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TitleCaleb S. Burnes, Jerusha Burnes, Thomas A. Ray, Sophia Ray v Randolph Byers, Bolivar Byers, Martha Byers, William W. Byers, Isabella Byers, Lemuel Byers, Hugh A. Byers, Benjamin Holland, Thomas Ann Holland, Sidney L. Vinsonhaler, Albert Vinsonhaler, Mary
SeriesCase Files
PartiesBurnes, Caleb S. - Plaintiff
Burnes, Jerusha - Plaintiff
Byers, Bolivar - Defendant
Byers, Eliza - Deceased
Byers, Hugh A. - Defendant
Byers, Isabella - Defendant
Byers, Lemuel - Defendant
Byers, Martha - Defendant
Byers, Radolph - Defendant
Byers, William W. - Defendant
George, a slave - Other
Henry, a slave - Other
Holland, Benjamin - Defendant
Holland, Thomas Ann - Defendant
Laura, a slave - Other
Lewis, a slave - Other
Louisa, a slave - Other
Lucinda, a slave - Other
Mariah, a slave - Other
Ray, Sophia - Plaintiff
Ray, Thomas A. - Plaintiff
Rebecca, a slave - Other
Samuel, a slave - Other
Selah, a slave - Other
Stevenson, Thomas - Deceased
Thomas, a slave - Other
Vinsonhaler, Albert - Defendant
Vinsonhaler, Mary E. - Defendant
Vinsonhaler, Sidney L. - Defendant
Cause of Action / SubjectPartition of slaves
Term of Court, Year1859
Term of Court, Month5
CountyNodaway
Court TypeCircuit Court
Case TypeCivil
General Notes 
Case SummaryDivision of the estate of Eliza Byers who died in 1850; Division of slaves she inherited from her Father, Thomas Stevenson who died in 1844 in Missouri
Case NumberBox 16 File 36
Box0005
Folder0037
Microfilm Roll NumberC69171
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