Bedford County Wills 1896 - 1912
Martha Smotherman Mendez

Aderman, John H.  - April 10, 1902
Adkins, John C-  Filed Oct 24, 1900 - Rec Book 2 page 80
Allen, J.H. May 24, 1900
Anderson, J. M  - Nov 15, 1895
Anthony, E.M. - Jane 24, 1902 (codicil Sept 19, 1906)
Anthony, J. Elizia - June 14, 1899
Arnold, L.K.   - May 1, 1911
Arnold, Malinda - May 3, 1902 - June 3, 1907 (filed)
Atwell, A.H.- Jan 13, 1894

Barber, W.D.  - Oct 9, 1900 (
Barnes, Benjamin L. - March 17, 1905
Barnes, D.W - Jan 23, 1912
Baty, Bettie - Nov 7, 1904
Baxter, Thomas - Jan 12, 1911
Bearden, Wynn -
Bell, Evaline  - April 24, 1906
Bigham, Robert B - Sept 2, 1898
Bishop, Edward - July 8, 1905
Blackburn, E.P. -  Oct 26, 1898
Blackman, Burnell - Feb 12, 1881
Blackmank, Francis - Aug 18, 1903
Blanton, B.W. - Mar 14, 1900
Blessing, Samuel Author - June 2, 1904
Boone, Lizzie S. - March 28, 1801
Brame, Mary E - March 18, 1912
Brinkly, John - April 1899
Broadway, Sarah E - Sept 21, 1887
Brown, H.L. - Feb 1904
Brown, J.H and Mary - Sept 16, 1910
Buckaloo, Amanda F. - Feb 6, 1905
Burrow, Jimmima - Aug 25, 1890
Butter, J. S - Nov 17, 1898
Burt, John L - March 30, 1905

Campbell, Leatha B.- May 30, 1895
Cannon, Charles - Aug 22, 1897
Cannon, Mary A - Filed Dec 30, 1901
Carmacks, Celia - May 5, 1904
Carney, E.W. - Fjiled June 20, 1910
Chrismas, India A. - Nov 5, 1905 - Contested papers and will
Clarey, W.F - Filed Jan 17 1909
Clay, William M - Jan 27, 1910
Claxton, J.C. - Jan 25, 1908 - Probated June 7, 1909
Coffee, Mary A. - Filed Jan 14, 1907
Coffey, Rice A. (Jackson County AL) - Filed March 2, 1906 - order of probate and will
Cook, G ? - June 5, 1902
Cotner, G.A - Filed Apriil 24, 1907 order of probate and a will
Couch, R.W. - Filed Sept 19, 1910
Cowan, Alexander - Filed Dec 27, 1905
Cowan, Leah - Dec 5, 1910  - order of probate
Crick, Elizabeth - Dec 12, 1902
Crowell, Sarah E - Filed Feb 27, 1907
Culley, Mary A.- Probated July 9, 1906

Damron, J.T.  - Filed May 1, 1909
Davis, C.F. - Dec 26, 1898
Davidson, Robert H. - Filed Nov 6, 1905
Davis, W. G. - Filed July 25, 1904
Dickens, Sarah - Jan 7, 1907
Douglas, Annie May Anthony - Filed Aug 1, 1904
Dyer, Martha - March 2, 1887 - filed Aug 21, 1899

Earnhart, Michael F. April 6, 1903
England, Rizin - March 9, 1903
Euless, Casandra  - Feb 15, 1911 - settlement
Euless, Martin - Feb 1900 - Contestment, and will
Evans, Mary C - April 29, 1907

Farrar, L.A. - Jan 12, 1912 - Order to probate will, and will
Faulks, JlH. - March 23, 1911
Finley, M.J  - Jan 11, 1907
Fleming, Sallie D Feb 14, 1902
Foreman, Richard  - July 31, 1899
Fraizer, Mary Elvira - April 22, 1901
Frank, Jno. E - 1904, Order to probate will
Freeman, W.R - Dec 20, 1902
Frierson? Felicia C  - Feb 14, 1898
Frost, Ailsey D. - April 10, 1896
Frost, John E. -   Mar 24, 1904
Fugitt, Ann - Nov 26, 1900

