Sprinkle v. Ponder

At tbe time of tbe marriage between tbe plaintiff and Macie Black Sprinkle in 1927, sbe was Irving witb ber two daughters, Pearl (wbo is tbe defendant, Pearl Black Ponder) and Alice (now Alice Bradley) in tbe borne of ber aunt Nan Black, referred to tbrougbout tbe trial as Aunt Nan, on tbe aunt’s farm located on tbe New Stock Road near Weaverville in Buncombe Oounty. Tbe plaintiff, W. D. Sprinkle, “was batching” on bis 75-acre farm across tbe road from Aunt Nan’s place. After tbe marriage, be moved in witb tbe family at Aunt Nan’s borne, and stayed there two or three years. During this period…