McKenzie v. Rumph

On the 13th day of June, 1889, Mrs. Ely M. Neeley obtained patent from the United States to two eighty-acre tracts of land in Ouachita County, and thereafter occupied the land as her home until March 1, 1891, at which time she conveyed it to her son, James T. Neeley, for the consideration of $450, of which $25 was paid in cash, and a lien was retained to secure the balance of the unpaid purchase money. This deed was duly recorded.

Mrs. Neeley was the mother of four children, to-wit: James T. Neeley, Mary Neeley Haines, Mattie Neeley McKenzie, and Nannie Neeley Powell.

On January 27, 1917, the…