I am trying to find the heirs of HF and Flora L Pfost, JM and Stella Pfost, GW and Joanna Pfost, Leila J and CW Hockenberry, S Maggie and John H Winter, Smith Green, John Green and Scarlet F Green, Margaret Rhodes, DW Shamblen and Lewis Shamblen. All heirs of of FM (Francis Marion) Pfost.
All of these people sold a tract of land on the waters of Grass Lick in Ripley District of Jackson County WV on June 26th, 1899. They reserved 1/16th of all the oil and gas on 300 acres.
We are now trying to find these heirs in order to complete an oil and gas lease upon the 300 acres in order to drill a well or wells.
Most of these people left Jackson County soon after the sale of this property and the trail grows cold. I have some information on most of them But none as far as the Hockenberry's are concerned and very little on the Green's and Shamblens. records for that time in the jackson County Courthouse are spotty at best and non existant at worst.
Death records are of no help from that time as they only covered date of death in most cases. Estate appraisals and Fiducial records are about the same. I have spent hours in the courthouse and except for the Pfost Green Murders there is little information concerning any of these people after 1899 in Jackson County.
Any help would be appreciated and finding these heirs.