1897-006: F. E. Parsons, widow vs. Ellen Jessee etc.

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F. E. Parsons, the widow of M. C. Parsons, sued her late husband's heirs for her dower rights to lands inherited by her husband. The heirs claimed that the land was conveyed to them before the marriage. In her bill, Parsons accused the heirs of attempting to intimidate her by circulating "false and scandalous charges" including accusing her of having an abortion before the marriage as well as having her and her father arrested for stealing from M. C. Parsons estate. The heirs claimed Parsons, who was approxiamately nineteen at the time of her marriage, only married their sixty year old father to gain ownership to his property.

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