Gambill, NC  - Nov 6, 1899
Gambill, William Henry  - July 8. 1896
Gentry, Minos B - Filed Dec 12, 1904
George, Bettie - Dec 27, 1898  -
Gibson, Elizabeth - Filed April 12, 1896
Gill, Winston W - Filed May 5, 1902
Glasscock, Henry D. - Jan 17, 1898
Green, BJ - Proven Nov 12, 1906
Greer, Carrie - July 30, 1898
Gregory, James - Filed - Sept 22, 1902

Hart, Clara - May 8, 1900
Haskins,  Joseph F - May 29, 1905
Hale, Jordan R. - Filed and proven Oct 3, 1910
Hall, Susannah L  - Oct 7, 1893 - Filed Jan 1900
Harris, Alfred - Signed March 26, 1897
Harris, Mallissa E  - march 28, 1896
Hastings, Mary Ann - Filed - Jan 24, 1912
Haynes, Henry H. - Probated Sept 4, 1905
Haynes, John  - Filed Feb 5, 1901
Hazlett, Elaizbeth - Filed Dec 30, 1912
Head, N.M - Nov 13, 1900
Hill, Nancy C. - Feb 10, 1890
Himes, Graften  - - March 5, 1886
Hime, John - June 17, 1899
Hix, C.C.  - Sept 6, 1901
Hix, C.D. - Jan 4, 1899
Hix, Nettie - Proven Feb 19, 1900
Hix, Sallie Booth  - March 22, 1907
Hix, Mrs W.S - not a will, probate record - April 1, 1907 (Sallie Booth Hix)
Holden, John H -
Holland, William - March 29, 1904 - Probate, June 6, 1905
Holt, E.C. - Aug 24, 1890 - Filed April 6, 1897
Hoover, W.J. - June 6, 1904
Huffman, Fannie - wfe of Moses P Huffman - Oct 15, 1907
Huffman, Joshua - Filed and Proven -July 31, 1905
* Huffman, Joshua  E (?) - Codicil - late of Coffee County, now in San Bernadaian California
Huffman, John.P - Will filed, Dec 24, 1906 - Probate - Dec 24, 1906

Ivie, Laura R  - Filed Nov 13, 1905

Jennings, Cass (col.) - Written July 25, 1903 - filed Feb 3, 1913
Johnson, Mary E.  - written, Jan 21, 1908 - filed Sept 7, 1908
Jones, H.P - May 19, 1900 - Filed Sept 14, 1900
Jones, John   - not a will, statement of a will, no date
Jones, L.E. - May 6, 1895 - filed Dec 7, 1899
Jones, Mary - Written, Feb 14, 1899 - filed Aug 27, 1900
Jones, Sam - Feb 17, 1890
Jones, Thomas G. - April 28, 1902 - filed June 1, 1903

Kahl, Ewald. H. - Written Jan 22, 1908 - Probated July 24, 1911
Key, Wm (Dr.) - April 18, 1904 - Probated,  Oct 25, 1909
Kimmons, Isabela - Jan 17, 1910
Kimmons, J. B - Dec 4, 1909
Kimmons, Julia A. - May 25, 1901 - Probated Aug 2, 1901
Kincaid, C.M. - Dec 5, 1890
Kingree, Elizabeth P. - Aug 30, 1898 - Probated, Oct 28 1903
Kinnard, Fannie B. - Dec 3, 1901 - Probated Feb 3, 1902

Lawrence, A.S. - Nov 21, 1896
Leming, James C.- June 21, 1901
Lynn, Jacob - Dec 7, 1906

Madison, Lee & Nancy Jane- Written June 25, 1891
Martin, John T -  Filed May 7, 1906
Maxwell, J.W - Written 1890
McClelland, John - Filed July 14, 1908
McGill, Annie - Filed May 1, 1899
McGill, Prescilla - Written, April 1895
McGill, William - Proven July 30, 1906
McLain, John  A - Written March 28, 1899 - Probated Sept 21, 1903
Melton, A - Written,  May 2, 1902 - Filed, June 13, 1904
Merry, L.N. - Filed March 10, 1902 - - witness Thadeus W Stephens
Moon, G.B. - Written Dec 6, 1900 - Filed Nov 18, 1901
Moore, Nannie F. - written Apr 17, 1898 -
    husband C.A. Moore
Morris, F.M. - Mary Moris widow -  Nov 3, 1902
Morton, Charles - Written, May 16, 1901 - Filed July 25, 1904
Morton, M.J. - Filed Oct 19, 1903
Morton, Sarah Jane - Filed April 22, 1967
Murphree, W.D. - Proved July 25, 1904
Murphey, P.A. - Probated - May 28, 1900

