Blanton v. Howard

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Miller —

Affirming.

At the time of his death in 1875, Elisha Howard owned what is known in the record as the ££ Forester Creek Farm,” of about 250 acres of land lying on Cumberland River, in Harlan County. He left surviving him Mahala Howard, his widow, and eight children — John Cooley Howard, Ben Howard, Matilda -Howard, Julia Howard, Alabama Howard, Phoeba Howard Coldiron, Sarah Elizabeth Howard, and the appellee, William Howard. Several of these children were then minors, the youngest being about 12 years of age. After the death of Elisha Howard, his widow -lived…