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LOT No.  86
ON  UNION STREET
 EMPORIA CITY
Book
 Page
 Page
Cont.
 Grantor
 Grantee
 Date of Record
 Nature
of
Instr.
 Remarks
Month
 Day
 Year
A
 594
 595
 Emporia Town Company
 Henry W. Fick
 Aug
 6
 1859
 WD
A
 151
 152
 Emporia Town Company
 Henry W. Fick Feb
 18
 1859
 WD
A
 475
Harrison C. Cross & wife
 Sarah A Lewis
 Nov
 10
 1865
 Mtg
 Rel Nov 15, 1867 Rel June 15, 1905
G
 67
H.W. Fick, C.V Eskridge, Atty Sarah A Fick,  J.C Fraker Tr. Nov
 8
 1865
 WD
G
 68
Sarah Ann Fick, J.C. Fraker Tr.
 Sarah Ann Fick, f/k/a Sarah Ann Lewis Nov
 8
 1865
 WD
G
 74
Sarah Ann Lewis
 Harrison C. Cross
 Nov
 10
 1865
 WD
77
 222
Sue S. Cross widow
 F.C. Newman, Trustee
 Feb
 8
 1902
 Deed Trustees
94
 364
F.C. Newman, Trustee
 Thomas L. Matkins
 Mar
 30
 1907
 Deed T & Ex
87
 465
Thomas L. Matkins & wife
 T.L. Matkins, Jr.
 Mar
 30
 1907
 OCD
97
 7
Thomas L. Matkins Jr.
 I.E. Lambert
 Mar
 30
 1907
 WD
61
 21
I.E Lambert & wife
 F.C. Newman Ex
 Mar
 29
 1907
 Mtge
 Rel on mng June 17, 1909
86
 117
Mary Cross Gourlay & hsb
 Isaac E. Lambert
 May
 20
 1907
 QCD
104
 339
Millison Cutler Lambert
 Will Wayman
 Sept
 14
 1909
 WD
 Undivided 1/2 Int
104
 340
Carrie Lambert Root & hsb
 Will Wayman
 Sept
 14
 1909
 WD
 Undivided 1/6 Interest
99
 139
I.E. Lambert Jr. et al, Calvin Hood Gdn
 Will Wayman
 Sept
 14
 1909
 Deed Guardian
 Undivided 1/3 Interest
104
 341
Will Wayman & wife
 William M. Meffert
 Sept
 14
 1909
 WD
57
 195
William M. Meffert
 Emporia State Bank
 Sept
 15
 1909
 Mtge
 Rel on mgn March 1, 1911
63
 166
William M. Meffert
 Mary Meffert
 Mar
 5
 1910
 Mtge
 Rel Vol 1, Pg 307 Feb 25, 1915
114
 592
William M. Meffert widr
 Emma L. Gross et al
 Feb
 25
 1915
 WD
76
 154
Emma L. Gross, widow
 Mutual Bldg & Loan Assn
 Sept
 29
 1915
 Mtge
 Undiv 3/4 int Rel on mgn April 3,
76
 165
Emma L. Gross, widow Mutual Bldg & Loan Assn Nov
 27
 1915
 Mtge Same Rel on mgn April 3, 1916
64
 500
Emma L. Gross, widow George H. Moffett
 Mar
 29
 1916
 Mtge Same Rel on mgn Oct 2, 1916
64
 518
Emma L. Gross, widow J.S. Kenyon
 June
 9
 1916
 Mtge Same Rel on mgn Sept 27, 1916
76
 397
Emma L. Gross et al
 Robert H. Brooks
 Sept
 22
 1916
 Mtge Rel on mgn Oct 15, 1917
77
 66
Emma L. Gross et al Robert H. Brooks Oct
 7
 1916
 Mtge Rel on mgn March 19, 1919
76
 467
Emma L. Gross et al Commercial State Bank
 Oct
 1
 1917
 Mtge Rel on mgn Mar 25, 1919
85
 214
Emma L. Gross et al Home Savings & Loan
 Mar
 25
 1919
