Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1908 — PARTITION OF THE HARTSELL ESTATE [ARTICLE]

PARTITION OF THE HARTSELL ESTATE

Heirs of the Late Doctor Number Twenty and Sait Is Brought to Divide the Real Estate. Suit has been begun in the Jasper circuit court for a partition of the estate of the late Dr. William W. Hartsell. The action is brought by Samuel Hartsell, brother of the late physician, who is represented by Moses Leopold as attorney, and the other heirs, consisting of nineteen nephews and nieces and grand nephews and grand nieces, are named as defendants. As ■all are non-resi-dents of the state a newspaper notice is required to be published notifying them of the action in the court. This notice is published in the SemiWeekly Republican. Dr. Hartsell had five brothers and sisters, and in a will made in 18'83 he left all of his estate to his brother, Joseph Hartsell, who later died, having never been married. No other will was made or if there was a will, it never came to light, and it is quite positive there was none, as nbne of his acquaintances had ever witnessed a will. This leaves the estate to be divided between the heirs at law, which are 20 in number. Samuel Hartsell, who was here last week from Denver, Colo., is the/most direct heir, the other brothers and sisters all having preceded the doctor in death. He comes in for onefourth of the estate. The other heirs Come in for a division of the shares of their deceased parents, as follows: George Hartsell left five children, and each would come in for one-fifth of his one-fourth of the estate, or one twentieth of the estate of Dr. Hartsell. These heirs aie, Samuel H. Hartzell, Elizabeth C. Boone, Lavina B. Blaney, Mary E. McGinnis and David Hartzell. The latter is dead and bis one-twentieth will be divided equally between his two sons, Paul and French Hartzell. One of his sisters was Eliza C. Hartsell, who married a man named Elcessor, She is dead and her share of the estate will be divided among her five children, as follows: Columbus C. Elcessor, Edward T. Elcessor, Kate E. Kammerer, Ida B. Hastings and John Elcessor. The four first named will each receive one-twentie h of the estate and as John Elcessor is dead and leaves four heirs viz, William L., Laiard R., Elnor I. and Gladys R., they will each come infer their father's share, and will receive one-eightieth of the estate. The other sister of the doctor was Lavina Hartsell Rishabarger. She is also deceased, as are two of her three Children. The living child is Hettie Graham, who comes in for onetwelfth of the estate. Her sons Harry Rlshabergei* and Chas. Rishaberger, are both dead and each left two heirs, the'former John C. and Harriet, and the latter two married daughters, Bertha and Maud Stanley. Each of these will receive <ine-twenty-fdurth of the estate. The heirs live in various states and it is probable that the real estate can not' be divided equitably unless sold. It IS; therefore probable that the court will order the* property sold, appointing appraisers and a commissioner to make the sale. In addltibn to the farm and city, property here, there is a farm of 160 acres near Lincoln, Neb., and the same proceedings for partition will have to be begun there. The case will 1 -be set fcr hearing on the first day of the term.