Gulf Production Co. v. Baton

HALL, Justice.

This suit affects the title to 1.43 acres of land, a part of the Mary Cogswell survey in Rusk county, Tex. William Baton in 1877 purchased a tract of land, a part of the Mary Cogswell survey in Rusk county, containing 111.3 acres. He died in 1889, leaving a wife, Mariah Baton, and four children surviving him. One of the children, Ollie, died soon thereafter, unmarried and without issue. In 1913 another’ child J. D. Baton, died, leaving three minor children, Grace, Nannie D., and John. Ma-riah, the wife of William Baton, died in 1912. In 1914 the minor children of J. D. Baton…