Farris v. Sipes

The bill in this cause alleges the following facts, to wit: That complainant, Martha Ann, is the widow of W. L. Farris, and that she and her husband resided in McNairy County, Tennessee, from 1884, the year of their marriage, until the fall of 1891, when, in the words of the bill,‘'they went to the city of St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, and, after remaining there a few weeks, they removed to the State of Texas, and lived there until August, 1895, when her husband died; and a few weeks thereafter complainant came back to Tennessee,” bringing her minor children, and residing in this State…