Source: Sumner County Tennessee, Will Book Vol. 4
State of Tennessee
Sumner County
Mindful of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death and being of sound and disposing mind
and memory. I Susan Miller Douglass do make and publish this as my last will and testament
hereby revoking and making void any and all wills by me heretofore at any time made.
It is my wish and desire that all of my just debts and funeral expenses be paid; And after the payments of said debts, if any there should be remainder of my goods, effects and property, consisting in part of a piece of land of some twenty acres, situated in Davidson County Tennessee, being the same conveyed to me by deed by W.D. Haggard, and all other of my assets, of whatsoever kind whether they embrace property real, personal or mixed be divided equally between my Aunt Louisa M. Allen, wife of my uncle B.F. Allen, and their three daughters Alice M., Valeria E., and Lousia T. Allen, share and share alike.
It is further my wish that should either or any of the said parties to whom I have herein given my effects die before myself, then the survivers(sic) among them shall share said effects, equally and in the event of the death of all of them save one, said surviver(sic) is to enjoy all of said effects.
It is my wish that there be neither monument nor tomb stone erected over my grave.
I hereby nominate and appoint my uncle B.F. Allen executor of this my last will and testament,
and (pg 176) wish him to qualify and act as such without being required to security.
Witness my hand this the third day of February 1877.
(Signed) Susie M. Douglass
Signed in the presence of the testatrix at her request, and in the presence of one another, and she
signed the foregoing will and acknowledged the same in our presence on the day and date above
written.
Chas. W. Trousdale
J. A. Trousdale
State of Tennessee
Sumner County Court January Term 1879
The last will and testament of Susie Miller Douglass Dec'd, was this day produced in open Court
for probate and was duly proven by the oaths of Chas. W. Trousdale and J. A. Trousdale
subscribing witnesses thereto which is received by the Court and ordered to be recorded.
(Signed) O. H. Foster Clerk