Elder v. Brown

Laura Brown died intestate at Evanston, Wyoming, January 8, 1924, seized of the legal title to 30 acres of land in Jefferson County, Iowa, near Fairfield, and money in two banks in Evanston. She left surviving her two sons, George B. and Henry S. Brown, appellants herein, as her only heirs. Laura Brown was the daughter of Jane Stiles, Avho was twice married. A half sister of Laura’s was the mother of the appellee, Velma Elder. Mrs. Stiles resided on the 30-acre tract for a great many years, and until her death, about December 10, 1917, at the age of 88 years. Laura Brown, at the time of her…