Will of Sarah Francis Taylor - Dated 26 Dec 1929

Know all men by these presents; that I, SARAH FRANCIS TAYLOR, do make and publish this as my last will and testament, revoking all others heretofore made by me.

I. It is my will that the real estate that I inherited from my father be sold and the proceeds divided as directed in his will and is not to affect any other property I may have at my death.

II. I will give and bequeath and devise to my son THOAS POWELL; and daughters LOU FINCH; BESSIE FREEMAN; and LONIE JETTON all my money, notes bonds accounts chosen in action that I may have on hand at my death to be equally devided between THOMAS POWELL; BESSIE FREEMAN; LOU FINCH and LONNIE JETTON; I purposely leave out my daughter URMA AVERY for reasons best known to myself and also AMOS KAIL and RICHARD TAYLOR and MILDRED TAYLOR and will then nothing in this paragraph for which I have good reasons.

III. I want my household goods and kitchen furnature including every article to be equally divided among and between my son THOMAS POWELL; LOU FINCH; BESSIE FREEMAN; and LONIE JETTON, share and share alike; but URMA AVERY is not to have any thing under this section.

IV. I give my watch to my daughter LOU FINCH; URMA AVERY, AMOS KAIL RICHARD TAYLOR and MILDRED TAYLOR one dollar each and that is all.

V. It will be seen that I have left my daughter URMA AVERY out in the division of my property, which is done on purpose, for the reason of her and her husbands treatment of me after my husband died.

I nominate and appoint VALLIE FINCH my executor to this will, and if he declines than I appoint my son THOMAS POWELL as executor and that W. F. POSTON to be his council and advisor.

Given under my hand and seal this the 26th day of December 1929.

S. F. TAYLOR

Witnesses:
W. F. POSTON
R. L. THOMPSON
S. E. JOHNSON

Know all men by these presents that I, MRS. AMOS TAYLOR, widow of AMOS TAYLOR Decd do this day make and publish as a codicil to my will the following:

To my three (3) children TOM POWELL, MRS. LOU FINCH and BESSIE FREEMAN, I devise and give the residence where I now live in the Town of Alamo Tennessee. This being the place I bought from M. C. DeLASCHMIDT et ux and situated on College Street, just East of the County Jail. I give and devise the above referred to house and lot to my said three (3) children: TOM POWELL, MRS. LOU FINCH and MRS. BESSIE FREEMAN, in fee simple. In the event any one of the above named children should die before my death, then and in that event the share of the Decd. parent shall go to the next of kin and heirs of such Decd. parent. All household goods and money on hand I may own at the time of my death I give, and bequeath to my said three (3) children named above: TOM POWELL, MRS. LOU FINCH and MRS. BESSIE FREEMAN.

I have heretofore made a will, and the provisions of that will are in no wise or manner to be changed, except as herein set out in this codicil; otherwise said will is and shall remain in full force and is hereby ratified by me except as may be changed herein.

I am making this codicil and giving the property herein devised etc. to TOM POWELL, LOU FINCH and BESSIE FREEMAN because I feel that same is a just disposition under all the circumstances and because I have helped the others and have good and sufficient reasons as to the balance.

MRS. AMOS TAYLOR

In witness whereof I hereunto set my hand this the 3rd day of February 1934.

Witnesses:
REBECCA JENNINGS
LAVERNE GRIFFIN