Aff - Coleman, Essie_12/17/1974. - -. � . _ .. "1
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LEC 171974
STATE OF INDIANA
COUNTY OF GI BSON SS : �, ���'~`� -
� AUDITOR
AFFIDAVIT OF DEATH AND HEIRSHIP.
1`he undersigned, John W. Ballard, being first duLy
aworn on: oath deposes. and says: • "
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That he is t3�e attorney of record for Stella Kirksey,
adult daughter of Esaie Coleaan (sometimes deaignated as Essie
Richards Coleman) reaiding at Lakeview, Box 44, State of Arkansas.
That as reflected by Ghe record that has been established
to him it appears that the above designated decedent died a widow
and left as her sole and only heir at law her adult daughter,
Stella Kirksey.
That the above designated Essie Coleman (sometimes des-
ignated as Essie Richards Coleman) was the surviving sister of
Harvey Richards, deceased, and that the said Essie Coleman (some-
times deaignated as Esaie Richards Coleman) died intestate a
1ega1 resident of the City of Jonesboro in the State of Arkansas
on December 16, 1973 at the age of eighty-one (81) yeara.
That said decedent as of the date of her demise died
the owner of a fractional interest in real estate, Located in
Gibson Countq, Patoka Townehip, in the State of Indiana; and,
which interest of the decedent is legally described as follows:
"The undivided one-half (1/2) interest (bein the interest owned
.� ESSIE COLEMAN in and to the following escri e tracts:
Part of the Northeast quarter of Section 22, township 2 south,
range 11 west, described as follows: Begin at•a point in the
north line of said quarter aection 646.feet east of the north-
weat corner thereof; run thence south 1906 feet to the center
of a'public highway; thence east 463 feet; thence north 1120
feet to the center-of a ditch; thence in a northeasterly direc-
tion up said stream 260 feet to the east Line of the west half
of the southeast quarter of said section; thence continuing up
said stream north 48 1/2 degrees east 1010 feet to the point of
interaection of the center Line of said Section 15; thence west along
the north line thereof, 1473 feet to the place of beginning, and
containing 30.32 acres, more or less;
ALSO, part of the Southeast quarter of Section 15, township 2
south, range 11 west, described as foLlowa: Begin at a point in
the south line thereof 955 feet east of the southwest corner
thereof; run thence north 551 feet; thence east 1362 feet; thence
south 392 feet; thence south 48 1/2 degrees west 249 feet, to the
south line thereof; thence west 1164 feet to the place of beginning,
and containing 16.84 acres, more or less;
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EXCEPTING from said tracts all of the coal and other substances
necessary to be removed in mining and removing the coal, conveyed
' to.Princeton Mining Company by deed dated July 12, 1943,�recorded
in Deed Rec. 117, page 480, Office of the Recorder of Gibson
County, Indiana;"
That as of the date of decedent's demise her entire
interest in the above described real estate, descended in ita
entirety to the aforesaid Stella Kirkaey as said decedent's adult
daughter and aole heir at law.
From the record available localLy, it appears that
decedent's estate was not aubject to a Federal Estate Tax; that
the Indiana Inheritance Tax on decedent's estate was determined
by the office of the Administrator of the Indiana Inheritance Tax
Division and found to be in a net of Ttaenty-eight Dollars and Forty-
four Cents ($28.44), which said sum has been duly paid; and, on
December.2, 1974 a proper record showing said payment was placed
in the office of the Clerk of the Gibson Circuit Court at Princeton,
Indiana.
This affidavit is for the sole purpose of obtaining a
transfer on the transfer books, office of the�Auditor of Gibson
County, Indiana to the naae of Stella Kirkaey, adult daughter
and sole heir at Law of Essie Coleman Csometimes designated as
Easie Richards Coleman) now deceased, and for no other purpose.
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Subacribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of December, 1974.
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Do ores L. Bammer, Notary Pu ic
My Commisaion Expires:
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This instruvent prepared by John W. Ballard, Attorney.
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