126 20 4487 https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fcfe0ef47bcfac930c5ee0677ed82f3f.pdf 7400357453337b62d07f899f2329f5c7 PDF Text Text R0CKINGHA.IvI C0UNfY '--'------ ----- - - - - -- NAME OF CLAIMANT #160 - Shifflett , Hosea Number of Acres: 146 Location: One mile east of Ya,ncey. Roads: Three miles over county road to Elkton . Soil: Sandy gravelly loam of medium depth and fertility . History of Tract clnd condition of timber: This tract is estimated to cut 140,000 bd . rt . of saw timber - fuelwood - 660 cords / Improvements: NONE. Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 138 @ $ 5 . 00 $690.00 6 @ 30.00 180 . 00 $ 870.00 2 @ 75 . 00 150.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: ~ Value of Land: $ 8 7 O. 00 Value of Improvements: $ ValueofOrchard : $..50 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 7 00 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 215 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 13 . 25 Incidental damages ·arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . 700 . 00 215 . 00 $ 1935 . 00 �~OCKINGHA!tI COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #160- a - Shiff lett, Hosea Number of Acres: 86 Location: Roach Gap. Roads: Three miles over fair dirt road to Swift Run; thence four miles to Elkton . Deep and fertil e sandy loam. There is some surfac e rock and in one place there are rocky outcro ps. Northw est and southw est expos ure. The first class grazin g land has good sod and very little rock and the second class is very rocky and poor. History o_f Tract and condition of timber: 1. ,,_st 1 ~v of the tract has been cleare d. Soil: Improvements: NONE. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 6 @ $5 . 00 ~30.00 BQ @ 35.00 2800 . 00 $2830 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 86 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard : Mineral s: Value of Land: $ 2830 . 00 Value of Improv ements: $ Total amoun t $ 2830 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Mineral s: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber : $ Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $32 . 90 Inciden tal damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NOME . �~- ~~-~~~2£-'___!i~-~ _____ ----~~Claim of__7;u/_~_£; _ ounty, Virginia, N {!_ ______, At Law. In the Circuit Court of_ ___ The State Commission on Conservation an Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- !Z __ ' _ _ ;~~~d~;.~~~;,:21;:~~~~re:;~;~i; ;~;~~:~;~~~~~~;;:~~:~~: velopment of the State of Virginia, and t!e;t~!~a to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filie.; of s id. petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit _ _ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ __~_Ji --as his answer to said pet ion and to sai notice. . :; t::eo!;;-~~;ress :::~ - _,_ ~yr.,;;_---,-:--,-~:~ I claim a right, title, estare or inWrest in a tract or parce~ :1- within the area sought ~~~~~;~d~~~~~:~~~~~~!'.~o~:~~J?:~ ----- ---------- -- -- ---- --- ------- - ---------- - -- - -- 0 lJL ~ ·---------------- --------- This ~~9d is locat~d abo~L-~ --:-- ~-miles :rom __ ~ ~- - --- ---- ---Virginia, in _Mag1sterrnl D1str1ct of said County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or .b J parcel of land ?;scribed above.) __________;j_-~ --~ fJ2 _'//~ JL: . ,_, , _c:__ ¾f.ij-rL-1¥~ a-'L �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham County, Va. FEB 19:fi ----Clerk �~r.::!liJta.-~L_County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti_______________________ _ tioner, vs. ______________________________________________________ __ ___ County, Virginia, Defendants. more or less, of land im.'f,f;,- /~ _Jjl ission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answer to t"'~n.: petitio n of the State Comm of condemnation award ed velopment of the State of Virgin ia, and in respon se to the notice the order of the Circu it with ance upon the filing of said petit'o n and published in accord County, Virgin ia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court n to said ~ 'ce. as his answe r to sa,!S1 . tition a~ ~H___ ______________________ _ My name is __ _ _ _/rt,t'1 _ ~ My post office addres s is___ within the area sough t I claim a right, title, estate or intere st in a tract or par el of land there are the following to be condemned, contai ning about___________ ______ acres, on which of!}1 _ __ _________ hf ~ -X- - _ _ buildings and impro vemen ts: ______ U, 17 ..~---- -------------------------------------------------- ------ -----c- p-;: _ ------------- .--.-. --.---. ------ .----- ------ ------ - c ------ .------ __________ V1rg1ma, m from ________ ~ nd 1s located about_ ____ J_ _____ mlles the.,., ,~t,.,c ,l~~~ ~--Magisterial Distri ct of said County. tract or parcel I claim the following right, title, estate or intere st in the sole owner or is he er wheth say should ant claim scribed above: (In this space not sole or is ant and if joint owner give names of the joint owner s. If claimst in or to has he he should set out exactl y what right, title, estate or intere parcel of land , deJ ribed above.) This of land dejoint owner, joint owner, the tract or _____________S,.n ~_-L):1..&.,-r}-C..~-- ---------------------------------------------------to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: East __ _ - ------ ------ ------ ------ ---_ West_ ___ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ r--in the right, title, estate or intere st to this prope rty about the year _fJ_~ 1 acquired :x1i following::::nner: ~ __ :: r':___:__,_::--_:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: improvements thereI claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of and with the title, estate or intere st, on is f/....Q::D__ _ ------· I claim that the total value of my right, 1 ..:____ , n is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the impro vemen ts thereo ________ acres of land adjoin ing the above described tract or I am the owner of__ be damag ed by the proparcel of land but lying outsid e the Park area, which I claim will t of $- --- ' ------ ------ · posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the exten statem ents or inform ation as to (In the space below should be set out any additi onal should also insert here a this claim which claim ant desires to make; and 'if practicable he ~ 0 ~ description of the,. y:-a~t or parce} of Ian? by metes and ounds). __ L"-. - -- , Rema rks: $2 _ --~ J hia._~ ~-~ -- ___ ~-~ - __ _ __d~ --------------- -----------,_,,_Vvv _- __ J.,LuJ...__frr ;ytJ ~ _~~, __ _ -r _4 _j _~ " f l t ,-~ _])__Fcn 1 -1- ~ ~ _Lo ------ __ liJJ..-1:--J, 7 ~ - f!._p ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ -----back). if necess ary on .t ~ ------ ------ ------ ---- ----- - ------ ------ ---- (Continue remar ks hed hereto) this ___ _/~/'. ?lL __ day name ~ my signat ure (o~ Wit~ ---~ ~ ~ -- ~ 193~. of ____ ./ '--:::__, @-;;wit : /. STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ -~ _-;f~ ,dL - '= ---~ ---~ ~The under signed hereb y certifies that_ ___~ him and made oa);h that the matte rs before red appea ally person ant the above named claim the best of his knowledge and belief, to and things appea ri g in his above answe ,,.r are true , ~ this ______ L_.b!________ day of_ ____ ~----- -- = ---, ef ~------, --~4 ----~-----~------ 1~~ .?J / o/...5/ l,,,,-/, 4 @~ Cle:ci<; of- the-Co rt/ or-Special Inve . Notar y Public, o ~ ust-ice-of t-he-Peftee.. ____ - �i '-- JloO - county : nockinchum l:>istrict : Ctone .. &11 N ::-'runk T L • ..,. cob Vost • :>. .. 1 . fl) C) ~ .µ r ~ ,-j ... r.;j ~ i--1 H r.;j 0 1\-i ..0 s:: C-< (]) :-.-i •rl ,..., -j .-.: 0 . . .. .._ u5 'l 'O s::.. ,- 0 rl r :j •rl 'c: F-1 ;j ,:j Gi ~) · ons F-1 r-1 Q 0 .... H '"-' L~G ~:'":J s.;.o ,e - ,ill {ble Crcharcl Scale - 1' - ~o cl1·1ins filed in the Clerk's Offl R k' ce oc Ingham County, Va. FEB 1S3, -----C )~rk ;I �County: Roe ingh District: Stone.all /1160 - Shi ff let t, Hosea ssessed 146 A. 90 P. Value Cl 1 "nod: 7 30. 00 " Jne nO ds: " $1600.00 ile east of Yancey. Incumbr nce,s , counter ol ims or le.rzs: Soil : Deed 147 •• • 50 P . None known. Sandy gravelly l oam of medium depth and fertility. Three ~es over county road to Zlkton. llistory of tra c t and condit i on of tin1b0r: Thi tr ct is estim t ·d to cut 140 , 000 bd. ft. of "'a .. timber valued 5 . 0 v per 1 . Ti bar : 140, 00 bd. f~. . 5.00 per ·• 700 . 00 1 el ood 2lti . 00 860 cords 25¢ per cord -Improv.ments ; one. 915 .. 00 v. . 11e of land by t:y;pe . Value Type ,12er a cre 4 . 00 ·20 . 00 Slo,:1e C arch rd 2 i 46 Total value of orchnrd Totil v lue or land •rot a l val 1e of ti b (!r Total v lue or tra ct verage v 1 per a cre .;90 . 00 -*ii --- ----- 672 . 00 915. 00 167? . 00 1 1 . 48 Tot al Value "'552 .00 1 ~0 .00 v672. cH> �r ~evi:::ed :--aport Rooki nghan tonewall County: District : Gr ene onroe Shifflett , Ho aea. - Rockingha.: o Co . Shifflett , Ho sea. - ureene County #160 - a. #19 .t c re 'l.gO Clai t.Je d : Asaeoaed: Deed : In Gro ne County Aeaeased : ecorda in Greene" • Value Clained : Location : County : District : Roach Oa.p . Incunbran ces, counter cla.it:HJ or lripo : None known . Soil : 'l'hare is sor..ie eurface rook and in one place. there nre rocky outoro ., e . orthweat ... nd southwest expo sure . The first clasa ., razing nd has eood sod and very littl e roe nd tnc second cl o.aa is very rocky a.nd l)oor . Ro" da : 'J.'hree n1leo over fair dirt ro· d to ;;; ift Hun; t ht, noe four nil s to :tt:lkton . Deep and fertile aB-ndy lonn . History of llost of t he tract h~a buen . of ti!!)ber: In:provene nta : Uone. · Valu types: TyPe Eockingh" tl uountJ V~lue Aore at3e per a cre; 6. ulO Fg I 3 . 00 35 . 00 5 . 00 74 6 86 FB II Totc.l v ll ue of land Totc.l V"l ue of tract '1.'o t n.l Value '18 . 00 2590 . 00 30 . 00 i2638 . 00 2638 . 00 2638 . 00 vern.ce value per ~ ore Value cf land by tyI?5:a : Ty;ee Gre.zing loodland grazing Greene County Acreng·e 35 ,25 . 00 · 1.00 6 41 Tot, l v a lue of l and 'l'ot. n.l value of tra.ot Aver..~ec v lue per v. cre V lue J;?er acre 1'otnl Valu ~875 . 00 36 . 00 -~11 . 00 ,911 . 00 "'911 . 00 ,, �County : #160 - a #.19 --- Distr i ct : · ockingh.at1 $ tone,va ll County : Distr ict : Greene onroe oh i~ f l e tt, Hosea - ioc k inghno Co . Sh iff let t, Hosea - Greene IJounty SUMllf.ARY Rockin ghan and 'Gr ene Count ies .... Tota l nunbe r or a cres ........... Tot a l v o.l ue of tra ct 127 · ...... ~~3549 . 00 Average value pe r a cre for entire tra ct --- - 1,2 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROC~INGHAM COUNTY , VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Developm nt of the . State of Virginia u r VS Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Vi Motion to set aside and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Co1Tu11issioners. Comes now the claimant, Hosea Shifflett, a:r.d asks and requests the Court to set aside, decline to accept and disapprove the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s filed in this cause with reference to this defendant in '!rract No .. .160, which said tract contains 146 acres and is situate near Yancey, in Stonewall District, Rocking- ham County, Virginia; for the following reasons: (1) Because the value placed UDOn the said land and timber by the Board of Appraisal Commissioner s is grossly inadequate. (2) Because the finding or findings in question are so manifestly inadequate when considered together with the evidence before the Court, as to justify a finding that in making such finding or findings the Board of ppraisal Commissioner s or some of them were affected or i:=ifluenced by some mistake of law as to the nature and effect of the evidence , with reference to which such.finding or findings were made. Wherefore, the said Hosea Shifflett prays the ' Court that an order may be entered setting aside, declining to accept , and disapproving the report of the Board of Appraisal Coma1issioner s in so far as it relates to or affects the said lands owned and claimed by the said Hosea Shifflett. Said Hosea Shifflett further moves the Court to exclude his said lands from the Park area and to release his said lands from the said condemnation proceedings. �2. Your movant herewith f iles affidavits as to the value of the said land. HOSEA SHIFFLErr T By counsel �. :-- • . ..• .. · IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COill-!TY , VIRGINIA State Conmiission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs . Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others and 52,501 acres of land in Rockingham County, Va . Affidavit to be read in connection with motion filed by Hosea Shifflett to have the finding of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in connection with its finding No . 1 60 . State of Virginia, County of Rockingham , to - wit : This day personally apJe ared before me , ___F._:r._,3_.._,.... 'J.... _e-.a.._tr ... _1,._r_ _ _ , G._ · a Not ary Pu..blic in and for the County of Roc1dngham, in the State of Virginia , l:Z . L. urawford , ----------------- who after bei. ng dul y sworn , deposes and says as follows : That he is well acquaint ed with the tract of land belong ing to tlosea Snifflett , containing 146 acres, situate near Yancey, in Stonewall District, Roc1cingham County , Virg inia , knovm as Tract Ho. 160 , in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners, and tha t the amount allov1ed by said Commis s ioners for said land is grossly inadequate; the same being well worth the sum of ~3 , 010 . 00 ; that he has determined the value of said tract of land as f ollows : Saw timber $ 700 . 00 Fire wood 600 . 00 2 acres of orchard at i75 . 00 pe 150 . 00 per acre 6 acres of cleared land a t 180 . 00 $30 . 00 per acre 138 acres of uncleared level land at $ 10 . 0) per acre 1 , 380 . 00 Total $3 , 010 . 00 Su oscribed and swmrn to before me this 2..,3 day of Septemb er , 1932 . //fr(~,,;~~ d/?#~i~~t ~ ~Notary M ile �IN THE CIRCiJIT COURT OF lWOKINGl!AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State ot Virginia vs. Cassandra Lawson At ins and others and 52,501 aores of land in Rockingham County, Va. Affidavit to be read in oonneotion with motion filed by liosea Shiffl ett to have the finding of the .Board of Appraisal Commissioners disapproved in oonneotion with its finding No. 160. State of Virginia, . County of Rockingham, to-wit: This day personally a p )eared before me, ----------II. B. C. Gentry. , a No ary Public in and for the County of Rockingham, in t h e State ot Virginia., o. ' . 6hi .:flett --deposes and says as follows: , who after being duly sworn, That he is well aoqu.aint ed with the tract of land belonging to 11oaea Sa ifflett. containing l46 acres, situa te near Yanoey, in Stonewall Di s trict, Hookingham County, Virg inia, kno\im as Traot rro. 160, 1n the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners, and tha t the amount allowed y said Commissioners for said land is gros sly inade quate; the same bail~ well orth the eum of ,"3,010.00; tha t he has determined the value of said tract of land as follows: $ 700.00 Saw timber 600 .UO Fire wood 2 aores of orchard at $75.00 pe per aore 100.00 6 acres of cleared land at 180.00 'i30. 0J per a ore 138 aores of uncleared level land at t lO. OJ per a ore 1,0aq.oo Total $ 3,010.00 \, _(£ ctC _ & ~ -' SuJsoribed and swmrn to before me this .z.z._daj of September , 1932 • . ,/-tlff;/.j k i~/fJ?'.NOtia:t'y l t . . ~· /Jut f1~u~hlJ,?j;y_~ Fabl1c 500 �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. filed in the Clerk's Offic Rockingham County, Va. Nf// ;;- \932 Cassandra Lawson .Atkins and others, anl 52,561 acres, more oi less, of land in Rockingham County, Virginia ~lerk In compliance with the order entered fn the above entitled case on the 25th day of October, l9u2, and in response thereto, your defendant respectfully states that the tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, ownership of which is claimed by him, and with reference to which he has filed his objections, is the same tract or parcel wh'ich was found by the Appraisal Commissioners to be land owned by him, being Tract No. 160, as shown and delineated on the map filed with the report, and exhihit sheets thereto attached, made by said Commissioners. HOSEA SHIFFLETT By Counsel 6 �STATE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ROCKINGHAM, to-wi t : I , 3 . Rober t Switz er, Clerk of the Circu it Court of office Rockin gham Count y do hereby certif y that the record s in30my of acres do not show any deliqq uent taxes again st the tract of Bertha land in Stone wall Distr ict, assess ed in the name of Mrs.statem ent Sipe , excep t for the tax year 1932 , but which taxes by of M. H. Harris on , Count y Treas urer , shown herew ith; have · been paid in the Count y Tr easur er' s office , since the said tract was return ed delinq uent to my office . Given under my hand this 2d day of Janua ry, 1934. ' ' \ ~ �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY HAp.RISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It Iey Concern: I hereby certify that the records of my office show that Mrs . Bertha Sipe has paid the Taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on her tract of 30 - 0- 0 acres of lard situate in the Blue Ridge , ountains in Stonewall District, Rockingham County. All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid,are a matter of record in the Clerk ' s Office of said County . January 1934 . L\ Given under my hand this 2nd day of �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM OOlJ.NTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, At Law No. 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, On this, the /7' DEFENDANTS. day of danuary, 1934, oame Bertha A. Sipe, and, on her motion, leave is given her to file her application for payment to her of the sum of ~2,830.00, the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 160-a and heretofore paid, into oourt. And it appearing to the Court that s aid tract of land No. l .6 0-a was conveyed to Bertha A.Sipe by H.L.Shifflett by deed dated April 10, 1928, reoorded in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham County, Virginia, in D.B.136, at Page 346, and that subsequent to the exeoution and delivery of said deed the said H.L.Shifflett filed an answer in this oause from which it would appear that he was the owner of said tract of land, although at the time he filed said answer he had no interest whatsoever therein; And it appearing to the Court that the said Bertha A.Sipe is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to the said tract of land No. 160-a than any other person or persons, and that the record of this cause does not disclose any denial or dispute by any party or person in interest as to the title to said tract No. 160-a or to the proceeds arising from the oondemnation of said Traot No. 160-a; V And it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due on said Traot No. 160-a have been paid: U'pon consideration whereof, it is considered and ordered by the Court that said sum of $2,830.00, paid into court by petitioner �- - - - --2-as just compensation for Tract No. 160-a, be paid unto said Bertha A• Sipe, and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pa:y unto said Ber~ha A. Sipe the said sum of $2,830.00, the a.mount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 160-a, taking from the said Bertha .A.Sipe a receipt therefor and certifying such peyment to the Clerk of this Court for appropriate entry thereof, as required by law. Enter. _ _ _ _ _ _, _f J-1Y _ _v _ _.C f3/G __ · I) Judge. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH:.AM COUNTY,VIRGINIA• The State Commission on Conservat ion and Development of the state of Virginia, v. PETITIONER, At Law No . 1829. Cassandra Lawson Atldns and others, DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersign ed, Bertha A.Sipe, and shows to the court that a judgment in rem has heretofor e ?een entered in this proceedin g, cond~.mning to the use of the petitione r the fee simple estate in the tract of land numbered 160-a and described in the report of the Board of A,ppraisal Commissio ners appointed herein, and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed herewith, upon payment into the· custody of the court of the sum set out in said judgment as constituti ng the award therefor as follows: Award on Tra ct No. 160-a, --------- --------- $2,830.00 . That the said Tract of land No . 160-a was conveyed to the undersign ed, Bertha A.Sipe, by H.L. Shifflett , her father, by deed dated April 10, 1928, recorded in the Clerk's Office of Rockingham c0unty, Virginia, in D.B.136, at Page 346, an office copy of which said deed is hereto attached and prayed to be read as a part hereof. That, subsequen t to the execution and delivery of said deed, the said H.L.Shiff lett filed an answer in this cauae, from which it would appear that he was the owner of the said traot of land, although at the time he filed said answer he had no interest whatsoeve r therein. That your undersign ed, on the date of said judgment in rem condemning the said tract of land, owned or was entitled to the fee simple interest in the said tract or in the proceeds arising from the condemnat ion thereof; that no other person or persons than I �....2 ... the undersigned are ent1t1ed to share in the distribution of the said award, and that a11 taxes on said tract of land have been duly paid. Wherefore, your undersigned prays that she be made a party herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the J?u.blic Park . Condemnation Act, and that an order be entered for the distribution of said fund set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract condemned as afores~id and for the payment to the undersigned ot the said award and which the undersigned avers is as follows: Tract No. 160-a, ------------------------ $2,830.00. State of Virginia, County of Rockingham, to-wit: Bertha A.Sipe, the person whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument, this day personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary PU.blio in and for the County aforesaid, in the state of Virginia, and, being first du1y sworn, deposes and says that the facts given in the foregoing petition are true and correct, to the best of her l.(,/ �D. B. 141. Page 565 . THIS DEED, made this 10 day of April , 1928, by and between ·H. L. Shifflett , party of the first part, and Bertha A. Sipe , his daughter, party of the second part both parties of Rockingham county, State of Virginia , WITNESSETH : That the said party of the first part for and in considera tion of the love and affection which the said H. Lo Shifflett has and bears toward his daughter, the said Bertha A. Sipe , and for the further considera tion of the payment by the said Bertha A. Sipe , $1250 , with accrued interest , to McClellan Shifflett , the said stnn being onehalf of a certain note executed and payable to the said McClellan Shifflett by the said ~ . Lo Shifflett , has given , granted , and conveyed to the said Bertha A. Sipe , with general warranty of title all of three tracts or parcels of land , together with the appurtenances thereto belonging ; the said tracts or parcels of land aggregating 294 5/8 A. more or less, and described as follows: Tract No . l Situate, lying and being in the eastern part of Rock- ingham County , Virginia on the east side of Shenandoa h River , adjoining the lands of s. L. Yancey, Go E. Shifflett , and others , and being the same tract of land conveyed to H. L. Shifflett by M. D. Longley and wife by deed of date on 19 day of October , 1911 , and of record in the Clerk' s Office of s aid county in Deed Book No o 98 , page 249 &c , to which reference is hereby made for a more accurate descriptio n of said land o The said tract of land contain- ing 128 5/8 A, exclusive of the N. & Tract No o 2 w. R. R. Right of wayo Consists of two parcels of land aggregatin g 67 A. more or less , and situated in the eastern part of said county , adjoining the lands of A. P . Yancey , B. P . Yancey , ~ illiam Herring, and others , and being the same land conveyed to the said H. L. Shifflett by J . H. Roadcap and wife by deed of date on 1 day of 2(.J/ �D. B. 141. Page 565 . 2. November , 1919, and of record in the clerk's office of Rockingham Co ., va., in deed book No . 118 page 454 , to which reference is hereby made for a more accurate description of said land . Tract No . 3 Containing 99 A. more or less , situated partly in the eastern part of said county and partly in Greene County , Virginia , near High Top , adjoining the lands of M. D. Longley , Mrs o John Funkhouser , and others , and being the same land conveyed to the said H. L. Shifflett by E . F . Kyger and wife by deed of date on the 14 day of March , 1925 , and of record in the clerk' s office of said county in Deed Book No . 