t20_~----· 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 oLJf,S-__ _____ __ 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 ~<1.iL ____________ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claim__ant desires to make; and if practkable he should also insert here a description of ~t;-act or parcel of)and br 'metes and bounds). _/ ~em"?,rn: 7_'MA.Y-_:_7':¥--------_ff,~--------------------------- j ~_t:.,L_-(- _l ) ~ # -~ ~- f ---~-~..1)-----~ -~ --~ . --- ---------------- ------ ----- --- ----------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). w ~ · tm~ n es·snature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ !'.'________ day oL___ _ -~----, 193L_. -~J4-/Z..£At'-C#-2 ~~ -..,C~-"'------- -, STATE O VIRGINIA, COUNTY QF __ _ _ ___ o-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ____ _-;?_~ ~ ~ ~ the above named claimant personally appeared befo him and made oath at the matters __U ~_ _ :~~-~~nL~~:~:'.~~-~::i:f~::_~;; ~-;i:t_:::;zg~and 3 belief, Sink of the Coafl+, or Special Investigator or ~t 3 Palslic, u Justice of ta0 ~ag~ �County : Distri t; ~~2 • Henoley, H. A. 200 Acreage 1Cln.in d: 1 Aaaesoed : 235 A , .68 l? . 98 800 . 00 Value Cla.il'!lcd: Rookinghnn ston ,all Assessed : 540 , 00 Deed : 245 A . • Aoqu ired in 1904 for 900 . 00; 29 A, of 1hich are outa1.de I>a.rk area Location:. Wolf Run , line . oils Property ia out by the Park boundary Loa.t:i. extrenely rocky and shallo on the elopes; .... t ei· sballo, and oon hat rooky in the cove. out fertile and 1ell ratered. Gt Roads: counter alai!:13 r la.1:0: About three nilelil to I~lkton over good country road except the last oile ·1hic is a woods road . History of tract and condition of tiobcr : Cut .. at dly and burn d .- Fire da.oa1..,o has not been s-evcre in recent yeo.ra . Oak• pitch-pin stand . On olopea pine is proninent and tho oaks belong to the black- oak group. stand on slopes io light and all of ot::1u.ll tiober up to 8" DBll . In cove pine is less prooinent a.nd the it oak grou ·s nos a.bun nt . Ti lb r runa frot:1 1ea. to light cord wood . Eatioa ed stand on elor.,es ie l.! cords per•a.ore . On the cove there is cord 100d running 50,% oak, largely htte oak . aw logs have bee cut f _·ot th larger scatter d pi e and there ts· a. sea t ring of these trees ov r r.1uch o the area . av ra~i g 9« o~ l ~o • .Jlotitiated o cut ;;; cords r a.ere . 195 cords ve.J.ued at 50% - - - - ~ 9? . 50 . 1 Ir1poovenenta The owner lives on e. fern 1hich io outside th P5:rk eree . le devenda very lnrgoly and en irely so in dry weather upou t\,o springs on the area ,1hio are included in the Park and he iahes to continue the uoe of this a.ter . • Ac rea~e and value of lan~ - ~l tyges : Value Acreage I lo· e ' Grazing Total value of land Total valve of tiober Total value of tract \verage value por acre ~:'o~cre e?5 l. 50 117 18 200 a.oo · 175 : 50 144 . 00 514 .60 614 . 60 97 . 50 ~)612 .00 3 .04 l �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall #42 - Hensley, H.A. I I I S.L.Hensley --- J.E. Hensley L.N.Eppard • ~ • i:Q ~ • • ~ t) ~ ~Nancy Eppard assie W. F .Dea.n Jr. , LEGEND: Slope Grazing Cove Scale - l" = 20 chains � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-h-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, H. A. (Henry) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Wolf Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 42 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/d51b9402c93fc3b44a2376964640ebe9.pdf 60622e6fbcb26113996f8b21edb4c14f PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY j NAME OF CLAIMANT #28 - Hensley, Harriett- Estate ~ umber of Acres: Location: Dean .Mountain, near Meadows Store . area . Entirely within Park 7 miles over country road to Elkton. Roads: Soil: 85 Sandy, gravelly loam of west exposure . This tract has been culled over but there is approximat ely 510 bd . ft . per acre scattered over the wooded area . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: See reverse side for improvements . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope : -- 74 @ $3 . 00 11 85 @ 30 . 00 $222 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: - - 330 . 00 $552 . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 552 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1100 .oo Value of Orchard : $ 75 . 00 $1100.00 75 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 100 .oo Value of Wood : $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 22 • 08 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ 100 . 