Hammon v. Sentell

John Hammon, who was a bachelor, departed this life in the parish of Caddo in November, 1901. For .some years prior to his death, and at the time thereof, Hammon lived in open concubinage with a negro woman, named Georgiana Owens, and had by her, as the fruit of this illicit union two children, William J. and Wesley Owens. Hammon owned, at the time of his death, two plantations situated in the parish of Caddo, known as the White Cliff and Cuba plantations, and also some movable property. His nearest lawful relatives at the time of his departure from this life were four brothers and a sister.…