Will of Dr. John L. Powell - Dated 14 Nov 1930
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Will of J. L. POWELL - Probated Sept. 27, 1932 I, DR. J. L. POWELL of Friendship, Crockett County, Tennessee, do make and publish this as my last will and testament... Mentions: To my wife EDNA B. POWELL only for and during her natural life my farm in the 11th civil district Crockett Co., TN, and consisting of 140 acres and bounded on the North by the G. M. and N. R.R., on the South by the lands of TUCKER estate, East by the lands of J. C. HAMLETT, on the west by the lands of BOLING, TUCKER and E. H. POWELL, and at the death of my wife I hereby will to my youngest son, JOHN POWELL JR. fifty acres of the said farm for his natural life and then to his bodily heirs, if any, and if he should die without issue I will that the said fifty acres revert to his brothers or the survivor of LELAND POWELL and ROSWELL POWELL and in the event of the death of LELAND POWELL and ROSWELL POWELL at the death of JOHN POWELL, JR. and neither have bodily heirs the said fifty acres revert to the nearest kin... I direct that my residence and home place in the 12th civil district of Crockett County, TN, and in Friendship, be sold within two years from my death or sooner... property is the acreage across Highway No. 20... and the proceeds divided between my wife and sons, ROSWELL POWELL, LELAND POWELL, AND JOHN POWELL, JR. Executor: my sons ROSWELL POWELL and LELAND POWELL, jointly
Signed... this the 14th day of November, 1930
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and includes all names mentioned in the will.
The submitter of this will has no further information on this person or their family.
This will was transcribed and contributed by Natalie Huntley
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