Little v. Bowman

This appeal is from a decree of the circuit court of Rock Island county construing the will of Edward H. Bowman in a suit brought for that purpose by the appellants, Blanche E. Little and her two children, Alice T. Johnson and Andrew W. Little, against the appellees, Sarah A. Bowman and Edward M. Rogers, owner of a mortgage made by her.

The testator, Edward H. Bowman, died on November 30, 1893, and by his will, after stating that he was moved thereto by just regard for the future welfare, peace and comfort of his wife and their two daughters, provided as follows :

“I hereby bequeath to my wife…