Land Deed in Delta County, Texas
J. L. Johnson and wife to J. H. Preas - 13th November 1895
I have a copy of the original if you are interested - jrpreas@suddenlink.net
but it is typewritten just as it shown below
THE STATE OF
TEXAS, COUNTY OF DELTA -- KNOW ALL
Men by these PRESENTS:
THAT We, J. L. Johnson & his wife M. L. Johnson of the County of Delta and State aforesaid, for and in
consideration of the sum of Five hundred and fifty ------ Dollars, to us in hand paid by J. H. Preas the receipt
whereof is hereby acknowledged & the further consideration of four promissory notes of $175.00 Each To
become due the 1st note $175.00 become due January 1, 1897: The 2nd note - $175.00 to become due
Jan. 1, 1898: the 3rd note - $175.00 to become due Jan. 1, 1899 and the 4th note - $175.00 to become due
Jan
1st, 1900 bearing interest from Jan 1st, 1896.
Have GRANTED, SOLD AND CONVEYED, and by these presents do GRANT, SELL AND CONVEY unto
the said J. H. Preas of the County of Delta and State of Texas - all that certain undivided half interest in 86 1/3
acres of land in Jacob Harmon Survey: the other half was deeded to the said J. H. Preas on 15th day of June
A. D. 1892 by J. L. & M. L. J. Johnson Recorded on 15th day of July 1892 Book R, Pages 358 & 359 Record
of
Deeds Delta Co. Tex - And described as follows a part of 245 acres out Jacob
Harmon Survey:
Beginning at the S. E. corner of said 245 acres a stake on the E. B. line of the original; Thence w. 218 poles to
the S. W. corner of said 245 acre a stake from which on Elm mkd - X brs. N. 71 1/2 E. 68/100 Poles a stake -
from which an Ash mkd X brs. S. 34 1/2 E. 48/100 Poles; Thence N. 58 72/100 Poles a stake - from which an
Elm mk'd X bears - N. 15 3/4 E. 1 12/100 Poles; Thence East to the Ira Branch Thence N. with the Ira Branch
to another branch; Thence with that branch to a Bois'd arc stake in said branch; Thence South to the place of
beginning
containing of half of 86 1/3 acres of land undivided -
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described promises, together with all and singular the rights and
appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging unto the said J. H. Preas his heirs and assigns forever. And we do
hereby bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, to Warrant and Forever Defend, all and singular,
the said premises unto the said J. H. Preas - his heirs and assigns, against every person whomsoever lawfully
claiming
or to claim the same or any part thereof.
But it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the Vendor's Lien is retained against the above described property,
premises and improvements, until the above described note, and all interest thereon, are fully paid, according to
their
face and tenor, effect and reading, when the deed shall become absolute.
Witness our hands at Lake Creek Tex
this 13th day of November A. D. 1895.
Signed and Delivered in presence of
J. L. Johnson
M. L. Johnson
THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF DELTA: BEFORE ME, B. B. Taylor a Notary Public in and for Delta
County, Texas, on this day personally appeared J. L. Johnson and M. L. Johnson wife of J. L. Johnson known to
me - to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. And the said M. L. Johnson wife of said
J. L. Johnson, having been examined by me, privily and apart from her husband, and having the same by me fully
explained to her, she, the said M. L. Johnson acknowledged such instrument to be her act and deed, and she
declared that she willingly signed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, and that she did
not
wish to retract it.
Given under my hand and seal of
office, this 13th day of November A. D. 1895
B.
B. Taylor N. P.
(SEAL)
Delta
Co. Texas
THE STATE OF TEXAS, COUNTY OF Delta: I, S. C. Unsell Clerk of the County Court of said County, to
hereby certify that the foregoing instrument of writing, dated the 13 day of Nov - A. D. 1895, with its Certificate
of Authentication, was filed for record in my office the 14 day of Nov - A. D. 1895, at 10 o'clock a. M., and duly
recorded
this 26 day of Nov - A. D. 1895, at 10 o'clock A. M., in the records of said
County in Volume U on pages 202
Witness my hand and the seal of the
County Court of said County at office in Cooper the day and year last above
written.
S. C. Unsell
Clerk
County Court Delta County
(SEAL)
by ---------------------------------- Deputy
I, J. L. Johnson the present of the holder of the notes herein mentioned acknowledge to payment of same in full
with
all interest
thereon - this 30th day of October - 1897.
J. L. Johnson
Attest
S. T. Johnson Clerk Co. Court Delta Co. Texas
**The above is written in the exact manner as the document I have, the spelling and punctuation have not been corrected.**