Olympia Mcintyre v. Jonas Parker and Daniel Lockwood

ELLIS, J. -- This is a suit for partition brought by Olympia McIntyre, a minor, by her next friend, William Adams, against Jonas Parker and Daniel Lockwood. The last named person is a half brother to complainant. A decree pro confesso was taken against him. Jonas Parker answered the bill, averring his sole ownership of the property, which consists of one hundred and twenty acres of land in Taylor county. The facts in the case are thawt the mother of Olympia McIntyre died in October, 1900; Sarah Jackson, who was Olympia's grandmother, died about two months later. Olympia was then about eighteen months old, and she and her half-brother inherited the land. Her father, C. McIntyre, placed the infant daughter in the home of William Adams and wife, who have had the care, custody and rearing of the child. In April, 1901, C. Mcintyre, after placing the child in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adams, applied to the County Judge for Taylor County for letters of guardianship of the two children. At the time of C. McIntyre's marriage with Olympia's mother the latter had a son, Daniel Lockwood, who was then a lad of a few years of age. Letters