00 50 . 00 $1877 .oo- �CONTINUED FROM OTH:e,R SIDE Improv ements : DWELLING-~--Log and frame, 18x26' , 5 rooms, kitche n 14xl4' , porch 8xl4 1 , metal roof, 2 story, ceiled , fair condit ion, occupied by owner. Spring wat er supply - no cellar . MEAT HOUSE--- ---Fram e, 16x20x l2', metal roof. SPRING HOUSE ----8.xl 0x8', fair condit ion. 2 HEN HOIBE S---8xl 0x8 1 , fair condit ion. DWELLING-----Fr~me, . 20x22 1 , 5 rooms, porch 5.x22 1 , shingle roof. Brick and stone flu es, l~ story, fair condit ion, vacant, spring water supply , pillar founda tion, no cellar . BARN- ----Log , 16x27x l2', shingl e roof, poor condit ion. CORN HOUSE----Bog, 10xl0x 8 1 , shingl e roof, poor condit ion. HEN HOUSE -----Fra me, 15x8x8 1 , shingl e roo f , fair condit ion. DWELLIN G---Log and frame, 18x24 1 , 5 rooms, kitche n 14x25 1 , porch 6x24', shingle roof, stone flues, l½ story, ceiled , poor con-· dition ; vacann --sprin g water supply , pillar founda tion, no cellar . · BARN- ----Fram e, 34x47xll:4 1 , shingl e roof, fair condit ion. GRANARY-----Frame, l6xl6x l4 1 , metal roof, fair condit ion, HEN HOUSE--- --Log, 6xl4x8 1 , shingle roof, poor-- -GARAGE----Frame, 10xl2x l0 1 , paper roof, fair condit ion. �d! D oe d· o~mta.in nd ~~ti cd: In u !lbr =......- lo e oil: 1.0 o .ds: It i v n r.iileo u. 1 Jpin ~ oint . ooi1 ia a sandy lo ad. 5.J0 . 00 ly \',it in t 80 rk rir a . 1 0 85 tl • • ver fo. r ro ds to lkto • th ct a i i'bcr n rest un culled , 3 . oo- -26 .oo ', '> rooos , kitcle 1. Dtorio.... c il d, r i In rovcrmnto: , r o collv.r - 1 roo . fo.ir c, 16.. ·'.:!O.xl2', ,525 . 00 cta.l roof , fc ir 50 . 00 UAlO ·~ '» fi.1. ... r cond i ·! on • treo., 50 ;e·.ro old . f'air -- 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... of ave .. ta •••••• of ber •••. • ••. ~···· of oro rd •••••••••••• of tr~ct •••••••.••. • • Total. ver ?{0 . 00 •• nJ.ue of l:~n Tot l -~~-~---~~ - e ue pr acre ••••••••••• S7 �County: District: Rockingham Stonewall #28 - Henslei, Harriett J. w. Stephen Hensley E. Dyche Dean s . L.Hensloy Daniel T. Dean LEGElID: Slope Tillable Scale - 1" : 20 chatns � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Harriet Estate Description An account of the resource Location: Dean Mountain Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-harriet-estate.pdf Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 28 Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a9ea8c85926823db8df3ddd14bc5c2de.pdf c95a8567dc2a7cacfeec61373c255df1 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAI.I COUNTY NAME OF OWNER #43 - Hensley, Janes E . Number of Acres: 7- Location: On Wolf Run . Whole tract c_nsists of about 10 acres with buildings and cultivated land; cut by the park line which Roads: brings into the park about all the timber . 2½ miles country road to Elkton . Soil: Loam of medium depth( 6 inches to 2 feet), very stony . 'l1his is better g round than the average slope in this secti on . Ve ry moderate slope . History-of Tract and condition of timber: Cut very close in recent y e ar s . Burned during the past , but not in the past two years . Mixed ~ ardwoods and ~itch- pine in which oak s predominate . Very few trees ov er 71t in diameter , reproduc ti on abundan~ . Wood runs to small sizes and will yield less than 1 cord per acre of co ,·Eercial wood . Estimated to cut 7 cord s---Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -- 7 @ J 35.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 35 .oo 15 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ '!~50 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 15 .oo Value per acre for tract: $ 7 . oo Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . _~-~ -~-=---__ CLE.HK 5/ �Cony t tot: . 3 -oreo.se Cl imodt Valu • 10 1i . A e so on ,o r run. buU.din d l) tf 30. 00 t Locn.tionc ock n ham ~t n ll in 1923 for b d c · t th ieh br n e into t. on nch a. er o dnt lo try ·o d 0 2 f t t), e , tony. n t: o · ct on. 1 to Ct to r I fo • l ncr 4. e 0 l V 1 10 o t11.l Vt.lu 1ota 1 V of l nd ... o_ ti:mbe luo o· tr.. ct rn. ovd 7. O - ... -. 2 • 1 00 .... ~3,. 0 ore .. J,.o• eo �I '"---' #~- Hensley,James E . N LEGEND: c. cale - 8 111 :pe 20 chains u = County: - District: Rockingham Stonewall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-james-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, James E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Wolf Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 43 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9e2f04b3ab2076f8a3caeef25ea1a99a.pdf c5c8a9125608bf3aa2cb241e04b3db83 PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: Location: 0g •.m ley _.!ollo. • ....,ou ~ 'rest slo:'.:)e of Roads: Soil: eu.n .~o '1.t . . . · •• re ~ · to county ro..... ne .. :r . :t . '0:1..,.. .iles o ...,l..tton. :..y 0.,.. onl i ~,.., c-te _J to ri, -'-'-ir er.1-ili tw ; od r-...t 1., entle tlopes. ...., 1:1th. - st z o r .. . C. History of Tract and condition of timber: · :.. . . re . i n <':) Ju..<: t •dl} ~' to , OC<.;u.Si '1. .... 1 Improvements: Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 0 ,1 • 0 Grazing Land: 20.00 u. oo Fields Restocking: 10 . '-' . ·,r • Cove: Cultivated Land: 11" l_ • Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ :.1 J. ,_,, 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: $ • '-'-'- : • ~-/@n 7 �~~~:. ~~ & ± ~rginia, No.~/-; At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __ &--«~ ~; _ ~__/ ~ ~----------- more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ________ _________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~y·~:: :: said ~~d ,n_::icy ~ ____ /T ______ _ My post offic~ : 1s_~ ~--------- L __ _!._ LL!. 3..2___ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___ L Q'_~_______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ ______ __________________________ _____________________ _ \ �_______ _ ~ ~ ___ :.. Claim o f _ ~ In the Circuit Court o f _ _ ~ ~ - - - - - ounty, Virginia, N o.4"r'A_7, At La,;,, 0 : : e : , t a : : _ ~ ? ~ : : z : ~ -- ~ ~ : ~ --------------------- .-- ~ ~ ,- -----4P --------------.--. _ .---------------------- / more or less, of land m __ p p ~7 ~_County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fili~ of ~d ~etitio and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit _ __ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court o f ~ ~ __ as h:Ya:::: : : _ ~ i ~ ~ "---------- ----------,-:B=--4 , My post office address is-------~-------:--- - _______________ --- ~ - : _ _ • ".:JI I claim a right, title, estate or interest in~ tr~ct ~;;fa~~j of lane(within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __ _L_A?__<Q_·____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements:_______________ _____ ___ _ ------------------------ -------- =~~: 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 de ibed abo .) ii;-: :-::-:: :-:::~~~~:---~ ~: nd are as folloiws: ~ j : C e n t tot e above escribed tract or ~ North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _________ ______________________________ _____ _______________________________ ___ East ________________ __ __________ ____ ________ __________ _________ ______ ____ ____ __ ___ _ West ____ ______ ___ ___ _________ ____ _____ _____ ___ _____ ____________ ___ _______ ____ __ ___ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __LecL~in the ~~~L~K~~ - _/ ~----- ;-~l~~:-t~-:t-~~~-;~~ e~ a-& ~ · ..-1 {a;fef~w1fi; ~~-i:~~~~~:~~~~-t~e~~~ on is $Lef!..f'!t:~-~f!_._ _':::-, 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 ~_(_r~~~-~-~ _acres of land adjoining the above described ,tract or I am the owner of_ __~ 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 o~ the tract or parcel of land by metes and bou_nds1 .. ../ ~ _ ~ -~ ~ - ------ - -----,ma~ ~~ ~- - ~ J -- ~ - ~---4~ ~-~~z-3c¥.-~--- -- - - ~-"'" 7 ~ ~-;_. ---- ----------~ -- ~ ~ - ----- - ----~ -~ ~ - ~-- ~ of_~ --~d.-f_. ----- _ _ _ =~-s~~:~~rl~; my name : ----- -~ - - ~ ~ ~ - ~-~~.:-- ~n mue remarks if necessary on the back). z~ · -~ --~~~-he~ ~·~ - --: f~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF__iJ'f-- __._._..._4.-<C.~= ---------------------· - ~- Q....c-~ The undersigned hereby certifies that__ the above named claimant personally appeared before him ;.-Wci""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____ :,2-~ -:::_~93 _· ~ d::fJ U"-* _ ~ ~d~(-;; pecial vestigator or Cle of the Notary Public, or Justice of t e Peace. �- - ~ ~- Filed in the Clerk's Offl Roc k'tngham County V ce , a. FEB rn 31 -----Clerk �~~a::. ~rcui£ ~~~~unty, Virginia, NoLM~-, At Law. =~.:.ta::._~~~~-~~;eti~ 1Fu~]~~~~~~Ci~~~i~fi~~~~~~:!:;~~fi!°-::~-~~~ ~:~~i:~~i~, velopment 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 f _ ~ ~ ~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h:ya::: :_:~~~~~- t:_:~~~-n:~ice._____ ------------------~-------- My post office address 1s __ .L.