Benjamin F. Oxley of Missouri purchased land adjoining Shepherdsville from Lorenzo Hoglan, and also land from Wilhite Carpenter. These two tracts were combined into what became known as Oxley's Addition to Shepherdsville. Oxley then began selling town lots in this addition to others.
The location of the lots may be seen on the plat shown on another page.
In August 1898, after selling as many lots as he could over 40 years, B. F. Oxley agreed to sell the remaining lots in Oxley's Addition to Shepherdsville to Lizzie Herps and W. C. Morrison. This was likely when the list of sold lots was created.
Bullitt County Deed Book 32, Pages 435-436
This indenture made and entered into this 15th day of August 1898, by and between B. F. Oxley, widowed, party of the first part and Lizzie Herps, wife of W. C. Herps, and W. C. Morrison, parties of the second part.
Witnesseth that the said party of the first part for and in consideration of the sum of $40 cash in hand paid, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, hath bargained and sold, and by these presents doth bargain, sell and convey unto the parties of the second part jointly and equally the following described property, viz. all his right, title, interest or claim in and to his unsold town lots in Oxley's Paroquet Addition to the town of Shepherdsville, Kentucky not heretofore conveyed by said Oxley, his agents or attorney, said lots being partly embraced in a tract of land conveyed to the party of the first part by W. Carpenter and partly embraced in a tract of land conveyed to said Oxley by L. Hoglan in the year of 1857, both of which deeds are duly recorded in Deed Book "O" pages 34 and 35 in the office of the clerk of the Bullitt County Court. Said two tracts of land were subsequently laid off into town lots, which lots as a whole were known and designated as B. F. Oxley's Paroquet Addition to said town of Shepherdsville, and the property herein conveyed are the several lots in said addition not heretofore conveyed of record in the office of the clerk of the Bullitt County Court by the party of the first part, his agents or attorney in fact.
To have and to hold said town lots unto the parties of the second part, their heirs or assigns forever with covenant of general warranty.
In testimony whereof witness the signature of the grantor the day and date first herein written.
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