Elliott v. Elliott

Coffey, J. —

In 1845 George Elliott was married in England, and had as the issue of said marriage one son, William. His wife died in 1847, and in 1848 he married Jane Haywood, and had by her one son, Robert G. Elliott, who is the plaintiff in this suit. In 1851 he abandoned his wife and children, and came to the United States and located at Lafayette, where, in 1852, he married Mary Ann Dungan, never having been divorced from his wife in Great Britain. By her he had four children, who, together with Mary A. Elliott, are the defendants in this suit. In 1865 George Elliott died in this State,…