BENJAMIN OSCAR LUNSFORD

 

DEED FROM

 

W. J., LIZZIE & E. J. WOOD

 

 

 

Deed Book 23, Cross County, Arkansas

 

Page 163

 

WARRANTY DEED WITH RELINQUISHMENT OF DOWER:

 

            KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:  That we, W. J. Woods, Lizzie Woods, Widow, and E. J. Woods, wife of W. J. Woods, for and in consideration of the sum of One Hundred and fifty dollars in hand paid by B. O. Lunsford, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, do hereby grant bargain sell and convey unto the said B. O. Lunsford and unto his heirs and assigns forever, the following lands lying in the County of Cross and State of Arkansas to wit;

 

South Half of the North east quarter of the south west quarter of section Twenty Five (25) Township Seven (7) North and in Range Three (3) east and containing 20 acres of land more or less.  To have and to hold the same unto the said B. O. Lunsford and unto his heirs and assigns forever, with all appurtenances thereunto belonging.  And we hereby covenant with the said B. O. Lunsford that we will forever warrant and defend the title to said lands against all claims whatsoever.  And I, E. J. Woods, wife of the said W. J. Woods, for and in consideration of the sum of money do hereby release and relinquish unto the said B. O. Lunsford all my right of dower and homestead in and to the said lands. 

 

Witness my hand and seal on this the 3rd day of February 1911.

 

                                                            W. J. (his mark) Wood           {seal}

                                                            Lizzie Wood                           {seal}

                                                            E. J. (her mark) Woods          {seal}

 

Witness as to E. J. Wood, I. Block

 

 

State of Arkansas

 County of Cross

 

            Be it remembered that on this day came before me the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace within and for the county aforesaid, duly commissioned and acting, W. J. Wood, to me well known as the grantor in the foregoing deed and stated that he had executed the same for the consideration and purposes therein mentioned and set forth, and on the same day also voluntarily appeared before me the said E. J. Wood, wife of the said W. J. Woods, to me well known and in the absence of her said husband, declared that she had of her own free will executed the said deed and signed and sealed the relinquishment of dower and homestead in said deed for the consideration and purposes therein contained and set forth without compulsion or undue influence of her said husband.

 

Witness my hand and seal as such Justice of the Peace on this the 4th day of February, 1911.

                                                           

P. H. Taylor, J. P.

 

 

State of Arkansas

County of Cross

 

 Be it remembered that on this day came before the undersigned a notary public within and for the county aforesaid duly commissioned and acting Lizzie Woods Widow to me well known as the grantor in the foregoing deed and stated that she had executed the same for the consideration and purposes herein mentioned and set forth.  Witness my hand and seal as such Notary Public on this the 3rd day of February, 1911.

                                                                                    S. Daltreff, Notary Public

 

My commission expires Nov 12, 1912. 

 

Filed for record the 25th day of February 1911 and Recorded March 1, 1911.

 

                                                                                                J. C. Harrell, Clerk

                                                                                                By J. F. Harrell, D. C.

 

 

 

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Source:  Cross County Deeds

Cross County Courthouse, Wynne, Cross County, Arkansas

Transcribed by Shannon Greenhaw Marquis

 


 

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