~~~~. d ~ ~ -~ -,--PZ~-/_____ _ I claim a rig~t, 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=---------~ -------- ------- -------------- ------------------------------------------------- ;.o-~ -~ ~-p_:----------------------This !aJ,tl is located about_ ___ ,¥--____ miles f r o m _ ~ - - - - - - Virginia, in the~_Magisterial District of said County. �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. FE ;-1,.., I , , ''l ' ---ClerK �-7 County : Rockingham Distr ict: s tonew all :/J.56 - Hensle y , Jolln A. Acrea ge Claim ed: Deed: 89 i~ . Value Clair~ cd: rt $4'70 . 00 11 $1i? . 84 (1004) Looat ion: Hensl ey Rollow. Bouth wcst slope of Dean t.:ount ain. J.noumbra.ng~s a . count er cta,lrns or laps: None loiown. Soil: Sandy clay of good clep th and fair fertil ity; mod.era toly rooky with steep. to gentle elopes . Southw est expos ure . . Roads : One mile of rough dirt road to county road near Mt . Pleas ant Church; thence fou:r ;miles to Elkton . tre.ot and cond tion of tir:ber e L~.rge portio n of tract oleal"e d many years a.go, grazed sihee . One ama.11 field negle otec1 grown up to aorub :pine . ',7ooded area cut over repoat e<.Uy in the Mi:x:ea oaks, yellow pine and hicko ry - 2" to 8" DBH vt1 th anpast . ocoae ional large r trees . J.m.provemente: Wano . Value o:t' land by m~e F r F g tx:r es: Acreage " 3? 3 43 ~ Total value of land Total vall).e of traet Averag e vnluo per aore $986 . 00 985 . 00 11 . 88 No t e* ...... Discre pancy betwee n deed acreag e and ac1•0ago found duo to the faet t ha t the origin al survey laoked eight chains of closin g due to an error e:1. ther in bearin gs or distan oes or both . �N }oo - :Iensley , John ounty: •ockinp:hum District : Jtonewall S . J . .Icnsley r!ensley- Dean • n . O. Dean L --::G~HD Sloje - ~estocking Jcalir=zi~g= ~u chai~s �Claim of___ ~ . ; /~~~------------ ----------------- ---------- _County, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. In the Circui/c:~~;t~f_"f_'O_____ _ ___________ The State Commission on Cons ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- ~-~------------- ----------------- --------~ioner, vs- ~ more or less, of land in_L-A.«~~-.. .. ___ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to ti;fpetitio~-ofth;-§tate Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the !iljng of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court oi:f 9_____ _______________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this 'd p e t i t i o ~ a i d ~. o t i as his answer t My name i ______ --------0--:--:------ -- _----------------------- --------------------------------- ------address is ____ ~~______ My post o 1 claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__/.~f:~ - ~ s , on hich there are the following bu~~--dtvJZ:ts:)~-~-------------- _________ _ ------------------------ ------- _ _ ____________ :~--/4------------ -- ----------This_~d is located abo~L-~_6_:_-~_miles ~rom _________~---~----------Virginia, in the~_Mag1ste rial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or pare~~~:~~:.~ 3 North _____ ~ - - - of: ar1:7:i, --, ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ------ -------- __ _ : ~~--~:: : : : : : : : : : : :-:_::::_:_ !~r~ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year -~_Q___ in the ~anner: ~~ -- ~- a ~ ---------- . ----- -~- - --- ~ ----- ~~ !Jn~ -- -------------- ~ ~ '--~ ------------------------ ------------------------ ------ �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHi\M COUNTY , VIRGINIA. The Sta te Commission on Conservation and DeveloJ;ment of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,561 aores, more or lees, in Rockingham County, Vi~ Statement made by,._<lliiii H•aa ~ filed in the Clerk's Office Rocking m County, Va. f.L I 1932 I/ , ~ e pursuant to a decree entered in the above entitled cause on Ootober 25, 19.32 , in response to Item No. 2 of the inquiry made in said deoree. report made by the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, as has been fully set forth in his objeotion to the oonfirmation ot said report,heretofore filed in this cause. Au-- plai sbe:M1ne; Eba, lamle in wn±oh 5ea1 1e1; onaant a&e QQ»tais e1noral istereeta 1& Your respondent does not deem it neoasaary ~ accurate survey* be made of t h e exaot amount of mineral lands within the Park area~ for he is not excepting to the acreage but to the fact that no mineral interest whatever was allowed him. LAW OFFICES GEO.S. HARNSBERGER 'HARRISONBURG , VA. �IN THE CI RCUI T COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY , VIRGI NIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia filed ln the Clcrk1s Office Ror.klrirrf 2m County, Va. vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52 , 501 acres of land in Rockingham