Quote Originally Posted by bassin_bug View Post
That may not be exactly how it goes. I am holding some deeds from that same era and they, too, are similar. This all happened before women had rights and, in this case, it seems that the man was always the one in control of family business. My great-grandfather died and left my great-grandmother with six minor children. The Probate Court appointed a guardian over her and the children. The guardian also signed a document saying that he accepted the guardianship, and the land was deeded to the guardian to hold in trust until the children became adults. She and the children continued to live at the same place while it was held in trust. My grandfather was the first to come of age and got his share of the property which was deeded to him by the guardian. As other brothers and sisters came of age, they received their share of the property. My great-grandmother was not "a woman of color" nor a slave. That's just how business was handled during that period.

I don't think the deed was being held in trust because of the color of Miss Grundley's skin or slavery but, most likely, because she was a woman, and may have also been underage.

Just my 2-cents worth.

Interesting. You may well be correct. I was making an assumption based on what I read in the deed. Have no idea of the law at that time. Women did not get the vote right untill the 1900's so more than likely you are correct. I don't want to debate weather to give paid hollidays for MLK day. We have many hollidays that are not paid federal hollidays, but we can still celebrate the memory of a good man or cause with or without taking the day off. The state does not pay presidents day, but we can still think of George fondly on that day.