White v. Ross
Supreme Court of Georgia
Distribution of estates. 'Illegitimates'. Negroes. Decided by Judge Gibson. Richmond Superior Court. June' Term,' 1869. The bill of Alfred Ross, of said county, averred that he was the illegitimate child of Jacob Ross, a negro, of said county, who died intestate, leaving realty and personalty worth $6,000 00, and no heir but his wife, (who was not Alfred's mother, and had no children hy Jacob Ross,) and himself; that Jacob Ross, “during his lifetime, and up to the time of…
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Distribution of estates. 'Illegitimates'. Negroes. Decided by Judge Gibson. Richmond Superior Court. June' Term,' 1869. The bill of Alfred Ross, of said county, averred that he was the illegitimate child of Jacob Ross, a negro, of said county, who died intestate, leaving realty and personalty worth $6,000 00, and no heir but his wife, (who was not Alfred's mother, and had no children hy Jacob Ross,) and himself; that Jacob Ross, “during his lifetime, and up to the time of his decease, (11th July, 1866,) always owned, recognized and treated Alfred as his son and child •” that said property was…
1Opinion of the Court
"Warner, J.
In July, 1866, Jacob Ross, a person of color, died intestate, leaving a widow, and his illegitimate son, Alfred Ross, a person of color, who claims one-half of the intestate’s estate as his illegitimate child, under the provisions of the Act of 9th March, 1866, alleging that the intestate, during his life, and at the time of his death, always recognized, owned and treated him as his son and child. The 3d section of the Act of 9th March, 1866, enacts “that every colored child heretofore born is. declared to be the legitimate child of his mother, and also of his.colored father, if…
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