Walker v. Wells
Supreme Court of Georgia
In Equity, in Gordon Superior Court. Decision on demurrer, by Judge John II. Lumpkin, September Term, 1854. Tlie bill in this case was filed by Dawson A. Walker, as guardian of certain orphan children, who were the heirs at law of William H. Stephens, who died a minor. It alleged that William II.
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In Equity, in Gordon Superior Court. Decision on demurrer, by Judge John II. Lumpkin, September Term, 1854. Tlie bill in this case was filed by Dawson A. Walker, as guardian of certain orphan children, who were the heirs at law of William H. Stephens, who died a minor. It alleged that William II. Stephens “ gave in for a draw” in the lottery of 1830 and 1831, as Berry Stephens’ orphan, being the only child of Berry Stephens ; that the person receiving the draw by mistake, omitted the apostrophe so as to enter the name, ■“Berry Stephens, orphan”; that said orphan drew lot No. 282 of 13th…
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Lumpkin, J.
delivering the opinion.
Tho bill alleges, that Berry Stephens died, leaving a widow and one child, William Henry Stephens, who removed from Jefferson to Dooly County; that while living in the 633d Militia District of Dooly County, William Henry Stephens, the minor, gave in for a draw in the Cherokee Land Lottery, as Berry Stephens’ orphan; that he drew lot of land No. 228, in the 13th district of the 3d section of originally Cherokee, now Gordon County.
That in 1833, the widow of Berry Stephens intermarried with one Amos Lane, by whom she had three children, who are the…
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