Will of Louisa T. Foster - Dated 2 Sep 1871

At Home Haywood County Tennessee Septem 2 1871

I LOUISA T. FOSTER of Said County & State being of sound mind & memory but becoming advanced in life and infirm in health, make this my last will and testament.

Mentions:

Son, W. H. FOSTER, a tract of land (will contains detailed description of said tract of land)

Son, THOMAS J. FOSTER , two hundred acres of land south of the tract willed to son W. H. FOSTER, and being in the northwest corner of the remnant of the one thousand acres conveyed by ROBERT C. FOSTER to W. H. FOSTER

Daughter, NARCISSA H. McALISTER of Alabama, all the remainder of said one thousand acre tract being about Four hundred acres.

The deed conveying said one thousand acres tract to said Trustees will be found Registered in the Registers office in Haywood County in deed record book No 2 page 282 on 24th October 1870.

If my son THOMAS J. FOSTER should die leaving no children and not having disposed of his portion by deed or will then I bequeath and direct that his portion be vest in my daughter FANNIE J. WOODS. in fee simple.

The deveres (?) herein named are required to take care of my husband R. C. FOSTER in the event of my death before my husband and I direct that the place willed to W. H. FOSTER be considered as a home for my heirs and husband during his natural life.

Daughter in Law, JULIA W. FOSTER.

Son in Law, JO L. WOODS

There is also due me from my fathers estate in Mississippi between four and five hundred dollars in cash, to be given to husband

Signed this 2nd September 1871 L. T. FOSTER

Witness:
D. H. THOMAS
J. L. WOODS

Codicil
Florence Ala 27 Decem 1873
Appoints W. H. FOSTER as Trustee and to act as Executer

Also states that Louisa T. Foster is blind and unable to write witness my mark this the 27th day of December 1873 LOUISA (X) T. FOSTER (X - her mark)

Witness
MARY T. GIBSON
MARY A. PHILLIPS

Codicil to be annexed to my Will
Florence Ala 27th Novem 1874
States that she sold 750 acres of the one thousand acres, and directs that money is to be given to the children named, daughter NARCISSA McALISTER and son THOMAS J. FOSTER, and land to be given to W. H. FOSTER, son.

Witnesses:
L. TODD
MARY P. GIBSON