In Re Watson v. Watson

In this action Gus Watson and his wife Georgianna filed a petition in the Juvenile Division of the Circuit Court of Pike County to adopt Jo Ann Watson, then four years of age. The mother of the -child; Loraing Watson, opposed the action. From a judgment denying the relief asked; petitioners have appealed.

All the parties to this aetion are negroes. - Jo Ann Watson is the illegitimate daughter of Loraine Watson. - Gus Watson is an uncle of Loraine Watson.. He and his wife, live in Clarksville, Missouri. They are middle-aged and have no children of their own. They are a highly respectable…