This is from Effingham County GA records:
HENRY GROVENSTEINE, Feb. 19, 1826, p. 16
Wife whole and sole benefit of all my real and personal property during the minority of children, and after youngest child comes of age, an equal division to be made among children desire children receive decent education and be brought up and instructed in the true religion of the Saviour of the world. If wife not willing to keep Negroes, them be hired out to such people as would do them justice and hire of them to support her and children. If wife should marry after my death, wish she should live comfortable during her life, property be distributed among children after her death. Appoint wife, Hannah, as first
manager and secondly nominate Ephraim Keiffer to act with her in the management of my Estate agreeable to her wish. Wits: Luke Exley, Paul Tossing, Jeremiah Reisser.

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Do you have any information on T.A. Gravenstine, female, widowed, and 69 years old in the 1880 census of Screven County? She was living with E.H. Merrell (Morel)- a 60y/o disabled male described as her brother and Mary Heygood (Morel Hagood)- a 76y/o female described as her sister? What was T.A.'s real name? I can't place her with the Morel family.