County, h ;-tf 1932 TO THE HON.H. W. BERTR.AM , JUDGE OF SAID COURT. The motion of Luther J . strickler, praying said Court to disapprove and to decline to accept the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners , heretofore appointed by said Court in the above matter , because said Board failed and refused to make any finding in favor of the movant,in connection with his claim filed before said Board,for the value of gold claimed by movant to exist on the land of John • Hensley, the finding concerning which lands are made under No. 56 of the report of said Appraisal Board. samples of the earth were taken from the said land, sent to the assaying office of the Treasury Department of the United States, and a report ade by said office that said earth contained gold, which report was filed with the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, but was given no practical consideration by them. The claim filed by movant before the Appraisal Board is asked to be read in connection with this motion. The affidavits attached hereto are asked to be read in support of this motion. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG , VA. �! Il'f THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on conservation and Develo:pment of the state of Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham cgunty. ; . l Theaffidavit of mther J.striokler, to be read in con- . nection with the motion filed by him to have the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners disapproved because said Board ' failed and refused to make any finding in favor of the said. 1 Luther J. Strickler in connection with his olaim filed before said i Board for the value of the gold claimed by him to exist on what II is generally known as the John A. Hensley farm. Ii I The report of the ; ' said Board in regard to said .farm is ms.de under its No.56 in the ! above cause. ' I State of Virginia, I City of Harrisonburg, to-wit: This day Dither J. Strickler personally appeared before l me, F.Flavia Converse, a Notary Pu.blic in and for the City afore- ' said, in the State of Virginia, in my City aforesaid, and, being duly sworn, deposes and says: I am the owner of an undivided one-fourth interest in the mineral rights of a tract of land situate about five miles east ! of Elkton, on the western slope of the Blue Ridge Mountains, I ! generally known ae the John A. Hensley farm, and said to contain about 100 acres. Several years ago, there was found upon said ' land a mineral substance which had the appearance of gold, and a ' sample ot the same was sent to the assaying office of the Treasury ! ; Depar1Jnent of the United States, and , after making a test of said LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG. VA. sample, the assaying office reported that said sample contained ... - ~--··· .. .. _.. ··-- 501.f �l --2-.. gold. The ~ample sent to the assaying office was taken very largely from the surface of the earth, as affiant was not in a position to do prospecting. Wh ]n affiant•s claim was presented to the Board of AJ)praisal Commissioners, all of the information l which he had in connection with this matter was made before them, especially the report from the assaying office. i Affiant also went with the AI>Praisal Board upon the property, and pointed ont to them where the sample of the ore sent to the Government was taken from; in the face of the report from the assaying offioe ' ' as to the fact that gold did exist in said land, the Board still refnsed to make any report in connection therewith. j I Your affiant ' asks that his cl~im may be re-considered, and that he may be allowed proper compensation for his interest in said mineral rights. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of : ' i September, 1932. l ' ,. ' ! ' I • ' 1 r I ' I ' LAW O FFICES ; GEO.S. HARNSBERGER ' HARRISONBURG, VA. ! - .........._-._...-,,,..........- -----------'--· . -··- -~ Sos � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-john-a-and-etc.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, John A. & others Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hensley Hollow Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 56 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/85596dfc1a9a53bf921a2e68c11b45f0.pdf 9e5d0afff3c2928d0914ccd9dab8538b PDF Text Text NAME OF CLAIMANT Number of Acres: 6 Location: Roads: Soil: ...::lk .. un . ? ?, • :1hree nil8s sout 1:n~t of _.lkton, r. S . :?ositi or Three miles ov,r count: roud to ,lkton. 