In Re Alvord's Estate

Phebe J. Alvord was the mother of Artemas, or Art, as he was called, a young son by a previous marriage, when she married Austin G. Alvord, a prominent citizen of Flint. Art was taken into the Alvord home, assumed the surname of Alvord, and was treated as a son by his stepfather. The Alvords had no other children. Mr. Alvord predeceased his wife after .a happy married life of 40 years, or thereabouts. Mrs. Alvord, who inherited all of his property, died on May 6, 1930, leaving what purported to be a last will and codicils, and an estate appraised at $64,000, which included the Alvord Block…