Succession of Carter

Gideon T. Carter, a colored man, died in June, 1942. He left a widow, Virginia Jones Carter, from whom he had been living separate and apart almost ever since his marriage to her in 1924. He also left seven grandchildren, issue of a predeceased daughter of the deceased by a previous marriage, and one son, issue of his marriage to the present surviving widow.

In July, 1942, the surviving widow filed a petition asking to be appointed administratrix, and an inventory was made showing the total value of the estate to be $1,555.50. Rebecca Robinson Johnson, a granddaughter of the deceased, filed a…