Will of Julia Robertson - Dated 7 Sep 1918

I, JULIA ROBERTSON, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking any Will heretofore made by me.

First - My Executor hereinafter named, shall as soon as practicable after my death, take charge of my personal effects, convert the same in to money and out of the funds pay any debts I may owe at the time of my death and distribute the residue of the personalty among all of my heirs share and share alike the Children of ROSA JETTON and NEELY BROWN taking the share of their mother; and in the avent either of my other children JIM ROBERTSON and BILL ROBERTSON should die before I do, leaving children, such children to take the share of my personal estate that would have fallen to the parent. This refers to my personal estate only.

Second - to my son JIM ROBERTSON with whom I make my home, I give, devise and bequeath TWENTY ACRES (20). off of the North end of my tract of land in the 10th District of Crockett County, the same being bounded on the North by PRUETT, East by REVELLE, South by CARTER, and West by TAYLOR.

Third - The remainder of the tract, amounting to about Forty Three Acres (43) I give devise and bequeath to my son BILL ROBERTSON, the children of my daughter ROSA, and the children of my daughter NEELEY, who may be alive at the time of my death: one third of said 43 acres, I devise to my son BILL, one third of the 43 acres to the children of my daughter NEELEY and one third to the children of my daughter ROSA.
Should my son BILL or my son JIM die before I do, the share of the land devise to them is to go to their children if they leave any children.
The twenty acres given to my son JIM is to be so laid off as to include my dwelling and out-houses.

Fourth - I nominate my son JIM as Executor of this my last Will, and Testament and ask that he not be required to make bond as such.

In witness whereof, I hereunto set my hand this the 7th day of September 1918
JULIA (X) ROBERTSON (X - Her mark)

Signed by the said Julia Robertson on the date above given as and for her last Will and Testament in our presence, and we at her request, and in her presence and in the presence of each other, signed our names hereto as atesting witnesses.

C. E. JERMAN
R. F. JERMAN
September 7th 1918

Attest a true copy, JNO. H. PERRY, clerk