Source: Sumner Co. Archives Deed Book 94, Pages 11 & 12
Contributed by Joyce Stark Blocker (CBStark@aol.com)
© March 2001
John L. Bruce et al.............}
To......Quit Claim Deed....0
R. D. Locke........................}
Whereas on the 6th day of February, 1904, Adeline Bruce, John L. Bruce, Mary Everette, Celia
DeLay and husband, Edward DeLay, Sallie Bruce, Willie Bruce, Cleva Bruce, Mary E. Bruce, G.
W. Everette, Bessie Bruce and Lillie Bruce, executed a deed to Mrs. Maggie Jones for the
consideration therein shown, which said deed is recorded in Deed Book 84, page 9 ROSC,
conveying to the said Mrs. Jones
Thirty-Five or Forty acres of land as described in said deed. And whereas, the acknowledgements
to the said deed were iregular in that they did not conform to the Tennessee Statute, prescribing
the manner of acknowledging deeds. And whereas, a portion of the said land belongs to R. D.
Locke and is bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at black oak, Sanders and Swifts corner; th, S. 1 (degree) W. 54 poles to a stake in
Combs north boundary line, with hickory and elm pointers; th, with Combs line S. 88-1/2
(degrees) E. 49 poles to center of the public road leading to Pole Hill; th, with said road N. 15-1/2
(degree) W. 28 poles and 9 links to a point in road; th, N. 28-1/2 (degrees) W. 9 poles and 6
links; th, N. 48-1/2 (degrees) W. 7 poles and 4 links; th, N. 4 (degrees) E. 12 poles to the center
of the road; th, N. 88-1/2 (degrees) W. 27-1/2 poles to the beginning, containing 15 acres, more
or less.
Now therefore, in consideration of the premises aforesaid, for the purpose of curing the said
defective acknowledgments, and for the consideration of $1.00 to us cash in hand paid, the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged, we, the undersigned, John L. Bruce, Mary Everette, Cenia
DeLay and husband, Edward DeLay, Sallie Bruce Valentine & husband, H. E. Valentine, Cleva
Bruce Hicks & husband, H. C. Hicks, and Bessie Bruce, do hereby remise, release and quit claim
unto the said R. D. Locke, his heirs and assigns, all the right, title and interest which we each of
us have, or have had in and to the said described tract of land. To have and to hold the said land
unto the said R. D. Locke his heirs and assigns in fee simple.
John L. Bruce,,,Bessie Bruce,,,,H. G. Hicks,,,,
Cleva Hicks (Cleva Bruce),,,Sallie Bruce Valentine,
(formerly Sallie Bruce),,,, H. E. Valentine,,,Howard
DeLay, Cenia DeLay, Mary Everett.......................
State of Oklahoma _____________(sic) County.
Personally appeared before me, W. J. Galt, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, the
within named H. C. Hicks and Clevie Hicks, his wife, the bargainers, with whom I am personally
acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for the purposes
therein contained. And Clevie Hicks, wife of the said H. C.
Hicks, having appeared before me, privately and apart from her husband, the said Clevie Hicks
acknowledged the execution of the said instrument to have been done by her freely, voluntarily
and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her said husband, and for the
purposes therein expressed. Witness my hand and official seal, at El Reno, Okla, this 18 day of
March, 1925. Com. Ex. March 10, 1926
{Seal} W. J. Galt.....Notary Public........
State of Kansas, Montgomery County.
Personally appeared before me, Anna Truttman, a Notary Public in and for said County and State,
the within named H. E. Valentine and Sallie Valentine, his wife, the bargainers, with whom I am
personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for the
purposes therein contained. And Sallie Valentine,
wife of the said H. E. Valentine, having appeared before me, privately and apart from her
husband, the said Sallie Valentine acknowledged the execution of the said instrument to have been
done by her freely, voluntarily and understandingly, without compulsion or constraint from her
said husband, and for the purposes therein expressed. Witness my
hand and official seal, at Independence, Kansas, this 25th day of March. 1925.
Com. Ex. Jany. 17, 1926
{Seal} Anna Truttman....Notary Public....
State of Oklahoma, Coal County.
Personally appeared before me, E. Moore, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, the
within named J. L. Bruce and Bessie Bruce, the bargainer, with whom I am personally acquainted,
and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for the purposes therein
contained. Witness my hand and oficial seal, at Coalgate Okla.
this 17th day of December, 1924.
My Com. Ex. Jan. 19, 1927.
{Seal}........E. Moore.....Notary Public.......
State of Oklahoma, Coal County
Personally appeared before me, Mattie Hughes, a Notary Public in and for said County and State,
the within named Mary Everett, Nee Bruce, widow of C. W. Everett, deceased, the bargainor,
with whom I am personally acquainted, and who acknowledged that she executed the within
instrument for the purposes therein contained. Witness my
hand and official seal, at Colgate, Ok. this 1st day of May, 1925.
My Com. Ex. 1-17-196
{Seal} Mattie Hughes.....Notary Public....
State of Wisconsin, Douglass County
Personally appeared before me, Jason D. Clark, a Notary Public in and for said County and State,
the within named Edward DeLay and Cenia DeLay, the bargainers, with whom I am personally
acquainted, and who acknowledged that they executed the within instrument for the purposes
therein contained. And Cenia DeLay, wife of the said Edward DeLay, having appeared before me,
privately and apart from her husband, the said Cenia DeLay acknowledged the execution of the
said instrument to have been done by her freely, voluntarily and understandingly, without
compulsion or constraint from her said husband, and for the purposes therein expressed. Witness
my hand and official seal, at Hepeni,
Wisconsin, this 6th day of April, 1925
{Seal} Jason D. Clark....Notary Public,
Douglas County, Wisconsin...Com. Ex.
Sep.17,27.
Received for registration May 18, 1925 at 1:35 P.M.
Registered and examined May 18, 1925