Athens: Arthur E. Vars Rasmussen, 1877-1966
File — Case: MSS Vertical File Drawer One
Identifier: Folder 93
Scope and Contents
File contains a selection of deeds and mortgages for a parcel of land owned in the 1960s by Lenora K. Vars, and all documents were likely compiled in this file in preparation for a court case seeking to have an "ancient mortgage" struck from the record as paid to ensure clear title to the land in question. Contained within the file is a letters patent issued in 1877 to George S. Nichols, Samuel H. Nichols, William T. Nichols, Charles P. Nichols, Elbridge D. Nichols, and Henry O. Nichols for lands under water at the Village of Athens, along with a survey of said lands. Divisions of this land Passed to Frederick Eichhorn, Harold Every, Nettie May Eichhorn, Lenora K. Vars, Mary Every, Dernell Every, and Arthur Rasmussen and became the subject of the 1966 court case.
Dates
- Other: Majority of material found in 1877-1966
Extent
From the Collection: 15 Cubic Feet (Four vertical file cabinets comprising fifteen drawers holding paper documents grouped in folders by appropriate subject or creator, nominally sorted in alphabetical order.)
Repository Details
Part of the Vedder Research Library Repository