James v. Williams

Col. William Henry Williams James died intestate in Dickson county, Tenn., on February 20, 1933, at the age of eighty-three years. He had never married and left only collateral heirs, the children and grandchildren of his deceased brother, complainants in this cause. Ill feeling existed between Col. James and these relatives. He had accumulated a large fortune, consisting of real estate in Dickson county. A strong friendship existed between Col. J ames and his first cousin, George T. Williams, of Pecos, Texas. In 1919, Col. James visited Mr. and Mrs. Williams, and became greatly attached to…