[Marshall County Tennessee Will Book C, pages 485,
486, 487]
I, James K. Endsley, having a reasonable
fortune of health and being of sound mind do this day make my last will and testament
of all my property both real and personal That I may have at my Death
Consisting of land, money, notes and personal property to br Divided as follows
after my Death:
1st. I want all my just debts payed if there is any.
2nd. I give to Sallie Pigg formerly Sallie Endsley, Nothing, as I have
already given her about Eight or Nine hundred Doll and for her disobedience to
me I think she has had over her share.
3rd. As I have given all my grown children $500.00 in Money - I want
my three youngest children, Oscar Endsley, Claude Endsley, and Lessie Endsley,
to have the Same I gave all my grown children; a good horse - if I should not
give them one before my Death. And what
is left to be equally divided between my children.
4th. I want my wife, Elizabeth Endsley, to have the home place where I
now live; About 106 acres more or less to be hers during her widow hood, but if
she, the said Elizabeth Endsley, marry again, then she forfits all her right
and the land to be sold and Equally divided between my children except Sallie
Pigg. As before stated, she has got her
share.
5th. The first one of my children or grand children that goes to law
or starts a Lawsuit about my property in any way, he then and their forfits all
his right to his share, and my Executors to take it from him or her and equally
divide it between the others.
6th. And I name for my Executors, R. A. Endsley and W. P. Davis. This February 21st
1901.
Witness: J. K. Endsley
J. T. Turner [? I'm not sure - not legible]
W. P. Davis
R. A. Endsley
STATE
OF TENNESSEE
MARSHALL
COUNTY This day came
R. A. Endsley, Marshall County
& W. P. Davis and presented to this court a paper writing purporting
to be the last will & testament of Jas. K. Endsley, dec'd, and moved the court
to allow the same admitted to probate, which prayer the Court is pleased to
grant. Whereupon came J. T. Turner [?
I'm not sure of name -not legible], W. P. Davis & R. A. Endsley,three
Subscribing witnesses to the said will and after being Duly sworn found the [?
word not legible?] Executors of the said will by the testators therein named
upon the day and date therein written.
Whereupon the Court ordered the Same Certified & the will recorded.
WITNESS my hand at office in Lewisburg,
Tennessee on this, the 30th Day of December, 1907.
A. N. Nysong, Clerk