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                        #1604
              Disposed of Mch T 93

                 In the matter of the 
                  adoption of Ida S
                   Treess a minor
                Jacob H & Susan R
                  Trees  petitioners
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                        Box 378
                        to - 556

              Petition to adopt
              child
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                  Filed Mch 20 1893
                                   J R Sedgwick
                                                  Clerk
                  D.L. Wilson
                             Atty.

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State of  Indiana       In Circuit Court
Shelby County ss     March Term A D 1893

In the matter of the
adoption of Ida S. Trees
                                                The undersigned 
petitioners  Jacob H Trees  and  Susan M Trees
show to the court that Ida S. Trees is a female
child of the age of two years, a resident of said
county and state, and now resides with your
petitioners, and is without any property real or
personal, known to said petitioners.  Said child
has no mother living, but has a father living, that
said childs father is desirous having petitioners
adopt said child, and petitioners are desirous of
adopting said child that they are brother and
sister to the father of said child and are suitable
persons to raise and care for said child, and 
they pray an order of this court to that effect
                                  Jacob H Trees  /s/
                                  Susan M Trees  /s/
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18"
day of March AD 1893
                                  David L Wilson
                                  Notary Public
                                              S.C.
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