Crawford County  Georgia Homestead Exemption
 Lafayette Kelsey 

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 Homestead Exemption
 
Lafayette Kelsey 
 
Crawford County, Georgia
 
April 13, 1885
To the Ordinary of said county
The petition of Lafayette Kelsey respectfully showeth
that he is a resident of said county & that he is the
head of a family consisting of himself & his wife aged 44
years - Alice C aged 20 years - Irene E 18 years - Lena R
aged 16 years - Lillian G aged 13 years - Dora aged 11
years - Julia J aged 9 years - Charlie aged 4 years and
that he desires under the constition of Georgia & the
Statutes in reference thereto to have laid off & set
apart as a homestead for the use of said family on five
hundred acres of land the property of petitioner situated
in said county & bounded on the North by lands of C.W.
Van Valkingburgh on the South by James C. Hancock & Mrs.
Lamar on the East by lands of V.5. Holton, Sam Causey &
Estate of N. Cloud on the West by lands of Isaih Grant
the whole of said lands not exceeding one thousand
dollars - Petitioner also desires to have exempted & set
apart the personalty embraced in schedule “A” hereto
attached to which reference is made as a part of this
petition, said schedule contains a minute & accurate
description of all the personal property belonging to
your petitioner. Schedule “B” hereto attached contains a
correct list of the names & post offices of the creditors
of petitioner - Your petitioner prays that an order may
issue to the county Surveyor of said county (if none then
to some other Surveyor) requiring him to lay off & make a
plat of a homestead, for said family out of said five
hundred acres of land & make a return thereof in
accordance with law - Your petitioner ask that the usual
notice in such cases may issue & be published as required
by law & that all of said property be set apart &
exempted from levy & sale as a homestead for the use &
benefit of his said family as by the law provided &
petitioner will ever pray so.
 
Lof ton Moore
Petitioner’s Attys

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