Ellis County Texas Archives Deed.....Ruffin, H.  J.   - Jinks, Henry   T. 1898
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Written: 1898

Henry T. Jinks et al to H.J. Ruffin

Henry T. Jinks and wife Carrie Jinks of the county of Ellis in consideration of
$1 to us paid by H.J. Ruffin agreeing and assuming to pay off four certain
promissory notes:  three of them each for $200 and the 4th and last one for
$250.  All of date Nov 18, 1895 and payable on Nove 18 of the years 1897, 1888,
1899 and 1910 respectively  and being the last four notes executed by H.T. Jinks
to the order of H.J. Ruffin as pat purchase money for hereinafter described
property as described in deed recorded in Book 88 pg 87 of Ellis Co  Deed
records  have granted, sold and conveyed all that certain lot, tract or parcel
of land described as followed:

Situated in said Ellis County about 3/4 mile NE from Alma, a part and parcel of
the T.W. Wade 154 acre survey.

Beginning at the NW corner of the Malcom Johnson survey a rock for corner on the
East boundary of the Simon Womack 640 acre survey

Thence N 30 W along the line of the Womack survey 534 1/2 vrs a stake the NW
corner of said Wade Survey

Thence N 60 # 19 1/2 degree variation 654 vrs to a stake in said Wade North line.

Thence S 30 E parallel with Womack East line  430 vs to stake in N Line of
Malcom Johnson survey and in center of County Road.

Thence S  60 W (9 deg variation) with North line of said Johnson survey and in
County Rd 654 vr to the beginning containing 50 acres of land more or less to
have and to hold....

But it is expressly agreed and stipulated that the Vendors Lien is retained
against the above described property premises and improvement untill the above
described notes and all interest thereon are fully paid according to their face
and tenor, effect and reading when this deed shall become absolute.

Witness hands at Ennis this 6th day of Dec 1898

H.T. Jinks   Carrie Jinks  JT

Carrie Jinks appeared before Edmond Raphael, a notary public



Additional Comments:
NOTE: Henry T. Jinks is son of William Henry Jinks.  William Henry is older
brother of Winnie Virginia Jinks who married Henry J. Ruffin.  So this is a
nephew selling land to his uncle.

The TW Wade survey was  1165  acres.

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