Amaneunsis Monday: George Schwalls - Another Indenture/Promissory Note/Mortgage

"An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. Not only do the documents contain genealogical information, the words breathe life into kin – some we never met – others we see a time in their life before we knew them." - from Geneabloggers

 The following was found in Johnson County, Georgia, Deed Book G, pages 502-503.  

 (You may click on the images of the original to have a larger view of them.  There were three words I could not transcribe.  I think I did a pretty good job considering the atrocious handwriting of the courthouse clerk!)

Georgia
Johnson County  {This indenture made this the
                            16th day of May 1887, between Mary
                            Jane Schwall & George Schwalls
both of said county state of the first part | Don.
ovun & Perkins of the County of Jefferson said state
of the second part; Witnesseth hath the parties of the
first part for & in consideration of the sum of one
dollar to them in hand price at & before its sealing
& advisory of these present, as well as to secure the

payment of the following notes to with - one note for seven-
ty dollars due January 1st 1888. - one note for seventy five
Dollars due January 1st 1887. one note for seventy five
dollars due January 1st 1890 - all dates March 4th
1887. and one note for ninety Eighth & no/100 dollars due
January 1881 dated May 6th 1887 all of said notes bear-
ing Eight per cent Interest after Maturity once
given for the purchase money of the Land
herein described, ____ ___ ______ sold & con
veyed by those presents - do bargain sell & con-
vey unto the parties of the first part their heirs &
assigns one tract of Land in the county of Johnson
said state - known and part of the Aaron Barber
grant on the Little Ohoopie creek & on both sides of
McGendes Creek - adjoining Lands of Columbus Josey
Jno Williams Jno Brady & Allen Minks conveyence
by Jno Williams to Donovan & Perkins & containing
three hundred & fifty-acres more or less.  As de-
scribed in deed by Donovan & Perkins to George Schwall
& Mary Jane Schwall.  Made this May 16th 1887.
  To have and to hold the said Land with all appen-
tenanus thereunto belonging - forever in fee simple
But should the said George Schwall  & Mary Jane
Schwall pay or cause to be paid to the parties of the
second part their heirs or assigns - the amount due
on notes herein before described & ten per cent of
Attorneys fees - should same be collected by pro-
cess of Law Then this deed of Mortgage to be void else
of force.
  Witness our hand & seal this the 16th day of May 1887.
  Signed sealed & delivered in presence of us.
  Isaac N. Townsend C&.P    {  George Schwall [DS]
  Ex officio Justice Peace       {  Mary J. Schwall [DS]

  Johnson County Ga.            {
                                   Received May 31st 1888.

Sunday's Obituary: Emory Kelley Harrell

Emory Kelley Harrell

passed away April 3, 1948

The above obituary appeared in the

Augusta Chronicle

and was located on GenealogyBank.com.

 

Emory was my 1st cousin, 3x removed.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - The Ancestors GeneaMeme

From Randy over at Genea-Musings: 

Hello, genea-world!  It's Saturday Night (in the USA!) (Or in Liz's case, it's Sunday afternoon!)  -- time for some worldwide Genealogy Fun!
Your mission, should you decide to accept it is to:

1)  Participate in the Ancestors GeneaMeme created by Jill Ball on the Geniaus blog.

2)  Write your own blog post, or add your response as a comment to this blog post, in a Facebook Status post or note, or in a Google+ Stream item.

Thank you to Jill for the SNGF idea!  Jill is collecting Ancestors MeGeneaMeme entries too.

The rules, and the Meme list, is given below in my response.

Here's mine:

The Rules:

The list should be annotated in the following manner:

Things you have already done or found: bold face type
Things you would like to do or find: italicize (colour optional)
Things you haven’t done or found and don’t care to: plain type
 
You are encouraged to add extra comments in brackets after each item

The Meme:

Which of these apply to you?