136 page 346 . Also in the Clerk's office of Greene County, Va o in Deed Book No o 20 page 346 , to which reference is hereby made for a more accurate description of said land . The said party of the first part excludes in this last tract of land all mineral rights which may have been conveyed to other parties . Also , the said H. Lo Shifflett covenant_ and agree_, for the considerations first above mentioned , does hereby give , grant and convey unto the said Bertha A. Sipe one-half of his personal property consisting horses, mules , hogs , sheep, fowls, grain , threshed and unthreshed, hay , Farming implements , all household and kitchen furniture, tools and all other personal property now owned by the said H. L. Shifflett, not mentioned above o The said party of the first part covenant_ to with the said party of the second part that he has the right to convey said land , and will make such further assurances may be necessary to perfect the title here - by conveyed to the said grantee o litness the following signature and seal the day and date first above written o Ho Lo Shifflett (SEAL) 25 �Do B o l., 4lo Page 5550 Rockingham County, to-wit : I , A. E . Wyant , a Notary Public for the County aforesaid in the Staie of Virginia , do certify that H. L. Shifflett whose name is signed to the writing hereto annexed, bearing date on the 10 day of April , 1928 , has acknowledged the s ame before me in my sai d aounty. Given under my hand this 8 day of August , 1928 . A. E . Wyant , N. P . My commission expires Oct . 5 , 1931 . VIRGINIA : In the Clerk ' s Office of the Circuit Court of Rockingham Countyo The foregoing deed of GIFT was this day presented in the office aforesaid , and is , together with the certificate of ac knowledgment annexed , admitted to r e cord this 9th day of August , 1928 , 12 A. M. Teste : J . Robert Switzer A COPY. ATTESTE :~ 4 T ~ , Clerk. Clerk. �RALP H H.BA DE 'R .ATTORF fE Y A T LAW HAJ°Ff1 s~ot-1:k'uR~ ,v, R<§11q tA �- -· Q1nmmnnmrnltl1 nf llirgintn TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M , PURCELL January 23, 1934 TREAS URER OF VIR GIN IA This is to certify that I, J . M. Purcell, Tre asurer of Virginia have this 23 day of January in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated_ l_/_1_9_/_3_4_ __ in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Dev e lopment of the Stat e of Virginia vs. paid to $ Cassandra Lawson Atkins - - - - - - - - ~ ~~=~Bertha A. Sipe, Route 4 Elkton, Virginia 2,830.00 ______being in full settlemen t of tract #JJKl-a in th e above mentioned cause . �atnmmnuwraltn nf ]lirgiuta TREA SURE R'S OFFIC E RICH MOND , VA . JOHN M. PURCE LL Janu ary 23 , 1934 TREASUR ER OF VIRGINIA Bert ha A. Sjpe ~-- - - - - Rout e 4 Elkt on, Virg inia Rece ived of J.M . Purc ell, Trea sure r of Virg inia , the sum of$ 2 , 830 . 00 , in acco rdan ce with an orde r of the Circ uit Cour t of the coun ty of Rock ingh am ente red on the 19th day of Janu ary __ 193£ , in the matt er of the Stat e Com miss ion on Con serv ation and Deve lopm ent v _ __ _ ___C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r _a_L_a_w_s_o_n_B_t_k_i_n__s _ and othe rs, bein g full and com plete settl eme nt for the trac t of land know n in said proc eedi ng as# 160- a Sign orig inal and dup lica te and retu rn to the Trea sure r of Virg inia . �RETURN IN F IV E DAYS TO J . ROBERT SWITZER . CLERK CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINCHAM COUNTY HARRISONBURG , VIRGINIA 7- 1-t 1/r ~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~ \: r,. µ c l , ~ ~ ~,._,, 4 ~ /(_ - ,fa:- ;,-1, /I r----_ ________,_________________________, - • () �and stayed in .~v--~ it' .~: I('• ; '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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-hosea.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Hosea Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: East of Yancey; Roach Gap 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): 160, 160-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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/a23d72156b4dffa476bed21141b79ccc.pdf cf5ba91071266c59e90e9a0d48745054 PDF Text Text ROCKI NGHA1/I C aJNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #121 - Shifflett, George W. Number of Acres: 22 Location: Near Sandy B0 ttorn . Roads: One .mile of fair dirt road to Spottswood Trail near Swift Run ; thence four miles to Elkton . Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility; southeast and southwest e:xposures . moderate slopes ; History of Tract and condition of timber: Portion of tract cleared many years ago, and has been cul ti va ted since . Wooded ar.ea cut over re peatedly in the past . t'resent stand c Jnsists of mixed oaks and yellow pine . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 13 @ $5 . 00 $65 . 00 9 @ 25 . 00 225 . 00 $290 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 22 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land : $ 2 90 • ~ 0 Value of Improvements: $ 50 . 00 $340 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood:$ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 15 . 45 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract : $ 15 • 45 �County: Rookinghum District: Stone all #121 - Shiflett 2 Geor · e ;. * . . ore.,;Age Assessed: 22 n . 124 P. Deed: Part of 25.~ ,.... tract was later sold~ may be Claimed: Value 1...,laimed: Location: 1 - 1500 . owned rt by J.M. Comer. (23~ A. --1918 - $550 .00 ( 5 1 A ---1g11 - ~300 .00 ( 31 A.---1921 - ~162.00 Naar 3a.ndy Bottom. Incumbranoes 1 c.::>unter ola1ms or laps: None known . Sandy clay of good deJth und fertility; moderate slopes; Southeast hoads: nd southwest exposure. One mile of f'uir dirt road to Spotsv10od mrail near swift Run ; thence t"(>U:r miles to :nkton. ;listoJ:'y or tract und condition of ·timber: Portion of tract cleared many ye rs ugot and has been cult1vuted sinae . :ooded uroa cut over repeatedly in th 'J pust . \resent stand consists of mixed oaks und yellow pine . ;stimated to cc.1 t an average of 6 cords per ucre of f..lelwood v ,1ll.led 50¢ or a total of 78 cords ~ 50¢ per cord------ $39 .00 1 Improvements: Nono . Value of l nd T;':(Pe Slope E' o bz types: Value .o,orea.ge ;e_er t1.cre 9 2::> .. J 13 ,.14 .og 22 'rotal v::1L1e of land ·rot.al v ... lue of timber Total vuluo of traot 22s;00 277.:J0 ,/2.77 . JO 39.00 .516.00 ..... v·erage V-.iL.le per aore *- ·rotal Value i~ Includes Truct No. 121a. 14.37 �#121 - Sh. flett, George w. N County : Rockinghan District: Stonewall June J. Coner Ju lia Cor.rnr J. L. Cor..1er Shifflett L~GEND Slope - Til lable Scale - l": 20 chain s �,. .... " ... ' > . \ • r 1·1,, .• .;,·la, (lo ottex- EJ;t,7 r'J.""htt titJ.o e..:nd ··ntor st in c, of :t.nnll~ o:r :parcel of lo.nds within t:llA Fa~,c nraa: Tra.ei. Nch l o.wo. cut 8 ~ores-,, ,.1th on~ containing 11ttC llouse.s-: t:tu~ o la.l"BO roo1!1.S$ .,1th motel roo:; good lo. '.o: on and roof~ ,o poroho... n1 tb r:e a.l applo t~oes; six q~1nee treeai 2 cherry t-roea; ~orn 46 .t c lb and. amokc houoo; one stablel on ,chicken house~ .,. I l.is 11 leJ1d 1:s bounded on the nor th by hi:t'flottf· on the oe.ot :r. RoaGil and ~ fl!' l... ....... 'Coner (me\, BurbaI·n by D. s. Bos.eh; on the south J'-.. Comer, and on the -wcat by J., J., C . 11'raot 1.0 .. 2,. tr-a.ct :r ~ s. by D. f;J:'-. I also elahn tho ri ;nt a 1.d title to aooond ptu:-vol of· land oo 1'te.inin_c nbo t l ncren. 'Yhi • . tra.et ~s about five acres in ctil.tivntion an.cl the rest 1n woooland.. ,. ~W :r. · J'. ' on t,_e north by Bowidod L. Co er; on t· o e-st comer. and A. J',,, UUllamo; on the sol.4th by and on tLo .est by J'. ~· T,. J:j,. Co -X~ <J.1 ~ l claiu that th£) -'rotal ~ Cleil~' s For 'f rtbe:r 11: ·- orence I refer y.,u. to th ...,1600.00. L.. Shifflett; Office of noekin.gham county for accurate description of th~ forceoing lano.o. olso e.grc to take v1hm pr or tbe t .o trac:ts of J..and the state Co . ....,· or Co S;,;,, toil to no, tho ·· 5,0 70 ·t~ end sign my fu11 r:i.ght " • nd •. I /ti vla aion or ubo he inny bo that 1, ae·cinc is ~ent I iosioner for tl o Park e.rea upon . . a a' J_Jrovod ohook 9 i i ai:>t ~..ontl S:1 oai.d ohoclr shall bo Pl"eacnt-ed to mo tr.i. tl'i:n t;. e n~:If! . · v: and if d ji thin tt e next n1 l, 31 1 this c.nnll r .ont s • on or bc"·ore ..t 1a o.in in fuilil force, if not -:> Your: for a sqta.ro , al . 1' G., ., ,.n -. \·". u.iga tion and offer s:ia.11 be void. ., l,O ~;;:' !'\·'- • .,. if lott • �Claim of___________________________ ___________________________________________________ _ ( In the Cir~uit Court of_ _______________________ __ __ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ______ ___ _________ .... _________ .-------- ___ · -------- -------- -------- ---- ______ _ - . . more or less, of land in _______ ____ ________________ _County, Virginia, Defendan ts. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ________________________________________ · _____ , ____________________ _ My post office address is ________________ -----'--- -------- -------- -------- -------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel· of land within the area sought to be condemned, containin g about_ ___________ _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents: _____________ .:_ __ .:_ _____________________ ,.! ________ ________ ____ _ . . -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- This land is located about_ ___________ miles from _________ ______ __________ _: ___ Virginia, in the ________________ Magister ial District of said County. ' I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he.is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he, should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) · The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South ___________________________________________________ . ____________________ . ___ _ East ________________________________________________________ ____________________ ·_ ' West ______________________________________________________________________________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate ot' interest to this property about the year __________ in the , following manner: ---- - --- ---------------------- --- ------------------------- # ------------------------ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $------- --------- · I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $-------- --~.----- · I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park 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 statemen ts or informat ion as this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here toa description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remark s·-----·- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- - - -------- -------- ----- -----·--- --------- --.------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------_______________________ .:_ _______________ __ ___ (Continue remarks if necessar y on the back). Witness my signatur e (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _______________ day of ____________________ , 1930. -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ---STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___________________________ , To-wit: The undersig ned hereby certifies that_ __ _____________________________________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearin g in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, .~ ~ -- - - - ~ ~ · 930- - - - - - - ~ - �.. -~ .. ��� 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-george-w.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, George W. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom 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): 121 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2d3f714b6bafbc931dfbb8f9be36a353.pdf e29908cd0bed7f25d543914218d2ec07 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #238 - Shifflett , George E. Number of Acres: 52 Location: Hawksbille Creek and is entirely within the Park area . NOTE : This tract was completely surveyed a.rd this acreage was found . Roads: Eleven miles to Elkton over seven miles of county road and four miles over Spotswood Treil. Soil: Sandy clay loo.m. History of Tract and condition of timber: -11 the saw timber has been removed The grazing land is this tract. of from the wooded area brush. to badly growing up in some places Log and weatherboarded 18x25', 5 rooms , Improvements: Dwelling: porch 5xl6' , shingle and metal roof , stone flues , 1~ story , poor condition, occupied by owner , pillar foundation . lmPxa.v~~ Buggy shed: Frame, 10xl3', sh ~ngle roof , fair condition. Fr~me, llxl6' , sh:Lngle roof , good condition. Hog pen: ]rame, llx7', shingle roof . Hen house: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 21 3 . 00 $6 3.00 25 . 00 775 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 31 @ #838 .. 00 52 Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 838. 00 Value of Improvements: $ 355 . 00 355 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 25 .. 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 25 . 00 Value of Wood:$ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 24 . 38 00 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $NONE. 1268. 00 -~,... - ~- ~-ft ~a..::;;...;;...;;;,_:_CLERK. Lj5 �REPORT ON THE ACRE.AGE of the GEORGE E. SHIFFLETT TRACT #238 I Find ing on the reco rds no surv ey of this trac t, utmade a com plete fiel d surv ey, and from t h is comp ed the area to be 52 Acre s. w. N. Sloa n, Chie f Engi neer Park Serv ice �$/4cj ~~~ J/-!tif '7a'-'~ ~~ ;,l.~· _p Claim of___ ~~-----?!1-j.------------------~------------------In the Circuit Court of_ __ Ro.ck.u:J.g.h.a.m....----------County, Virginia, No.l~J!:f- _, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of~ State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._~e.o_r_g_e___,E_.__Sb_ifl.stt-U_-:__'2J!::.~~-~-~----.:_fd:f[:~__ !:...S_______ _ ___( 40_ Ju•.rfil/-------,-------- ._____.J7, J-4 / t u - ~- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - · _ more or less, of land in ___ RQc.kingh!;lm_ _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ Ro.cJd..ngham. _________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is _____ Georg_e _E . _Shiflett--------------------------------------My post office address is ___ .E.lk.to n.... _Y.?._.__ R ._ _F_.__ D_._ _.4. ______________________ _ ...c ___ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___4Q_ ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :___dw..e..ll_ing__}J.Q}!.~gi.....__l).§}_@9A.§1§3_L..:.g_l:_~:n_~:ry__g,~JXY_____ _ __ bs>g_pen_, __'75 SDJ2.le trees_, 2 5 _ueach trees , grapes, _ plums_ and p ea rs, ---~~~~--~~~~.:!._~!:_~~-~---_t:-_J_~-~-------------------------------------------This land is located about_ __ 6________ miles from_ ..Elkt.Qn_._ ____ _____ _______ __ Virginia, in the ___ _S:t..o.ne.J-1.al}.__ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right; title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) _____ I_ am the _s·.o.le_J)wnar ______________________________________ ____________________ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: N orth PUbl i c _ro ':'l d _________________________________ _____ ______ __________________ South __i.e_r_ll'.:;.X_d_Jlb.i.fl.e.t_t ________ ___ _____________ ____ ___ _____ ___ ____ ___________ _ East ___ _No') h......He.r...ring __ ____ ____ __ ______ ____ ____ ____ __________ ______ __ ___ __ __ __ __ . West_J]h~.r.le.a_D-,~ vis.-----------------------------------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_igz..4. ___ in the following manner: __ .B.~r.h~r..a.._He.xring_Jly_..d.ee.d.T-.m.y--t.it:lre--i-a-.f'--ae---si~l-e-----------------------I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--~-t..Q9_Q!.9_Q___ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_3... _QQ.O__.__QD_____ • I am the owner of_ _QQ____ ___ ___ __ 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 h~ should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bollnds). Remarks· _____ ,ll..4vd_~ ~- ~~ __ U _· __ __ __________ ___ --- ---------------- ------ ----- ----- ------- - - (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attachr,d h eto _t th- - - ---- day of_~~A~9-_:':_~YJ_:t~~i __ , 1930. r,__ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF___ .RQc.kingham_ _______ ___ To-wit: ft-___£,/)_ __ The undersigned hereby certifies thaL..Q.sox.ge--E .. --~b,ille-t.t ---- ------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, ). / 1' / f ( this___ _7_~h___________ day J/ of~9_](l".1'c'!.!'R.,!-5l_~~~-~~t~*Tcfa./J;~fi;.to;-o; Notary Public, or J ust, ~ f the Peace. 3~5 �. count y: Rook1ngham Distr iot: s tonew all #238 - Shif flett , Geo . E. Acrea ge Claim ed: 40 .t.". • Asses sed 33 A-144 P. Value Claim ed: Loca tion: ~, ooo. " 102o. pgf.,f1. : 52 A, $1200 .00 nawks bill- creek and is entir ely withi n the ?a r k area.. Note -- This tract was codpl etely surve yed and thi s " 7 acrea ge as found . Incum branc es, coun ter claim s or laps: Soi l : Sandy clay loam. Roads : Deed 40 A. None kno n. Eleve n miles to Elkto n over seven miles ot count y road and four miles over Spots wood Trail . Histo ry of tra ct a nd condi tion of timbe r; All the saw timber has been remov ed from the wooded area of thi s tract . The gra zing land is badly growing u . in some place s to brush . Timb er: Fuelwood - 250 cords value d 50¢ per ed. - ~125 .00 .Impr ovem ents: Dwel ligs: Log&. weath erboa rded 18x2 5', 5 r ooms, 5xl6 ', shing le&. meta l roof, stone tlues , l ;r story , porch poor cond ition , occup ied by owne r, pil l ar found ation .$300. BUSSY s hed: Frame 10xl3 ', shing le r oof , fair cond it- 15. 00 00 Hos pen: Frame llxl6 ', shing le ~oof. geed " 15.00 Hen house : Frame llx?' , s hingl e roof -5. 00 · J335.oo Value of land by ty,2es : Tyl?e Slope Fg Value ter acre Acrea se 2l 3.00 20.00 31 52 Total vale of fruit tree s Total va lue of land Total value of im:,ro veme nts Total va lue of timb Jr Tot a l va lue of tract Avera ge va lue per acre ----------- ---~-- 35.00 683.0 0 ·335.0 0 125.0 0 1176. 00 2 2 . 65 Filed _in the Clerk's Offlce Rockingham County, Va. FEB 1 f'H)• ·~0; --- --C ler k Tota l Value - $63.00 530.0 0 -683.0 0 �,, QJ:nmmnuwealtq nf lltrgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virginia have this 27 clay of December in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rocki ngham County d.ated-12/21/ 33 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawso~n.._,,__~Autukbi~n~s.,_________ _ vs. :paid. to Lucy G. Shifflett $ _1 , 268 . 00 being in full settlement of tract in the above mentioned cause. # 238 �Q!nmwnuwtalt~ nf ]ltrgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA . December 27 , 1933 JOHN M . PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Lucy G. Shifflett Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virg inia, the sum of$ 1 , 268 . 00 , in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of__R_o_c_k_i_n~g~h_run _ ___ ofDecember entered on the 21st day 1 93_Q_ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ _ C_a_s_s_a_n_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n __A_t_k_i_n_s_____ and others, being full and complete settlement for the tract of land known in said proceeding as #__2_3_8_ __ Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. At Law No.~ Cassandra Lawson Atkins, and others On this, the / -1ill.,-- Petitioner /oJ-f Defendants day of December, 1933, came Lucy G. Shifflett, and on her motion, leave is given her to file her petition for payment to her of the sum of One Thousand Two Hundred Sixty-Eight Dollars ($1268.00), the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 238 and heretofore paid into Court. And it appearing to the Court that said Lucy G. S.hifflett ac quired title to said Tract No. 238 by deed from her husband, George E. Shifflett, dated May 29, 1926, recorded in the Clerk's Office of this Court, in Deed Book No. 135, at page 315; that the said George E. Shifflett, now deceased, filed an answer in this cause from which it would appear that he laid claim to said tract of land, although at the time of filing of said answer, he had no interest whatsoever therein; that the said Lucy G. Shifflett is invested with a superior or better right or claim of title in and to said tract of land No. 238 than any other person or persons and it further appearing to the Court that all taxes due upon said tract No. 238 have been paid; Upon Consideratio n Whereof it is considered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $1268.00 paid into Court by petitioner as just compensation for Tract No. 238, be paid unto the said Lucy G. Shifflett and the Clerk of this Court is directed to transmit a certified copy of this order to the Treasurer of Virginia, who shall pay unto the said Lucy G. Shifflett the said sum of $1268.00 the amount of the award set out in the judgment of condemnation for Tract No. 238, taking from the said Lucy G. Shifflett a receipt therefor and certifying such payment to the Clerk of this Court for Z]•f �2. appropriate entry thereof as required by law. Enter: ~ Judge ------ • �Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the state of Virginia , v. Cassandra Lawson PETITIONER , .. t Law No. 1829. tkins and others, DEFEND..~TS • Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court that a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract of land numbered as 238 and described in the report of the Board of ppraisal Commissioners appointed herein, and shown, numbered , and delineated on the County Ownership Map , filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum set out in the said judgment as constituting the award therefor as follows: ward on Tract No. 238 , $1 , 268. 00 That said tract of land No. 238 was conveyed to your petitioner, La.oy G.Sh ifflett by George E. Shifflett , her hue - )' band , by de~d dated May ?9 , 19Z6 , and .r--3:,~or,..ded _in th.e Cle~_,,',!.d 7-0f,. <.}~ . ~ ~ ~ J). ~ ~ d.<t.-l v:) ~ ~ ~ ~ Office of1 \his Cou.r\ in D. B. 1~5 , at Page 315; Athat , subsequent -o- -v to the execution and deli very of said deed , the sa.i d George E. Shifflett filed an answer in this oause , from which it would appear that he was the owner of t h e said tract of land , although at the time he filed said answer he had no interest whatsoever therein; that your undersigned on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract of land owned or was entitl ed t o the fee simple interest in the said tract or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof. That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distr i bution of the said .award . And that all t axes on said tract of land have been duly paid . Wherefore , your undersigned prays that she be made a party herein under the provisions of section 21 of the Public Park Con- �--2-damnation Act , and that an order be entered for the distribution of said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award for the fee simple estate in said tract condemned as aforesaid ~. and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award , and whioh the undersigned avers is as follows : Tract No. 238 , ------ --- - ---- -'l,268. 00. State of Virginia, county of Rockingham , to-wit : Lucy G. Shifflett , the person whose name is signed to the foregoing instrument , this day personally appeared before me, the Wldersigned, a rotary J?ublic in and for the County aforesaid , in the state of Virginia , and , having been first duly sworn , deposes and says that the facts given in the foregoing petition are true and correct, to the best of her knowledge and belief. Dated December 18, 1933. �I I(!_ THIS DEED made this 29th day of May , 1926 , by and between George E. Shifflett , party of the first part , and Lucy G. Shifflett , wife of George E. Shifflett , party of the second part , both of Rockingham County , Virginia , WITNESSETH : That for and in consiperatio n of One Dollar , cash in hand paid by the said party of the second part to the said party of the first part , the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged , and for the further consideratio n of the love and affection which the said party of the first part bears unto the said party of the second part , the said party of the first part doth hereby grant and convey, with special warranty of title unto the said party of the second part all those certain tracts of land here inafter described : {l) All that certain tract or parcel of land , together with the appurtenance s thereunto belonging , situate in Simmora, Gap in the eastern part of Rockingham County, Virginia , the said land adjoins the lands of Charles Davis , N. c. Herring, Ambrose Shifflett and others , and is bounded as follows : "Beginning at a stone planted ; the said stone being the beginning of the division line between the part of that tract conveyed to the said N. C. Herring ; thence up the said division line to a small white walnut , below the maple spring ; thence up the hill to a double locust tree , in Lawson ' s line , now Bernard Shiflett's line ; thence eastward with said Shiffiettrs line to a corner of said land; thence South eastward with the same to Simmon•s Gap Road , thence with the said road down to Charles Davis's line; thence Southwest direction with said Davis' line to the beginning, containing 40 acres , more or less~ together with all the rights of the said party of the first part in and to a certain maple spring. There is excepted , however , from the aforesaid boundary , a certain lot conveyed to one Bernard Shifflett . dt' land heretofore The aforesaid tract of land , conveyed above , is rubject to the rights of one Barbara A. Her- �2. ring, the granter of the party of the first part, as set out in that certain deed of date the 6th day of May, 1925, from the said Barbara A. Herring to the said George E. Shifflett , which said deed is duly of record in the County Clerk's Office of RockuJ,~Co unty, Virginia, in Deed Book 132 at page 1?2, to which said deed reference is hereby made for a further description of the real estate hereinbefore conveyed; (2) All that certain tract of land situate near Yancey station in the County of Rockingham, and State of Virginia, which is bounded as follows: ttBeginning at a stone in a line of the said Geo. E. Shifflett's land, formerly, Mrs. Mary F o Weaver's, thence N. 58° E. 84 poles to a pin oak, sometimes called water oak at or in a ditch or creek bed, H. c. Shifflett's line; thence, with said H. c. Shifflett's line and said ditch or creek bed in a north-wester n direction 44 poles to a stone planted on the south side of a certain Right of Way reserved and conveyed to the said Geo. E. Shifflett by deed from E. A. Downy and of Record in the Clerk 's office of Rockingham County, Virginia, thence with the south side of said Right of way N. 69 w. 7 8/25 poles to a large lo- cust post at the north-east end of wire fence; thence with said fence which is the line of the said Geoo E. Shifflett, s . 