 Mtge Rel on mgn May 19, 1920
85
 223
Emma L. Gross et al Home Savings & Loan June
 21
 1919
 Mtge Rel on mgn May 19, 1920
87
 95
Emma L. Gross et al Citizens Loan & Investment Co
 May
 19
 1920
 Mtge Rel on mgn June 3, 1925
129
 356
L.L. Halleck   Conc
 Harrison C. Cross
 May
 26
 1921
 Affid
129
 356
C. Ryder        Conc
 Sarah A. Lewis
 May
 26
 1921
 Affid
129
 357
L.T. Heritage  Conc
 Charles Hills
 May
 26
 1921
 Affid
90
 191
Emma L. Gross et al
 J.S. Kenyon
 Dec
 15
 1924
 Mtge
 rel on mgn June 3, 1925
149
 73
Emma L. Gross et al A.M. Largent
 Jan
 23
 1925
 WD
149
 406
A.M. Largent, sgle
 E.W. Humphreys
 May
 28
 1925
 WD
84
 359
E.W. Humphreys & wife
 Warren Mortgage Company
Rel July 23, 1948 Vol 211, pg 38
 June
 1
 1925
 Mtge
 Ext agreement filed July 23, 1935 w 179 pg ?
Ext agreement filed July 17, 1940 v18?
88
 627
E.W. Humphreys & wife Warren Mortgage Company
 June
 1
 1925
 Mtge
 Rel on mgn Aug 23, 1927
144
 134
Edwin W. Humphreys
 Hattie M. Humphreys
 Dec
 28
 1925
 QCD
165
 549
Hattie M. Humphreys
 S.S. Mouse
 Aug
 24
 1929
 WD
182
 191
S.S. Mouse
 Alice Mouse
 May
 20
 1937
 WD
106
 410
Alice Mouse & hsb
 Emporia State Bank
 July
 29
 1948
 Mtge
 Rel on mgn July 29, 1949
244
 273
S.S Mouse & wife
 Virginia M. Haasis
 Aug
 20
 1955
 WD
244
 275
Virginia M. Haasis
 S.S. Mouse & wife
 Aug
 20
 1955
 WD
269
 357
S.S. Mouse & wife
 Frank M. Toms & wife
 Aug
 3
 1960
 WD
160
 283
Frank M. Toms & wife Citizens National Bank
 Sept
 8
 1966
 Mtge Rel on mgn March 3, 1970
166
 71
Frank M. Toms & wife Emporia State Bank & Trust
 Mar
 3
 1970
 Mtge Rel Vol 477 pg 172 Sept 2, 1993
168
 215
Frank M. Toms & wife Emporia State Bank & Trust April
 15
 1971 Mtge Rel Vol 477 pg 173 Sept 2, 1993
256
 761
Bob L. Toms
 Lyon County State Bank
 July
 16
 1993 Mtge Rel Vol 477 pg 174 Sept 2, 1993
477
 169
Bob Toms, sgle
 The Farm Inc.
 Sept
 2
 1993 Driveway Agreement
477
 172
Emporia State Bank & Trust
 Frank M. Toms et al
 Sept 2
 1993 Mtge Rel
 orig mtge Vol 166 pg 71
477
 173
Emporia State Bank & Trust Frank M. Toms et al Sept 2
 1993 Mtge Rel orig mtge Vol 168 pg 215
477
 174
Lyon County State Bank
 Bob L. Toms
 Sept 2
 1993 Mtge Rel orig mtge Vol 256 pg 761
416
 675
Bob L. Toms, sgle Harry W. Thompson & wife Sept 2
 1993 WD
257
 675
Harry W. Thompson et al Bank IV Kansas NA Sept 2
 1993 Mtge
477
 994
GeoTech Inc.
 The Public
 Nov
 5
 1993 Survey
479
 383
State of Kansas Dept of Revenue
 Frank M. Toms estate
 Dec
 8
 1993 Inheritance Tax Cert