Jackson v. Grant

Robert Hornby died intestate February 14, 1920, survived by his widow, Eliza Hornby, and Wilbur Hornby and Minnie Smith, children by a former marriage. At the time of his death, Mr. Hornby was the owner of a 240-acre farm in Monona County and three resident properties in Mapleton, wbieb real estate was unencumbered and valued at over $50,000 at the time of the death of the decedent. Mr. and Mrs. Hornby occupied one of the resident properties in Mapleton as their homestead which was worth about $3,000. After the death of her husband, Mrs. Hornby continued to occupy the homestead until her…