Brown, Admr. v. Cole, Admr.

'Sometime prior to the fall of 1930 John R. Kizer married a Mrs. Arnold, who was a widow at the time, and who was the mother of a hoy child by her former husband. A short time after the marriage the mother of the boy died leaving as her only heir Bonner Arnold, who was then nine years of age.

His grandparents were living, and by and with their consent the boy was adopted by his stepfather on proper petition in probate court of Randolph county, which order of adoption entered on October 1,1930, recited that Bonner Arnold was nine years old, that both his parents were dead, that he was the owner…