W. H. Holsclaw to Simmons for Bank- Part of Lot 25

On 6 Oct 1821, James J. Dozier sold a part of Shepherdsville lot #25 to Edward McDade who sold it to Richard P. Simmons.

Simmons' heirs would later sell the ground to Henry J. Craycroft. Craycroft would later sell it to Wesley Phelps. Phelps then sold the tract to Joseph Collier. This was the northernmost 40 feet of lot 25. Collier next sold the lot and house to Harriet Travis, whose heirs then sold it to Sarah J. Ridgway. Sarah would next sell the lot to Nancy L. Crist.

Nancy would later enter into an arrangement with R. J. Meyler in which she deeded her part of lot 25 to him, and he deeded his part of lots 55 & 56 to her, with some money changing hands.

It is unclear how this ground became the property of the trustees of the Methodist Church, but they sold it to W. H. Holsclaw on 8 Feb 1897. Holsclaw sold a part of it to William and G. W. Simmons on 11 Aug 1900 as shown below. The Peoples Bank was organized in 1900 with William Simmons as its president. The drawing below identifies this lot as the bank lot.

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Bullitt County Deed Book 33, Pages 553-555

This deed made and entered into this the 11th day of August 1900 by and between W. H. Holsclaw and Jane Holsclaw, parties of the first part, and William Simmons and G. W. Simmons, parties of the second part, all of the county of Bullitt and state of Kentucky.

Witnesseth that for and in consideration of the sum of $500 cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties of the first part have bargained and sold and hereby sell, convey and deliver unto the second parties the following described real estate, lying and being in the town of Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky, being a part of the lot bought by W. H. Holsclaw from the trustee of the M. E. Church South on the eighth day of February 1897, the part hereby conveyed is 22 feet fronting on Main Street, beginning at the corner of the alley and running south on Main Street 22 feet and back 90 feet so as to have 22 feet front on Main Street and the same distance in a parallel line on the back.

It is understood and agreed that the said W. H. Holsclaw is to have 10 feet space between the part here conveyed and the line between this lot and the Straus lot (now owned by Troutman), even if it takes part of the 90 feet mentioned in this deed. The said first party is to give the parties of the second part immediate possession of the property herein conveyed.

To have to hold the same onto the said second parties, their heirs and assigns forever with covenant of general warranty.

Witness the hands of the grantors this the day and year first herein written.

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