Rawlings v. Rawlings

This is a suit for partition of 120 acres of land in Saline County. The parties are the children and grandchildren of Morality Rawlings who died testate in 1890. The provisions of his will concerning this land are, as follows:

"3rd. I desire that my said wife have the control and proceeds of my farm being the east half of the N.E.Qr. and the S.W.Qr. of the N.E.Qr. of Section Ten (10) Township fifty-one (51), Range twenty (20), in Saline County, Missouri, during her natural life and widowhood and should she marry I direct that my said farm be sold and the proceeds be thus divided — Two thirds…