St. Clair County Circuit Court
Adoption
A.C. Davidson / Myrtle Greer
September 6, 1882

"Deed of Adoption by A.C. Davidson
Murtie Greer (minor)
Filed for record in the office of Recorder of St. Clair County MO Sept 6 A.D.
1882 at 8:15 o'clock A.M. and duly recorded in records of this office in Book 15
at Page 137.
Witness my hand & official seal at Osceola this 6th day of Sept. A.D. 1882
W.U. Townsend
Recorder
Recorder fee $.65
Know all men by these presents; that I, A.C. Davidson, of the County of St.
Clair in the State of Missouri party of the first part, for and in consideration
of the love and affection I have for Murtie Greer
(Minor) of the County of St. Clair in the State of Missouri, party of the second
part, have this day adopted and do by these presents adopt her the said Murtie
Greer as my own child and heir, and give and grant unto her all rights and
privileges to which she may be entitled by Chapter Fifteen of the Revised
Statutes of the State of Missouri.
Witness my hand and seal this 6th day of September A.D. 1882. A.C. Davidson
(seal)
State of Missouri
County of St. Clair
Be it remembered that on this 6th day of September 1882 before the undersigned a
Notary Public within and for the County of St. Clair in the State of Missouri
personally came A.C. Davidson who is personally known to me to be the same
person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument of writing as party
there to and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed for the purposed
therein mentioned.
Witness my hand and official seal the day and year above written. My commission
as Notary expires November 22, 1882.
A.C. Cornelius
Notary Public"
Submitted by Dave Davidson