Book A, Transcript Page: 389

State of Tennessee)
& County of Carroll)

We the undersigned certify that to the best of our recollection Mr William Rummage made use of the following languige in relation to his effects just before he Died to wit that he wanted his debts paid and the remainder of his property for his wife to have to help raise his children – He Died the fifth day of May 1861

The above committed to writing May 11th 1861

Thomas R Wingo
Delanson Jones (his mark)
W A Crossett
Thomas Singleton

This text was transcribed by Jere Cox from the typescript entitled Tennessee Records of Carroll County Will Book “A” September, 1822 – 1864 (approximately) created in 1937 under the Works Progress Administration.

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Jere Cox was an early Carroll County TNGenWeb coordinator.  We do not intend to violate Jere’s copyright interests by including the transcription here, but we want to make sure his efforts remain available for future researchers.