State of Kentucky
County of Hopkins
On this 30 day of November 1935, before me a notary
public in and for said county and state personally appeared L. W. Madison
to me personally known, who being first duly sworn by me in oath disposes
and says he is familiar with the family history of John Madison, deceased,
who died on the 3rd day of may 1932 intestate in Hopkins County, Kentucky,
the owner of a certain tract of land in Hopkins county on the waters of
Deer Creek containing 25 acres more or less conveyed to John Madison by
E J Roberts and wife Nannie Roberts by deed dated Dec 28, 1911 of record
in deed book 88, page 494-5 Hopkins County Clerk’s Office.
That said descendant died leaving surviving him
Elizabeth Madison, his widow, and the following named persons as his sole
and only heirs.
Lucy Parrish, a daughter, whose husband is J. T.
Parrish of Manitou, RT 1, who owns a 1/6 undivided interest in above land.
Mollie Cates, a daughter, whose husband is J. W.
Cates of Madisonville RT 2, who owns 1/6 undivided interest in above land.
L. W. Madison, a son, whose wife is Bell Madison
of Madisonville RT 4, who owns 1/6 undivided interest in above land.
Cora Bumpass, a daughter, whose husband is D. F.
Bumpass of Beebe, Arkansas, who owns 1/6 undivided interest
in above land.
Sallie Powell, a daughter, whose husband is Lazarus
Powell of Nortonville, KY, who owns 1/6 undivided interest in above land.
Lalla Grant, a granddaughter, whose husband is
L. M. Grant of Memphis, TN, who owns 1/3 of 1/6 undivided interest
in above land.
Gene D Madison, a grandson, whose wife is pauline
Madison of Hanson, KY RT 1, who owns 1/3 of 1/6 undivided interest
in above land.
Raymond T. Madison, a grandson, whose wife is Olwen
Lorane Madison of Memphis, TN, who owns 1/3 of 1/6 undivided interest in
above land.
That all of the above persons are over the age
of 21 years except the following:
Gene D. Madison who was born the 6th day of June
1915, now 19 years of old and Pauline Madison his wife who was born on
the 20th day of May 1916, now 18 years old.
Olwen Lorane Madison, wife of Raymond T. Madison
who is now 20 years old.
The affiant further states that Elizabeth Madison,
widow of John Madison, deceased, died, intestate in Hopkins County, KY
on the 5th day of January 1933.
L.W. Madison
Subscribed and sworn to
before me the 2nd day of
March 1935
J. E. Arnold
N.P. Hopkins County, KY