1890 ,March 6 Elijah's Kilgore Last Will and Testament
"I, Elijah Kilgore, of Catoosa County and State of Georgia. Gentlemen, being through the blessing of God in a sound state of mind and memory, but calling to mind the frail tenure of life and that it is appointed to men once to die, do make and ordain this, my last will and testament, that is to say, principally and first of all my soul into the hands of Almighty God who gave it me, and the disposal of my body I leave to the entire discretion of my friends; with respect to my worldly estate, I give and bequeath to my loving wife Terressa all of my lands and household furniture and such money as may be in my house at the time of my death, and all of my stock and farming implements with proviso that if my son Jefferson pays my wife Terressa $150 in six years after my death, then my wife must make Jefferson's son a good and sufficient title to 80 acres lying on the east side of my home, lot #76, and further bequeath that at the death of my wife Terressa, all of the foregoing property to descend to my daughter, Ida Lee Kilgore. If Jefferson fails to pay the $150, then in that case the title is to remain in my wife Terressa [Terressa's name?]. I bequeath and appoint J.F. Whittle my sole executor of this, my last will and testament. I now ratify and confirming this and not other to be my last will and testament in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal."
Elijah Kilgore (his X mark)
Book 6; page 93-94; Recorded on September 14,1891
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