BENJAMIN OSCAR LUNSFORD

 

DEED FROM

 

JULIA F. BLOCK & HUSBAND

 

 

 

Deed Book 31, Cross County, Arkansas

 

Page No. 1

 

 

 

 

JULIA F. BLOCK & HUSBAND    

             TO                                                                 WARRANTY DEED

B. O. LUNSFORD        

 

 

KNOW ALL YE MEN BY THESE PRESENTS;  THAT WE,  JULIA F. BLOCK, AND BEN BLOCK, HER HUSBAND, FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF THE SUM OF FOUR HUNDRED & NO/100 DOLLARS, PAID AND TO BE PAID BY B. O. LUNSFORD AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT:  ONE HUNDRED & NO/100 DOLLARS, CASH IN HAND {THE RECIEPT OF WICH IS HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGED}, AND THREE NOTES OF EVEN TENOR AND DATE FOR HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH, AS FOLLOWS;  ONE NOTE FOR $100.00 DUE ONE YEAR FROM DATE; ONE NOTE FOR $100.00 DUE TWO YEARS FROM DATE;  ONE NOTE FOR $100.00 DUE THREE YEARS FROM DATE, AND ALL BEARING INTEREST AT THE RATE OF TEN {10} PER CENT PER ANNUM FROM DATE UNTIL FULLY PAID, DO HEREBY GRANT, BARGAIN AND SELL UNTO THE SAID B. O. LUNSFORD AND UNTO HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOREVER THE FOLLOWING LANDS LYING IN THE COUNTY OF CROSS AND STATE OF ARKANSAS, TO-WIT:

 

            THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER, AND THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION THIRTY SIX {36} IN TOWNSHIP SEVEN {7}, NORTH, AND IN RANGE THREE EAST, CONTAINING 50 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS.

 

            TO HAVE AND TO HOLD THE SAME UNTO THE SAID B. O. LUNSFORD AND UNTO HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS FOREVER, WITH ALL APPURTENANCES THEREUNTO BELONGING.

 

            AND WE HEREBY COVENANT WITH THE SAID B. O. LUNSFORD THAT WE WILL FOREVER WARRANT AND DEFEND THE TITLE TO SAID LANDS AGAINST ALL CLAIMS  WHATEVER, AND THAT SAID LANDS ARE FREE FROM ALL LIENS AND INCUMBRANCES.  IT BEING HEREIN EXPRESSLY UNDERSTOOD THAT A LIEN IS HEREBY RETAINED UPON SAID LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF RESIDUE OF THE PURCHASE MONEY HEREINBEFORE MENTIONED.

 

           WITNESS OUR HANDS AND SEALS ON THIS 29TH DAY, OF NOVEMBER, 1916.

 

                                                                                            JULIA F. BLOCK,         L.S.

                                                                                            BEN BLOCK,                L.S.

 

 

STATE OF ARKANSAS   }

COUNTY OF CROSS        }    SS.

 

                                                BE IT REMEMBERED, THAT ON THIS DAY CAME BEFORE ME, THE UNDERSIGNED, A NOTARY PUBLIC WITHIN AND FOR THE COUNTY AFORESAID, DULY COMMISSIONED AND ACTING JULIA F. BLOCK TO ME WELL KNOWN AS THE GRANTOR IN THE FOREGOING DEED, AND STATED THAT SHE HAD EXECUTED THE SAME FOR THE CONSIDERATION AND PURPOSES THEREIN MENTIONED AND SET FORTH.

           WITNESS MY HAND AND SEAL AS SUCH NOTARY PUBLIC ON THIS 29TH DAY OF NOVEMBER 1916.

 

SEAL                                                                                    A. S. AMMERMAN

 

MY COMMISSION EXPIRES SEPT. 1, 1918

 

          FILED FOR RECORD NOVEMBER 29TH 1916 AND RECORDED NOVEMBER 30TH 1916.

 

                                                                                             F. D. ROLFE, CLERK

                                                                                             BY R. A. MARTIN, D. C.

 

 

TO LEIN HEREIN IS THIS DAY SATISFIED IN FULL APRIL 22ND 1920

 

                                                                                                                 JULIA F. BLOCK

 

                                                                                         

                                                                                                ATTEST W. W. STACY, CLERK                                                  

 BY MARK STORY,  D. C.

 

 

 

               

 

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Source:  Cross County Deeds

Cross County Courthouse, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas

Transcribed by Shannon Greenhaw Marquis

 


 

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