3-nd lo._, sloe t:pe, sh~llo r ~nd slopes , northe st exposu r . erti e, moder~ te History of Tract and condition of timber: Tir1 :r , Je.vy c1ll 1 ed, re!'1c...ll11Tif' co....,--i t ~"' ~~Jl ') '·s -..•1' pini=>s t, out 2 cor"s .o d . . . er o:'1 wood(.,d · :::ec. . 10 cor s 100d. Improvements: tand..:: 'l' ·r0118 • Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: -~ >. 00 5 2.3 . )0 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 1 9 - ....,;J • ) .,~O . 00 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ _ o. OC Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 8.34 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ "'onP. . ~</~~~ -·--- - C7 ... ,... .,.,.TT .J J...l-J.a..~.A.4.-• ~, �Claim of ______________________________________________________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____ l'....i..t.:t~Ll!'..Jiensley ______________________________________________________ _ J!'ive acres ------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -------more or less, of land in __ 1e)"C3zinr-ht tr:r------ _______ County, Virginia, Defendant s. The undersigned, in answer to .rthe pet1t10n 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_ __.;;{.Q-0.k-W.£~:;l------ ---- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saicl petition and to said notice. My name is ______ !5-_i_~~Z _£·_._l:!~Y!_~leJL_ ________________________________________ _ My post office address is __ J _,..1_ ,. _.. 3 .:-_{)J::j;_Qn__i[e,_, ___________________________ __: __ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouL_:Ti. ,e_ __________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents:-(} -o,' --s-.. r-in - f - at-e-r ---------- ---------- ---------- --- This land is l'ocated abouL_:Ui,xe.e..---mi les from __ 'll:ton ___________________ Virginia, in the __§j;_O_I}.§3~~:;!.).___ 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.) I a' the sole owner The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: N orth..H.e .... ~ -=-r-Pnd- - /"-i.-tt-;1- -P-.-H ·rol-e3J ---------- ------ ---------- ---------- --South __ A.;-.J.. Hens-le~- ---------- ---------- ---------- - ____________________________ _ East -~i .. ~en.slay ______________________________________________________________ _ West_ __ i il1.1e r _F ensl~-- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- -----I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yearl _~:i,.~_____ in the following manner: ___-qy_..d. .e..d. _ .r.o. _: ill er__ - ~.1 ..11 .. H.e.nsleF- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents there~ on is $-200 . 00 -------· 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 $ __ .?_QQ.!QQ ______ , I am the owner ofl _Q;f__~t.xty___ 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 $--- ~.9_Q! .9_Q_______ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks: __fha. _ .a.ti _t.e.... - f - -4. -t f-0-- - t - -t re- - -6G-- e-c-::ee-e-- i-s-.:.- _______________ _ ---~~~~~~d 0 ~ 0~ ~~~f ~:~~~r!~~r ~~~: --~Q~_~§ __:t:r-9_':l _ll_q_e __o_f _Me _______________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ 'l-th------ -day of __ !~~~--~-~~~------, 193Ct ~-J!:/{ ~------ -------- -------- -- STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF - '{-O-e1-:-:i ('tra-t:1----- --------, To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ __ -!5-_iJ~:t --~_.;:~n~l.ey ________________________ _ 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 ____ 7:!ih_ _________ :-day of_ __ L~---1~;3]._ J\ bu, Ff"/ ~~ I) A ~ r J (.t-Y/ rr' f:;_Jr;/~ ,//2tt". 19-/1',1/ k1S3tr. §;~ ___._/lt___ /_f~---------------Clerk of the Court, or Special Investigat or or ~k,~ __ Notary Public, or ustice of the Peace. �Cou nty: :ock ingh o.m Dis tric t: Bto nc mll 210 2 - >'i t t:i.e !Icn ale; [ eod (no fie r~1u e Cla i~e d: -Loe- tion: :tan s: 200 . 1',lk Run ~ " . 20 .. 00 a ohe et) " ;3 mil es $ou the .st of ...lkto n , U• .; . pos itio ni!i '72 ~ Non e known . c3o il: San dy loam , nlop.., typ e , llor , 'nd f1; rtil e, - - slo~ os , nor th '"•c. · e7 osu reshn . 1ot"e- .to Roa-·--· df': 3 mile<; ver cou nty rou< to lkto n ......• His t or v : 'I imb cr h0a vy Cl:U led • r0"" 1ain ing nds con sl:.1 ts of smr1.ll \.,u.co o.na. inc~ bou t 2 co=<sto. ls woo d J or cr0 OT! ~oo dod o.reo. ..... J.O cor ds woo d ' ,l . 00 :. er cor d, Inp rov cmo n t.,£: -Val ue of lrn d Jmr1 .ll dwe llin g 6x8 , l room wi t}1 er roo f, ~ic k flu , ~ ir con 1~i on, no· vac~-:~nt . 10 . 00 25 . 00 y -~yp on: ·rt?e . '1ll abl e ·· 101 e V....lue .or~ r er acr e I !5. 00 5 4 . 00 r otc1 l V· luo lb . 