Alamo Tennessee Monday March 7th 1892
MRS. LINA STALLINGS
~VS~
H. S. RANDLE et als
This day came the Plaintiff it being the 7th day of March 1892. MRS. LINA STALLINGS by her attorney and filed her pertition in open court asking that dower be assigned her as the widow of NOAH STALLINGS died siezed and possessed of and it appearing to the court that NOAH STALLINGS died intestate in Crockett County Tennessee and he left the petitioner LINA STALLINGS as his widow and it further appearing that NOAH STALLINGS died seized and possessed of the following described tracts of land to witt situated and lying in the 7th civil district of Crockett County Tennessee bounded as follows one tract being part of Grant No 17210 range 245 and section 1112 and part of 2065 acre tract of land deeded by MARY FRENCH to JAMES H. FRENCH in Gibson County Tenn and bounded as follows… [description of land follows, bounded by…] to N. W. corner of a tract of land purchased by R. W. FLEMING from T. P. HALL… MRS. THOMPSON… containing by estimation 30 acres and it further appearing to the court from an inspection of the notice of this intended application has been regularly acknowledged by all adult heirs resident in this slate [state?] and that service has been regularly served? has upon DOSIA STALLINGS minor heir without regular guardian and that said servis and acceptance was more than five days prior to the filing of said application in this case. It is therefore ordered adjudged and decreed by the court that MRS. LINA STALLINGS widow of NOAH STALLINGS deceased is entitled Dower out of said real estate and upon motion it is ordered that JAMES BALL and TURNER WORRELL to gether with W. J. LAMBERT the county surveyor… be appointed commissioners to set apart and allot to MRS. LINA STALLINGS by meets and bounds one third of the real estate that NOAH STALLINGS died siezed and possessed of as dower…
[Paulina “Lina” Robason was the wife of Noah Lee Stallings, and the daughter of Griffin & Elizabeth Robason. Henry Smith Randle was the husband of Zilphia Stallings, who was the daughter of Noah Lee Stallings & Paulina Robason]
Transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley.