Jackson v. Thornton

Complainants site to recover land, claiming to he the heirs at law of one Houston Jackson. Defendants claim under a deed executed by Fred Jackson, who, they contend, was the only child and heir of Houston J ackson.

The legitimacy of Fred Jackson is the sole question for determination.

Houston Jackson was a colored man, and intermarried with a young colored girl, Rachael Gentry. Fred Jackson was’borne by . Rachael after the marriage. This fact is clearly established. The proof tends to show that the child was born three or four months after the marriage, and there is proof indicating that he was…