Ellis County Texas Archives Deed.....Jinks, Henry T.  - Ruffin, Henry  J. & Wife W.  V.  1895
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Written: 1895

Deed Book 88 pg 87

Henry J. Ruffin & wife    to Henry T. Jinks

Know all men by these presents that we Henry J. Ruffin and wife, W.V. Ruffin of
county of Ellis in state of Texas and in consideration of the sum of $1250
twelve hundred fifty dollars to us [and be paid by Henry T. Jinks as follows
first four at $200 and the 5th and last note for $250 all bearing 10 percent
interest from date and due respectively one, tow, 3, 4, 5 years after date. 
Interest on said notes due and payable annual each year as it accrues have
granted, sold and conveyed:

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....

18th day of November at Alma witness my hands 1895

H.J. Ruffin and W.V. (x) Ruffin
C.T. Hogan 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.

They sold this land back to H.J. Ruffin Deed Book 108  pg 346 in Dec 1898

The TW Wade survey was  1165  acres.

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