Charles Lawless Update

I found a deed and some other documents related to the property that was owned by Eileen Lawless, Charles’ daughter.

The change was made on page 7. There was a notice in the Pender Republic paper about a court action. When the Charles story was originally written, I hadn’t found the documents about transferring the property. This is the new paragraph:

Thurston County Property
Charles’ daughter Eileen jointly owned property with her sister-in-law Cynthia Chase in Thurston County (E 1/2
SE 1/4, Sec􀆟on 26, T25N, R9E). Both died without a will. In 1922, Eugene Lawless filed a petition with the court
in Thurston County about a final settlement of the Charles Lawless estate. Eugene petitioned to purchase the
property for $6,600 and was granted a deed on July 1, 1922. The final action (settlement) on October 16, 1922
gave Eugene sole ownership of the property. The newspaper notice was the final step to complete the transfer.
The deed and other court documents are preserved in the Charles Lawless files. It is not known what happened
to the property after that, but it may have been farmed by Eugene’s son John Lawless who lived in Macy.