Logan Circuit Court Charles P. Gillum. Plaintiff Against Petition in Equity Tyra B. Gillum } William Gillum } Elizabeth Vandiver } J. C. Thomas } Defendants H. C. Thomas } S. M. Tomas } Ann E. Lummus } G. W. Mundy } The plaintiff, Charles P. Gillum, states that one Elizabeth Gillum, his mother, departed this life on the day of 1862, leaving the defendant Tyra B. Gillum, William Gillum, Elizabeth Vandiver, J. C. Thomas, H. C. Thomas, S. M. Thomas, Ann E. Lummis and G. W. Mundy as her heirs at law and without leaving a last will & testament. That said Elizabeth Gillum was the widow of one John P. Gillum, deceased; that on the 23rd day of August 1856 a warrant of one Hundred and sixty acres of bounty land issued to her from the office of the Commissioner of pensions for the United States of America, which warrant is her with filed and made part of this petition. Plaintiff states that his mother died seized of possession of said warrant, that she had once during her life, entered as [locaterster?] law called for in said warrant. Plaintiff states that the plaintiff Charles P. Gillium is entitled t! o 1/6 of the said warrant's value, that the defendant Lysa B. Gillum is also entitled to 1/6 of same, that William Gilliam is entitled to 1/6 of said warrant, that Ann E. Lummis is entitled to 1/6 of same that the defendants S. M. Thomas, J. C. Thomas and H. C. Thoma and G. W. Mundy are jointly entiled to one share of 1/6 fifth [that's what it says] of said warrant's value and that the distributable share of each is less than one hundred dollars in value, that the intent of all the heirs [ ? ] a sale of said warrant in order that each may be able to obtain his & her proportionate share - that the said heirs are of full lawful age. He also states that Sarah Thomas now married and Geolina Thomas now married and living in Texas to 1/6 of proceeds of said warrant and also says that the names of their husbands are unknown [????????? several illegible words follow] is entitled to 1/6 of same and that the defendants S. M. Thomas, J. C. Thomas and H. C. Thomas and G. W. Mundy ! are jointly entitled to one of share of 1/6 fifth of said warrant's v alue, that the distributable share of each is less that one hundred dollars in value - that the interest of all the heirs [desire?] a sale of said warrant in order that each may be able to obtain his & her [ ???] share, that all said are are of full, lawful age. Sworn to before me by Charles P. Gillum Nov 14 1872 What are the given names of the Thomas men mentioned in this petition? My ancestor was Silas M. Thomas. I know that there was a Samuel M. Thomas in Logan Co. Thanks for any information. Some of these copies were very indistinct in places. I have several legal documents relating to this warrant, but the one quoted furnishes the most genealogical information. Thank you very much.