Deed:  Daniel Benjamin & Mary Louisa Nichols - James C. Parker, Smith Co., TX

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Transcribed from the original handwritten deed

State of Texas
County of Smith

Know all men by thse presents that we D. B. Nichols and M. L. Nichols 
wife of said D. B. Nichols of the above county and state.  In 
consideration of two provisionary notes.  the first note calls for 
five bales cotton to class low middling  and to weigh 500 lbs each 
and due 1st day of Dec. 1883.  Second notes calls for five bales 
cotton the same to class low midling and to weigh 500 lbs each due 
1st day of Dec 1884.  The receipt of the above discribed notes is 
hereby fully acknowledged have granted sold and conveyed and by 
these presents do grant bargain sell and convey unto James C. Parker 
of the County and State aforesaid.  The following described property 
to wit!  A certain piece or tract of land off the John Bell Survey 
situated in the County of Smith and State of Texas about one & one 
half miles east of Starrville bounded thus on the west by a tract 
of land formerly owned by Lewis Stillwell and now occupied by D. B. 
Nichols. On the South by the Russ Starr place.  On the east by 
Terrel Jefferies and on the North by the Nichols Survey and 
containing sixty acres more or less.  Together with all and 
singular the rights member improvements, here atidaments and 
appurtainances to the same belonging on or anywise appertaining 
to have to hold all and singular the premises above mentioned 
until the said Jas C. Parker his heirs & assigns forever and we 
D. B. Nichols and M. L. Nichols hereby bind our heirs executors 
and administrator's to warrant & forever defend all & singular the 
premisses unto the said J. C. Parker his heirs & assigns against 
every person whom forever lawfully claiming or to claim the same 
or any part thereof. 
 
Witness our hands at Starrville this the 2nd day of Oct 1882

D. B. Nichols
M. L. Nichols

State of Texas
County of Smith

Before me H. C. Huggins a notary public in & for the said county 
& state on this day personally appeared D. B. Nichols and M. L. 
Nichols his wife known to me to be the persons whose names are 
subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknoweges to me that 
they executed the same for the purpose & consideration threin 
expressed and she the said M. L. Nichols having been examined by 
me privally & apart from her husband and having the same fully 
explained to her she the said M. L. Nichols ackowledged such 
instrument to be her act & deed  & declared that she had willingly 
signed the same for the purposes & considerations therein expressed 
and that she wishes not to retract it.  Given under my hand and 
seal of Office in Starrville this the 2nd day of Oct 1882

H. C. Huggins
a notary Public Smith Co., Texas

The deed is embossed with the Notary Seal.

NOTE:

James Cater Parker m. Elfreeda "Freedy" Carter who married secondly 
Henry Franklin King.

Freedy and Henry also lived on the property raising their five 
children there.