27° w. 100 8/25 poles to the beginning, containing 14 A. 3 R. 12 P.~ This is the same land which was conveyed to the said granter by deed from w. A. Shifflett and wife of date the 18th day of' Octob- er, 1919, and duly of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 114 , at page 517, to which said deed reference is hereby made for a further description of the aforesaid land; (3} All that certain tract or parcel of land situate in stonewall District, near Yancey, in the eastern part of Rockingham County, Virginia, which is bounded as follows: "Beginning at a white oak corner to George Herring, and with his lines. 65½ E. 70 3/5 poles to a large white oak stump, corner �to Florence Moobrey; thence, with her lines. 26 W. 102 1/2 poles to a stake in Mrs. Weaver's line; thence, with her line N. 46 w. 68 poles to a white oak corner to said weaver; thence N. 23 E. 80 poles to the beginning, containing thirtyseven (3?) acres, two 12) roods and twenty {20) poles, together with the right-of-way sixteen feet wide alongthe north line ofFlorence Moobrey 's lands. 65 E. to the public road." This is the same tract of land which was conveyed to the said party of the first part by deed from E. A. Downey and wife of date the 11th day ofNovember, 1914, which said deed is duly of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 101 at page 86, to which said deed reference is hereby ma.de for a further description of the aforesaid real estate. (4} All that certain tract of land, containing about 62½ acres, situate on the east side of the Shenandoah River near Waterloo Mills in stonewall District , Rockingham County , Virginia, the said land adjoins the lands of William B. Yancey Estate on the south, Hosea Shifflett and others on the north. There is excepted, however, from this conveyance the right of way of the Norfolk & Western Railway which passes through the said tract, This is the same land which was conveyed to the said party of the first part by deed from Mrs. Mary F. weaver of date February 13, 1914, and duly of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 99, page 145, to which said deed reference is hereby made for a further description of the aforesaid real estate. And for the consideration named above, said party of the first part doth hereby transfer and set over unto the said party of the second part all of the personal property hereinafter describali.; , which is now on the tracts of land conveyed to the said party of the first part by Mrs. Mary F . weaver and Mrs . Barbara A. Herring, hereinabove described: one Gray Percheron Mare , age 9, named "May't. One heavy gray Percheron horse, age 8, named "Dan". �4. one McCormick Harr ow. One John son Rea per one new Home-made two -hor se wagon with bod y. Two Her efor d milk cow s, each abo ut four yea rs old ., Thi rtee n stee rs, some Her ford , and some Sho rt-h orn, each abo ut one year old . In witn ess whe reof I have here unto set my hand and sea l, the day and year abov e writ teno Geo rge E. Shi ffle tt (SEAL} STATE OF VIRGINIA, CITY OF HARRISONBURG, to-w it: I, Tere sa Sull ivan , a Nota ry Pub lic in and for the City afor esai d in the Stat e of Vir gini a, do here by cer tify that Geo rge E. Shi ffle tt, who se name is sign ed to the fore goin g deed bea ring date the 29th day of May , 1926 , ackn owledg ed the same befo re me in my City afor esai d. My com miss ion exp ires Apr il 13, 19270 Give n und er my hand this 29th day of May, 1926 . Tere sa Sull ivan N. P. VIRGINIA: In the Cle rk's Offi ce the Circ ui"¢ ou.r t of Rock ingh am Cou ntyo The fore goin g ofdeed of BARGAIN & SALE was this day pres ente d in the offi ce afor esai d, and is, toge ther with the cer tifi cate of ackn owle dgm adm itted to reco rd this 29 day of May, 192 6. ent anne xed, _ _ _ _M. Tes te: J. F. Blac kbur no Cle rk. �M. H. HARRISON TREASURER OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY .• HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It May Concern : I hereby certify that the records of my office show that Lucy G. Qhifflett has paid the taxes for the years 1932 and 1933 on her tract of 40 - 0- 0 acres of land situate in the Blue Ridge Vountains, Stonewall District in Rockingham County . All taxes prior to that time, if any be unpaid, are a matter of record in the Clerk's Office of said County. Given under my hand this lSth day of December 1933. �TO WHO:M: IT Y CONCERN : ~ I hereby certify that the records of my office do not disclose any delinquent taxes against the tract of land con- .. taining 40 acres situate in the Blue Ridge Mountain, Stone wall District, Rockingham County , Virginia , and standing in the name of Lucy G. Shifflett . Given under my hand this 19th day of December , 193b. � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-george-e.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, George E. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill 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): 238 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/b5ebd43ee4bd490be1e87ec4ba6a0645.pdf c1656d91c72c81570297cdca582c5916 PDF Text Text ROCKINGit' .1 COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #231 - Shifflett , Generals . - Estate Number of Acres: 50 Location: Near Powell' s Gap. Roads: One and one- half mile to Beldor ; thence two miles to Swift Ruri; thence four miles to Elkton. Soil: Sandy clay of good depth and fertility; quite rocky with st eep slopes and northeast and northwest exposure . small por t ion of the tract was cleared many years ago , cultivated for sometime and has been neglected for the past 10 or 15 years, now slope type . The present stand consi s ts of mixed oaks and some white pine . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: None . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 47 $5 . 00 $ 235 . 00 3 25 . 00 75 . 00 j310 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 50 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 310 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 45.00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ ValueofTimber: $ 45 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 8 10 • Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. 50 . 00 ~405 . 00 �Claim of__~ _~ ,lif~,-, --~ -JZI~ In the Circuit Court of_ ____ ~ ~ ~--County, Virginia, No,_L.f.Z..:t, At Law. The State Commission on C;~;;;;;ti~/a~~j " DeveloJEE.ent of the State of Virginia, Peti• fl I~ -~ ~ t1oner, vs. _ _{JJ_~~.!:'-'€:::-..:-:. ..> ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------h .J - · , • A - Tu:~de~~fgn~~.1l'i:'~;~;~~~teCC~~;;;i~~r~~a,C~:!:~v~1i! and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of__ ___ _ _____ - - ~ - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said etition and to said notice. My name is ____ ~ - ~ ___________ \ ______________________ _ My ·post _office address is ______~ /_Jzv.;_ ____________________________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____d_~_-=-_ _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements __ /4~q-- -- =----------~ - - ~ ~/L~::{.d_ ~ 7 1 ~----- ·--------------------------------- This land is located about_ ____ _t[_____ miles from ___~ ~----------- ----Virginia, in the~ ____ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -------- + --~ ---------------------------------------------------- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North_~ J.1:,__ i ] ~--------- ---------------- ---------------- -------South East 1,;;f ._;iµ./J.~ a.rJI ~ ~A2 ~ ---------------- ---------------- ------West _____ 1 acquired my right, tit e, estate or interest to this property about the year _Lf.6-_.2 __ in the following manner: _ _l__J; ~ -------- ;)------------------------------------------------ h f __________ ----------------------------------------------------- ---------a+;---t2-k~ f--~ 4 ~ ------------------ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is =-'J2 _______ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $~.P____________ , I am the owner of_ ____1A-f:>________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------------- ---· (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·------ ----------------- --------------- --- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- -------- $_a_~ 7 . ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). oL 7 Wi~~~~s-=~-si~at~r1: 3;r my name and ~ark :tt~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ S T ~ I N I A , COUNTY OF________________ _ ~ . To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ ~ --- d0-'-_,ft_j} _£ ~ ---------------the above named claimant personally appeared before h i ~ d ~-~'itthat the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______g,_fe_ ______ day of~ ?~-· 193f_cfli . ________________ ;;lz/-7 _ "/ II'? ,., tJ v I Clerk of the Court, Special Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ~I �filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham Countyt Va. FEB 1S31 ----Clerk �County: Jockinghwn Distr1ot: Stonewall ~231 - Shifflett, Generals . Acreage Claimed:· Assessed: Value Claimed: Location: Deed Purchased 25 J.'i.. 1n 1924 for e200.oo Purchased 25 ft ·700.00. Near Powell's Gap. Inoumt: ranoes, counter claims or laps: • 1921 for None known. -Soil: Sa ndy clay of good depth and fertility; quite rocky ~,1th steep slopes and northeast and northwest exposure. Roads: One and one•halt mile to Baldor; thence two miles to Swift Run; thence four miles to ~lkton. History of tract and condition of timber: A small portion or the traot \ as cleared many years ago, cultivated for sometime und has been neglected for the pa.st 10 or 15 years, now slope type. The present stand consists of mixed oaks and some white pine. I t is estimated to cut 30 ) bd. ft. per a cre and five cords of fuel wood. 15,000 bd. tt. ~ $3.00 $45.00 --·---250 oords of fuelwood ~ 50¢ -125.00 $170,00 Improvements: Nona . Value of land by types: ~ Slope Value per acre Acreage Total value of land no rotal va lue of timber Total value ot tract verage value per a ore 3.00 1 'f oto.l Value $150.00 150.00 170.00 320 . 00. 6,40 2'11 �County: District: N _ #231_- _ Shifflett, G_e ner_al S . Geo . , • Baugher J . T. Heard Bernard Yrrncey Emma V. Gibbons LEGEND: Slon_e__ _ Scale - 1tt 20 chains = Rockingham Stonewall �In the uirouit Court of Rockingham uounty,virginia. The state Commission on uonservation and Development of the State of Virginia Cassandra Lawson Atkina,&c. On motion of Geo.S.Harnsberger, guardian ad litem for Ardelia Shifflett and certain other infant# defendants in the above entitled cause,leave is hereby given him to file hie answer on their behalf herein,which answer is hereby accordlngly filed, and to which the complainant replies gener#ally. LAW OFFICES GEO. S. HARNSBERGER HARRISONBURG . VA . � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-general-s-estate.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, General S. Estate Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near Powell's Gap 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): 231 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/861956bc869aa2347bd60ec5e9e5a7da.pdf 36f51dff20b6e64a0adbdcc595969e3b PDF Text Text RO CKil~G HJJ.I C UNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #182 - Shifflett , G. ~ Number of Acres: 81 f Location: Hawksbill Creek Roads: Nine niles to :Slkton ovt:Jr f i e miles of county ~oad four miles over Spotsvood ~r il. Soil: Thin slate clay soil . ti 1d is entirely .1i thin the Pc.rk c:re1:... nd History of Tract and condition of timber: '/loodlund has no meruhant ble timber ·Jn it and ~n es~~i.· :.....ted a:,-:ount of 200 corcls of :2uel\10od . Note ---r:2:11s tract was pr:irtially ...,urveyed c..nC. it is believed he o·.. ns . . :1e ucre~, ·e g i V".!11 liim . Improvements: DuellinL : Lo 0 ~ncl fr:... 1e, 18JrZ0', 4 roons, ror '1 8xl2' , shin le r )Of , 1 ~ stor::', ceileJ, f c.J ir conC.i :ion 1 occupied by O·1ner , s11rinr:, solid founua.tion. Stable: Frame, lo:x:3Oxl2', sl,.i n.c:le roof . Corn house : Log , llxl7xlO', shingle roof , po0r condition . Hen house: 8xl0x8', shingle roof , poor condition . 0 Timber: Fuelwood - 200 cords. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 51 ~4 . 00 ;;204 . 00 30 20 . 00 600 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: G00 . 00 Value of Land: $ 804 . 00 50 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 600 . 00 30 . 0 Value of Orchard: $ ;1504 . 00 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ 5.0. 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ .50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 18. 56 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ~ ~ -- ~ 7? �REPO RI' ON r.:'HJ: ••CR:..GE of the G. ~ . Shi flet t Tract # 182 . T""r . Shiflet t has submi tted a clairi for 73 acres . He is assessed with 58-29 1 60 acres . The acreage cov e r ed by his deeds i s uncerta in on account of the fact that sone of the tracts describe d in deeds to him seem to lap on each other . Our fie l d parties actually surveyed all of his boundar ies exce:')t the long lines form.inc; the southern ::md western boundur ies , ~nd these are definite ly describe d in his 60 acre deed . For these reasons I feel that our computed area of 81 acres is correct . ·~0 1o ~ .I . ...~ . u lcan Chi ef Engi ne e r , Par k Servi ce . �J ~ ------------------------------------------------------ Claim of___ ./b£~~Jn In the Circuit Court of__~--~ ~ ~----C ounty, Virginia, No.ff".,g,z __ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservati6n and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs._. . . £ c ~ ~_a_..-~ --~---- -------- -------- -------- -------- ~~i~~a,C~~::;v~ti':· and DeTh:~i~~~~~.1:~~;;~~~-St~leCC~~;;;i~/ to the notice of condemnation awarded velopment of the State of Virginia, and in response upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit ------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this Court of_ __ ~ as his answ~~-to -s-aidp~tit io; and to said notice. ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- My name is____ M.;M,_2Je._~ My post office address is ____ ~ ____ l?t!:. ______________ 7 _______________ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about__]_J7_____________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvem ents:_.Z. ~_k_/_ __ )J.:£J_~ ~_JY-~ ~-~-,2;. _ __ t?_t2~_ - - ~ -4~ -~~ -~- ~-~ - ~ - ~ Virginia, in ---------- ----T ~ ~ -abo~~ --~.f::____ miJes from ____ ~ Magisteria l District of said County. the ___ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not .sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) . J ~__ --:!: !:;~c ;f_~- '~:~ ?k- ~-f tf-~-?;,,-1,A_<L4,_ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ---------- ------- 41.4k- L ~--~ -~ North~ South __ e,~-~ 4----------------------------------------------------------East _4!UU 4lc.J 7~ ------------ ·------------------------------------- ¾ J ~ ~--- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----West_____ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__________ in the following manner: _JJ~ _fh)_j__ ~ --~ --~ -~ ~--~ --1::-~.r ~_/_(/_t J~ 4-/u-~ ~¥11 1:/;W .._/e.Q.[J, "?-~ -LbP ~~or parcel of land with the improvem ents there- Y-~JJA._ ,Z;___ I claim that the total value of this tract on is $..,Z,...a.~L-- -------· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvem ents thereon is $.1..k...£!...LL __________ , I am the owner of_ ___ _____~ ____ _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- -----2\--- -------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or informatio n as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a • description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· - ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ___________ _ ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this ____ /J_:-_______ day --------~~-2 l l ~ -----------of ___ __~ - - -- -, 1930. . STATi OF vYRGINIA, COU~TY OF------ ~ - -, To-wit: The undersigne d hereby certifies that_ __ J.le.&_.hJ., __,./L/'1~4_ _____________________ _ the above named claimant personally appeared before hi;-~-n-~ ;de oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ L>~--------day A ~ I ._..,I 3 / '1A 1_ oLr~ ~~~-~~!·df;f_______ ------ 'h,f; ____ Clerk of the Cour or Special Investigat or or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ~:., �Filed in the Clerk's Office Rockingham Caunty, Va. 1931 ... ___ -~-Clerk _._ ._ ~ �County: Rocki ngham District: Stone all #182 - Shiff let t , G. M. ~,. er e ge Cl a imed: 73 A. Va l ue ClaL ed: '320 Location: 52 A. 29 ssessed o. " 410 . 00 acre s. Not given. Deed 94- 69 160 It ARRA : 81 ._ Hawksbil l creek and is enti rely wi~hin t he Park area . I ncumbrances, counter cla ims or l aps: None kno n. Soil: Thi n s late c lay s oil . Roa ds: Ni ne miles t o i lkton over five miles 0f county road and f our mi l es ov er Spotswood ~rail . History of tra ct and condition of timber: oodland ha s no merch nt a ble t imber n it and. an estimuted amount of 200 cor ds of fuelwood va lued ~ 50¢ per cord . Note -- This tra c t a s p·1 rt1 a l l y s urveyed and i t i s believed be owns the a cr~ag~ c tven him . Impr ovements: Dwelling: Log a nd frame 18x20', 4 rooms, porch 8xl2 ' s hi ngl e roof, 11 story, oeiled, fa ir condi t ion, oo cu fed -400.00 b . ov1ner, s pring , olid fo nda tio n ---7 · • .,o St •:Jb le: Fr ame 15x30xl2' , sl: i ngle roo f , Corn h ouse: Log llxl7xl0', shingle roof , poor con10 .00 di t ion ----5 .00 _!en house: Fr ame 8xl0x8 ' , shingle r oo f, poor " 495 . oo Timbe r: el ood - 200 cord~ va l ued Valu e of l and by types: ~ Slope Fe Va lue per a cre crease 58 3. 00 23 81 15 . 00 Total va lue of fruit trees Tota l valu e of l and Tot al value of impr ovements Total va lue o f timber Tota l va l ue of t r a ct Average v l 1e per a cr e ------- 50¢ per ed. -- 100. J O motal Va lue ,I74. 00 345. 00 $5!9.00 105. 00 519 . 00 495 . 0 100 . 00 1219.00 15 . 05 'jO �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANTS. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. __ Lfk____ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership :Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in yhe said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. _j_ f._~ -- $_)_~ ~-~-~ Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: . Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the rovisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to -ti LI tJ o . receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. _Lf:.b____ $_/__'!!___ y_ :Tract J } i~ No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ------------ $ __________ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) £.JAME P. 0. ADDRESS ~ ST~ ;~~:~~~IN~ :~~~~:;~::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Th is day personally appeared before me George M. Shifflett and made oa th-- tha-t--the--s-ta- temen-ts--cunta i-ned irr -tne--auove--p et-ition--ao---f-ar--as- made on his_own_in~Qr1na:t.1Qn_ ar~ _ tru_e_ anjj,_ so far _as _ma-0..e JJ.p~n information _of others ~~~-~~f-~~~!3__ !~~~-: -~--~~--!-~~~ ~---~~~en ~~k »:1~ is ~~~~D~~~!~~ nience of interested NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in th'76~(~,s office for the co parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by w, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �M. H. HA RR ISO N HA M CO UN TY TR EA SUR ER OF RO CK ING HAR RISO NBU RG, VIR GIN IA TO WHOM I T MAY CONCERN: t the I her eby cer t i fy tha let t iff Sh . ~;r G. t ~ec or d~ of my off ice show tha 933 1 and 2 193 rs as ~ai d the t a xes for the yeag 52- 0 - 29 acr es o~ h1s t~a ct of · lan d con tai nin £ou nya ins , Sto new all _Blhue Rid genty ;t!~ ;;e ct 1nRothcke 1ng . am Cou , Al l tax es pri or to stha t of rec or d in the Cl erk ' ~~mfie are a m~dtter ce of sai Cou nty . of n ~cembe r 1 933 . Giv en und er my han d t hi' s 1 8th day ~ ~4 - Tre asu rr 6f 1-f ock ing ham % un t y STA TE OF VIRGINIA , COUNTY OF ROC KINGHAM, to- wi t : of t he Cir cui t Co urt of I , J . Rob ert Sw itze r, Cle rk fy tha t the rec ord s in my offs ice rti ce eby her do y unt Co m gha kin Roc nst the tra ct of 62 a cre , e gai a es tax nt i.ue in:. del any w sho do not Di str ict , ass ess ed in the nam all new Sto in es pol 29 and ds ich 9 roo for the tax yea r 193 2 , bW- whwn her eof Geo rge M. Sh iff let t , exc ept sho , rer asu Tre nty n , Cou iso r Har H. M. of ent tem sta d by sai tax es Tre asu rer ' s of fic e , sin ce nty Cou the in d pai n bee e hav , wit h my of fic e . tra ct was ret urn ed del inq uen t to of Dec em ber , 193 3 . Giv en und er my han d thi s 18 th day • �NOTE-This need not be filed until t he record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANTS. Sixty-One (52,561) A.cres of land, more or less . . . . . . . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. -1.82 _______ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ------------; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. __l.8_2_ ____ $ __],.5_Q4_.._Q9on Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; George M. Shifflett That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment -as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of contribution pledge, obligating the owner, George M. Shifflett , to give 5 acres of his land within the Park Area to the Park Project. That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the - provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows : Tract No. _J..82... ______ $--15.. 00-: Tract No. __________ __ $ ____ ____ __ : Tract No. _______ _____ $ _______ ___ ; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P . 0 . ADDRESS _ST ATE_COMMISSION ON_CONSERVATION NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINI A) COUNTY OP WARREN ) ss Persona lly appeared before me the undersig ned Notary Public in my said State and County, E. K. Stokes , who being duly sworn, deposed and said that she is an employee of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent in immedia te charge of the records of the Shenand oah Nationa l Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commiss ion for dis tributiv e shares of condemn ation awwrds in the ~henand oah IJationa l Park condemn ation proceed ings pending in the Circuit ... Coui~ts of Virginia , by reason of contrac ts and agreeme nts entered into with the owners of lands sought to be condemn ed in these proceed ings , and that the within claim is just and cor rect . Witness my signa t ure this S ~ ~ n ' T ~NOTARY PUBLIC Notary Public- M) Cor:imission Expires Sep, 8, 1934 �(!lnmmnumraltq nf llirginitt TREASU ER ' S OFFICE RICHMO ND . VA . JOHN M, PURCELL September 12~ 1934 TREASURER OF VIRG I NIA This i s t o certify that I , J . M. Purcel l, Treasu rer of Virgin ia have th i s 12truay of Sept. wi t h an order of the c i rcu i t court of dat Ad 9/10/34 in accorda nce Rockingham County i n the cause of the State Commis sion on Conser vation and Develo: pment of t he Stat e of Virgi nia vs . Cassan dra Lawson Atkins and others J. Robert Switze r, Clerk of the Circui t Court :paid to of Rocking ham County $ 1,504 . 00 be ing in f ull settlement of tract #- ~1=8=2._ in the above mentio ned cause. V Yl fv· / J.. ~ s u.r':_,~ ~ irg i n i a. 1711,U,~-. . 7/o �QtnmmnuwtaltlJ nf 1llirgiuta .TRE ASU RER 'S OFF ICE RICH MON D, VA, JOHN M, PURC ELL Sep tem b6r 12, 193 4 TREAS URER OF VIRGIN IA J. Rob ert Sw itze r, Cle rk of the Cir cui t Cou rt of Roc king ham Cou nty Rec eive d of J.M . Pur cel l, Tre asu rer of Vir gin ia, the sum of$ 1,5 04 . 