Alamo Tennessee, Monday September 4, 1882
JOHN JOHNSON
Adopted to
F. C. HARWELL
F. C. HARWELL having by petition filed in the Court asked that he be allowed to adopt an infant male child named JOHN JOHNSON the mother of said child being dead and his father ALFRED JOHNSON being present in open Court and consenting thereto when it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the adoption of said child would be greatly to the interest of said child the Court is pleased to decree that said adoption be allowed and it is therefore decreed that said child shall be the adopted child of said F. C. HARWELL with full right of a legitimate child of inheritance and c.
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.