Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 5, pages 73 - 74
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I, Elizabeth L. Wallace do make and publish this as my last will and testament.
Item 1st - I have heretofore made a deed to portion of my land to my son J. Edgar Wallace, retaining a life estate for myself in said land. And I have also heretofore made a deed to four of my children, viz; Mary Jane, Jo Walter Wallace, J.R. Wallace and George G. Wallace, to the remainder of my land, retaining a life estate for myself in said land, the said deed being made to them as tenants in common, now to confirm and ratify said deeds, I here refer to the deed made to J. Edgar Wallace and I give to J. Edgar Wallace the land described in said deed. And I here refer to the deed made to Mary Jane Gillispie, Jo Walter Wallace, J.R. Wallace and George G. Wallace the land described in said deed made to them.
Item 2nd - I give to my daughter Lydia G. Love the sum of five dollars, the same to be in full of her share in my estate.
Item 3rd - I give to Mary Jane Gillispie, Jo Walter Wallace, J. Edgar Wallace, J.R. Wallace and George G. Wallace in equal parts, all of the remainder of my personal estate, and if I should die the owner of any real estate outside of any other than the lands, devised and spoken of in item 1st of this will, then I give said real estate to Mary Jane Gillispie, J. Edgar Wallace, Jo Walter Wallace, J.R. Wallace and George G. Wallace in equal parts.
Item 4th - I nominate and appoint my son J. Edgar Wallace the Executor of this my will and direct that he shall not be required to give bond or security as said executor.
The words J. Edgar in the 8th line of preceding page and the word Wallace in the 9th line of preceeding page and the words J. Edgar Wallace in the 18th and 21st lines of preceding page were all written by mistake and were erased before I signed this will. This the 24th day of May 1892.
Elizabeth L. Wallace
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Witnesses, signed in the presence of the testatrix and at her request and in the presence of each
other.
This May 24th 1892.
R.K. Gillispie
G.W. Boddie
J.T. Durham
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court February Term February 17th 1894.
A paper writing purporting to be the last Will and Testament of Elizabeth L. Wallace dec'd.
was this day produced in open Court for probate and duly proven by the oaths of Geo. W. Boddie
and J.T. Durham, two of the subscribing witnesses thereto when the same was ordered recorded
as said last Will and testament of said Elizabeth L. Wallace deceased. And J. Edgar Wallace
being named in said Will as the Executor there of and excused in said Will from giving bond as
such, appeared in open Court and accepted said appointment when he was duly qualified and
letters Testamentary ordered issued to him.
A true copy
Harris Brown Clerk