00 , in acc ord anc e wit h an ord er of the Cir cui t Cou rt of the cou nty Rac king ham f 10t__ 0 - - - - -- - -- - h day ent ere d on the __ of Sep tem ber1 93! _, in the ma tter of the Sta te Com mis sion on Con serv atio n and Dev elop men t v _ _ _ Cas san dra Lawson Atk ins .and oth ers , bei ng ful l and com plet e set tlem ent for the tra ct of lan d known in sai d pro cee din g as #- 1~8 _2_ _ __ ~ ~ ai er k ~f Cir cui ~'C>lfut of Rockingham Cl ty. Sig n ori gin al and dup lica t e and retu rn to the Tre asu rer of Vir gi nia . ~~~-~ �VIRGINIA. IN TH.E CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHJU\i COUNTY . The 0tate Commissio n on Cons~rvat ion & Developme nt of the Jtate of Virginia , Petitione r , v. Cassandra L wson Atkins , et als , defendant s. 0 In Re : Distributi on of proceeds of condemnat ion fortrrct No . 18 2 . This day came the .Jtate Commissio n on Conse •·vat ion & Developme nt , by Counsel , and moved the Gourt to enter an order directing the '1.'reasurer of the State of Virginia , to pay to it , out of the proceed:s of condemnat ion of Tract No . 182 , the sum mf <Wl5 . OO , represent ing the amount of a certain j)ledge made by G. i\,. . Shifflett , who claimed to be the owner of said tract , to said Commissio n on Conservat ion & Developme nt , as a contributi on f or the establishm ent of Jhenandoa h National Park and in support of its said motion, the said Commissio n exhibited to the vourt, its motion in wTiting setting forth all the facts in relation theret o, whihh has been heretofore filec1 l erein . 1 lJpon considera tion whereof , it appearing to the Court that the cls.im of said Commissio n is not based upon any lie:g. , either on the land condemned , or on the proceeds of condemnat ion , and that said Commissio n has failed to obtain the consent of the parties entitled to theprocee ds of condemnat ion , to the payment of its claim , it is according ly adjudged and ordered that the motion of the 0omrnissio n for the payment of said claim out of the proceeds of condemnat ion for said :tmac t be and the same is hereby denied. 0 � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-g-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, G. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill 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): 182 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/ef52063651453b36ba3eaa8e1da738ef.pdf 8ccaf1415578fdf9cbfce8e0080ebfba PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM cotmTY '---.:'- - - - - - - - -- - - - -------' NAME OF CLAIMANT #359 - Shifflett , G. Harrison Number of Acres: 10 Location: Hawksbill Creek and entirely within the Park area . Roads: ~even miles over county road to Elkton over four miles of county road and three miles over Spotswood Trail. Soil: Gravelly slate . History of Tract and condition of timber: ~11 merchantable timber has been removed . Improvements: Dwelling: 14x21', 2 r ooms, porch 6x8', paper roof, 1 story, log finish , poor condition , occupied by tenant, s9lid foundation . Hen house: Frame, 8xl0x8' , shingle roof, fair condition . He~ house: Frame , 6xl0x6' , shingle roof. Jlmf)~ Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 4 $ 5 . 00 ~20 . 00 6 20 . 00 120 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: i 140.00 10 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 140 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 300 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 300 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 25 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ 2ti . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 25 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 49 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ HONE . 25 . 00 0 490 . 60 �I County: .. ock:t hem i strtct: Stonew l G. $Sa~ d 9 -eo P. 1thin no s , c - J oi"": ,.1 • ,t .. r e lr..tl. Gr ovel y be r-. o.r • kno. n. at'-'• o unty roul t o J.kto over t o r .. l os d t· re 1 so r ot ood r 11. rtoads: ,1 o 0 A Deed -- t,orz . b. 1;nbla ttmb r 25 cords of on the iood 1~ 21• , ~ rooms , porch ·xa•, p er r o t , n s 1, plJor cond1t1o,, occupied by ten nt , - --- xa •,, s 1 ·l l xcP. l 1 Value . or. r 1 r ...oo-f', - 100. 00 15. JO 5 . ,.10 es: a ~:!la 90.00 .. 5 . 00 !lo.00 n tre s (o ly} , r · ore ------- ------ ,10. 00 l . oo 1~0. 00 ...J.JO 2ffl. <1a • ..;4 l~O �.r,5::i9 - Sh1I'fle-c., , 1 • .ie.r_ ison County : I,ockinfh&ni ;Ji strict: Stone,mll N J. u.d ii' . . lett G. I • S,1iL"lctt T -,~ r:1.,. ......., -W·,.f J.1 l) il.lc...ble - S:1...o_pe uC ~le - l. 11 - ':\.) C~l ins _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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-g-harrison.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, G. Harrison Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill 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): 359 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/bb9b98a17e18fe70fb6afb82df0f123d.pdf eba54c96375eb40d4ec2a7b7e0c7a900 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY · NAME OF CLAIMANT #157- a - Shif'flett, G. Frank Number of Acres: 23 Location: Three miles south of Elkton . the Park area . Roads: Three miles over county road to Elkton. Soil: Slope type. This tract is entirely within · All merchantable timber has been removed from this tract, leaving nothing but fuelwo od . History of Tract and condition c;>f timber: Improvements: None. Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 23 @ $ 3.00 $69.00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 69 . 00 50.00 $119.00 "'-- Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 5. 17 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. ___,~...___..__-........ ~ --~---t:?2 __ ) _CLERK: 52. �_____ j / ~ ___ f ~ I J:t.u:f. _________________________ _ of_ ____ (i?o._r-_/,_-': '-,-~~--- ____ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. Claim of_ ____________ 0, In the Circuit Court The State Commission on Co ervation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. __________________ _J-' , ____ ~ ___ .I _ ; , _ _,_ , __ !; ~: , _Lu-I: ______________________ _ I, (/ I ---------------- -------------- ; ----------,, ---------------- ---------------- ----------more or less, of land in ______ L __ !._L _ __t_ tJ'.c"_ ~ __ _ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition' of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _______ .:_ ____________ _____ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. · My name is-------------- -- (J., __ 1. _ ____ ~ 1_:/~ __ , -/~//.__ . ____________ _ rr_,A__ .My post office address is~-----~~A---~--- E :.. __ ..jJ_J_)_,_~_!f:. __ /3_~--~-?!}__ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ,9__ ______ acres, on which there are the foflowing building~ and improvements: ___ ~ 6.J!A~------'-.hk_~!._ ___1_/_.t:/_r__~,!. __________ · f _/_£ __ ____ itt?L '. -. !::. .-;_-e:.e • ~!,':. • -;~;;;:n~-;;~~~~~~-~~~~;-~- - ~-i ~'r1~~-~~~;; ~===e~~f!:_~=~========-=;ir~~;~.-;~ -/,~ -----~--·-1,-1,, - ~,,_,I: h" k I 9 I - I 1- tJ the ___ ______________ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, titl~, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -------------------------------,. .P 4-u___ r 1 ___ L.,v~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,ws: North ____ 6... r ________ j 4 1 ___ t f _ ·___ /C _____________ I _________________________ _ --UI. ' ____________ ________________ • I I South _____ __ _____ ________________ _____________________ _ East - --- ---- };.., /,l _ West_ _______ ___ W-t A - (v. - /' ,/', / _____,., __ '/-- r½ 1 _ t2t.,._ _ _J v a ..,(,Vl - - --- - - -- - ------------ e..J~- _________________ _________ _--------- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __{f:q:U, __in the following manner: - $,--- -------------------- i,,Jn __ ~ ---------------------------------------------------------1 . �1.s-? "y' \> __p -- I~ - 7-ttt.. Claim of ____ t_...t,. ______________ , ________________ _______________________________________ _ 0~~ ~ In the Circuit Court of_ __t{?~..£~./4_ ~_County, Virginia, No.lf.!'!:t-_, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of 1J!e State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs...__~ ~ ~ 4 - _ _ - ~ ~ / ~ __ ~ -- ~ - - - ~ - C- J ¼t--J'. /; { __ A C-...-L-:2J ---------------- ----------more or less, of land in ___ f-2_0:_~__k_~County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filin~ of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ '(_i:;:.__~ -~-~ -h_/h... County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition ~ to said no e. ~ --My name· is __________ ~-- _ ._ _ --~--------- ---------------- ---~ My post office address 1s _____/_ -~ ___ ------~--- _ ----~iz.,- -4-,-µ - ; ~ I claim a right, title, estate or intere 1 ract5or par el of lancVwithin t'he area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ______-~()_ :::-:: _____ acres, on which there are the following buildings and-improvements =------~- --,;:::e~ ::;d:-~-- ~---- ---- ~ ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- --This ~ is located about_ ___~_miles from ______ Virginia, in the_~-~-M agisterial District of said County. ct:__...__ ~ ft./P e... I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in th tracts-or parcelsof land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ~ ~ -- / 5 </, ~,. --- ~ - - - - - - "' "'----------- ---~ ~ __ _;~ ~ 2-- ~ - fL.~-~ --- /7 3 1 ___ ~ -- / v-i) _ t ~- ~.D-{? ~~~2F -~ :t. _e...p_, ·-- $ The land owners adjacent to t~e above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South ______ ) ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---East ______ ~ ----------------- ----------------- --------....__--- ----------------- ------ = ~-~-- ~tfly I ac;i::~ my right,-title, estate or interesTt~- p~;f;/ following manner;._,_ b __0__'F~.. ~~---~-C~ :r_·_·_____ .the-year_Ly("__ f__ in-the . .__ f ~~/~r rcr.; ·½·1 ~~~ ~ ~-9/~ 1 __ ·/ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--------------- -· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-~-~'_~:-- ~-~ I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------------- ---· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Ren1arks· ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------- I ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------------- ~ ~, 00 ...,---------- ~--------------- ---------------- -- (Continue remarks if necessary on th1 back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this _____ L_~_{~ ___ day s' ct> - j-; of__~~~---- ----, 193l i; ~ S- ------, - - ~- ~-::,:;;:_~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNH OF __ ~ _ ! : : 4 _ _ _ o-w1tK ~ f · 3 o a, ~ / / The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __~ ~ ~ J _ _ ____ __ -----~-------- --:;? as-- the above named claimant personally appeared before hi'nYand mad oath that the matters § ~ and things apf ring in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, c'· :;, ~ c::i:· this_____ J•t r-- . ____ day L oL~-~7 ~:-1~~~ ~ ~---- -~ ett!dc of the Com t, 01 Gr,eeio:I In. euM-g:at8'l' er Notary Public, 02 I 7" d t1 Pu He 2~1 �I~? vi~ ~ / J-7_/.f- Claim of_______ ~~------ --------- --------- --------- --------- -------In the Circuit Court of_ __&~_{ _~Cou nty, Virginia, No._!._~!-_?, At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- :~-~'f~~~ ----- ~~ ti~-~ ------------ ------------ ------------ -------J ------------ ------------ ------------ -------more or less, of land in _____ ~-~A~_-_,Count y, 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_ ___~~..h --~ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as h~yan::: ~ said peti~ion -aHd to~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - r z - - - - - - - My post office address i•----- -~~¥- ~~~,z i;----i £#&,' f I claim a right, title, estate or interest 1 ~ rac~or parcel of lan91within Hie ~ sought ,{ to be condemned, containing about_ _____ acres! on which t~ere~e the following l.f... ·1a· · an d 1mprovemen · bu1 1ngs t s·----------· S' --~---------• e. i ! _ ~ ::,/=-~-~--d --~ -----------L _/ _______ i~J_-:_ ______ ~"t_ "'- ---_------_----------------,:,},. ------_-------------· 2a7~~---- _--_-_ ·-_-\ - - ~ ·----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ---------~ This la~ located about_ ___ ~ __ __m1les from _____________ __ ___?_ _________ V1rg1mazm the_~~-~~ Magiste rial District of said County. ~ ?°h I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in t tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out .e xactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or lS ~&t ~c~~ Jr----~¼<?-,£-:I 7./ f ",--~-- ;;---'j---~ · h r ~-- ______ ________ - I' ~tJ~ ~ - ~-~ ___ _ The land owners adjacent to t e above describe tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ________ _________ ___ ------------ ---- - ------------ ------------ ------- - --- --- -South ____ ___ ______ ___ __ ------------ ------- - ---- ---- ------- --------- ------ ---- --- -East ________ ____ ___ __ ------------ --- ---------- - - - - ------------ ---- --------- ------West __________ _____ ---------- ----rt,_;~ ---------- ---------- ---------- -I acquired my right, title, estate or interestfortn 1s property about the year__ J__j_l_f-in the following m~ner: J 7 ~ , . .... ~ _~ --... ; ,J - .i» " '"j- f_ z -----------½ ._~ f'~ 1,q "Uv c. kt/(0:;__ 1 7 /~o11"; ) ~:t~:~-;::::t::~t;~~rm~~~~~; on is $- ---------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, ' ' in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $- ~~ -· I am the owner of_ ___ ____ ____ ____acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---- -----· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ------ ------------ ------ ------- ------ --------- - - ---- · - - ------ ---- --- ------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------- - --- - ------------ ------ ------ ---- -- ::o ct> ~- - - -- ------------ ---- ------------ - - - ---- --- -(Continue remarks if necessary on the back). 0 2 IE oL~J!~ ~ ~ ~ r1~~r~ 00 er;, e, 3 ct> nf? 0 ct, ,:;;- ;,:; en name and ~:~_·;~~~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, ~NW OF____ - - ------ ~ - -- - To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies that_ _______ __ ___ ~-- -~--- _ - --- ----- - --- - -------- -the above named claimant personally appeared before h nd made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer ar e true to the best of his knowledge and belief;--.-_ this _____ .L::z_j_).__ ____ day of__ __~ ~ ~ " ' - ~---Cler k oL:the Court, or Special Investigato1 Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. ' 01 �Claim of_ ______George _N. _Conrad ------------ ----- ------------ ------------ ---------. ·t court of ____________ 1n the C1rcm _,_ ___,__________ count y, v·1rgm1a, Roc:rcinP"ham · · N o. ________ 1829 , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____Q_§.§_~§.Acir?-__:[,?-.JH?QA_t..t_ti.r...~_13._r.HL_Qt.h_e.;r..s__ n..a__ .5_2_ t- 5_6l_.ELc.r..e_s ______ _ more or 1ess, of 1an d m · ________ Roe ki-:: np-ham ___________________ Count y, v·1rgmia, · · Def end ant s. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ __ _I~9~-~~~~~-~--------- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____________ f':tB.o r..r-e _.N. .. __C.m::ir..a.d.__________________________________ _ ~~:_r:_~ My post office ad.dress is ___ ______ ~_?-~~~!:..t'I~--~~!...."i!..:1_~~-----------------1n the nroceedl=?.Qf owned bv ~ Fr$.n hifflett I claim a right, title, estate-or interestiK a tract c,1 pa:1ee1 o:f ia:nww1thm tlie area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _________________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvement s: ________ fi_~~_.9_:j,_~_ifI!_.fU-§_q,_p_;~ _.9_V{l'_:J.~-~ ______ _____________ _ . Ian d 1s . Iocat ed a bou t ____________ one Tlus Yancey •. . m . m1·1es f rom_________ ____________________ v·1rgmia, the __ to.n.e-..H1...l-l ---Magisteri al District of said Countv. d f' t'h e T) ro c e e s o -I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in/ the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ----------- ~;3Q.0.....0.0...-w-i-th--i-:At.e..~e.s..t_.fr .or __ .!¾Y.f''"' b.e..r._2_ - ¾-~-~ "7- ,J::_~ +---l<Jl_<:t._ ,__~~~ d -~ ~ - ere:....~------- -------- - - ---- - ---- The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North _____________________________________________________________________________ _ South _________________________________________________________________________ ____ _ East _________________________________________ __ _______________ ____________________ _ West _____________ ____ ____ _______ __ _""t""he 7iruce-ed - -uf ------- ---------- - - -------! acquired my right, title, estate or interest to/ this property about the year_l~l.9____ in the following manner: ___l=t,1_J2~~-a.:. __o_t_!;_~~~-t _9-I:J~J__~.?-~ ~--~~L-!_9_~~_!__ ~9__C: _}~: --~~-e-~~!__~_~:r_:~~-!~~-'- fro.r1 _G--'--F.r...ank._ ·_ffJ...et.t..._e .I.; _yLif.B_,_ __g_u.l~~ -:r..e_c. r_a_~Q..._iri__J ..f__};; ..f__ll.f>_,_ __p_!..l.9_~ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $----------- -----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is$-~ -~ ~---: , _ ~ I am the owner of_ _______________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-- ----- - ----------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· -- - - ------- ------------ - ----------- ---- --- ---------- ----------- ---------- - �Co nty: Rocki ngham Distr ict: Stone all ·,ll57- a - Shiff lett I G. Acrea, e Claim ed: Va l ue Clai d: Locat ion: 69 rank Asses sed: 55-40 lliO' 3 9 000 . CO " Three miles so th of 1 3,.,0. 00 lkton . Deed: 56 -(1908 ) Consi derati on 2 . 00-etc 7his tract is entire ly 1ithin the park area. Ino branc es • . c:>..i.ilt er claims or 1 ps: None kno,.;n .. §ill: Slope type . hods: Three miles over -O )unty r oad to ~lkton . istory :,f tr3;ot ,And c nditio n of ti mber: remov ed fro tis tract, leavi ng 1othin g but fuel ood estim ted to cut an averag makin g a tota l ot Improv ements : All mercu antablhe timbe r has been of 160 cords valued hich is 0¢ per cord ao. oo • •fone . lue of land br types: 1:Iru! Slope ?ota l value per acre 2A or land Total va l e of timbe r rot al value Va ..ue .A creage or tre.ot 4 . 00 92 . 00 80 • .,0 172. 00 Avera ge value per acre 7.48 x -- Thi s includ co tract 1/157. otal Vulue 92 . 00 �, ·. . .- . ..:·rank - S 1ifflett 1 517 _ -- ---~- ---''i----=--- ~aunty{ :ockingham Dist r ict : Stonewal l N c. u.ry C . Cravrford. 1 Jr.1cob Yost LEG-~HD SLope Ccule - l" - W chains 5£3 � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-g-frank.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, G. Frank Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Three miles south of Elkton 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): 157a 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/9e480edfba0de70675582b24efb7c874.pdf b041a72f3c05459b1ad66e20ac216fbe PDF Text Text ALBEMARLE COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #183 - Shif flett , Fred Number of Acres: 29 Location: Sandy Botto m. Roads: l½ 1 iles dirt road to Spots wood Trail , :four miles hard surfa ce to Elkto n, neare st shipp ing point . Soil: Sandy loam with a good depth af ferti lity, north east expos ure . Entir ely withi n the Park area . History of Tract and condition of timber :__ Impro veme nts: Dwel ling: Frame , 15x20 ' , 3 rooms , ceile d, porch l6x20 ', kitch en 10xl2 x8', l½ story , metal roof, occup ied by tenan fair cond ition . BARN: Frame , 14x2 0xl0' , metal roof, fair t, ........,_.._~ond ition . OLD SHED: 14x20 xl0' . gEN HOUSE: Frame , 6xl0x 6', lbnlD:liL-.- ~'1ing le roof, fair condi t ion. Gill NARY: Frar.1e , 12xl4 x8', shing le roof, poor cond ition . MEAT HOUSE: Frame , 8xl0x 6', metal roof, fair cond ition . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 9 @ $5 . 00 $45 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 20 @ 3!:5 . 00 700 . 00 $74:) . 00 29 Orchard: Minerals: 545 . 00 Value of Land: $745 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 545 . 00 75 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 7 5 . 00 Value of Minerals: 5 20 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 20 . 00 50 . 00 $1435 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 00 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 49. 48 Irrcidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ -/YAn~ ' ----- -----27 ........- - ----- -- CLERK . ol �-- count-:{: Ro ck ingham District : Stoneua ll 1~183 - ? red Shiffle tt Acrease Claimed: : snos s ed Value claimed: n 28. 120 ,600 . 00 De ed 0 . 28.00 (19 21} {190'7) 492 . 00 (1go5) Location : ,: >a.ndy Bottom. Entirely wi thi...1 ~ha I ark area . Inoumbr ances, counter claims pr laps: None known. nolcl to 1''red Shiffle tt. - ,;,,011: Sandy loam with a tood dep th of rertili ty , N. I! . exposure . Roads: l½ Histor miles dirt road to 3potawood Trail; 4 miles hard surface to ~lkton 1 neures t shipping poinE, of tract and conditio n of timber: Tho wooded rou of this tract us about 5 o ft. saw timber and 36 eds . ~uel wood oonsL, ting of onko and uo:me ;:,In ,11 1ines. Saw timber 5000 ft. ~.$4 . 00 per. M. · -------- --- "120 . 00 36 eds. fuel wood G 50¢ per ed.---- ------- 18. 00 . 38.00 Improvem ents: Dwellin~ , FTane 15x20, 3 rooms, eeiled, porch 16:x:20, ~itohen l0xl2x8 , l½ story, metal roof., occupied by tenanti conditio n fair.--- --- .... --- $380.00 ~nrn, Frame l4x20x o, metul roof, oond. fair 300.00 Old shed, 14x20xl0 --- -------- -------- ~----25 . 00 Hen house, :.,rame 6xl0x6, shingle roof, cond , ---~---- ~-- -----Qra.nery , Frame 12Xl4x8 , shingle roof, oond. fair. --~-~-~ --~~--- -------- 15 . 00 poor~ ~---~-~- ~--~- ~------- -----~~- ~~--~-- - ••ea t house• 1:'r ame 40.00 8xlOx6 • metal roof, cond . ~ra 1r. -~--~~- ~---~--~ ---~---- ----~-~- ~---~-~ ~ Value of land bX txnes: ~ Siope Tillable Acreage 9 21 Total value of land Total value of improvem ents Total value of timber Value of 34 fruit treos Total value of trac ~vernge value per aore Value ner acre ~~·5.00 30 . 00 '. 6?5 . 00 695.00 3 8 . 00 34 . 00 $I442 . 60 48 . 0? 15. 00 ;i5sS.6o Total Vnluo ( 45.00 6 30 . 00 ~~6 ?5 .oo �-~-------- J''18 .) - ~·1 . ,,, ··1 t · _,.,.1 J.. .:. e t ' Fred . Countv: ~ockingham District : 3tonmmll :i. -Luther S1ifflett . ' .... .. ""llf) : ., ") . . J . b ,ugher Slope Sc .... le - l" '30 ch ... ins � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-fred.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Fred Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Sandy Bottom 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): 183 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/2a0aaaf3412d1441e73f796fa741b5c7.pdf 00dc10f68b083716832ed669c29fa014 PDF Text Text Claim o f _ _ ~__ £,.__ , ·; In the Circuit Court oL(flj__ _________ --~ounty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservat· and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-tioner, vs. _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ------------------------- -]';-) ---71--· --- ---- ·----------------------- -------------more or less, of land in __ _ f f / ~ - - ~ n t y , Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, an in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon thef/;·ng of~aid petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his ans er to said~tition and to said notice , · -~&-~ :; i::eo::: -:;~JJJ :&;~,f~ ~~i I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about/-0__4_-:_'t.:./'._~ ____ acres, on which there are the following 7 ;,-;:-:~------------------------------- buildings and improvements: _________________ --------------7-~ 1--~r/-r--~----- ----------------- ---------- --------------------------- ------------------------:.: .-.;;--~-$11:::...-=. ------------------- This ~and is locat~ abo~t_-~_3_:--~-miles :rom _____ ~ - - - - - - - -Virginia, in the~Mag1ste tial D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or ~~~~~~~:~~~~ North ______ ~-~-~----------- ------------------ ----------------South ________ ·~-~.18 :~ ___ -------------------------------- ac;~:~=~-::~~~tfi~~is p:o::::~-::~~~-:~:-~: ~~~~:~~:-t~: zl±e,, ! following manner: nteres,ro. ~~]:,~-~-~-r; p_~1;j ~~~ claim that the total value of this ~parcel of land with the improvements thereI on is $__ ,3_t!_f?_?!_~~t2. I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the impro';~~ecw-Js.,J.:; :=..-------------· I am the owner of~-!J.-J_C!_ ___ acres of land~-afeming the ifbove-described tract or parcel of land but lying ontsia.e the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $__._j_-_q_q!_(!_?!._ ____ . (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a d_~:~:~f?:-~~L~:~~~:~-:_d b~~;s~-:~:~~~ :z, ~ --~-~--_Jb~g;,,,____ - ---- --~ §:: ~ ---~--_EL~~ -;;-;;~-;-~°'? L__ Ltl_/-£_&_ ~---~ (§. ~-~-~_§._j_-q _<?_,_~q_ __ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). ~ ~ Witness my signature (01~me. and mark attached hereto) this_,__LL_ _day ~ of_ ___ ~ ~ - - - - , 193f J-!P;}?