Signing Names Under Texas Law Causes Real World Trouble
Legal experts warn that a correct legal name must include a given name and a family surname. Married women often sign as Mrs. James E. Brown, risking title and deed issues if later questioned. Discrepancies can delay property transfers and raise costly identification problems across states.
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Mary Lou Jones
Mary Lou Brown
James E. Brown
Mary L. Brown
Mary Lou
James
Mary
Brown
Hame
George Smith
Ghosts and Fort Worth lore from a long-ago column
A column mixed with reminiscences and local history recounts Fort Worth’s 1876 railroad arrival, ghost tale at an inn, and colorful names. It recalls Boyce House, early Texas railways, and a cautionary legal disclaimer about law and signatures.
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Post Office Department
Terminal
Fort Worth
Boyce House
Texas
Costellos
Prank
Lou
New England
Harry
John L. Lewis
Jerry Lewis
Joe Louis
Charles Wilson
General Electric
General Motors
Norna
McCarthys
Glenn McCarthy
Senator McCarthy
Clem McCarthy
Charley McCarthy
Texas and Pacific Railway
T&p
Eagle Ford
Dallas
Wall Street
Jay Cook and Co
Con
Comany’s
Tarrant County Construction Company
Darnell
Fr. Worth
Morgan Jones
Sycamore Creek
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Roy
Dutton’s Texaco Station
Clauce Wild
Forrest Wright
Cisco
Fastland
George L. Davenport
Comanche, Texas
Vilel
Wild
Wright
Childre
Norris Insurance
South Side Square
Shankle’s
Shanles
Leo Shankle
Chrysler
Saratoga
America
Dudley Bros
Central
Comanche
Dudney
Ry Cleaners
MR. and
Mrs
Bill Dudney
Bermuda
Neptune
Johns-Manville
Johns Manville
W. Central