Nelson, Eliza M - Written - April 19, 1896
North, Mrs Elizabeth C. - March, 1895
Nowlin, Hnldy .E. - Filed Jan 7, 1900

Oneal, W.M - Filed July 5, 1898
Orr, John H & Jane Bell - not a will - March 25, 1912
Orr, J.R. - Filed - Oct 5, 1908
Overcast, J.M. - Filed Oct 9, 1911

Parker, Isaiah - Written July 6, 1904
Parker, Margaret Louise - Written Oct 5, 1905
Parker, Syrena N. - Written Dec 30, 1898
Parson, John W - Written, April 1,1892
Patterson, Barney - Filed Oct 12, 1894
Payne, WW - Written, May 25, 1903 - Filed May 16, 1904
Petty,  Fannie D - not a will
Phllips, R.  M - Written Jan 1, 1896
    husband Jessee Phillips - dec'd
Philpott, C.T. - Proven Oct 29, 1896
Philpott, Mr. A - Written June 13, 1899
Pickle, Thomas - July 29, 1907
Powell, Samuel T Jr. - Filed April 9, 1909
Prince, Homer - Written, Jan 23, 1905
Pruett, Willis K - Filed Dec 12, 1904
Pylant, G.J. - Filed June 13, 1904

Rankn, D.G - Oct 16, 1900  - Filed June 6, 1901
Rany, G.R.  - Probated Sept 17, 1900
Reed, Elyiva - May 19, 1905 (not a will
Reese, T.S  - Filed Augh 16, 1900
Riggs, Sarah - March 24, 1902
Riggs, W.H - Sept 3, 1898
Robinson, Henry T - Filed Seopt  14, 1898
Rushing, Mattie M  - Written, April 8, 1899
Russell, Nancy - Written, Sept 8, 1898
Ruth, John W.  - Probated May 21, 1906
Ryall, A.P.- Recorded July 1909

Sanders,  R.C.- Jan 12, 1901(wife Emma Sanders -has share in M.E . Puckett estate)
Sanduusky, Granville Cecil -- April 5, 1910 - wife Sarah
Sandusky, Sarah Frierson . - Filed June 10, 1912
Scudders, Jennie D - Filed Dec 31, 1906
Shaddie, Martha - July 22, 1905
Shearin, Ross - Filed April 11, 1904

Shoffner, Allen F - Filed Feg 3, 1915
Shofner, Carolina R. - Filed Nov 10, 1902
Shofner, R.W - June 5,, 1897  - Filed June 3, 1901
Shofner, Rebecca - Filed Dec 28, 1903
Shofner, Wm. J - June 26, 1900
Short, Emily - Filed April 1, 1901
Shriver,, J.W  - Filed Oct 5, 1897 (envelope only)
Singleton, PP - April 1, 1891 (wife Leulez R Jefferson)
Smith, Levy - Feb 3, 1902
Smith, Ruth - Filed Jan 25, 1904
Smith, W.L - (grandaughter Haughty Bingham Anderson) Dec 1, 1904
Snell, John W. - Filed - March 4, 1907
Snell, W.T.- Jan 15, 1905
Solomon, W.T - Aug 23, 1905
Stamps Mrs M.A. - Dec 18, 1899 - Filed July 1, 1901 - A.L. Stamps husband
Stephens, Ed - Feb 6,, 1906  - (brother is George)
Stephens, Harriette F - Aug 29, 1902 - Filed Jan 1906
Steph- ens, John T, - Sept 22, 1904 -  Filed May 1911 (not a will)
Stewart, Mary A. - Filed Jan 30, 1911
Stoner, Bessie Irene - Filed June 9, 1902
Strong, Harry E - Probated May 30, 1898
Sutton, J.P - May 27,1895