~-~ -£. ___ __ ________ _ .: f ~ ~ ~ r c/f__ ~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY f//-~~-~o- . ~ The undersigned_ hereby certifies t h a t _ _ ~ ~ : : - _____ _ c5 the above named claimant personally appeared before ~-~nd made o th that the matters e0 and things ~earing in his abov~nswer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ L_)':: ________ day of__ __ ;c._~--~~~~r peci ;-,;,;;tif!,ct;t Notary Public, or Justice o the Peace. � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-emma-and-children.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Emma & Children 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/45618551917b47f8727dfc2eca4300b0.pdf d0f1984b1b83ba772f5aec9307bc4b07 PDF Text Text ROCKINGffiJ1 COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #222 - Shifflett , Daniel Number of Acres: 220 Location: . East slope of High Top Mountain • Roads: Soil: . . Two miles of rough steep road to Spotswood ~rail nea r Swift Run Gap ; thence six miles to Elkton. Soil which is now cultivtited is of good depth and fertility , while that of the rest of the tract is only of f air depth and poor fertility and exceedingly rocky . History of Tract and condition of timber: a large portion of this tract was cleared many years ago , moot of which has been grazed and cultivated since . The wooded area has been cut over repeatedly in the past . The present stand consists of mixed oaks with oome dead chestnut . Improvements: (See reverse side for Improvement information) Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 131 ~3 . 00 $393 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: 68 ;_ , 20 . 00 1360 . 00 21 <L 20 . 00 420 . 00 $2173 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: 220 Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land:$ 2173 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 6 30 . 00 630 . 00 Value of Orchard:$ 100 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 100 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 150 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 13. 87 150 . 00 $3053 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . 25 �Log and frame l6xl8', l½ story, shingle roof , Dwelling: D~PROVEMENTS: 4 rooms, log finish, kitchen 10xl2', occupied by owner, rair condition, springt solid foundation . Log and frame 14xl6xl0', shingle roof, fair condition. Barn: Hen house: Frame, 10xl2x5', shingle roof, fair condition . Granary: Log 10xl2~8', shingle roof, poor condition. Dwelling: Log 12xl6', l½ story, shingle roof, stone flues, Kitchen 8xl6', (attached) 3 rooms, log finish, poor condition, occupied by tenant . Stable: Log 12xl4xl0', shingle roof, poor condition . Hen house: Log 5x7x4', shingle roof, poor condition. Dwelling: Log 14xl4', l} story, shincle roof, 3 rooms, log finish, stone flues, fair condition, occupied by tenant . Log 10xl8~8', shingle roof, fair condition . Stable: Log 6xl0x7', shingle roof, poor condition . Corn house: \ �~!aim of _______ cl,;;,,,,~ f lw,~ _:..d .____________________________ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 In the Circuit Court oL . . . . CL'Ctr................ ;t.J.L . . J ....~........................ County, Virginia, No ............................. , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs ..... 4--.... L ~ .... ~L . . £ b. . S.. ........L!...-:f.. . . ~-1._c_ ............ .... 41.&.J . . . . _. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . t. . . . . . . . . . . . . . '_. . /__ . . . . _. . ___ .-L......, -~ . . -----.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ___ ..... __ I. ~ .--------------------.. . . . :r;nore or less, of land m . . ~~- . . . . ;z_. . . . __ . . . . _. . --- . . _. . County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fil~ of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ....{J_~/_!...~1-'-A !Y~ --- . . County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is_ ................ ~l.Ja..,.,,,-1 <;A __ µ! ,,~ /' . . '-.L:f _______ ........ _. . __ . . _. . _. . _. . _. . ___________ _ My post office address is _____ ~~ :t"--~~ -- ______________ . . . . ___________ . . ____ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing abouL L~9-A :..._3.R,, :Laeres, on which there are the following buildings .and improvements :. . ___ . . J. . .~ . . ,.,__3_.Q.{;:I~ ------ ~ l ! d . k ~------ ___ ft.: .J7 ' r ---------------- ---------- . . ---------------- -------------- ........ ------------- _u_J~-:-= . . _____________ . . __ Virginia, in This land is located about_ ___~_______ miles from __ the . . _i'.'!. .... ____ Magisterial District of said County. ,Jl.-:__ . . I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) _. . . . . . . . ___________________________ . . ___ . . . . _. . a - ~ ........................................................ __ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . _____________ . . The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ________ -9'a..-c..1~ _h4-1M~~-_ . . __________ . . ____ . . __ . . _________________________ _ South ________ l.'· -)-------- _ ~r ---------------- ---------------- ------------- ~~S~::::::::y'Ji;:::L~ _./, :·:::::: ~f: ._:::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::: ::::::: I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year _,(_1.9-.L __ in the following manner: ~ . . ___________ . . _______ _!k_· -~ -~ ~ /4 l h ua- ___________________ . . I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ _Bp_q_Q_~_0.... ___ • I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parc·e1 of land with the improvements thereon is $_ ........ --~ ---------· I am the owner of_ ____1La... _____ . . _acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $----.. . ~ ----.. . ------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· ___________ . . . . _______________________________________________________ . . ____ _ ................ - ............ _. . __ . . . . __ . . __ . . __________________ . . __ . . __ ( Continue remarks if necessary on the back). 'Jitness my signature (or my name and mark attached h~ -eto) this ___ 3L~: . . . . . . . . __ day of_ . . L! ............ ____ .!_ 1 ( / ~ 1. /71,u.,(, . . _. . _. . ~~~........ ~-~ -$ ~~ ---.. . . . _______ _ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ___ ~ : (. .,,,~~~~ ~--- 'fo-wit:: ___., The undersigned hereby certifies that_ ___ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and mad ath that the matters and things appearing in his abov answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, -----~:IB31. AJ~--- ___ __ _________ . . _. . __ thiB _____~L ________ day of -------------~~~ :~~ c . ~ ~igator-or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. - �REPORr ON TH":5 .. ~CREAGE of the DANIEL SHIFLE ~T TRACT #22 2. Th is tra ct is the res idu e of a 365¾ acr e tra ct aft er the re had bee n sol d fro m it tra cts of 150 acr es, 48 acr es, 10 acr es and 20 acr es. Th is wo uld lea ve 137 ¾ acr es owned by Da nie l Sh ifl ett acc ord ing to his dee d. ·r. Sh ifl ett is ass ess ed wi th 129¾ acr es. Ho we ver , ou r fie ld sur vey s loc ate d numero us cor ner s of thi s tra ct, and tra ve rse d a pa rt of the bou nda ry • .\. com put ati on of the are a of the tra ct made as a res ult of ou r fie ld ....-ork giv es 220 acr es . The sta te rep ort ca lls for 232 acr es. ~r:4&n~ Ch ief En gin eer , Far k Se rvi ce. �./ C0 nty : Rockin gh D1 str1 ot: ~to ne 11 1,&22 - Sh iff let t, Dan iel ore age Cla ime d: 12 •" R. As ses sed : 129 A- 120 P Cla ime d: 300 0.0 0 " · 107 0.0 0 ooa tio n: Inc ·as t slo pe of ~ igh Top •ou nta in . uno es , ou te r cla ims or la£ s: None kno _n. Dee d: Pur cha sed 52 ~- of lan d in 189 8 {Th is dif fer enc e as m de in 191 7, lno e tha t tim e r. Sh iff let hn~ sol d out of thi s tra ot- 15() . -46 R- 10 . ~o . . ~. ) hlo h 1E cul tiv ate d is of goo d dep thandand fer til ity , wh ile tha of t 1e :.re o the tra ct fer til ity nd xce edi ngl y oc' is onl y of fai r dep th nd poo r 7. So il Roa ds: To ile ~ of ro~ ·h ste ep roa d to Spo ts ood ~ra il nea r S 1ft Run ile s to ;1k ton . Gap; the nce 6 His tor of tra ct und con dit ion of tim be! A lar ge po rtio n of t 11s t a ct c e•r e many yea rs a~ o,. ost: of hic h has bee n gra zed nd oulas tlv ted sin ce • .th~ ood ed had p st. T..1e pre sen sta nd con si bee n cut ov_ ,r rep e ted ly in t e ohe stn ut. The ood ed are a is ts of , !ixe d aks lith som dea d stlm ate d Go cut an ave r ge f 6 cor ds or iue l ood per ore , ~re at dea l of ic is not acc ess ibl e. ' o amo nt of cor d ood hic h 1 acc ess ibl e is es i ted 300 cor ds val ued 50¢ -- 150 .00 In pro v ..men s: ell in : Log fr me 1 18' , .l sto ry• s ing le roo f• log Lin ts , kit che n 10x l2 ', occ roo ms upi ed by on er, f i r c>n dit4on, s rtn g, oli d 0un dat 1 ,n- -Bn rn: 200 .00 g nd fram e 14 xl6 xl0 ', shi ngl e roo f, t, ir c)n dit ion -60. 00 :Trame lOx l.Zx ', s ing l roo f, .i. ir con i ti n-l o.0 0 ran y: Log 10x l2x 8•, uhi .n le roo f, ')OO r Oro har o.: 1 ao r, 20 .00 .lue d v60 . , O per acr e for tre es " nly -60 .00 l,in g: Log 3x l6' , 1 s ory , s.i ng le roo f, sto ne f ues kit che n 8x l6' , (at tac h-d ) 5 roo ms, lo fi:n:1.sh, poo r con dit ion , occ upi ed by tan ant -:.t ble : og 12x 14x l0', shL · le roo 75. 00 r o dit ion , Jen 20. 00 1se ~ Log tix7 x4' 1 s•i ng lo roof,f, poo poo r ' o.0 0 Dwel I inP ': Log l4x l4' , 1} sto r~, s: ing le r of, 3 r o s, log fl1 ls, st ne fl~ o., ~ai r con dit ion , occ upi ed by tena11t -Sta ble : Log 10x l8x 8 1 , si n 100 .00 Cor h~u se: Log 6xl 0x7 ', shile ~oo f, fai r co nd itio n, ~5. 0C le roo f, poo r con dit i)n , 10. 10 nd ~ Slo pe F g F o bz 590.00 typ es: .Acr e ge 143 68 21 m; r v" l'le per acr e ~.oo 9.0 0 20. 60 0 1 Value 35?.oO 44 •.00 420 .00 1321.50 �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall £222 - Shi ft'lett 1 Daniel Cont'd Total value of land 1321. 50 Total value of improvements 090.00 rot-al value of timber luO.O 'l1 otal vulue of tr ct Average value per -ore 2861.00 8.68 �M. H. HARRI SON TREASU RER OF ROCKING HAM COUNTY HARRISON BURG, VIRGINIA To Whom It 1,. ay Concern : I hereby certify that the that Daniel Shiffle tt show records of my office years 1932 and 1933 the ~or has paid the taxes of land situate acres 0 3on his tract of 129 wall Distric t, Stone s, ountain M in the Blue Rid ge . Rockingh am County 1 11 taxes prior to that , are a matter of record unpaid be time, if any said County . of Office in the Clerk's Given under my hand this . 1933 r 18th day of Decembe T r ~ C o u n t y, �NOTE--This need not be filed until the r ecord discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia : In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER. V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . . DEFENDANTS. Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No. .• Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; Z:-:__'7.::__ ~ and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. 'J:_g_k:__ $2tZff.l_t!; fn Tract No. ____________ $ __________ ; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; That the report of the said Board sets forth th at the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the said award(s) except the following named persons whose interest in said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as follows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. 2:J::_k__ $J~£J~& Tract No. ____________ $ - - - - - -----: Tract No. --- - -------- $ ____ ___ ___ ; . The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME STATE -of v=ooy- O; CKINGH.AM, to- wit : ------------ ThTs- day- personally- appeared before me -Dani el Shif f l et t - and -ma de oath that--ths--st.at-e-:me-n-t-s--00-nt-a-ined-- in tn-e-abov-e--p-e t-it-i-en---BB--ta-1:L-as--mad e on his own inf orm ti on are true and so far as made upon. inform.a t ion of ~!~!!:e-~~.i1~~:'_~~--~~~~-~-~-~~--~~~~-: Given un r my ~ d t · ' fi-:~a:;Y P~~l ic NOTE--A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Cl rk's ience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by a , and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in ny form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. 313 �1 • 'l' CUIT C 0 , . t1on n . 1as1on o Co oo tat or u, 1n1 h ti to .i; 18-.. \I' w n ins, 2 th 1 • , Daniel Shif'fle tt h Decembe r ny of don h1 l t h 0 t o. t 11 ,. 2'22 ' n p ari 1:ner h to J d l in 222 r, d Daniel Shit'fl.e tt aid ri ht e No . t l ot t e otit on for d 1 t 1 rd th or p he , t t tin fo at: h t 1 t1 l r ol 1 tr r1 r"'O th 0 Daniel Shiffle tt r h e d 1011 ot V d to ntit d I 11 to in h d i o. C our 1 ,_ r t 0 id 0 h r- p d • upon t, t t nstde n o . 222 id ---- ---- ---· --- 1 ie t , ______ y un ,... 3053 . 00 • , o y t th Ota" d to o ria o .o.tr t r or ot t 1r i ' Daniel t t h ref' r r o 1p 1 222 J . ---· id or or d n 0 by titian• 6 Danie 1 sh:tr nett t k b ro r t ot t i r r n bv 222 Da.biel Shif'fi ett tr n r 1 3053. 00 t·t J t r Cl or p rl!lon b U VI cei 222 r d e thi t 222 ct , 10 . ff;r: 1 to the itl re an 1 d t e tn in • • 1 C ed to tr f11 t 3053 . 00 rd tot ro pni e s giv V Q e un at' -· 3 l e the y • ~~ o/~ 310 �STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ROCKINGHP..M , to-wit: I, J. Robert Switzer , Clerk of the Circuit Court of Rockingham county -do hereby certiry that the r ecords in my office do not show any delinquent taxes against the tract or 129 acres 3 roods and no acres assessed in the name of Daniel Shifflett, and situate in stonewall District. Given under my hand this 27th day of December, 1933. 311 �Qlommnnnttaltq nf lllirgiuia TRE ASURER ' S OFFICE R I CHMOND, VA , JOHN M , P URCELL December 29 , 1933 TREASU R ER CF V IRG IN I A This is to certify that I, J . M. Purc ell, Treasurer of Virg inia have this 29 d.ay of December in accordanc e with an order of the circuit c ourt of Rockingham County dated 12/27/33 in the cause of the Stat e Commi s sion on Conservat ion and Developme nt of the State of Virgi n ia vs. Cassandra T.a:wsn....,_...,n.....--+A,..,t.,..kc...i.....nl..h>-s --------- - :paid to Daniel ShiffJett , Swift R,m , V-i rginia $_3~,~0~5~3~·~0~0~_ _ _ be ing in full settlemen t of tract #--222 in the above mentioned cause, ( / J / of Virginia . �Q!nmtttnuwraltq nf llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA, December 29 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURl!R OF VIRGINIA Daniel Shifflett Swift Run , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 3 ,053.00, in accordance with an order of the Circuit Court of the county Of- -Rockingham - -----'=-------- entered on the 27th day of December 193~ , in the matter of the State Commission on Conservation and Development v _ __ ____C_a_s_s_an_d_r_a_L_a_w_s_o_n_A_tk_i_n_s_and others, being full and complete settlement fo known in said proceeding as# ~~ fCJ-.Jl-7~ Sign orjginal and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. e tract of ii ·1.,;~V ~- �NOTE-This need not be filed until the record discloses that the awards have been paid into the custody of the Courts. Virginia: In the Circuit Court of Rockingham County The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia .. PETITIONER . V. At Law No. 1829 Cassandra Lawson Atkins and others, and Fifty-Two Thousand, Five Hundred and DEFENDANT S. Sixty-One (52,561) Acres of land, more or less . . . . . Comes now the undersigned and shows to the Court: That a judgment in rem has heretofore been entered in this proceeding condemning to the use of the Petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract(s) of land numbered as follows: Tract No . .222 _______ : Tract No. ____________ : Tract No. ____________ ; and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein and shown, numbered, and delineated on the County Ownership Map :filed therewith, upon payment into the custody of the Court of the sum(s) set out in the said judgment as constituting the award(s) therefor, as follows: Award on Tract No. _..2.2..2 ____ $ __39_Q9_t.9Pon Tract No. ____________ $----------; on Tract No. ------------ $----------; . That the report of the said Board sets forth that the following named persons claim, or appear to have a claim to an interest in the said tract(s) of land or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof; Daniel Shiflett That the Petitioner has paid into the custody of the Court the said sum(s) set out in said judgment as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) of land; That your undersigned, on the date of the said judgment in rem condemning the said tract(s) of land, owned or was (were) entitled to the following interest in the said tract(s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof:- By reason of contribut ion pledge, obligating the owner, Daniel Shiflett , to give 10 acres of his land wi thin the Park Area to the Park Project . That no other person or persons than the undersigned are entitled to share in the distribution of the . f,aid award ( s )- except the following named persons whose interest in said tract ( s) or in the proceeds arising from the condemnation thereof on the date of entry of said judgment was as foll'ows: Wherefore, your undersigned pray(s) that [he (they) be made a party (parties) herein under the provisions of Section 21 of the Public Park Condemnation Act, and that] an order be entered for the distribution of said sum(s) set forth in said judgment in rem as constituting the award(s) for the fee simple estate in the said tract(s) condemned as aforesaid, and for the payment to the undersigned of the said award(s) or of as much thereof as the Court may :find that the undersigned is (are) entitled to receive, and which the undersigned aver(s) is as follows: Tract No. __2.22 ______ $_2_5 , .QQ__ : Tract No. ____________ $ __________ : Tract No. ____________ $----------; The undersigned further aver(s) that: (Leave this space blank unless there is some other pertinent matter to be brought specially to the attention of the court) NAME P. 0. ADDRESS ST ATE _COMl!lISSIO N _ON __9_Q~~!::~Y-~~]_ON &. _............__~-~ BY __ NOTE-A supply of this blank form has been placed in the Clerk's office for the convenience of interested parties. No one is required to use this form, as the form is not prescribed by law, and claimants can either change or modify it as they deem necessary, or present their motions in any form they may desire which meets with the approval of the Court. This blank form may not and probably will not cover all cases. It has been printed merely as a suggestion of a form of a motion which may be used, subject to the approval of the court in each case. �STATE OF VIRGINIA) SS COUNTY OF W RREN ) Personally appeared befor;e me the undersigned Notary Public in my said State and County , E . r: . Stokes , who being duly sworn, depcs ed and said that she is an employee of the State Commission on Conservation and Development in imr~ediate charge of the records of the Shenandoah National Park Division thereof having to do with claims of the Commission for dis tributive shares of condemnation aV1ards in the Shenandoah National Park condemnation pro ceeding s pending in the Circuit Courts of Virginia , by reason of contr~cts qnd 4greements entered into with the owners of lands so~ght to be conder-med in these proceedings , and that the within clai..11 is just and cor rect . M) Commissiun Expires Sep. 8, 1934 �VI GIIJI ~. HT THE CTIC U.1. T "'OLaT OF OCICL.Ju.IL-J.. vOUl'~TY . The .Jtate Cormniss ion on 8onservo .tion & Developm ent of the .:.>tate of Virgini9 . , ::.1 etitione r , v. Cassand ra L3.wson Atkins , et als , defenda nts . In ~•e : Distri bu ti on of r,rocee ds of ·condemn ti on for tract l o . 222 . 's'hi s day came the ..)tate Commiss ion on Conserv ation I & Developm ent , by Counsel , and mov:ed the Court to enter an order directin g the Treasure r of the dtat e of Virginia , to IB-Y to it the sum O~w25.00 out of the proceeds of condemn ation of Tract I'm . 222 ,A represen ting the amount of a certain pledge made by Daniel Shiflet t , vmo clai ed to be the ovm.er of said tract , to said 'tate CoTIJr.:..ission on Comervatinn <:i.:. Developm ent, as a contribu tion for the establ i shrrent of ....)henand oah 1'7ationa l Park , and in support of its said rrntion, the said Comniss ion exhil,ite d to the Court its :r;])tion in \vrit ng setting forth all the facts in relation thereto, which h3.s ooo n he reto-f ore .filed herein . Upon conside retion Hhereof , it appearin g to the '.::ourt that the claim of said Com. ission is not based upon any lien , either on the land condemne .d or on the _:roceeds of condemn ation , and that said Conmiss ion has failed to obtain the consent of the parties entitled to the proceeds of condemn ation, to the payment of its cle.im , it is accordin gly adjudr;ed and ordered that the not on of the Comriiss ion for the :payment of said claim out of the proceeds of condemn ation for aaid tract be and the same is heCE'eby denied . 0 1y / /~ � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-daniel.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Daniel Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: East slope of High Top Mountain 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): 222 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/f8e639c884f2f48f1943d53f5dd0663b.pdf 85d7818c8e74443e804c015a8601c32d PDF Text Text Claim of___ /~t:2...--~ ~----------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of~ ~2. ______ County, Virginia, No. _____ _::_, At Law. The State Commission on Conse_p{ation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ____{ ! ~--°--~-~.,,,£.~d.--,------------------------------------more or less, of land in __________________ __ ________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. ~-------------------------------- ..t!!~-~<f. . . . ~ My name is __ My p_~ st office address is __ ~ ~ ~------~a{________________ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ____ ;?L_________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements=------ ~-. . £ ~-------- --------------------- ---------------Virginia, in This land is located about_ __ _3-______ miles from_~ ___ Magisterial District of said County. the~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above. ) ------- - - - - ---- ---------------------------- --------------------- -----------~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ / ( ~-W ~ ------------------------------------------------ South ___ 2(;/, __ ~ __ East ____ /4 .. fo , ~ £~./~ ______________________ ;/--------------------- _____________________ _ jl_~:; 4 ~ -~---------------- - ----------- - ---~ ----~ West----~ 1 acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year L~L$.-in the ~ following-mann~ ~ ,a ~ ---- I claim that the total value ,of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--P-il~-~-----· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, _.--c> in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__cf.t2_'!':..~--I am the owner of_ __ _3_~_________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~ ?!CZ.~~ -----· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). _,&_ ____ • - - -- . ' .r~ Remarks: ---~ - ---~ ___ &.t.£d__~ ~-~ --~ - ~-- --- ___t&< !.v~ ---~ r ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---~ - ~ -~ ~ - ~---~ --~--- ---------------------------------------- ---- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). day Witness my signature (or my name and mar~ jttac~ed hereto this ___ ;~! E~F ', c!~NTY L7-_0_ ___ OF{j2~ •~ '- __ L _____ _ _ -" ' ~<r'L~The undersigned hereby certifies th~~~ ~- _0__ oath that the matters the above named claimant personally appeared before him and and things appearing in his a~ve a~ wer are true to the best o his knowledge and belief, L7-________day of1f~ -= -g ~~ l}?~ ~ this ___ _ Glerk of the Col:lrt, er gf!eeial lHvestigator ~@~;;c:~; :d-/?t3( 6P � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-carl.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Carl 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/79aa5cbc3b203269698f9e4363d575ad.pdf ac58561144f485a2c48217bfd18fc099 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #369 Number of Acres: Shifflett , C. M. 5 Pe.rtly outside Location: Near Park positions #149 - 150 - 151 - 152 . Park area . Roads: Two miles · over county road to Island Ford . Soil: The present Tract has b.een out over repeatedly in the past . stand consists of mixed Otiks with a scrub oak under story. History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 5 25 . 00 $5 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 10 . 00 $35 . oo Value of Land:$ 25 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 10 . 00 Value of Wood: $ Value per acre for tract: $ 7 . 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE. ~ . ~ 'CLEmc. 17 �----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -Claim of_ ______C, N( Sh ,'ffle fl--- ----- ----- ----- ----. .a, N o. ________ , At L aw. .,n_______ Count y, v·1rgmi 0-hc1 f-(,- 17 ""Rerc --- L --~-. ·t Court of --------I n th e C1rcm of the State of Virginia, PetiThe State Commission on Conservation and Development ___________________________ _ tioner, vs. __________________________________________________ ty, Virgi nia, Defen dants . more or less, of land in ___?c~<1Lu_u_~.h.s?J_7_7_____ ___ Coun ission on Conservation and DeThe undersigned, in answ er to the petiti on of the State Comm the notice of condemnation award ed yelopment of the State of Virgi nia, and in respo nse to dance with the order of the Circu it upon the filing of said petiti on and published in accor leave of the Cour t to file this Cour t of__JS;_q_~/_J!.;:!