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Deed showing that the DSDA Association is a Church

1954 — Church Deed to F. A. Worth

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THE STATE OF TEXAS

County of MCLENNAN

Know all Men by these Presents

THAT GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF DAVIDIAN SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS, an Association constituting a Church, acting herein by and through its duly authorized and acting Board of trustees, namely, V.T. Houteff, Mrs. Florence Houteff, Mrs. Sopha Hermanson and J.O. Conrad and Merritt W. Wolfe of the County of McLennan State of Texas, for and in consideration of Ten ($10.00) —————– Dollars cash, and other valuable considerations to us in hand paid by F. A. Worth of the County of McLennan and State of Texas, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged; have GRANTED, BARGAINED, SOLD AND CONVEYED, and by these presents do GRANT, BARGAIN, SELL and CONVEY, unto the said F. A. Worth

All that piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the County of McLennan State of Texas, and described as follows: Being out of the Universal Publishing Association 189 acre tract on the J. M. Sampler and J.M. Stephens surveys, said 189 acre tract being fully described in deed from Sopha Delle Hermanson et al to General Association  of Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, the tract hereby conveyed being described as follows:

COMMENCING at the S or SE corner of said 189 acre tract in the N line of State Highway #6;
THENCE: N 81-43 W 2056 ft. along the N line of said Highway and the S line of said 189 acre tract to a concrete highway monument at the P. C. of a 3  degree curve to the right;
THENCE: In a Westerly direction around said 3 degree curve to the right along the N line of said Highway and the S line of said 189 acre tract a distance of 302.3 ft. to the center – line of a T. P. & L. double – pole transmission line;
THENCE: N 9-16 E 156 ft. along the center-line of said transmission line;
THENCE: N 80-44 W 360 ft.;
THENCE: N 9-16 E 300ft. to an iron stake for SW corner and point of BEGINNING of this;
THENCE: S 80-44 E 150ft. to an iron stake in the W line of Charboneau Dr. for SE corner of this;
THENCE: S 9-16 E 100ft. along the W line of said Dr. to an iron stake for NE corner of this;
THENCE: N 80-44 W 150ft. to an iron stake for NW corner of this;
THENCE: S 9-16 W 100 ft. parallel to the W line of said Charboneau Dr. to the place of beginning and being a tract of land 100 ft. x 150ft.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises, together with all and singular the right and appurtenances thereto in anywise belonging, unto the said F. A. Worth, his heirs and assigns forever, and we do hereby bind said Association, ourselves, our successors and assigns to WARRANT and FOREVER DEFEND, all and singular the said premises unto the said F. A. Worth, his heirs and assigns, against every  person whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof.

[Signed: Merrit Wolfe, J. O. Conrad, Mrs. Sopha Hermanson and V. T. Houteff]

ATTEST:

Acting as Trustees of said Association.

[Signed] Secretary

THE STATE OF TEXAS

SINGLE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

County of MCLENNAN

BEFORE ME, a Notary Public in and for McLennan County, Texas, on this day personally appeared

V.  T. Houteff, Mrs. Florence Houteff, Mrs. Sopha Hermanson, Merrit W. Wolfe and J. O. Conrad known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein expressed, and in the capacity therein stated.

GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and seal office, this 3rd day of September A.D. 1954

[Signed]

Notary Public in and for McLennan County, Texas.

 

NOTARIAL SEAL
Impressed

Filed for Record on the 3 day of September A.D. 1954 at 4:55 o’clock P.M

Duly recorded this the 4 day of September A.D. 1954, at 9:15 o’clock A.M

FLOYD MITCHEL, County Clerk

McLennan County, Texas

By [Signed] Deputy

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