00 20. ) . ·3t, .0 D Tot al V lue of l nd Tot al val ue of 11~> 1111 35 .oo · rov ePen t s "'25 ,0U Tot al val ue of tim ber 10 . 00 ':Cot 1 vul ue of tr• ct ?0 . 00 vor c;e v,._ uo p ~r ncr e . l.67 u �__, #102 - Hensley, ~~t~_i~- . N Edward Hensl LEGEND: Slope Tillable Scale - 1 11 20 chains = County: District: R0 ckingham Stonevrnll � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-kitty.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, Kitty Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 102 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e1fd9323ee906702198f6785454ee84c.pdf ad494a7002e4fd383a901ba112d04e44 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #88 - Hen s l ey , L & T. Number of Acres 2 Location: Elk Run . Enti rely within the park area . Roads: One - half mile dirt r oad to Spotswood Trail, 4 miles hard surfa c e t o El kton, n eare st shipping point . Soil: Sandy loam, slope type . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: All c leared . None. Acreage and value of types : Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: -- 2 @ $ 10 0.00 $50.0 0 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 100 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 100 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ None ~ !_ CLERK 123 �188 3cnsley , 1, . & C,.' . county: rlockingham District: Stone;mll "l'T T . lfensley "';. ..r . .;.ensley G. Scott Btugher 1/ 1/ 1/ I I 1/ 7 / L ~G ,:ID 1'illable c;cale - 1' = ~O clto. ins �C Ul t y : Rocl.,1 Di trot: on. O • t 1:,:oly • i : , 11 · lkton, 1:Ji. tory: rt r 1c d to _root ll cl~r r O · 111.. ots m~ d ' ~. 11 . . . r.:1Ues in point. • "ono. le VllU ot J.O'ti V lu o.oo nd ot 1 v le t 1 11 e. 1: 10 ton D r ti b lu of t:r ot lu ,. :r aor .10 . 00 d o r~,:- oo t � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-l-and-t.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, L. & T. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Elk Run Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 88 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2d52a32a6529cdeda5c7c44371e1aff9.pdf c7401e1987135b1bf4d0d2025a8537c3 PDF Text Text NAME OF OWNER Number of Acres: 2~ Location: n~l to ~1:cton . Roads: -1 Soil: Verv stony , · ut fert i le lo~~ - ~ History of Tract and condition of timber: ~ lt u. burned repe- t edl: • 1 ty of r prod ct ion . Re prod 1ct 101. or ·.1i xed 1 1-rd 10oas , ·.•ost l y ou:Cs, s. 11 r,i ne s sc +te r ed L rd rnods U:i:J .i:;o 9 • DBH - l ess thAn 1 cor er ~ere. A Improvements: e l line : :'r e , 12x?3', 11th ..... n --tt~c:1ed d tclien lOxl x8' ·xs ' ... or·l , 4, ro ...., , pil)e " l ie , 1 t::,ry , c ei l ,d , co d i t · on 1r , OCvl_i edb o·r.er , .:_r~1· ;:...tel'Sl:!)J;ll. , p i l l r !J , f oundu t Lo 1. 3L<rn : 1 7x20x l 2 ', .1i t ~ ed , ... oor ,Jo 1 i"·ion . Hc:J l ·-0\Ase : 8xl ·-- ', _, .,,, .. r roo'\ f .• ir c0·1 ' i "':;i0n . , o, ... ·:01se : Lo· , )0 rd r.JJ ", __ o-:>r 1 , thrifty Orv:i r d: 01 i-'-io1 . 1 )8 C tr Jes j ..1 t be · · Acreage and value of types : Value per acre Acreage Types Total Value Ridge: 1 Slope: . 6 . 00 '1. . 00 6 .50 . 00 180 . 00 2 8~ . 00 -..J . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 400 . 00 Value of Land: $ 37'~ 00 J • 0 Value of Improvements: $ •.10 . J . ':) v Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ ..,0 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ JC . '"'O Value per acre for tract: $ .J 3 • 8 ..., Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ • T, 1"' . ~ -~: �Claim oL / 2 / ~ -------------------------------- ,;l;{_ ~ In the Circuit Court ofn ~-~ -k - ~______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ -~---- x~ ------------------------------------------- ------------ ------------ ------ -1,"/ more or less, of land i ___ _,_} ~-- ~ --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 fil~ng of_;,aid petiti® 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 s~~ :p,etition and to sai -o tice. My name is_/~ - ~ ~ ______________ ------------ ------------ ----My post office address is __M~ ------------ -_------------- ------------ -------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or patcel of land within the area sought - __, .1 "._,,___,;;ti::P q '.2- ~ to be condemned, containing abou~ _::=-;1~ ___ acres, on which there are the following bu~ mprove,~ :~ ~ ~- ~ ---. ------.----- ------------ -----------. ------ 7-_______ p jFJ{; 7 ~--------- ----- .--. -.--.