_'ib_Cf?fl _______ County; Virgi nia, asks as his answ er to said petiti on. and to said notice . _____________________ _ My name is __ C_ I'll S/21 -lf/e. it _________________________ ____________________ _ My post office addre ss is ___ fZlfcf927_,,_'f<!:_7ffR__ty_~_'f- _____ land withi n the area sough t I claim a right, title, estate or intere st in a tract or parcel of on which there are the following to be condemned, conta ining abouL,_.:::§'__?_~-=_ _______ acres, ~~~--~?!J~_wf_~~!-1:..=#?¥_ ______ _ buildings and impro veme nts :____'r:':..~!&__9_~'!.'!!!_Y'i!!_~_i!_e__,_.?_ ~ · · ·a, m d _______ v·1rg1m d Fo?~ 11_____ _____ I:t:-lo1 _____ ~ ____ m1·1es f rom_______ z.. L_:z: . l ocat ed a b ou t _____ l d 1s . 2n Th1s . t of sai"d Count y. -. l n·1st r1c . t eria / __ Mag1s ewc11 _____ ~1"'11 _____ th e____ tract or parce l of land deI claim the following right, title, estate or intere st inerthe he is sole owne r or joint owner, scribed above: (In this space claim ant should say wheth claim ant is not sole or joint owner, and if joint owne r give name s of the joint owne rs. orIf intere st he has in or to the tract or he should set out exact ly what right, title, estat e parce l of land described above.) - ----_______1:'_'-!..~~~!~:~~~-c!_ __ (::__7_:~_:1y1__ £_~_~(~;I!l-------------------------------------- parce l of land are as follo,ws: The land owners adjac ent to the above described tract or ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- -North __ NIH H cvr 7~ /son ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----___________________________ _ South ____ 7.:i'CT 7 77 e ¥ ___________________________________ _________________________ _ East ___ J 1:Jl.f i-17fi_·1 - - e ________________________ __________ _______________________ _ West ___ $. _Sl? 1/'ll e1t ___________________________________ about the year--~? !_~_i n the I acqui red my right, title, estate or intere st to this prope rty following mann er: ----- ----- ______ !By Lru1- r e ltc7s e __-/«? e _ S '711_· u 1-e ___ T/tfe ----- ----- ----- ----- ----with the impro veme nts there I claim that the total value of this tract or parce l of land right, title, estate or intere st, on is $!i_~ -~"!'_________ I claim that the total value of my nts there on is $_L'!:~':?___________ . in and to this tract or parce l of land with the impro veme the above described tract or I am the owne r oLL!~!.. __________ acres of land adjoi ning will be dama ged by the proclaim parce l of land but lying outsid e the Park are a, which I exten t of $_'1;:q_~~------------· posed condemnation of lands withi n the Park area, to the statem ents or inform ation as to (In the space below should be set out any additionalcable he should also inser t here a this claim which claim ant desires to make ; and if practibounds). , description of the tract or parce l of land by metes and 7cr,1n 9 / c,..,-r d ________ _ Rema rks· ____ T Ire I e171o / _ I c J/1-c.7 1_ c LITs_ c- f ,R _111..y __ .:re77 1 .lh-e.__________ _ e.1-;o, lfy_d cr777 d _e..s fT07 77 _ 777'j o 11/y _o t.../1/e/·:fth_t e!-t_ yery__-n-,01r f-., I 711e _9··r e C'J fe'7 · /:? cnf- & f? _____ _ _z--e 777 c~ -z7 c.fe, '_ o f 777j __ F ClrTZ ? _ l o 7114'! ~-,..le; ----- ---f - ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- ----- ----- ----- ----rks if neces sary on the back) . ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ---- (Continue rema o) }11j~-¥-~/2 ______ day Witne ss my signa ture (or my name and mar1>7tttached herJ't y_ cl Iue 0~7-e, 0 -A..- ~) /-- - ---------- - W I-~ _ of_ E ~~J--__ 1_7_$_ L __-, 1930. '=~T.!'!.-- --, To-w it: STAT E OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____lf}f!.~!!.-:1_?.':l-l">____________________ ________ The under signe d hereb y certifies that_ __<;;_,_tfl§:./:zj_et...l<ajt_ e him and made oath that the matte rs the above name d claim ant personally appea red beforto the best of his knowledge and belief, and thing s appea ring in his above answ er are true ~ this ______ 1.-jJo_______ day of____E,_f,y__l"!H _-, 1930. ~ ¢' vL / / ~ ,,/3 / ff / ~~ ~:;-~~ rn~;.k-~c~;;~-t~-0-;~,.~~;tig~ Peace. Nota ry Public, or Justic e uf the �County : Di strict : Rocking hn.n stonew all 369 ~ 6 - Shifle tt , C. M. creage Claine d : Assesn ed : Val ue Claine d: Deed : 40 A. ( 1916 ) Deed : 1050 Assess ed : Area : Locatio n : 40 5 Acres Near P'drk Positio ns #149 - lbO - 151 - 152 . tly outside ark area . P, Incunb r~nces , counte r clain s or laps : None known . Soil: ' Roads : Two oiles over county road to Island Ford. Histor y of tract and con.,iti on of t i nber : Tract has been cut over repe:.1t ediy in the :past . The presen t otand consis ts of nixed oaks , with a s crub oak under story . The tract is estiT'.la ted to cut 2000 bd . ft . @ J\4 . 00 per :M . - '\i'a .oo . Inprov eoent s : None . value of land by t;tyes: ~ Slope Acreag 9 5 Value Total Rer acre ,5 . 00 Value )25 . 00 Total value of land !l • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25 . 00 Total value of tinber •• • • ••• • • •• •• ••• • • •• s .oo Total value of tract Averag e value per acre 1 ....... ............. .................... }33 . 00 6 . 60 �N ·~(56 ., c. County: Rockingham District: Stonew 11 M. Shiflett E. W. I '1". Harrison . N,-: Annie E. 1& Hedrick Ellemorth Lafayette LEGEND: SloRe Scala - 1 : 20 cha.ins � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-c-m.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, C. M. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Near park positions 149-150-151-152 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): 369 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/6bfc7f94111c68a69baf5f32d4853758.pdf acedefd68a7fa932753e4c0f0b881685 PDF Text Text MINOR ROCKINGHAM COUNTY ..._,,, CLAIMA~ NAME OFfJ)ll1JlJ,lf #150 Number of Acres: Location: Shifflett, Arias H. 167 Beldor . Two miles of fair dirt road to Swift Run ; Elkton . Roads: thence four mi es to Soil: Sandy gravel in some of the fields ~,ith good depth and fair fertility and steep to gentle slopes ; northwest and southwest exposure . A large portion of the tract \'las cleared many years ago grazed and cultivated since . The woodland is e~rimat•d to cut an average of 8 cords of fuel wood per acre . ( 584 cords) There are three walnut trees . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: D'.. ELLING- - Frame , 14x26 t, 6 rooms , metal roof , porch 6xl6 ' , L part 14xl8 1 , brick flues, 2 story, 2 tooms ceiled and 4 plastered, fair condition, occupied by owner . Well water supply, pillar foundation . BARN : Frame 12x24xl8 ' shingle roof , ~·ii th shed 10x30 1 , DAIRY Frame 8x8x8 ', shingle roof , fair condition . WAGON SHED AND GRANARY : 16x20xl2 ' , fair condition . D',n,..:;LLING : Log a.naTrarife--;-T8x25 ' kitchen, 10xl4 ', porch 6xl4 1 , porch, 6x22 ', metal-and paper roof, l½ story, log finish, fair dondition, occupied by tenant -- pillar founda tion . LOG STABLE 16 x 20 1 , no roof , poor condition . OLD GRANARY: Frame, 14xl6xl0 1 , shingle roof , poor condition . HEN HOWE : Frame, 8xl9x7 1 , paper roof, fair condition-HOG PEN : Frame , 7xl4x6 ' , shingle roof , fair condition-orchard: 103 fruit trees . Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: 72 @ ,;~3 . 00 $216 . 00 Grazing Land: 19 @ 30 . 00 570 . 00 Fields Restocking: - - - - 17 @ 15 . 00 255 . 00 Cultivated Land:--- 59 @ 25 . 00 1475 . 00 $2516 . 00 Slope: Cove: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2516 .oo Value of Improvements: $ 202 5 • 00 2025 . 00 Value of Orchard : $ Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ 200 . oo 200 . 00 Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 50 . 00 --$4791 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 28 . 62 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ None . _ _ ~ : .~ '. ___ CLERK , l/5 �150 '.cr ee5 e Cla \m ed: V luc Clo t m d: !.QQ... tio n; Ino um bra - n. Co un ty: Roc:1ngham D1.s tr1 ot: Sto nm ,c. ll ri9 D Sht ffl et t . 16 4 A. ; sse sse d : 164 .~ . $60 00 . " 150 0. 00 eld or . , co un tor ola im s or luI?s: Deed: 100 J;. in 191 9 ~o r 270 0. 0; G7 • 1n 191 4 ro r ~eoo. oo none known . So il: Gandy s~ av el i some of the fe rti lit y and ste ep to g ntl efie lds wi th goo d do pth nnd ru tr elo pe s ; no rth we st and out hw est exp osu re • .Roa ds : o mi les ot fa ir di rt roa d to Swi ft '"lkt on . n ; the nc o f ou r mil es to .[1 sto Ty or tra ct and cor .1d it1 on ot tir.: .r: t .. lar ge po rti on of t he tro .ot woe ole are d many yea rs ago , i.b raz l nd 1,.., est lm ·;\t ~d t o cu t an ed nd cJ lti va ted sin ce . he wooduv reg e of 8 co da >f fu el er v lue d ood po r 2~ t pe r o? rd. ~84 cor do va l1e d tt 25d. -- 14 6. 00 . Th ree aln ut l • tre es va lue d 10 .00 eac h - ·-· so . oo To tal --116 . 015 Im rov t,m on ts: ~v ell 1n 5: .•r me l4x "(> L pe.rt l 4x l8' , bri olc tlu',ee6, roo ms , ma tal r o r , po rch 6x l6' , pla ste red , fo ir oo nd ttt on , occ sto ry , ~ r ooms coi lod and 4 up ied by ow ner , we ll , pi lla r tou ud •ti ~n --- ~ : l'raroe 2x2 4x l8' , sh ine 145 0. 00 a1 r2: ·ra e _xaxs•, ab inB l l r r,o r, l th she d l0x 50 1 235 . 00 8.PjOn s hod u ,d ran ury : l6x •>Q of , r ir co nd iti on -20 . JO xl2 ', ta ir co nd iti on - Dwo111 s:-og a 1i fra me , 18% 25' 7.J . 00 ox l4 1 , po rch ux 22 ' , me tal and , kit ch en 10 xl4 ', po roh f1n 1ch , fa ir con di t ion , oo ou pap er ro ot, 14 sto ry , log ptod by ten an t , pil la r fou nd tlo n - - --- tab o: l6x 20 ', no r oo f . po or 3~0 . 00 oo nd i t1o n - ld b~ i ry; -rame 14:xlOxlO', s h1 le r oo t , po or c on dit - :w .oo I..en e 8X l9x 7' , ,r,ar ,er roo l> . 00 ir co nd iti on -og non : ramram eu .oo e 7x l4X O', shi ng l e roo ff,, fa t 11r oo nd 1t1 on -• qro ha rg! 57 fru it tre eo va lue d 5.0 0 2. 00 p~ r tre e tor tre es on ly -- --46 rr1 it tre es va lue d ot · 1.0 0 pe r tre e, ! or tre es on l y 114 . 00 46 . 00 l a nd b, t;tJ?l!El: c2MS. oo Lo , ion-- ·------ Va lue T:£;.?8 Slo pe FS Fo Fr or Value ore n.6e 72 19 59 po r a.e re 1'1 e. oo 16 ' i2. do 20. 00 2.:>. 00 To tfl l Vc luo l44 . 00 380 . 00 147 5 . 00 10 2. 00 2101.00 �County: Rockingham District: Stonewall #150 - Shifflett, H. Arias I Cont'd Total value of land Total value of i mprov~ments Total value of t i mbe r Total val ue of truct Average value per acr e ~2101. 00 2345.00 176.00 ~4622. 00 27.67 5 �County: /istrict: N_ #150-=. .§.hi_fflet~ , H. Arias .., Shifflett I' • .s E. s Marv."yant Powell 1:t . Hebron 1lex E . tyant Church LEGEND: Slope Grazing Tillable Fields 1•estocking Scale - 1 11 20 ch~ins = Rockingham Stonewall �->ta na.rd svi l le .. 'ro Stat e Com miss ion on ~on serv atio n and Vev elop men t '· Vs . H. Aria s ohi flet t etc & otne rs Circ ~it cou rt of· rtock ingh am Cou nty , va . I H-aE~- xm10C H. Aria s Shi flet t est Circ uit Cou rt rlock ingh am Co,V a No - -- of 100 acre s adjo inin g and iher eas the trac t of land of 64 acre s and one the ~ar k z.xtk mtt µ auth orit ies as adja cen t to one ano ther , and take n ove r by of .ti . Aria s .;hi flet t , , this trac t one trac t of 164 acre s . that was in the ne.me day Of Janu ary 1932 . to one J!,r nes t ;:;}il. was sold by ~•ard Swank 'l'ru stee , on the 9th of conv eyan ce made by ard ~wank Shi flet t , and Ge r tie Shi flet t , and a deed ce of the 100 acre trac t to ~ru stee , that is he made a deed of conv eyan of reco rd in the Cler k ' s offi ce Ern est and Ger tie bhi flet t whic h is a mat ter of rtock ingh am ~ou nty, va . and and t assi gne d to .Leo ndas .H..o hifle lher eas ; the said .....rnes t and G-er tie .::>h iflet whic h is a mat ter of reco rd in Juli a M. ohi flet t his the 64 acre s- trac t inia in D.B . 151 . at pai;e l..1'1 said Cler k 1 s offi ce of rlock ingh am ~ou,1ty , •irg of said offi ce . and flet t died seiz ed ad all the l and of whic h the said H. Aria s Shi as here tofo re men tion ed, the and poss esse d , was sold unde r a trus t deed t and the 64 acre trac t to .Leo ndas 100 acre trac t to ~rn est and Ger tie Shi flet reco rded as such in the deed book R. Shif l ett and Juli a Shi flet t his wife , and Whe reas ; men tion ed abov e . And of the cou nty of nock ingh am te are fili ng this with the ~ark pap ers and esta te of H. Aria s Shi flet t coun ty , mer ely to show the titl e to said land of the said ~rn est and Gert ie is now lies in the nam e, and is the prop erty M. ohi flet t . ~hi flet t and .Leo ndas R. Shi flet t and Juli e / ,, I �R A NOO LPH W . BICKKIH, DKPUTY CLl!RK B . I. BICK ERS CLE RK O F G R E E N E C OU NTY COU R T S STANAR DSVIL L E , To Cler k of circ ~it cour t Harr isonb urg , Va VIRGIN IA Oc t. 31st 1933 Dear :::>ir; ,/ill you plea se filed the with in pape r with the rark files in your offic e in the matt er of H. Aria s ~hif lett , in orde r to show the title . Than king you in adva nce . Your s trul y . l\ � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-arias-h.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Arias Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Beldor 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): 150 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/e8d799ed66f9079315fabb3661d2641f.pdf eed2466b32575b838cb5a492ffd366e9 PDF Text Text - - - - -- -.... -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - COUNTY ~.,-- - -ROCKINGHAM NAME OF CLAIMANT /11_? 8 - Shifflett , Ambrose Number of Acres: 272 Location: Hawksbill Creek, and is entire ly within the Park area . . Roads: ' Nine miles to Elkton over five miles of county road and four miles over Spotswood Tr 11 . Clay loam of good depth and fertility . Soil: History of Tract and condition of timber: _J Improvements: (See . reverse side) Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 112 @ $3 .00 $336.00 Cove: 90 @ 5 . 00 4 5 0.00 Grazing Land: ?0 272 2450 ~00 $ 3236 . ocr- 35 . 00 Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: 1400 . 00 V~ueofLand: $3236 . 00 250 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1400 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 250 . 00 2230 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 $?166 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber:$ 2230 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 26 • 30 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . ~ - ~CLERK, 75 �IMPROVEMENTS: Barn: Log, 16x4 9', poor cond ition. Corn house : Log, poor cond ition . Spri ng house : Frame , 8xl5x 8', metal roo f , fair cond ition . Hen house : Frame , 6xl6x 6', paper roof, poor cond ition . Pigeo n house : Frame , 12xl2 x8', s hingl e roof, cond ition . Dwel ling: Log and frame , 16x3 3', 5 rooms , porch fair 8x23 ', metal roof, stone f lues, 3 rooms oeile d , occup ied by tenan t, sprin g, solid found ation . Barn : Log and frame , 26x4 5xl6' , shing le roof, fair cond ition . Old grana ry: Frame , 12x2 0xl2' , shing le and metal roof, poor condi tion . Shop- Frame , 12xl6 xl0', paper roof, fair cond ition. Sheep hous e: (new) frame , 15x30 xl2', metal roof, good cond ition. Cow shebl e: Frame , 10xl6 xl0', paper roof, fair cond ition. �~ Jr' Claim of_ _____________________________ _ In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. _____________ ________________________________________________________________ _ more or less, of land in ____________________________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ _________________________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ot· e. as his answer to said petition an t sai cl--/}~'-:' _______ · ______ My name is_ -==-------------------------------My post office address is~-~ ~---------------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought acres, on which there are the following to be condemned, containing about_ __ .2,_.7-~ _______ buildings and improvements:_~, .&.= , _~ ~ -~ ··-:::::::::::::::::::: __ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: located abo~L-~-~-:--~-miles ~rom __H ______ : ____________ Virginia, in -~ This Jand is the~ Mag1ste:rrnl D1str1ct of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel W la:td described above.) ------------------------------------------------------- -----~--- ~ The land owners adjacent to J,he ~b?ve described tract or parcel of land are as follows: ,fl.-¥::·l>-e North__)4/'~ _ ~ South 1;_: East ___ > ... ijilii_J. ______ West.. S.~ _ -~ --------------------------------------------- ~ A ;, ___________________________________ _ ~ ~--'ifa./--~ {__ ------ ~ _______________ _ ------------------ ------------------- I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year l....zl~-~!-fin the following manner: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_ls:;_rt!_-~'J- ~ --· I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $J_f!.'-Q _~!f_~ · I am the owner oL_~ -1 - ~ ------acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-=-----------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). _ _ :~~~r:~~~~~::~~~~~:~~~~~~~~~~~:~~:~~~~~~~~::~~~:~; ~: : : : -------------------------------------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). t' oLiA_=~-s~~:~~r1~ 3 my name an~~ ~-~~-eto) ~his~~~-~~:,:_~~~~~~~~:~ STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF ____________________ ------, To-wit· j The undersigned hereby certifies thaL_q.,_m_.__ __ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and ma e oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, --'Ja.-""C.<LC this ____ - __L;z. _______ day of___ *~----::~-1~~ __ Cle~Y,tf~ Court, or Special Notary Public, or Justice of ------------- �C nty: 4 oc kinghru:1 District: Stonewall l/:l 78 Acrcnae Claige~ : Value Cl aioed : - Shifflett, A:c1brooe 272 Assessed 272 A. • ,10,06~ 11 1620 . 00 " (1912- 26 ~3650 .Q0 ABF,A,1 1320 A, ' --- Deed 272 , • Rawkob ill or1;ek and io anti.re l y w_ th n t.:...e lark arJa . Location : lfote -- It is be l ieved there \·:ere errors in t r e ·cooput o.tions of the e.cr . . age of tno var· ous t1'a.cts na ~1ng u1, t;Jio L-ra.ct and t.mt .r . S11ifflett owuo all the acreage that has been given :1it1 . Incut1bra .. c eo . counter ,cla.tns - O!" l a.pa : llona known . noi l: Clay loat1 of good <.lep t n a d fertility . Roads : Nine oil ea to Elkton over five nilea of count road und four ni l o ov r "poto ood Trail . History of t re.ct e.nd cond i tion of t inber: Tae woodlo..,d as an eotinated stand of 355 ,000 bd . ft . of saw ti 1be~· . 40 cords of loc ust• 2000 cords of extract a. ..d 200 cords of ul1.i , ood . \. .:_.,ortion of L e tract .10.0 been 11ea.vily cut over . 1600 . 00 'l'il:1ber : '75,000 ft . - .t'oylar @ $8 . 00 .i:,er l! . 24d,ooo ft . white$ red oak r .14 . 00 )er M.... .... 960 . 00 00 . 00 40 , 000 ft . 1ickory th ..,,2 . 00 per 1: . ---1 6 0 . 00 40 cord L locJst O ) 4 . 00 ~er c ord ·--250 . 00 1000 co rds of t:xtrnct wood l- 25;.!' 1>er co.rd --400 . 00 200 cords of u l J ·~ J2 . 00 ~er co rd ---$ 2450 . 00 to : l3urn : Log , 1G~-,:9 r, 1,00 ... cowi.:.tion - ... o v:.:"'..lu • Cornnouae : Log, p o or condition - 1:0 value . Spring house ; Fraoe , £x.15x&• , netal roof, fair condit ion·-----Hen hou a: .Ercme , 6:~l cx:6 '. PO..t)er roof. poor condition ___ ,. ... 1condition i!J>eon houoe,. ____ : :?:·ru:1. 1 2xl 2.xB ', a:1ingle roof , fair _ Dwe ll in : Loe ant.. ... rar:w , l Gx.33' , 5 roo1:1s, :poroh x- , cetal roaf , ston~ flues, 3 ro oe C6il ed , '.~30 . 00 15 . 00 25 . 00 occu ie,1 by tBno.nt, o.,r.i.n& , solid fom. dat!on -Barn; Loe a.i f :rt-inc , 26x1~utl6 1 , ahlngl roof , 600 . 00 ----- 350 . 00 1a'ir condition Ol d 4 ra.nar;t: Frar,o 12x20.:; 12' , sh in 1 and netal roof , voor condition- --- - - ::»ho~) : Frar.1e, 12xl6xl0 .. J.l)er roof , fair oondit·neep houoe : ( new) Frane , l b..~30xl 2 ', n-tal ro,Jf , go~d condition -· ... Cow stabl e : :'ra.r1e lOx l GxlO 1 , pa .;r ro0f , fair 1 , condition ------- 20 . 00 40 . 00 250 . 00 35 . 00 tr-1 365 .oo �//:178 - h iff lett , 'mbroae Conttinued .,. __ Value of l and by t;:a>eS: ~ Slope Va lue .:£E_e age ;eer acre 165 J2 . 50 5 . 00 20 . 00 90 70 Cove Fg 325 Total To t al Total Total Total value v:·~lue value value of orchard of l and of i u rover.1 nts of' wi o b ..n~ val ue of t ract Av erag rJ value per acre )2l b . OO 2262 . ?;0 13,5 . 00 2450 . 00 >6292 . 50 19 . 36 Total Value ~~412 . 50 450 . 00 1400 . 00 '~2262-..5 0 �I1f THE' CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conser vation and Development of the state of Virgin ia, Petitio ner, At Law No. 18&9. vs. Cassan dra Lawson A.t kina and others , Defend ants. o/ day of J·a nuary, 1937, came Ambrose w. Shiffl ett,, and, on his motion , leave is given him to file his applic ation for the diabu.r sement of the swn of $7,166 .00, the amount of the award set out in the judgme nt of condem nation for On this, the Tract No. 17.8 and hereto fore paid into oou.rt. And 1 t appear ing to the Court that the said Ambrose w• . Shiffl ett is investe d wi t h a superi or or better right or claim of title in and to the said t ract of land No. 178 than any other person or person s, and that the r eaord of t his cause does not disclose any denial or dispute· by any party or person in intere st as to the t itle to said Tract No. 178 or to the procee ds arising from the condemna tion of said Tract wo. 178: And it furthe r appear ing to the Court that all taxes due on said tract No. 178 have been paid: Upon oonsid eration wher eof, it is consid ered and ordered by the Court that the said sum of $7,166 .00, paid into court by petitio ner a s just oompen sation for Tract No. 178, be paid to the said Ambrose w.Shif flett. And the Glerk of this Court is directe d to transm it a certified copy of this order to the Treasu rer of Virgin ia, who shall pay unto said Ambrose W. Shiffl ett the said sum of $7 ~166. 00, being . the amount of the ~ward set out in the judgme nt of condem nation for Tract No. 178, taking f rom a.aid Ambrose w. Shiffle tt a r eoeipt :' �---2.-therefor , and certifying au.ch payment to the Clerk of this Gour t for appropriate entry thexeof, a s requ.ired by law. z.nter. / �IN TH"E CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKINGH.AM COUNTY, VIRGINIA. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the Stat~ of Virginia, Petitioner, At Law No . 1829. vs. Cassandra Lawson A.tkins and others , Defendants. Comes now the u.nde.raigned and sho.vs to the Con.rt' that a judgment in rem has heretofore bean entered in this proceeding, condemning to the use of the · petitioner the fee simple estate in the tract of la.nd numbered as 178 and described in the report of the Board of Appraisal Commissioners appointed herein, and shown , numbered , and delineated on the Cou.nty Ownership Map filed therewith, upon payma.a"t into the custody of the Court of the sum set out in said judgment as cons ti tu ting the. award therefor as follows : Award on Traot No . 178, ------------ $7 , 166.00. That said tract of land No . 178 is composed of three tracts of land which were conveyed to your petitioner by the following deeds , to-wit: (1) Deed from H. R. Eiler and othe.rs , dated December 16 , 1912 , conveying 102 acres, said deed being of record in D. B.96, at Page 5,8 ; (2) Deed from Jesse Wyant and Martha J . wyant, his wife , dated May 27 , 1925, conveying 150 acres , said deed being of record in D. B.132 , at Page 306; (3) Deed from Jesse Wyant and Martha J . wyant , his wife , dated January 27,1926, aonvaying 20 acres , aaid deed being of reoord in D. B. 134 , at Page 174. That your undersigned ,on the date of the s a.id judgment in rem condemning the said traat of land,owned or was entitled to the fee simple i nterest in the said tract or in the proceeds arising �from the conde mnatio n thereo f. That no otheT person or person s than the unders igned are ent1t1 ed to shal'e in the distri butio n or the said award , and that all taxes on said traat of land have bean d11ly paid, Where fore , your 11ndersigned prays that he be na.de a party here·i n under the provis ions of Sectio n 21 of the Pu.blic park Condemnation Act , and that an order be entere d for the distri butio n of said sum set forth in said judgment in rem as const itutin g the award for the fee simple estate in said tract condemned as afores aid and for the payment to the unders igned of the said award , and which the 11ndersig ned avers is as follow s: Tract No . 178,- ------ ----$7 ,166.0 0. State of Virgi nia, ao11nty of Rockin gham, to-wi t: Ambrose w.Shi fflett , the person whose name is signed to the forego ing instru ment, this day perso nally appea red before me, the under signed , a Notary Pllblic in and for the County afore said in the State of Virgin ia , and, being first duly sworn , depos es and says that the facts given in the forego ing petiti on are true and corre ct to the best of his know ledge and belie f. �TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certi fy that the recor ds in my offic e do not conshow any delin quen t taxes again st the tr a ct of moun tain land taini ng 272 acres , heret ofore asses sed in stone wall Distr ict, t. Rocki ngham Coun ty, Virgi nia, in the name of Antbrose w.Shi fflet Given under my hand this 1st day of Janua ry , 1937. � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-ambrose.