Miss Margaret McGahey

MARSHALL COUNTY ) Know all parties interested that I Margaret McGahey of the County of Marshall and the State of Tennessee being advanced in years but of sound mind do make this my last will and testament.

First - I direct that all my Debts and funeral Expenses be paid, and my Executors purchase and erect a New tomb stone at my grave.

Second - To Carrie Kerr Elderidge I give all the lands I have lying West of the public road to be hers during her lifetime, deed then to go to her children. But should she die leaving no living children then it is to be sold and divided Equally among the heirs hereinafter named.

Third - I direct that three hundred Dollars to be set aside out of the remainder of my estate to be used in the Building a Dwelling on Carry Aldrich's land and my Executors are to see that it is used for building a dwelling and for no other purpose.

Fourth - All the lands I have on the East side of the public road, together with all my personal property except the household and kitchen furniture be sold to the highest bidder and the money divided from this sale together with all other moneys I may have after the bequest of three Hundred Dollars has been set aside, be divided Equally between the following parties: Leora Duckworth, Olga Duckworth, Ross Luna, Hobart Duckworth, Dewey Duckworth, Carrie Kerr Elderidge and Otis McGahey.

Fifth - My household and kitchen furniture to be Divided among the above named heirs except my books which go to Leora and Olga Duckworth and Otto McGahey equally.

Sixth - I appoint Leora Duckworth & R. M. Luna Trustees of the interests of Hobart and Dewey Duckworth and I direct these trustees to use this money in Educating their children and should one of them die then the Extra fund is to be used in Educating the one living and should both die leaving money in your hands then I direct you to divide it equally among the heirs named in this my will.

Seventh - Should any of the heirs herein named die prior to the Execution of this my will, then his or her interest is to be divided among those living.

MARSHALL COUNTY ) This day came R. M. Luna and Otto McGahey and presented to the court a paper writing purporting to be the last will and testament of Miss Margaret McGahey dec'd and moved the court to allow the same admitted to probate which prayer the Court is pleased to grant. Whereupon came S. G. C[not legible] & W. H. Hardison the two subscribing witnesses to the said will and after being duly sworn proved the due execution of the same by the testatrix therein named and upon the day and Date therein written. Whereupon the Court Ordered the same certified and the will recorded.

Witness my hand at office in Lewisburg, Tennessee on this the 2^nd Day of December 1908.

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