Frank L

Frank L. Woods' Will

Marshall County Tennessee

Will Book C, pages 519 & 520

I, Frank L. Woods, being of a sound mind and a disposing memory hereby declare and publish the following as my last will and testament.

First. I direct that all my just debts including funeral Expenses be paid by my Executor.

Second. I give and devise to my son Ross A. Woods my five shares of Stock in the Valley Mill Company and also my house and lot situated in the town of Lewisburg, Tennessee and at the corner of Knob & Water Streets. They are now occupied by T. R. Daniels and family.

Third. I give and devise to my wife Susie Woods all the remainder of my personal Estate and also give and devise to her for and during her natural life my tract of land and improvements upon which we now live. Situated on the Belfast Pike near Lewisburg and at her death the said place is to go to my son Ross A. Woods, in other words, I give the place to my wife for life with remainder to my said son Ross A. Woods. But the reference to the said last named real Estate I direct now and do provide as follows: In the event my wife prefers not to live on the place I hereby Empower and direct my Executor to sell same at a price to be agreed upon between my wife and my Executor but not for less that its residual value and (not legible) such portion of the proceeds may seem best and the executor deed my wife Sue a house and lot within said town Suitable for a house for her taking title to secure a home for her during her life with remainder to my said son, and I will and devise that my Executor, Acting as trustee, invest the remainder of said proceeds in property or securities in such a way that there may be an income from some & that he, during the life of my wife, Collect and pay over to her the income from such investment or investments and at her death to Deliver to my said son any of the proceeds Still in his hands, and all property in which same has been invested.

Fourth. I nominate and appoint my friend R. A. McCord as Executor of this my will and also as my trustee for the purpose indicated herein.

Witness my hand this May 31-1909.

Frank L. Woods

We hereby subscribe our names as

witnesses to the forgoing will at the

request of and in the presence of

the testator on this May 31, 1909.

J. L. Marshall

Otto McGahey

STATE OF TENNESSEE)

MARSHALL COUNTY ) This day of June the 18^th 1909 came R. A. McCord and presented to the Court a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Frank L. Woods, dec'd, and moved the Court to allow the same writing to probate, which prayer the Court is pleased to grant. Whereupon came Otto McGahey and Jno. L. Marshall the two subscribing witnesses unto said will and after being first duly sworn proved the due execution of the said will by the testator therein named upon the day and date therein written. Whereupon the Court ordered the same Certified and the will recorded all of which was accordingly done. And it appearing from the contents of said will that R. A. McCord is named as Executor to the will and he this day appeared in open Court and moved the court to allow him to Execute Bond & qualify as such. Execution which prayer the Court is pleased to grant. Whereupon petitioner called for sureties Jno. L. Marshall and Otto McGahey and was thence as such Entered into Bond in the sum of Two Thousand Dollars which bond was granted and approved by the court. Thereupon the Court ordered letters Testamentary to issue & petitioner be qualified as such Extr. Which was accordingly done.

(a line is missing from the photocopy of the will, presumably the court clerk's

date and signature line)