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Ambrose Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill 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): 178 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/8f7890d8fbc3baca4f5220aa2f358d0a.pdf ed63cfd8b3a9433d64a0c8eb7f138fb4 PDF Text Text ROCY.:I!~G l-LJ.. COID:1J.'Y NAME OF CLAIMANT #177 -- Shiff l ett , Alex. Number of Acres: 45 Location: Hawksbill Creek and is entirely rithin the Pa r k ~rea. Roads: .i. Soil: 1 ine mi l es to ~lkton over five mi l es of county road and four mi l es over Spotswood ~rail . Sast ,::.nd north slope of very good de1ith 1.111d fertility . History of Tract and condition of timber: .all saw tir:ber ht.s been renoved from the wooded portion of this truct l eav_inr-: un ~stimated araount of 200 cords . Note -- This tract was partially surve yed and it is believed the ac reage given him is correct . Improvements: Frane dwelling : 18x l9', 3 rooms, porch 7xl8', shinr le roof, stone ~luas , li story , lo< w lls, :'.:1ir conu.i ion , occupied by tenunt, spring, pillar founclL..tion • . Fra.·i}a, 1Gx36xl4' , metal roo:f.' , good condition . B:....rn : Stor'.3.ge house : Log , 11x1.;x12 1 , sll ngle roof , poor condition . 1'r~.me, llx20xl0 ', r.ietbl roof , cood concli tion Hew l1en house : Acreage and value of types: Types Value per acre Acreage Total Value Ridge: Slope: 15 '11'4. . 00 ~)60 . 00 15 25 . 00 375 . 00 15 30 . 00 450 . 00 $885 . 00 6;J0 . 00 50 . 00 50 . 00 1 63.., . 0Q Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 885 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 6.5 0 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ ::.iO,. 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 36 . 33 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract~.N~ - ~ �+.~ .SL __ - ------------------------------- Claim o L ~ In the Circuit Court of_/_(_~-~ ______ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. ~he State Commission on Conservat· and~ De~!o~_>of the State of 'Cirginia, Petitioner, a.,~_-:Y7 _____ -.------ ---------------- ---------------- -----------more or less, of land in_,_~~- _ ___ ~--County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the peti n of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the fi"g of ai_d petiti n .and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of1.LIJ_ __ __ _ ~ - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this V~·----- ~~~~-- s~r-r--l l_;___ ~------ --___ lfX- as ~ya:::: ::_:a'.~-~~~~~ ___ S,,g;,~U _______ /!t~-:_______ _ ~~~'a _f~---------- My post office address is ___{l_,J_,__ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel o land within the area sought to _be_ condemn~d, containing about_ _____ acres, on whic)i thz: are the following ¥- -:-______ ¼ . -_ ---/P~- -IJ~:-- ~ - -- ________ ,,A_~,- ~~-~_£ __ _ ;~:.~~uf!_~~;I~~-;~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;;~~;~:;~ bm~s~~d- 1~~rovements: ___ ----~-----~-1--- the_£~-tN--~ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or par~~ land described above9 . . - i i P ' ~ - ~~ - - ~ - ~ ~- --- -- - - -' , -------+--- ---------~- ~----- The land owners ~djace~~t~above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ de.a.. _________~._ --------------------------------------------- South____ East ____ -~.hl~--S~-- _ --~---------------------------------------xip:-e~ Qf,p ___ _.,__ _----------------------------------------------7 West______ -~--~~-·-- ------------ ------------ ------------ -1 acquired my ght, title, estate or interest t<Ythis property about the year __ /_9._L~_in the following manner: .... /__ . . /_ . -----~r ~~P~- Q~---- ------- ------- -- I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_2.A_~!?_::_IJ_~--- I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $- ~P-!>__'!~.5!.-~-· I am the owner of__d__"!_ ____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $---=-=-==-----------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds ). Remarks·----- ---------------- ---------------- ------ ---------------- - -------------- ---------------- ---------------- ------------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and m..J,1i~ttached hereto) th1)-p_--};f/J~ay oLJ;-d,________, 1931. ~de.J_~---- STATE OF~~OU N:Y OF___~7'----- -~-, To_-wi) ;~. The unde~filed here y certifies thaL __~ - 4 - . n _ ~ __&~_ _ ___ --~the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath the matters h Cl andrtlnn.o-s app~i~g in his ab~e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, . d. f I1e in t e enn; \Jfrrct:f'·L / Rockingrham,,CoM\~-Va, - __<,__~ ____ day of_~ FL. lo ;;.. . . , ~ -~--L----::~-~~~~"'.L~- ~~· ,..J ~tG'.1 Clerk /f'ti.~~~rt, or Investigator or Notary Public, or Justice of the Peace. 343 �Co D1 t ty: t· • • • 92. 00 ,ooo. ill • r r Inc 0 l: d st re of cou t t1 11t . ro d poor ood - -- .,..,._ .. -....... nts --- ~I �//177 - Shif ... lett , ..__lex ". · Count:r : Rocking ham Distri ct: Stone; mll Y. R. & G. _r. :ri. V. Seller s .J, soph Wood Sl:if:'l et L ..A, ..::·""TI Slol-'e - _1 illable Grazin g Su ..... 1e - l" - '30 c_ ins � 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 Shifflett, Alex - Shuler, James Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-alex.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Alex Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Hawksbill 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): 177 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/71722e6e592af7318663cf5ebb77399e.pdf 33ac7aad7bad2594460641430e4f44e6 PDF Text Text ROCKINGHAM COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #194 - Shifflett , 1~haz Number of Acres: 12 Location: One mile east of Yancey oti Gap Run. Roads: Two miles to Island Ford over county road . Soil: Slope . History of Tract and condition of timber: 'fhe cleared land of this tract has been cultivated for many years and the slope land is used chiefly for fuel wood . Improvements : Frame dwelling : 14}x22½', L 12½xl6~', 4 rroms, paper roof , brick flues , 2 story , ceiled walls , fair condition, occupied by o.mer, water supply - well, pillar foundation . Fil:'. ame barn : 12½xl7' metal roof with shed 10xl6', fair condition. hnpontwm ·Log house : 16-~x20~', paper ro of , fair condition . 8xl0 ', fair condition. Hen liouse: Acreage and value of types: Types Total Value Value per acre Acreage Ridge: Slope: Cove: - $5 . 00 c:;::--,- 3 $15. 00 Grazing Land : Fields Restocking: 7 @ 20 . 00 140 . 00 $1 5b . 00 Cultivated Land: Orchard: 2 100. 00 50 . 00 12 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 1 55 . 00 455 . 00 Value of Improvements: $455 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 100 . 00 15. 00 ~725 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ ValueofWood: $ 15. 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 60 . 41 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N0N.Z. ~ - ~ : CLl:RIC. �-..___... ~~a:e ~rcu~::t:~~ ~~-----County, ::e~t~: _Co~ =~ ___ j.._':l 1J-l. I ~ : s:p~ ; :d_ ~ ~nt - ~ L - ~ ___- - - - - - .-- Virginia, No.L~-~ -, At ~ ~ -of _;:rginia, Law. Peti- .J.--------------------------- --------------------- more or less, of land in_ ~_1:: :~- -~ ~-----Co unty, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_~~; ;_ { ~------- - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. My name is ____ .!LI,.,:,...,_ ,g_Lfbcf- __________ ________________________ _ _!'!::_J:~__ f!.?_._i::./!..._ ____________________ ____ _ My post office address is __ __4:f:..~_ I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_.6~ :~!~~-- --acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements =- --~ /---~ & : : :_~:~____ !'__ / _ ~ ~ ---------- - · 1an d 1s · 1oca t ed ab ou t -;z:~ L'--'-"-,,,Tl11s ld.-,~v*7.------'-;;,4.-c-__,M CL./d~-v · · m· --------m1·1es f rom __~::-:.=-=----------- ·1rgmia, the_ i:~~!.: ½___ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, e state or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) The land owners adjacent to the above de scribed tract or parcel of land are as follows : North ___!a-,/. 1~~ South ___ a+-/. n- _L-v -------- ------ - - ---- -------- ----- ---------- --- ------- -East ___ S-i-j,_c_______________________________ _____________________________ _ & ,-------------------------------------------------------- 7 .~ West __ __J_ _~ _v--~ -7<.tl'-t..--l....LL-'7' ---------- ------------------------------ _______ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year__/Jl~t.['f_ _in the following manner: _/ft A_~ _t ~ h~ _9J..41;:~,,~-Hr _J«.7 'N/flJ~ + 7 ~~ ~~- ~_ / ?IZ -. J-%~ LafJf~' ;) '1!ifl4: :4~, :;;,,j._ I f; f/- _________ _________ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements there,-v on is $-2--..,f'_q_q_.,!.:-:-____ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or in~ est, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $-b r~-~-:'__:-.: ___ . I am the owner of_ ___ ,k·__________ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by· the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--------- ---------· (In the space below should be set out an y additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds) . Ren1arks · ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- --- - ----- ---------- ---------- ---------- --------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and ma~ ¥tach~he reto ~ this ____ ~ ______ day Wt-~ ~~ ~ of_ __b _'-----------, 193f . SThE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_/g8____ ~-------- .-------, To-wit. . - "tr-· ·~ The undersigned hereby certifies that_ __(k-:h.d!::-:1___~----- ------ ------ --the above named claimant personally appeared before hi~-irrcr -~acfe-~ath that the matters and things app: lring in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _____ k~_:: _____ day of_ __ 193/. -:~~ - f~---------, / ~ir:~ -J-1-1t~:-C::t ~cial In~ gator or Public, or Justice of the Peace. �County: Hockinghsm District: Stonowall J i 194 Ahnz Shittlett Acrea~e Claimed : Value Cla imed: Location: ~: 14 A • '1:2000. Assessed 12 A ~ " Deed 240. One mile east of Yancey on Gap Hun cquired 1911-12 & 14 for ~205.00 4 ARBAl 12 A. Slope Roads: History: 2 miles to lslend Ford over oounty road The cleared land ot this tract ha s be en cultivated tor many years and tho slope land is uaed chiefly tor ~~el wood. There is no merchantable timber on this trect. note: This tract is ent ire.l.y '171. thin the Pnrk area. I mprovements: Frame Dwel.ling 14 1/2 x 22 2/2. L 12 l/2 x 16 1/2 • 4 rooms paper roof, brick t lues, 2 story, ce1led wells, feir condition, occupied by owner, water s 1pply--well, toundationpille.rs " 300.00 Frame Barn 12 1/2 x 17, Uetal root, \'1th shed 10 x 16 fe.i r condi tion. 75. 00 Log house , 16 1/2 x 20 l/2, paper root, fnir condition 40. 00 lien house, 8 x 10 , f'a ir condition 5.00 420.00 Timber: Fuel wood 20c ds . " 50¢ per ed. 10.00 Urchard: 2 acres ~~O per Acre 100. 00 Val.ue of l and by tYl)es: ~Po;e Acreage 3 F C 7 2 Orchard Value Total per acre valu e \ 7.00 20.00 "'21.00 140.00 161.00 12 Total 'V8l. ue or land Total Talue or orchard Total 'fal.Ue ot improvenents Total value of timber Total val ue ot tract 7'ferege VPlue per acte ~ 161.00 100 . 00 420.00 10. 00 691 . 00 5?.58 _ _ _ _ _ _ Jl/2. �-#194- Shifflett , Ahaz Mrs . Emma Gibbons v. Yost , Tr . LEGEND : Slope Orchard Tillable Scale - l u = 20 chains County : District: Rockingham Stonewall � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shifflett-ahaz.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shifflett, Ahaz Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Gap 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): 194 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 Shifflett https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/3f50230537f81739be18de4b4435eb35.pdf 93d90b5a109c9304f265045e0f02c231 PDF Text Text ROCKI~'Glli ! COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT #353 - She f f ey Number of Acres: 5 Entirely within the Park area . Location: Neck Run. Roads: Four miles via dirt road to Port Republic . Soil: Slope type; sandy loam; fairly smooth ; moderate slopes. History of.Tract and condition of timber: All the merchantable saw timber has been removed from this tract . The remaining stand of small hardwoods have been practically all killed by a recent severe burn . Improvements: Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 5 ~5 . 00 125. 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: · Orchard: Minerals: 10 . 00 Value of Land:$ 25 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ Value of Orchard: $ 10 . u 0 Value of Minerals : $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ Value of Wood: $ 10 . 0 u Value per acre for tract: $ 9 • 00 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ NONE . 10.00 .;;,45 . 00 �'----- ,;ounty; • ook1nah D1utr1ctt Stone~oll ta•eand , 0 tiold Bb e t, AJ)lHllt' od: ntly not ft~UOBdtlHi. Valne Cl . ed: Looatton: lack nun. Jone lii.nown -no de: - ~:oil; m1lee vt dirt rod to ~ort nepubl1o . .:,lo}) ty o. ~nndy l.o~m. 1"g1 rl.y ot.h. 1tnbe.r ho. l!oder to alop • · beon ~"fOd tro thl trt\Ct. ll h rdwoode havo been prootio lly all o,1r11,e.....n.,.t....,.s: 1>..;..;...... r.1_.2.... _l__ Old 1':rarr- d ellin~ 24 x 24 ft. o :root" l. :,tory. ton ct. V. lu for cod poo contli ion, r .. lend bJ: ty , ~lti.OO : alu l a ot lund otal v uo or 1.m-;;rovem t ':.o r;l Vftlue ot treat per oore. ver '!'o\nl ·1ar er • It Acron e 6 Toto ·e ·:r .oo l f3 .. nlue 315.00 vv l. .oo :;c). 00 o.oo l'i!I �.._________. coun ty : :.ocl;: in 111:..m Dist rict : 3tone uo.ll N • • ...,'ink L.'..G -::;?rn ,'.:3lope sc~le - l ' - 2 cn~ · ns � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sheffey.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sheffey Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Neck 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): 353 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 Sheffey https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/fab466fad59b7f3156275de246c04c35.pdf 93c489436c74589b5f241db331d74049 PDF Text Text ROCKINGIDil:i COUNTY NAME OF CLAIMANT J260 - Shaver , - · L. & ~- A. Number of Acres: 102 Location: Big Run . Roads: Four miles over county road to Island Ford . Soil: Slope . Entirely ·within the Parle area . .l".1.ll merchanta ble timber has been removed from this tract and the fire has burned over it repeatedly . History of Tract and condition of timber: Improvements: NONE . Acreage and value of types: Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: ,)5 . 00 102 ~510 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking : Cultivated Land: Orchard: Minerals: Value of Land: $ 510 . 00 Value of Improvemen ts: $ 50 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ Value of Minerals: $ 50 . 00 $610 . 00 Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 50 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 50 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 6 00 • Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ N01'T , • , ~---~--t --~- --___/4__,-~ _ CL•,RK . 70 �..__., SA Claim of_ _______________ ttv er-------------------------------------- -------------In the Circuit Court of_ __________________________ County, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs. ________________________________________________________________________ _____ _ more or less, of land inRQC¥_lDKil~IT1-------- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of..RQg.ki:DKr.!~~------------ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to said petition and to said notice. · _____ Mar~in a. Shever,Agent,for the heirs of W,A.Shaver,Dec1. My name 1s . ____ ________________________________________________ _________ _ My post office address is_ BJ.!.QD13-J1~_0J!2__'{~-------------------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __lJ)R_ ___________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements :___ JJ!l_~IEPY-~Y-~~-------------------------------------------- This land is located aboutS_i~J_(i)__ ___ miles fromP..o.rL.Ee_p.ubJ._lg~gr_tJ}_ ___ Virginia, in stonewall . t etia . 1 D.1st r1ct . of sa1"d County. th e______ ___ _____ ___ Mag1s I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ______________ Am_j_Qi-ri_t_.P_~J;J.§_~_~1_itb_JJeir.s__o.f'__J _. __J ..,_.Shaver-,-de-G-gas-e4-------The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North __ By the _Big_ Survey -------------------------------------------- - -------South __ B..y._.the __c_ocfilon__E3_tQ~_e._ _____ ______ ____________________________________ _ East ___By Blue_ R id_g_e _ Moun t a in __ __ ______ _____________ ____ _______ _____ ______ __ West_ __ By the _200_ acres _ of _ land _sold to_ Charlie _Marshal 1 __________ _ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year __192-0___ in the following manner: ______ pt death of father 1.._W. _P . _Shaver_ who died_ in _May_ 1920 ___ __ __ ___ _ ~ '~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__i9.QQ-'_Q_Q ___ __ . I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $--1000.00.-----· I am the owner of_ ___ _____ ___ __ __acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $- -----------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if -practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes and bounds). Remarks· Upon _ the_ above _ lc:..nd _ u --.c;-e, _is _a miner>al_mine ____ ___________ _ - ------ --------- -------------- -------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness my signature (or my name and mark attached hereto) this __ __ __ ___ ______ day ~~~;~-~;-~;~~;~~~, l~i~NTY Agent for heirs of w. A. Shaver Deed. - ~ ~ ~ ! n t__________ _ OF The undersigned hereby certifies that~ ~- - - K - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - --the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, this _______ L_£ _____ day ~l~rtice of_ ~~ ~ - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - el:erk of .Notary e ~ ~ , 1 Special Investigator of the ,P,,oee. ~ / / - /'f.:r v"' OY �County: Rockingham District: s tonewai1 11 260 - A. L• . & VI • A. Shaver Acreage Claimed: 10 2 A. Asses ~ed: 102.40 Value Claimed: ·iooo . Deed 102 .. 80 acreo n 1\)0 9 for ~;!330 - AREA: 93 li. . Location: ~ Big Run. ' ~ntirely within tbe l ark area . .§.21b: Slope . Roads! 4 miles over county road to Island :i·ord . History: All merchantable timber has be c,n removed from this tr~ct and the fire has burned ovor it repeatedly. Improvements: None. Yal]!e of land by tves: ~ slop e Value ,ner acre Area •1.. ""153 Total value of land 1 / 'vi $116 . 25 Total va lue of improvements Total value of timb i::r Total value of tract Average value per acre ,) 116 . 25 9r-. ... v Total Value ')'~l16. 2'5 �'/2GO - A . . (~ • .:. • • CL11ver ---------- County: .oe;,;:in0 lmm Di st 1·i e;t: Stone ,mll N John l . I ~Cr ~ ...:I) Slo,;e . . . co.le - l·' - '2U chuins - - -'Jf.,, � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context shaver-a-l-and-w-a.pdf Title A name given to the resource Shaver, A. L. & W. A. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Big 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): 260 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 Shaver https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/0a1d102bdd6cd0474964e5bae1598b46.pdf 9bd117e2831a0f83a85f844201e613f6 PDF Text Text :ROGKilIG.. 111 COUlHY NAME OF CLAIMANT .Sellers , .!. ;·: . & E . B. ,1179 Number of Acres: Location: 188 Top of the Blue Ridge north of Simmons Gu.p , lying in both Rockin6'1·...rn r.__nd "'reene Counties , ancl ~ntirely ,, i. thin tl'1e ark aree.. 3ight miles over f.;ood clirt ro:..1.d to Yt...ncey , the nearest shipping point . Roads: Soil: See raver e sid& History of Tract and condition of timber: The tract hus been e;ut over at: various tines. :ost of the stund is de8.d 0l-1estnut up -l;;o 30" DBII ,1 ith sc1J.ttered red ouk up to 24" DBH and 1,:itl. ocec..sion::.l smetller trees of poplar, ash t...,1d chestnut o·.1k and tlierP has been no fires in the past severul years . It is estinrted to cut '25 :~. su; tir1.ber . 500 cords o:' extract ,; )Od - 500 locust posts .. Improvements: Tenant ~ouse : Frune , 16x29', 4 rooms, ~ story , porch 6xl6' gootl JonG. · . , to'Yl . Barn:__ i::r-,••V ,l _J'r·, ,.3 , lGx.30', :1:3tc 1 roof, poor con~-ition . 1 h"' Lo•t.) ' v use· ~ S _,ring l10use : l r.,,,x8 ', 8x8 ', -' _ s}1 'L1!r l e roof . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 68 ~5 . 00 ~340 . 00 118 36 . 00 4248 . 00 ~4588. 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: 735 . 00 Cultivated Land: 50 . 00 Orchard: 1:50.00 Minerals: 50 . 00 Value of Land: $ 4588 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ ? 3§ . 00 v5573 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of 'fimber: $ 150. 'JO Value of Wood: $ JO . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 29 . 6L.i: Incidental damages arising from the taking~is ~~n~ �OI L: S8..ndy lot.m o:' fCJ.ir cle:9tll ~nd fertility. m:ie wooded pc.rt 1 s very rock" t....n :,he slope :-: re noueJ·c... te or1 the [Tu.Zing l, 111' ~n<l st,·e' on the tinbered portions. The first class gruzi~~ 1 nd ht.s ~ f~ir sod ith uo~sider~ble blud gruss, so 1 10 shee) sorral nc1 ,l ,.,ds. There is so:.is loose It spews up bt....dly in tlm rouk nd patches of poor soil . ;L,.Jcer . 'Tl:1ere is very little ~ ter on t'1e tract . ?he second clt.. ss 11'.:ls thin socl , m:ny b ackberries , uore rock --..nd some brush . 1 �Qh1mmnumtaltl1 nf llirgiuia TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. JOHN M. PURCELL December 27, 1933 TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. PurcelJ, Treasurer of Virginia have t his 27 day of December in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockinghrun County . dated 12/30/33 ' in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. paid to _~ . Cassandra Laws~o=n~A~t~lr=~ i=n=s~--------- w. Sellers , R. F . D. 4 , Elkton , Virginia $~2~ J,~7~8=6~·~5~0~___ b e ing in full settlement of tract #--1...79 in the above mentioned cause. ) �C!rnmmnuwtaltb nf 1!1irgiuia TREASURE R'S OFFICE RICHMOND , VA , Decembe r 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA w. w•.Sellers R. F . D. 4 Elkton , Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasur er of Virginia , the sum of$ 2 , 786 . 50 , in accordan ce with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Rockingh am entered on the 20th day of Decembe r 1 93~ , in the matter of the State Commiss ion on Conserv ation and Developm ent v ___ __,_C~a~s~s~a_n~d,...._r.,,,a.___..L...,,a,,_,w"---'s~o=n=-=A~t=k=i=n=s~____ an d others , being full and complete settleme nt for the tract of land known in said proceed ing as# Sign origina l and duplica te and return to the Treasur er of Virginia . 1_ _7_9_ _ _ �QJ:ommnuwtalt11 of llirgiuta TREASURER'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA This is to certify that I, J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia have this 27 day of December in accordance with an order of the circuit court of Rockingham County dated 12/20/33 in the cause of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia vs. - - - - - - Cassandra Lawson - -Atkins -- - -- -- - - - - - paid t 0 _~ockingharn National Bank, Executor of E. B. Sellers , De ed. · Harrison Lurg , Virginia $ 2 , 786 . 50 being in full settlement of tract #__JZ/9 in the above mentioned cause. �C!!nmmnunttaltlJ of lllirgiuta TREASURER 'S OFFICE RICHMOND, VA. December 27 , 1933 JOHN M. PURCELL TREASURER OF VIRGINIA Roc4ingha.m National Bank ~._ Executor of E. B. Sellers, deceased Ha~risonb urg, Virginia Received of J.M. Purcell, Treasurer of Virginia, the sum of$ 2 , 786 . 50 , in accordanc e with an order of the Circuit Court of the county of Roc kingham entered on the 20th day of December 1 93L , in the matter of the State Commissio n on Conservat ion and Developme nt v _ __ _ C_a_s~s~an~d----"-'-r-"-a~L_a.c..cw.c..cs.cc..o=n=-=A'--"t=k=i=n=s~____ and others, being full and complete settlemen t for the tract of land k nown in said proceedin g as #__,1=7~9~- - Sign original and duplicate and return to the Treasurer of Virginia. �Claim of __::,;; .. --.J.. --&-e-1-le~--s- - , __,1_!!__1l Jt_.J.ellars4______________________________________ _ In the Circuit Court oL-~c.tingh-4m ------------Coun ty, Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti-tioner, vs.--~~--:g.! __JeJ.l~_:r§__.&_'1.l...__ J.. __ 3.all.ars..,__ Tw.£l _lruud..racL.e.l'.l.d- -t,h.J.'.!.e-e--&-e-:Fes _______(2..0..3_.a.n.raai _________________________________. ---------------- ---------------- more or less, of land in_BQ~-~ingh.?JJlL _____________ County, Virginia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ___ -.Ro.c..kingham. ________ County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as ~tlnswer •<aMid ·petition and to said notice. ~enam'3xs _____:D . - 3 • ~fl~~r~ . &8 ~· :;.ss~~l~rtin -- -. 