W. M. Hume to Methodist Parsonage Trustees - Part of Lot 25

On 6 Oct 1821, James J. Dozier sold a part of Shepherdsville lot #25 to Edward McDade who sold it to Richard P. Simmons.

Simmons' heirs would later sell the ground to Henry J. Craycroft. Craycroft would later sell it to Wesley Phelps. Phelps then sold the tract to Joseph Collier. This was the northernmost 40 feet of lot 25. Collier next sold the lot and house to Harriet Travis, whose heirs then sold it to Sarah J. Ridgway. Sarah would next sell the lot to Nancy L. Crist.

Nancy would later enter into an arrangement with R. J. Meyler in which she deeded her part of lot 25 to him, and he deeded his part of lots 55 & 56 to her, with some money changing hands.

On 8 Apr 1884, to satisfy a debt owed by Meyler's estate to Robert Shanklin, his part of lot 25 was sold by the sheriff and purchased by Wesley Phelps. Then on 11 July 1888, Phelps sold it to J. E. Weller. Weller sold it on 28 May 1890 to W. A. Rouse. That same day, Rouse sold it to E. W. Hall.

Then on 13 Aug 1890, Hall sold it to W. M. Hume. Then on 4 Mar 1891, Hume sold it to the trustees of the Methodist Church parsonage as shown below. They would sell it to W. H. Holsclaw on 8 Feb 1897.

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Bullitt County Deed Book 29, Pages 33-35

This deed made and entered into this the fourth day of March 1891 by and between W. M. Hume and Minnie T. Hume his wife of the first part and D. M. Bales, Gilbert Griffin, B. B. Ball, John L. O'Brien and S. W. Caldwell, trustees of the parsonage property of the Shepherdsville circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church South and their successors in office forever, party of the second part.

Witnesseth that the first party for and in consideration of the sum of $500 paid and to be paid as follows: $265 cash in hand paid to the first party, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, and the second party assumes and hereby agree to pay E. W. Hall a note of $235 executed to him on 13 August 1890 by the said W. M. Hume, a balance of the purchase money due by Hume for the property herein conveyed, said Hume having bought same from said Hall.

To secure the payment of said $235 with interest from this date, said W. M. Hume hereby retains a lien on the property herein conveyed.

In consideration of the premises the said W. M. Hume and Minnie T. Hume his wife have granted, bargained and sold and hereby sell, convey and deliver unto the said D. M. Bales, Gilbert Griffin, B. B. Ball, John L. O'Brien and S. W. Caldwell, trustees aforesaid and their successors and assigns forever the following described real estate situated in the town of Shepherdsville, county of Bullitt and state of Kentucky on Main Street beginning on Main Street at the alley running between the lot herein conveyed and the jail lot, running thence south with Main Street about __ feet to the line of Sue E. Bowman's lot, running with said Bowman's lot east about __ feet to the line of F. P. Straus' lot, running thence with his line north about __ feet to the alley first herein named, running thence with said alley west about __ feet to the beginning.

To have and to hold said property and trust to the party of the second part that said premises shall be held, kept and maintained and disposed of as a place of residence for the use and occupancy of the preachers of the Methodist Episcopal Church South who may from time to time be appointed in said place, subject to the usage and discipline of said Church as from time to time authorized and declared by the general conference of said church, and by the annual conference within whose bounds the said premises are situated.

The first party agrees to give possession of the property on or before the first day of April 1891.

The property herein conveyed is the same conveyed by Wesley Phelps and wife two J. E. Weller and by J. E. Weller and wife to W. A. Rouse, and by W. A. Rouse to E. W. Hall, and by E. W. Hall to W. M. Hume.

Witness our hands this the day and year first herein written. (signed) W. M. Hume, M. T. Hume

State of Kentucky, Bullitt County, Sct
I W. N. Ridgway, clerk of Bullitt Count court in the state of Kentucky, certify that on the fourth day of March 1891 the foregoing deed from W. M. Hume and wife to D. M. Bates and others, trustees &c, was produced to me in my county, signed, acknowledged and delivered before me by W. M. Hume and Minnie T. Hume his wife, parties thereto, to be their act and indeed, and on the sixth day of March 1891 the same was lodged in my office and order to be recorded which with the foregoing and this certificate I have truly recorded in my office this is the 13th day of March 1891. (signed) W. N. Ridgway, Clerk

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