Warlicke v. Davis

SMITH, Chief Justice.

On January 27, 1896, J. L. Norwood and his wife, Rachel, conveyed to their unmarried daughters, Roy and’Julia,-a-tract of 440 acres of land in’Gonzales county, by deed, as follows: .

“State of Texas, County of Gonzales,

“Know all men by these presents: That we, J. L. Norwood and wife, Rachel Nor-wood, of the County of- Gonzales in the State aforesaid and in consideration of the sum of Five Dollars to us -paid and from natural love and affection we have for our- children, Roy and Julia Norwood convey' them the hereinafter described land, we however retaining for our own use…