9rd - . Virginia - ~nd rn ..J.Ji:fQ-U+-~.i.rg.i bi.D_... ________ _ 1he ~ post office address so___j _.__ ,., ... __ Xi c1{1m a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ __~Q~----- _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements; __ J)VLellin.g._h.ous .a,.._.a.t.a.hle_.n n.a__an. _or..c...ha..xd_.o..f ____ _ .;)s}lil.x.s.__ ____f.o...rty__or__fif_ty__tr..e..as..________________________________________________________ _ This land is located about__.l_Q ____ ___ miles from ___ _l§]__a_nd_ 1 0J.'J L,.. ______ ___ Virginia, in the--,- -;.itonawtlLMa gisterial District of said County. X 1c1aim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) _______ ________ ___ __ ____ .J..o..in.t._ era ___ ______ ______________________________________ _ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follows: North ____ .;t.:.n orose _ .::>hifle tt ___________________________________________________ _ South _____ __________ }luf.f.Jnn.. ____ ______ ___________________ __ _____ ______ ______ ____ _ East ___ _.J).r.--G~..t-G..r-t-on ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------' West ____ E..ilar3rot.he. x.s------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------Xlc~~quirecbm.~1i-fght, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_i~1_9_____ in the following manner: ________________ ey_P~cha~e- ___ .. . __ ·---------------- - ---------------- ------------ ------ ----- ;;e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $1-9_._QQ_Q________ , Iccraim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $10....,QO_Q ________ • d' · · t he a bove descr1'bed tract or none le are _______ ____ __ acres of 1an d a~_J91mng the owner of .___ :l:mn parcel of land but lying outside the Park area, which J:vt!ih.im will be damaged bj~the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $2:.~-4_~--- ---· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of land by metes a4d bounds). --)t,_J »«•1' _dt~~~~--~ ---~ -i!.-o~--~ - ~ C1J "-.,fJ....,L 0ey__A__Q- ...._.. ..., __ ~ _J _A.M.J..._f:4 _ t. <AMAf' _~ - ~ Remarks: _'2__~ t. -J.__"!"f-<:,.: .... ~ ~ ~-~uv,,.__.,,c::.¥.,..__ ~~~~~ - •• •!_ _§"_~ ~-~ -~ ~ ~ ~ ~--=---t ~-e -- -- - --- __ :..~ --~ -~ . -~ -~L-)----- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). Witness,m§''J;lgn atureS(or '."y name and md;'k a t ~ hereto) this____ J8_tti__;J;:day H-___ !__,(J_,., t ~ -~ 2/c~M-::!. ~ ;:::: 5· 3· oL __~.e.b.ruaiy------ -, 193tl. ~ 01 s:, STATE OF VIRGINIA, GOUN'f'¥ 'oF~ ~ ,%":;:;~~it : The undersigned hereby certifies that..J_.__.3.._...s.elle..r.s_.&. _-:.. _..,_____ ...3ell.e.rs------- -ex., 3 ~ g:, a, the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters z,..; § ~ and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, () ;:&,.. ~ 18th · (,) c:;t (/) ~ this________ _______ day oUahruar.,r_____~~~ ~ ~ f ! e e i t t l Imestigarm--.m--Notary Public, _or Jw,stiee ef e=lit Peace.[ [ g- ;=' -~~~=----<1~-"____ ��li X1 __ d~-- -- J ---------------- ------------Claim of______ In the Circuit Court o L _ ~ - ~ - C o u n t y , Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conser~on and Development of the State of Virginia, Peti- tioner, vs. _________2t w~-- ~ ------------------------------------------- _______ County, Virginia, Defendants. _ more or less, of land in The undersigned, in answer to the pe ·on of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o L ~ ~ ~ - - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to saBV~~tition and to said notice. My name is ______ ~_,;r.' My post offi.ce address is ____ .ti~----'2£v .~---------- ------------- -I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___j_½_Q _______ acres, on which there are the following , d ~ ------------------------------------ ::: = This land is located about_ ____ -'.z _____ miles f r o m _ f ~ ~ - - - - - - - Virginia, in theJ~_Ma gisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -------- - ------------- ~-~-l uu-~ The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ _rni.lli ~-~ft-~- -~-~-It2 ~-------------- --------~ - - - -----------South ___ ~ . - f f l _ , . ~__t __ _~ East ____ /'J1AA;_J__ f : ~ 71'-t1-::a..d___. __ ____________________________________ _ .d~ r;J.A,, -- _ __ __ ---------------- ---------------- ---------West______ ~~~------I acquired my right, title, estate or i terest to this property about the year _.12~6-:fu the ~ ~~:=-~~I~ ='-.~& u-~ ---------~ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__'i{_f._~_"c}!._p_!?___ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parM~ o! land with the improvements thereon is $- -~~-~ ~--?j-~-I am the owner of_ __ ../!l!f}_______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro---· posed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $-~ (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a 1~ti1~ ~ ~-~ - description of th- tr:ct o~~a~c __: __ ----=---- ~-< {Hy;f-~ ~~-- ----/ I_, ___ , :- ___a_-r-~-~-~ ---~------~ -- ~ - ----------------------- --- - ----- - ------ ----- - ----- -- ---- -------- - -- ( Continue remarks if necessa~ o~ he back). ~y signature ~1~my name and mark attached hereto) this __~ _____ _day fl)!;~~ ;~~~~~;~~. l~~~TY OF_;e,~;z-----2t~~~---------- The undersigned hereby certifies that_~ ~ -=-- ---------- ----- the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, th / / J/ 3 I i•--= : ; ;_--= da: ~oL? ~--- 1/ -__;;;~ / · / 7 ~ I ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~ al -- vesti;tor-or Notary Public, or Justice of ne Peace. 3&.:, �Claim of_ ______ ~ In the Circuit Court o L _ ~ ~ ~ - C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________, At Law. ::e:,ta:: _Commiss)t:,o ~ : n ~ v e l o p m e n t of the State_of_Virginia, Peti- J'r, ~- ----------------------------- ________ _ --------------------- .-~ ---------.... ------------ ------------ -. --..------------ ---------more or less, of land mfl(.~~,AA .~-~,,.J __________ County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court o L ~~ ~ - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to sajff' petition and to said notice. ~~-k-~ -------------------------------------- My name is ____ ~iy post office address i s - - - ~ - r - -U--~--- ------------ ------------ --I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___g~~ -- _______ acres, on which there are the following ~~~~~~~~:-~~~-~~~:_o-~em~~-~~:::~~:~::=::~ :::::::: ;:z______ This land is located about_ ___ miles from_ ~ qf _ ~ - --Virginia, in theJ ~__ Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) -~----~ -~-~- - & .£L ~ - ~ i f d ------.. . --12- ~ -------------------------------------------------------------The land o,vners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: North ___ ~ ~-.la.~ -~ ~ ~ ------------ --- - ------------ ------ - South ___ East ___ ~ -f;_~--------------------------------------- ,&~ ~ -- f t ~ ----------------------------------£_ ' _ West--- ~ --L- h ~------------------- --------------------------------I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_/2LB :__in the follo'lf:Lmtl:'.v ~f _h-<t.t.er:¾,:-~ _::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvement s thereon is $-/-0-~_<.)_.Q.,_(l_-r)__ _ I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or pa~el of land with the improvement s thereon is $--~]J'_Q_cl!..~__D __ . I am the owner oL __/1!1}__ ____ ____ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the pro- ------- - ------------ ------- - --------- - ------ (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of itne~s- mY_:~~:~~1~my namend~a:~-: ~~ ~~::=:~:~ ATE OF IRGINIA, COUNTY OF_~ ~ - , To-wit: The undersigned hereby certifies thaL ______,_11('_~ - ~------------ ---------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, is-~ ~;---:- : oL_;z:4:- -:~:,;tP~blic :~~ ~CZ fiE nvestigator-or , or Justice othe Peace. th / // ~ ~~ �- '--- '-..__,,- Claim of______ ~Lh~-A ~------------------------------------------In the Circuit Court of_'}1.b_~ -~-- ~ - - - C o unty, Virginia, No, ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conse tion and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs, ____ ft1 fr~--------------------------------------------------------------- ~~;~-~;1~~~~-;i1~~a-i~ -=--=--=====-=~~~~=~~c;~~~;:vi;~;;i~~-D~f~~-d~~~-------The undersigned, in answer to the etition of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the filing of said petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit Court of_ ~ -~~ -~ --- County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this as his answer to s~ petition and to said notice. · My name is ____ ftL.7,f-, ~ --------------------------------------My post office address is ___ .tr;~~r--~ -----------------------------I claim a right, title, estate or interest in a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ ___i_'1-:-_ .6. _______ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: ___________________________________________________________ _ This land is located about__L ~ ------miles from_.12.~_:t_~--- Virginia, in the_c l ' ~Magisterial District of said County. I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or parcel of land described above.) ------- - - -- ~u----f:!J_J -~ - ---- ------ - -------- ---------------------------- w~ rh The land owners adjacent to the above described tract or parcel of land are as follo,w s: I f / ~ ~ ------------------ North_. J+.~ .4 _ South ______ a,_,_(3, ,/(;)_Jj!_gf,,~-----~----------------------------------------East ___ __ t'p~ ~)+~~ ---------------------------------------------West_ ____ Jy.,Luc£e__. _4- -~ --~-- ~ ---I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this property about the year_J_!}_ j_~_in the following manner: c,,. ©.~ °F ____________ ak ~ --Pf _P6-l)-.,L_JL_'J14 ~~ _______________ _ I claim that the total value of this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $_;z...d..a..d-1_<)_u____ , I claim that the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is $__ /_0_4_ <-2·-~__c(__ . I am the owner o L ~-~cres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying outside the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $------------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a description of the tract or parcel of }and b~ met~ and b~1£Y1~) . ,/ / . . Remarks: _J,&1.._ .l__'ld-14.~_f e_~ tu__ _f e ~ -~ -~ - -~ ~---~ ( _ ~---~ --- $..;i£dAlldet~ A.k-_,txr_f!_~~-kf._.k1d,~--~- 1 t R - ~ - ~-H4--&-:7-ill_~_e-~_J:4 _______________ _ ------------------------------- ------------- (Continue remarks if necessary on the back). of_ W;~~;::~~~:~~r1~~my nam~~:~~-:~e~o~~~~~d:~ X?t~-1-n--------, STt;-~;1IRGINIA, COUNTY OF To-wit. The undersigned hereby certifies th~~:[jf_~JJJ_'..,R_~-------------------the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things apP.earing in his ~ e answer are true to the best of his knowledge and belief, day oL~ ~- --- --~ 19 . ~~ this __ _____ Lp ______ ?-//3-/:J-/ M ·/4 ~ ~ _ /1/ ··- ,._ / . ---------------~ - - ------_ o the Court, or Special estigator or ---- -- C Notary Public, or Justice of ~~ e Peace. 3':>l �_,_--~ ~--------------------- of}U;_f£l.J~ Claim In the Circuit Court o f ~ ~ C o u n t y , Virginia, No. ________ , At Law. The State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, Petitioner, vs.__ , , < ) ~_ ~ -------------------------------------------- --- -----------------. ·/.J .: .:;z~ - - - - - - - - - - - . -. .---------------------- more or less, of land m/ -~ ~ _ __ _____ _County, V1rgmia, Defendants. The undersigned, in answer to the petiti of the State Commission on Conservation and Development of the State of Virginia, and in response to the notice of condemnation awarded upon the ing of said ·petition and published in accordance with the order of the Circuit - County, Virginia, asks leave of the Court to file this ~ _ Court of as h:ya~:: :_m:_rn_:~ o sai~ ~o~~~e~ ___ '\ --------------- 7/47 _ -----~.t/_~ - ----~---My post office address is__ _ I claim a right, title, estate or interi:,t jn a tract or parcel of land within the area sought to be condemned, containing about_ _____ .!Q,. ________ acres, on which there are the following buildings and improvements: _____ _________________________________ _____________________ _ ~~~:;~:~~:~;:;;;:~:~~~~~iie:{~~~~~~~;~-;~ I claim the following right, title, estate or interest in the tract or parcel of land described above: (In this space claimant should say whether he is sole owner or joint owner, and if joint owner give names of the joint owners. If claimant is not sole or joint owner, he should set out exactly what right, title, estate or interest he has in or to the tract or of1 ~~~!bed above. )n ~,1 ~ r _ ~ h_G u / _ a d _ f 6 ~ ~-.'~~~-~~~-~- - --- ----- - _,_ s_~~------- ~ _JL~ f:~~ ~:~ -: ~: ~ :d_IT~-c:_: _pa: :~:~-~ ~:-~ :_: :~l~ ~ V, ---- ---- ~ --------------------------------------, 4 - _ West_ I acquired my right, title, estate or interest to this· property about the year_(~ - ~ ---in the f:;;~e~41/jp~ - - ~ ~ ~-~ $-~w. ~--· Jt ~ f-2~-clai-- t at~~~. , , . - ~ ~ ~ with the improvements there- I claim 0iat the total value of my right, title, estate or interest, on is in and to this tract or parcel of land with the improvements thereon is ~ ~tli.;(-6'/ I am the owner of_ __ 11 ,:. _______ acres of land adjoining the above described tract or parcel of land but lying o~~ the Park are a, which I claim will be damaged by the proposed condemnation of lands within the Park area, to the extent of $--- ---------------· (In the space below should be set out any additional statements or information as to this claim which claimant desires to make; and if practicable he should also insert here a . . , t s and bounds). description of t~ / ~ract or par.eel of land by meE &farks: -!f<X7f-, ___ __ ~ ' : d _ ~ 1U,(,--~ Lr1rflU4,_~-!~_--lM--ct---~ ~-_ p _ ~ ~ ~---~ ~ i t f : ! : : t J ~-~ ,,_-ZfilA£~' :tt;,~ ~ti/!:ff;_pue~:1};i;;_/:Jt::::-,~~ :~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~:~ of_~ ~-:~~:~~l~ my name and :::~ ------ - ----, To-wit: STATE OF VIRGINIA, COUNTY OF_ ~ ,,,.,.._,,..., _ ---------------------- The undersigned hereby certifies thaL l l " h -~--~ the above named claimant personally appeared before him and made oath that the matters and things appearing in his above answer are true to the :e_est of his knowledge and belief, th ~/;3 / I 31 i•- ~ j7 -- ~ ay,,: - hn / · ~ ~ ~~M--~;- 7 d:= ____ ~ al Investigator or Notary Public, or Justi~ of the Peace. �-- County: Rockingham District: Stone a ll County: Greene District: .onroe ,'/179 - Se l lers, ~ .. creage Cl a imed: Value Claimed: Locat ion: • & E. B. 203 .Assessed 203 a . " $2430.00 10 , 000 . 00 None kno n . ~andy l oam off i r de ~t h n~d f e r ti l ity. The ~c oded part is very rocky and the all.opes a re moderate on the gr a zi ng l a nd and s teep on the t i mber ed portions. The first ol ass gr a zing 1 ..nd as a fa ir s od wi th consi derable blue g r a s s , some sheep sorrel a~d weeds. There is some loose r ock and patches of poor so il. I t s pe sup badly i n t he i nter, There is very little uter on the tra ct. The s econd olass has thi n s od, many , bl a ckberries, more r ock and s ome br ush l hoads: 1..i ght mi l e s over good di rt road t o Yancey, t he nearest s 'l ip.:.. ping poi nt .. Bistoty: or / f , / ./ ,/ tf ' ,i • (1919) 4000 .00 Top of t h e Bl ue Ridge nortll o:f Si mmons Gap, l yi ng i n both Ro ck ingham a. <l Greene count ies, and ent i rely wi t hi n t he Park ar ea. I ncumbrances, counter cla i ms or laps: .§2!1: Deed: 20 3 ,· t r act and condition o f timber: The tru c t has been cut over at v·1r1.ous times. Most of the stand is dead che stnut up to 30" DBH 1th sca ttered red oa k u p t o 24 f' DBH and :vi t h occa siona l sma l l er trees of pop l a r, ash and chestnut oak nd t here ha s been no fire s in t he pa st several ye a rs. It i s esti"lated t o c t 25 M. sa w timbe r valued 'it 2 . 00 ----v 50 . 00 500 cords of ext r a ct ood valued oO•) l ocus t posts val ued 5¢ ;/ 15¢ ------- - 75. 00 25 . 00 $150 . 00 :tmpr$vements: Tenant house: Fr ame l 6x29', 4 rooms, 2 story, porch 6xl6' , good condition 400. J O ----- I\ ~ : Fr ame lox30', meta l roof, poor condition 300 . 00 ;\ Hen house: Log l 6x8', 35. 00 Spri ng house : 8x8', s hingle roof - 10. 00 r: /. ,' 145. oo f ( \ 1 \\ l. Value\ of l a nd by types: Rockingham Type 4 Slope i'1 Acreage County. Va Jue per acre 68 $2.50 Fg I ·~ Fg II / 53 65 35 . 00 f .· Fe \ \ ( 18~ Tot a l t ulue of orcha rd 34 . 00 Tot ~1 ;value or l and 3210. 00 Total value of i .::uprovemen t s 745.00 Tota l va lue of timber 150. 00 Tota l v lu~ of tra ct 4l39.00 Ave r age va lue per a cr e 22 . 02 17.00 40.00 Tota l Value 170 . 00 1855 . 00 1105. 00 80. 00 3210.0(} �County: Rockingham District: stonewall County: Greene District: Monroe #179 - Sellers. ; . ~. & • B. - Sellers, w. W. & E. B. (Rockingham. Co.) (Greene County) # Cont'd ~lue ot land by types: (Greene County) Total Value Value per acre Acreage $35.oe 15 $S25.0o Total value of land $525.00 Total value ot tract 525.00 Average value per aore 35.00 SUh,!L\RY Rocki ngham & Greene Counties. Slope Fg I Fg II Fe A. @ C 3.50 35.00 - 68 A . $170.00 2380.00 65 A. @ @ 17.00 40.00 - 1105.00 80.00 68 2 A. 2.03 A . tro ta l number or a eres 203 Total value or land $3735.00 ) 3'1s5.l5o 1.1 ,.,() () Total value ot impro- 745. 00 Total value of timber-150.00 Total value of tract 4530.00 Average value per a cre$22.98 ..t-¢.~v •; '',,' '- ' \' ' \ ' '\ ,, .\ �- - ~ ~ - - - - - - - ------~·- - County: Rooldngham District: stonewall County: Greene District : Monroe h'l79 - Sellers, - Sellers w. v. iv. w. &: !!i. B. &. E. B. (Rockingham Co.} Greene Count Cont'd {Greene County) ~alue ot land by types: 15 Total value of land Total value o:r tract ~ verage value per acr-e Total Value per acre .Aoreage Value $35.06 $5~5.oo $525. 00 525.00 35.00 ·,· SUMMARY Rocki ngham & Greene Counties. Slope Fg I Fg II Fe 68 A. 68 A . 65 A . 2 A. 203 I. 2.50 35.00 l?.00 40.00 Total number of a ores 205 Total value of land 3735.00 Total value of 1mpro- 745.00 ) v.,,IIJ o Total value of tract· 4630.ob Average value per a ere$22.98 ..t ~ ~<1 •; - $170.00 2380.00 1105.00 80.00 5'135.60 Total value of timber-150 . 00 \ ' ." \' '\ \ '\ \ ,. .z '\" ' \· \ ' '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 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-w-w-and-e-b.pdf Title A name given to the resource Selllers, W. W. & E. B. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Top of Blue Ridge 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): 179 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 Sellers https://omeka.lib.jmu.edu/erp/files/original/498f67de052d5232ca48cee7ec15288a.pdf 844c5e205dbc4556d3cab39ccaf3fc31 PDF Text Text I / I NAME OF CLAIMANT #175 -- Number of Acres: Location: v. Sellers , ,vm. 159 Roads: On east side of Simnons G-....l) Roc..d , about one mile north of Si,..11.nons G~p. :rt is approxiautely five miles to Swift Run Post Office over ~n ordtn.::.ry dirt roe:..d; t:1a:1ce three n"_le.:; to Elkton o~er t~e Spottswood ~rai l. Soil: ... 11e soil is a clL-y l our.11 with G: very slicllt mixtur J of s a nd . History of Tract and condition of timber: ':'lii s tract has b ,en used c1liefl y for genera.l fur 1ning :'or r1:.-lny years os indicat d by the buil<lings -found on it . Sane of -~he better grade o:' oc.k and yellow poplar logs ,, re cut from t::is tract about fi v., :rears n o . '.:'he remaining st~nd is estin-ted to c1t us follows ; 92 :_. ft. Oa.k (rnostly red oak ) 15 II . ft. hickory -10 • Improvements: pop l ctr - 13 A. pin~ ,. mc1 ot 11er& - to :ul 130 .l • Dvmlli 'lg : Fr~,me , 26x44 ', 1 0 r ooms, porch 10x20' , net a l roof , brick and sto:1 fl· 1 es , 2 story , ceiled , water supplyspring , solid :i.oun<lution, celltir , 10xl2 ' , f1..1.ir conclition , occuJied by ten~nt (l~s . Wood ) . Woodsi1ed: Fr:1: _e, 8xl0x6 ' , s:.-11 '1(lle- bo~rd roof, ..;>oor condition. T.1e.1t house : Log , llxllx l O',.sl1intle , f\.ir conc:j_-cion . SJring house : Log , 8xl7x8 ', slii.nGl roof, f . ,ir condition • .lo.sh house : Fre.1a.e, 1 2x26x8 ', shingle roof , poor oondi ti on . 3arn : Fr~,~e a 1"' log , 42x87xl6 ', shingle roof , poor cond ition Bugqy shed : Frm,1e , 1Gx22xl 0 ', shingle roof . Gr~(n ry : Log ~mcl fro.ne, 2b~3lx l 3', shingle roof , poor condition . . f[;.gon s:1ed : 20x23xl2', fr' ·1e , G:1i:n.c;le roof , poor eon 1 itio11. Orchard : 5 - ores . Acreage and value of types : Types Acreage Value per·acre Total Value Ridge: Slope: 77 ~.A: . 00 ..,308 . 00 5 15 . 00 75 . 00 Cove: Grazing Land: Fields Restocking: Cultivated Land: Orchard: 72 -~, 5 3: . 00 2520 . 00 ,r'2903 . 00 50 . 00 230 . 00 1 300 . 00 600 . 00 30 . 00 :;,;5100 . 00 Minerals: Value of Land: $ 2903 . 00 Value of Improvements: $ 1300 . 00 Value of Orchard: $ 2:50 . 00 Value of Minerals: $ Value of Fruit: $ Value of Timber: $ 600 . 00 Value of Wood: $ 30 . 00 Value per acre for tract: $ 33 . 10 Incidental damages arising from the taking of this tract: $ ..Tone . ~ - / ~ -~ 71 �REPORT ON THE ACREAGE of tlie WM. V. SELLERS TRACT #175. This tract is covered by an apparently good description, by bearings and distances, calling for 140 Acres. However, measurements made on the ground prove that the closing line is eight chains longer than called for in the deed, and that, on the opposite side of the tract, an incorrect bearing is given for one line. These errors tended to balance each other in closing the tract, so that a good closure was obtained in spite of them. Computing the acreage af ter making these corrections, I get 159 acres as the area of the tract. #/1/J V w.-~ 07&a.-iA--- 's1oan ~ Chief Engineer Park Service 72 �~ County : Distri ct: H,l7p • Seller s, Wm. y. _ Acreas e Claime d: 140 *Asses sed: 140 A. 1 ~.8400 • 00 Assesse d1 $1'150, 00 Value Ola!iiied Deed: 140 A~ Deeds $6000. (1925) 159 A •~ On East side of 51.m:mona Gap Road, about one mile of Simmons Gap . AREA. Loca.ti otu Rockingham Stonew all Incumb rances 2 counte r el aim& ,or- lnJi?s 1 north None so far ns known. Soil: The soil is a clay lAe.m, with a very slight mixtur e of ae.nd. Roe.de: It is approx1 .ma.tel7 f1.ve n4les to Swift .Run P. o. over an ordina ry dirt road, thence three miles to Elkto~ over the Spottsw ood Trail . Histor y of tract and condit ion of timber : Thia tract hns been used ehle1'1 y ?or genera l farmin g .for many years as 1nd1 ... cated by the buildin gs found on 1t . Somo of the bet t er grade of oak add yellow poplar loge were cut from this tract about five years ago. The remain ing stand is estimated to cut as follow s: 92 M. ft. Oak (mostl y Red Oak) 15 M. ft. Hickor y 10 M. Poplar 13 M. P1ne and o t hors ... 15g I. Improvements: , s"'>- Dwellip g t Frame, 26x44' 10 roomo., Porch 10x20' , metiil roof, brick and stone flues, 2 story, ceiled Water SU.Jply- Spr1ng ., solid foundn tion--C ellar, 1 ·1::d2' Fair condit ion, occupie d by tenant•- -fY.!'s~ Wood) 850. Woodshed: Frame, 8x10.x6 • . Sh1ngl e•board roof - poor• 5. Meat ffou.'"se& Log, llxllltl O, shingl e, fair cond'n 20. Spri!!B Rouse: tog., 8xl7x8 1 , shingle roof, fair 35. Waah1iouse: Prame, 12x26x 8 1 , shingle roof, poor 10. Srn:_ Frame', _sx "l • s h ingle roof, poor 200. 7& log l Buggy Sheds Frame, l6x22Xl.O t, ehingle roof• 25. Granar y: ' tog and Frame, 2lx31x l2', shingl e roof, poor condit ion ------ --150. wyon Shefi: 20lt23x l~ 1 Frame, shingle roof,p oor- _._..3..,.5.. .,. Orchar d: 5 A. AereN>e and Value of lanp Acreag ,: . 77 'Slope Fe· "/2 Fr 6 ~= Orchar d 5 :[59 * bz @ tao.. ---- tzyes C $400 . 00 value per A. $S.ol5 30 . 00 10 . 00 so.oo (Contin ued) 81836. Total Value ~s1.oo 2160 . 00 50 . 00 ~iR1.b6 �#1"15• Sellers, wm. v . (oontinued) Total value ot lam: Total value of orchard Total value of improv~~ente $2441 . 00 400. 00 1330. 00 · Total value of timber * 130 M. ft . @ 5.•--~ Total value of tl'act~•-~ • ~45~1. 00 Average value per acre: 030.32 Note: 650 . 00 Tho difference in the area found a.nd the aereag assessed is attribut d to what appears to have been an erroneo urvey. ·A check of eeFtain boundary lines t the time th1 tract was examined indicates that at least one line had been measured too short. �~ Rockingham Sto new all Cou nty; Distx-1ct; #17 5 • Sel lers , Wm. v. N M. Burke et al . !I ,,. f: w.w. ,,· ·. ~ ,, ll ·.. II t Ale x 11 ''J' ·;. • " \S'T Shi ffle tt i ....... Mra .n.c.coleman .' Fe II II II ·.. & ~ .' Fr .:· T. L.Yaneoy . .... Joao ph Wood Ambrose Shi f~l ett ~EG,ElID: ,.,.., Slo pe Til lab le Orchurcl Fie lda •res too kin g Sca le - l" = 20 cha ina � 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 Naylor, Cassie - Shifflett, Ahaz Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context sellers-wm-v.pdf Title A name given to the resource Sellers, Wm. V. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rockingham County Circuit Courthouse Description An account of the resource Location: Simmons Gap Rd 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): 175 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 Sellers