1.  Can name my 16 great-great-grandparents

2.  Can name over 50 direct ancestors

3.  Have photographs or portraits of my 8 great-grandparents (I'm missing my Drake great-grandparents.)
4.  Have an ancestor who was married more than three times
5.  Have an ancestor who was a bigamist
6.  Met all four of my grandparents (Alas I was unable to meet my paternal grandfather, Lusion Keman
       Tapley, who died in 1935.)
7.  Met one or more of my great-grandparents
8.  Named a child after an ancestor
9.  Bear an ancestor's given name/s (I do, but not by design.)

10.  Have an ancestor from Great Britain or Ireland (Tapley is an English name, though I have never   
         found the missing link.)
11.  Have an ancestor from Asia
12.  Have an ancestor from Continental Europe  (Great-Great Grandfather George Schwalls was from
          Germany.
13.  Have an ancestor from Africa
14.  Have an ancestor who was an agricultural labourer (Almost everyone in my family in every line.)
15.  Have an ancestor who had large land holdings.  (The Pages come to mind...)
16.  Have an ancestor who was a holy man - minister, priest, rabbi
17.  Have an ancestor who was a midwife
18.  Have an ancestor who was an author
19.  Have an ancestor with the surname Smith, Murphy or Jones

20.  Have an ancestor with the surname Wong, Kim, Suzuki or Ng
21.  Have an ancestor with a surname beginning with X
22.  Have an ancestor with a forename beginnining with Z
23.  Have an ancestor born on 25th December
24.  Have an ancestor born on New Year's Day (my great-great-grandfather, George Schwalls)
25.  Have blue blood in your family lines
26.  Have a parent who was born in a country different from my country of birth
27.  Have a grandparent who was born in a country different from my country of birth

28.  Can trace a direct family line back to the eighteenth century
29.  Can trace a direct family line back to the seventeenth century or earlier

30.  Have seen copies of the signatures of some of my great-grandparents
31.  Have ancestors who signed their marriage certificate with an X
32.  Have a grandparent or earlier ancestor who went to university
33. Have an ancestor who was convicted of a criminal offence
34.  Have an ancestor who was a victim of crime
35.  Have shared an ancestor's story online or in a magazine (On this blog)
36.  Have published a family history online or in print
37.  Have visited an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries
38.  Still have an ancestor's home from the 19th or earlier centuries in the family
39.  Have a family bible from the 19th Century
40.  Have a pre-19th century family bible

Grandma's Diary, Part 40

(To read prior entries from my maternal grandmother's 1933 diary, please click on the tab "Posts by Topic" and then go to the topic "California." All posts are listed there.)

Key:

The writer is Ethel Ranney Tapley.

Alice is her sister.

Kenneth is her brother.

Her parents.

H = her boyfriend, Hazel Avery Plumlee
Delma = Hazel's little sister
Earl = Hazel's brother
Verda = Earl's wife
Dorothy Lee = Hazel's niece (Earl's child)
Otho is Otho Hesser, her father's cousin.
Viella is Otho's wife.
Ruth & Kathryn are Otho and Viella's daughters.
Uncle Jont is Jonathan Hesser, Otho's father and her father's uncle.
Aunt Kate is Sarah Katherine Hall Hesser, Jonathan's wife and Otho's mother
Herman (Williams) is Alice's husband.

Sunday, October 8:  "Dad picked peaches & I packed them all afternoon we had about 45 lugs.  We to see Mr. Morko in the eve, he wasn't there."

Monday, October 9:  "I went to school.  Studied in the eve.  Went over & got things out of Hazels house."

Tuesday, October 10:  "I went to school.  Mama came & I left school about noon.  Lucile brought us home.  It rained quite hard.  Dad put up the stove.  We had a blow out.  I changed it."

Wednesday, October 11:  "I went to school.  I studied in the eve."

Thursday, October 12:  "Mama went down with me in the morning.  We bought a tire.  Bought some brown material for a dress."

Friday, October 13:  "Went to school.  Laura & her aunt were here to dinner & got some peaches.  Mrs. Ball called.  Mama & I worked to try & find the kitchen."

Saturday, October 14:  "Mama & I cleaned house & canned peaches.  Hazel came about 10:30 p.m. I was sure glad to see him."

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