... [Christina (Deskins) Steele's] mind was certainly clear when she made an arrangement with her grandson, E.S.W. (Elgin S. Witton) Elswick, sometime before her death in 1889. The arrangement stated that he could have "a certain parcel of land joining the other tracts ..." ... The agreement stated that E.S.W. Elswick was to "decently maintain" Christina for the rest of her natural life, in her own residence. She made it very clear that this was the way it was to be. She also agreed that she would give him all of her personal property as payment. The personal property included: "1 roan mare, 1 white cow, household and kitchen furniture, farming implements and tools of all kinds; grain, bacon and all personal property and effects."
The document was written on 5 March, 1889, and entered into Buchanan County Court records on 30 March, 1889. ...
