Deed to Mt. Carmel School in 1908 - Smith County, TX

Submitted by John Culpepper
24 February 2003

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Deed to Mt. Carmel School in 1908 - R. B. Tutt Survey of Smith
County.  School disolved in 1928 and church Harris Creek begins--
a splinter off 1850 Winona church beginnings around 1850 era.  
Burial Grounds beside the Mt. Carmel School were called Harris
Creek burial grounds.

Smith County, TX, Vol. 92, page 443

The State of Texas)
County of Smith   )     

Know all men by these Presents, That we J. L. Johnson and wife Nora
Johnson of the County of Smith and the State of Texas, in 
consideration of the sum of twenty five dollars cash to us in hand 
paid by R. M. Kirby, T. S. Kyles and J. W. Fortner, Trustees of Mt. 
Carmell School District number 35 to be used for school purposes only.

The receipt of which is hereby acknowledged we do by these PRESENTS 
grant, bargain, sell, release and convey unto the said Trustees & 
their successors, Grantees herein, the following described land, 
situated in Smith County, Texas, to wit:  Beginning at a corner 61 1/3 
yards east of a P. O. 18" dia. on W. B. L. of R. B. Tutt sur. and 
South of a N.W. corner of a 177 acre survey now owned by us, said P.O.
being on S. Bank of a spring branch, which crosses W.B.L/ of said 
survey Thence South 235 yards to corner, Thence East to middle 
of Mt. Carmel and Center public road, Thence Northerly with said 
road to a point due east of the place of beginning.  Thence 
west to place of beginning, containing 2 1/2 acres of land more or 
less of R. B. Tutt survey.

TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described property and premises, 
together with all the rights, privileges, appurtenances, 
improvements to the same belonging to the said Grantees, their 
successors.  And we hereby bind ourselves, our heirs and legal 
representatives, to WARRANT and FOREVER DEFEND all and singular the 
title to said property unto them, the said Grantees, their successors, 
against the lawful claims of all persons whomsoever
WITNESS our hand at Winona, Texas, this 25 day of August 1908.
Signed in the presence of  
                                       J. L. Johnston
                                       Nora Johnston