Tally, Squire - Written April 16, 1887 - Filed Feb 1899 (loose not readable)
Taylor, C.P. - Written Nov 5, 1907 - filed Oct 18, 1909
Taylor, Sally - written Oct 22, 1895 - filed Sept 16, 1901
    sisters - Elvira Taylor, Therese Taylor, Eleanor Taylor (all dec'd)
    Exec: J.C. Payne
    Witnessed: George P Muse & T.F. Smalling
Thomas, Sally - written Nov 24, 1900 - filed Mar 1901
    brothers - Anthony Warren, Will, Bob Thomas (Bob of Brown County TX)
    sister - Mattie Hill
    nieces  - Ella & Lizze Thomas    Exec: Warren Thomas of Manchester TN
    witness: W..H. Clark & Sallie W. Clark
Thompson, Calvin J. - written July 16, 1903 - filed Dec 23, 1907
    wife Lucy Thompson
Thompson, Jack - written Feb 23, 1899 - Filed March 13, 1899 (not proven - see min     book N page 199)
    grandchild - Tommie Thompson
    daughter in law - Mary Evans
    Executor - Ranson Stephens
Thompson, MF - written April 21, 1996 -
    wife- not named
    daughters Matt L Whitaker, Mary E. Thompson
    sons - B.D. Thompson, W.E. Thompson
Thompson, R.E.- written Oct 30, 1907 - filed Dec 23, 1907
    wife Blanche E Thompson
Tillett, J.M - filed Feb 1, 1909
Trice, Nancy - written Feb 17, 1900 - filed Mar 1900
    Sisters M.E.Russell, Mary Fonville
    brother- John Trice
    Exec: W.J. Russell
    Witness: E.D.Rodgers & A.M Hastings
Tucker, FM - July 30, 1913
Tucker, Maggie Christine - Aug 29, 1906 - Filed Sept 10, 1906
Tune, John B. - Feb 24, 1908 (not a will, C.C. Vanatta to resign a trust of will.  W.P     Tune without guardian)
Turner, James L. - written April 12, 1893 - Codcil Feb 13,1896 - Filed Sept 1901
    wife - Margaret Ann Turner
    sons- James W. Turner, Jo H. Turner,
    Daughters -  Lavona Idell Turner, Sarah J Blackburn, Nancy F Webb
    Exec: son James W Turner
    Witness: R.M Potts & James B. Jones
   
Wade, P.H. - Nov 16, 1889  - Filed Feb 8, 1907
Walker, Joseph - May 16, 1898
Weaver, William - May 31, 1901 - Filed Dec 3, 1906
Wheeler, Margaret - Filed Feb 7, 1907
Whelhouse (Wheelhouse), Sarah S. - May 9, 1891 - Filed April 1902
Whitaker, C.J. - Sept 13, 1900 - Filed Jan 4, 1901
White, B.N. - Filed May 15, 1901
White, J.H. - Oct 1, 1906 - Filed Jan 28, 1907
White, T.A. - April 3, 1896
Whiteside, J.J. - Dec 28, 1898
Wiggins, Harbert - Sept 2, 1901 - Filed April 1902
Williams, Eliza Jane - July 29, 1899 - Filed May 14, 1903
Williams, M.M. - Oct 22, 1898
Williams, Mary - April 15, 1909 - filed Mar 14, 1910
    X husband James Davis

Williams, Sally  T. - died Oct 4, 1910 (not a will)
Wilson, Milly - July 6, 1899 - Filed Dec 3, 1906
Woodfin, Mrs. Evaline - Mar 15, 1909 - April 4, 1910
Woodfin, M. - Aug 2, 1901 - Filed Mar 2, 1908
Woods, Wm. G. - April 28, 1900 - Oct 2, 1900
Woosley, John - (not a will, an order) - Filed May 10, 1907
Woosley, W.E. Aaug 25, 1930
Word, Thomas C. (not a will) - Final Settlement - Nov 12, 1910
Wortham, James - Nov 5, 1906 - Filed Dec 25, 1912

Yates, W.T. - Feb 16, 1901 - Filed July 6, 1902
Yell, J.C. - May 25, 1909 - Filed June 14, 1909
Young, America - Filed Dec 19, 1910
Young, Robert - Jun 29, 1911 - Filed Feb 1911