Aff - Mason, Paul K_9/29/1964• . � � . �
STATE OF INDIANA
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COUNTY OF GIBSON
AFFIDAVIT
The undersigned, Ray B. Hollis, of Oakland City, Gibson
County, Indiana, being first duly sworn on oath deposes and says:
That he is the President and Trust Officer of the First
National Bank of Oakland City, Indiana, and has been for a period
of aore than ten (10) years last past.
That he was personally well acquainted with one Paul K.
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Mason, a widower and unmarried, who died testate a resident"of
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�i'bson"County, Indiana, on or about January 18, 1962, and whose
estate was settled in the Gibson Circuit Court of Gibson County,
Indiana - Estate Dkt. No. PR 62 - 91, Office of the Clerk of said
Court.
This affiant.fucther knows of his own knowledge that said
decedent died the owner, subject to an unrecorded Warranty Deed
held in escroiu, of the following described real estate situate
in Barton Township, Gibson County, Indiana, towit:
The East Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter
of Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 9 West, containing 20.00
acres, more or less,
Reserving unto the Grantor, his Grantees, heirs, legal representatives,
and assigns, a11 of the oil and gas, together with the right to reduce
the same to their possession, provided, however, that Grantee does
hereby have the unrestricted right to do whatever is necessary to mine
coal, to take casings of any wells off at the 1eve1 of any vein of
strippable coal and all such casings sha11 be reconnected to such
wells as soon as such strippable coal is removed and the ground around
such we11s shall be Levelled so that pump jacks can be reset on such
weTls, and access coads to such wells shall be left in condition
for access from a public road to such wells, and all shall be performed
without cost to Grantor, his Grantees, heirs, legal representatives
and assigns.
This affiant further knows that the estate of the said Paul K.
Mason, deceased, was closed in DeceTber, 1962, and the real estate
above described transferred by Decree of the Gibson Circuit Covrt
to Albertine Mason Howell Clark, decedent's adult daughter, then
residing at No. 2902 East Cavett, Shreveport, Lousiana.
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This affiant further says that he knows of his own knowLedge
that under the aforesaid Deed of November 3, 1961, a copy of which
is hereto attached and made a part of this affidavit, that the
Sentry Royalty Company, as Grantee, acquired al1 interest of said
grantor in and to the real estate hereinabove described except
the underlying oil and gas if any there be.
That this affidavit is made for the purpose of vesting in
the Auditor of Gibson County, Indiana, sufficient authority to
show a transfer under the above Deed to the Sentry Royalty Company
all interest of said decedent in and to the above described real
estate except as to oil and gas resecved, and this affiant caould
request the Auditor of Gibson County, Indiana, to make the proper
entry on the Transfer Book of Barton Township, showing transfer
of said real estate to the Sentry Royalty Company subject to
reservation of any further production of oil and gas therefrom.
Further this affiant sayeth not.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this :�O —day of
September, 1964.
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'I�I3 II�147RB WI77�S.9EPH, that PAUL g. MA3�, a vidoves affi
unmarried, of 6lbson Camty, in Lhe State. of IffiSeas CQiVEY A�
WARRAIiP to SIIP1itY ROYAI.74 C�AAY, a fleveda coiyosetlon, duly
edmitted to do businese in the State ot 2ffiinaa fos tbe s� ot Ome' .
Dollar and other valnsDle coasiderstion tIlt receipt of vhich ie here'Dy
aclmor/ledged, the folloving RFAL �PATB in f}ibaaa Camty, in Lhe State
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The Beet Hsli of the Haa�theasL �n�ster of tbe
�� goutheaet �arCes of Sertion 1, TrnmshiD 3�b,
R�ge 9 West, coataisting 20.00 ecres, m+ore or lese,
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Reserving uato tha (3rsator, hie f3ieatee�, heirs,
iegal representalf.vee, aad aeei�s, all oi the oil
ead gee, together trith Lhe !!�t to ='Muce tLe seme
to theis posseasiam, F�, �, � .
Greatee doea hereby have the �mreetricteQ ri�t
to do vLatever le �Ceeeery to m1IIe Coel, to tekR
caein� of eap+ ve1Ts o!Y aL the level oY azp vein
of etrippable coal e� all ench eaeinge shell te
reconaected td such vells ae soon es euch etrippeble
coal is removed sad the �o�md nround aucL aells
ahall be levelled so t�at ptap JecBs txa Le reaet
on euch velle, ead ecceee roade to such vnlle
ehaLl De left ia c.ondition for ecceee is� g
oublic roafl to euch velle, effi nll shall be pes� .
1egs1 represmtatives aad eeai�s,
ip YIZq�3g V�, T�e salfl Paul B. Meaca, n vidover ead ur�arrie8,
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Before me, the undereig�ed,-s Botary Public, 1n effi for said Cwaty ,
end State, thie �_dey of � • 1961, P�?'���1' -
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- '~r ^ the eaecution of the ennexed�deed: � Y � � ' '°
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