- This ~ is located about_ __ m1les fro~ .V ~ ------------ -V1rg1ma, m t~ ~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.) / . ~ l'J-7 _, ,,__.,,, / ------------ ------------ ------------ ----- ·___________ .Y_k"_V-_ ~ ~ A -'----------- ------------ The land ow,ners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ~:~: £ ~,:~~~~~~:: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : ~ ~------------ ------------ ------------ --- , ________ _ West __ _p~/ _________ -----------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the yea"Y/,[-L!f_____ in the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $10tJ_Q_ ~ -------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, 0 ,, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $LD1lf1~--- -----· 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 $- - ------------ ----· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks·- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ - ------------ ------------ ------------ -------- (Continue remarks if necessary o~ e back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto)J is:;?~--: -----day of_a ~ L __________ , 193f _Qn__Q __,_ ± _ t d ___ ~ ---~ - ~ . /- 1= --;ySTATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ______ ------------ ---------, To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _______________________________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this ________~~- ------day oL k ~--=- ---- --, 19~ - ~ ,A -~ ·· ________ _ -el-et>k- oHhe ~,4;; or Special Investigator or -~fota:ry Public or Justice of-the.]:~. 1P �n Aere tiont Lo ' . 3$ 22 s oo. So •. 7 p . , 21 tn ,o.oo th ed. or 1 A for k. oou:rtt r claimn 0 l y ix r t rtY, l l Inmrov monta1 2 • ri y p o tr e u,t e inn n to cot .. . -ents .... er . - 3 �-. #16- Hensley,M. G. County: District: Rockingham Stonewall N I Dea.h LEGEND: Slope Grazing Tillable Scale - l • 2o chains 'fl? � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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.&nbsp;</span> The Virginia government in collaboration with the federal government, used condemnation, a process that involves the seizure of an individual's private property for public use, without the owner’s consent, but with payment of compensation, and more formally known as “eminent domain,” to create the Shenandoah National Park. The documents within the collection almost entirely refer to land located within Rockingham County, but other counties within the park’s scope followed a similar process to acquire the land. The documents are broken up into three categories: Deed Books, Miscellaneous Documents, and Condemnation Cases. This collection contains the Condemnation Cases.<br /><br />For more information on the Rockingham County Shenandoah National Park collection, visit the "<a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/findingaids">Finding Aids</a>" tab in the menu above.<br /><br />I<span>n the 1970s and 1980s many of the individuals displaced by the park creation were interviewed in hopes of preserving their stories. To listen to those records visit, <a href="https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/">https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/snp/.</a><br /></span> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rockingham County Circuit Court Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1925-1935 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Snp001 Relation A related resource <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/2">Rockingham County SNP Records: Deed Books</a><br /><a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/collections/show/3">Rockingham County SNP Records: Miscellaneous Records</a><br /><a href="http://catalog.lib.jmu.edu/record=b2286919">Shenandoah National Park Oral History Collection</a> Is Referenced By A related resource that references, cites, or otherwise points to the described resource. <a href="https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/items/show/4526"> Shenandoah National Park Records Finding Aid </a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fultz, Vernon - Hinckle, J.W. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context hensley-m-g.pdf Title A name given to the resource Hensley, M. G. (Marvin G.) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: S. Naked Creek Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Tract(s): 16 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.&nbsp;(<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/</a>) Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Pake Davis, Tristan Nelson, Liana Bayne Hensley