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Kittoria Frances <I>Camfield</I> Seaney

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Kittoria Frances Camfield Seaney

Birth
Kentucky, USA
Death
2 May 1902 (aged 54)
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Sullivan, Moultrie County, Illinois, USA
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Her parents were John and Elizabeth (Hunsaker) Camfield

This monument is broken into two pieces.

Her final will was written Dec 23 1901. She was a widow without children and lived alone. There was a court case involving her home and property following her death.
After the death of Mr. Seaney, she was becoming less able to take care of her property. Kittoria had incurable cancer, could not earn much of a living. In 1897, and before, she was the owner of her property. She convinced her step brother, James D. Camfield of Kentucky, to help her pay a mechanics lien for some repairs and maintenance on her home. She promised him compensation in the form of her property on the event of her death. Kittoria had a neighbor, Taylor Plummer, a widower, who she did sewing for. She asked this neighbor to help her with maintenance of the house, also. He moved into the property and did all that was asked of him. He paid for improvements and her medical care. For payment of his services, she promised him her house and property upon her death. When she died, Mr. Plummer took care of arrangements and buried her. After her death, there was a court case to determine who would actually become the owner of Mrs. Seaney's property. The court decided based on a previous precedent, "It is a well settled rule of law that a bona fide purchaser of real estate will be protected against a prior equitable title of another which he had no notice." Thus, it appears that Mr. Plummer was granted the property.

Her parents were John and Elizabeth (Hunsaker) Camfield

This monument is broken into two pieces.

Her final will was written Dec 23 1901. She was a widow without children and lived alone. There was a court case involving her home and property following her death.
After the death of Mr. Seaney, she was becoming less able to take care of her property. Kittoria had incurable cancer, could not earn much of a living. In 1897, and before, she was the owner of her property. She convinced her step brother, James D. Camfield of Kentucky, to help her pay a mechanics lien for some repairs and maintenance on her home. She promised him compensation in the form of her property on the event of her death. Kittoria had a neighbor, Taylor Plummer, a widower, who she did sewing for. She asked this neighbor to help her with maintenance of the house, also. He moved into the property and did all that was asked of him. He paid for improvements and her medical care. For payment of his services, she promised him her house and property upon her death. When she died, Mr. Plummer took care of arrangements and buried her. After her death, there was a court case to determine who would actually become the owner of Mrs. Seaney's property. The court decided based on a previous precedent, "It is a well settled rule of law that a bona fide purchaser of real estate will be protected against a prior equitable title of another which he had no notice." Thus, it appears that Mr. Plummer was granted the property.

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