Elijah Harper Will, 8 Sep 1887
Georgia}
Chattooga County}
I Elijah Harper of said state and county being of sound mind and memory
do make this my last will and testament.
Item 1st I give bequeath and devise to my wife, Martha W. Harper, the
following property to wit. The center portion of Lot of Land No.
nineteen (19) in the thirteenth (13) District and fourth (4) section of
said county seventy acres more or lefs the lines running north and
south said land free from all charges or limitations whatever to her
own proper use, benefit and behoof during her natural life and after
the death of said Martha W. Harper the above named land to be divided
Item 2nd between C. M. Harper and Mrs. Emma Martin equally. C. M.
Harper to have the house and three acres of land around the same and
Emma Martin to have three acres of land off of C. M. Harper’s half to
make Emma Martin even in lands, free from all charges or limitations
whatever to their own proper use, benefit and behoof.
[Written in left margin:] and said Martha W. Harper to have all the
stock household & kitchen furniture to ____ said ____ ____ named.
Item 3rd I give bequeath and devise to my son, W. S. Harper the
following to wit – five hundred dollars in cash.
Item 4th I give bequeath and devise to my daughter Almedin Tapp the
following to wit five hundred dollars cash
Item 5th I have given my daughter Julia C. Story seven hundred and
sixty five dollars all I intend for her.
Item 6th My daughter Fanny Lumpkin had received from me four hundred
and sixty dollars her part of my estate all I intend for her.
Item 7th I hereby constitute and appoint my son C. M. Harper Executor
of this my last will and testament this the 8th day of September 1887.
Elijah Harper
Signed declared and published by Elijah Harper as his last will and
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our
names hereto in the presence of said testator (at his instance and
request) and of each other he signing in our presents and we signing in
his presents.
I. P. Pureley
J. B. Henry
[one more name unreadable]
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