Dallas County AlArchives Wills.....Martin, William M. November 25, 1895
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Source: Record Of Wills,  Volume Number, 4, Dallas County Courthouse, Selma, Alabama. Years: 9-10-1888 - To - 2-9-1903. Pages: 330 - To - 335
Written: November 25, 1895
Recorded: June 29, 1896

I William M. Martin of Selma, Alabama do make and declare this to be my last 
Will and Testament. 
First.
I desire my body buried in the West Selma Cemetery in my lot therein and a 
monument erected over the same by my executor and paid for by estate similar to 
the monument erected over the remains of my sister therein, and I devise to the 
city of Selma as a perpetual fund the sum of two hundred dollars the income 
thereof to be used by said city in keeping in repair my said cemetery lot.
Third
I devise to Callie Golson, colored, for and during her natural life an 
undivided one third interest in my lots situated in the Plattenberg Addition to 
the City of Selma at the North West corner of Shearer and Griffin Streets once 
known as the Couch Place afterwards known as the Littleyale Place, and 
purchased by me from Aaron Maas and on which there are now four houses and 
improvements the remainder in said undivided one third interest I devise to 
Lucy Inez Golson and Willie Ann Golson both sometimes called by the surname of 
Martin children of said Callie Golson and I devise to said Lucy Inez Golson and 
Willie Ann Golson in fee simple the other undivided two third interest in said 
property. I also devise to the said Callie Golson for and during her said 
natural life an undivided one third interest in the two lots on which there are 
now eight small houses located on the west side of Nance Street south of Minter 
Street in said Plattenberg Adddition having been purchased by me from William 
Plattenberg. The remainder in said undivided one third interest to devise to 
said Lucy Inez Golson and Willie Ann Golson. The remainder undivided two thirds 
interest in said lot I devise in fee simple to said Lucy Inez and Willie Ann 
Golson. I bequeath to said Callie Golson and said Lucy Inez and Willie Ann 
Golson each an undivided one ninth interest in all money which I may have at 
the time of my death and those in action belonging to me at my death and stocks 
in corporations which I may then own after the payment there out of all the 
debts against my estate and burial expenses and cost of administration of my 
estate. I appoint said Callie Golson trustee for said Lucy Inez and Willie Ann 
Golson so far as said property is concerned and exempt her from giving any bond 
as such trustee and do direct that she shall have control and management of 
said property until two said children become twenty one years of old and she is 
hereby authorized to use and expend the net income of said children & interest 
in said real estate and the ___ of any personal estate that they may taken 
hereunto in their support and education. I do expressly exempt her from either 
keeping or rendering any account of her expenditures of hers estate as herein 
above _____ as she is not skilled in such matters and I rely upon her maternal 
affection and interest in said children to properly apply said income and also 
for the reason that it will always be difficult to proper separate and keep 
accounts of the different expenditures for herself and said two children that 
she may here after have shall share in or derive any benefit from said property 
or the income there of 
Fourth
All the rest and residue of my property, real personal and mixed which I may 
leave at my death I give derise and bequeath share and share alike to Laura 
Gill (wife of Andrew Gill) of Selma, Alabama and her children now born to her 
namely Bruce Gill, Helen Gill, Percef Walker Gill, Andrew Gill, Mabell Gill, 
Claudie Gill and Windsor Gill and any other children she may have hereafter 
born to her. I appoint said Laura Gill Trustee for said Bruce Gill, Percef 
Walker Gill, Helen Gill, Andrew Gill, Mabel Gill, Claudie Gill and Windsor 
Gill, and such other children as she may have hereafter born to her so far as 
said property is concerned and do exempt her from giving bond as such Trustee 
and she is hereby authorized to use and expend the net income of said 
children's interest in said real estate and the corpus of any personal estate 
that they may take hereunder in their support and education. I do hereby 
expressly exempt her from keeping or rendering any account of her expenditures, 
as she is not skilled in such matters and I rely on her maternal affection and 
interest in said children to properly apply said income and also for the reason 
that it will always be difficult to properly separate and keep account of the 
different expenditures for herself and said children.
Fifth
If the said Lucy Inez or Willie Ann Golson die before reaching the age of 
twenty one years without issue I direct that the property herein devised to the 
one so dying go to the survivor. If both of them die before reaching the age of 
twenty one years without issue I direct that the property devised to them go to 
the said Laura Gill and her children, now born, and those which may be 
hereafter born to her share and share alike. If any of the children of the said 
Laura Gill now born or hereafter born to her die before arriving at the age of 
twenty-one years without issue I direct that the share of the one or more so 
dying without issue go to the Laura Gill and her remaining children
Sixth 
In speaking of and devising and bequeathing herein for children that Laura Gill 
may have hereafter born to her intend to include and do include not only those 
that may be born prior to my death but any that may be born to her anytime 
prior to her arriving at the age of fifty years.
Seventh
I hereby appoint Hugh S. D. Mallory of Selma, Alabama executor of this my will 
and do exempt him from giving bond as such executor.
Eight
While my estate is being administered I do direct and desire that so far as the 
due administration thereof will permit my executor shall pay shall pay over to 
the said Laura Gill the net income of the property devised to her and to her 
children and pay over to the said Callie Golson her net val-income of the 
property devised to her and her children.
In witness where of I William M. Martin do hereunto set may hand and declare 
the same to be my last will and testament this November the 25th, 1895 in the 
presence of the attesting witnesses.
W. M. Martin.
Signed and executed by the said William M. Martin, as his last will and 
testament in our presence as attesting witnesses, and we have at the same time 
and at his request and in the presence of each other subscribed our name 
therein as attesting witnesses all done the day and date last herein above 
written.
A. L. McLeod
Hugh S. D. Mallory
I William M. Martin do make this codicil to my foregoing will
First 
I devise to said Laura Gill in fee simple forever the lot and improvements 
thereon in Selma, Alabama in and on which I now reside and the lot and 
improvements thereon on which there are now two dwellings houses and other 
improvements next north of any said dwelling lot and extending north to the 
alley. For ___ I state that my dwelling lot is situated at the north-east 
intersection of Broad and Voeghn Streets and that the said lots herein devised 
to the said Laura Gill are as a whole bounded on the south by said Voeghn 
Street, on the west by Broad Street and on the north by said alley 
Second 
I bequeath to said Laura Gill all the household furniture and kitchen furniture 
and table furniture of every kind and description and all bedding and wearing 
apparel and all articles of ___ of taste of every kind which shall be in my 
said residence at my death.
My executor is directed to deliver possession of said personal property to her 
at once after his qualification and she shall have the right of personally 
occupy my said residence lot at once or at any time after my decease as she may 
choose to do so.
Third
If I do not leave sufficient money and available choses in action to pay the 
debts against my estate and the costs and expense of administration there of it 
is my desire that any deficit shall be supplied from the rents of the real 
estate left by me not including my residence lot and not including such one of 
the dwellings lift to the said Callie Golson and her children as they may 
occupy - said Callie Golson being hereby authorized to select for that purpose 
one of same. If said rents are not adequate to meet such deficit and it shall 
become necessary then I direct that all the real estate left by me shall be 
charged __ __ __ such deficit.
Forth 
Except as herein charged my will bearing date November the 25th, 1895, 
witnessed by A. L. McLeod and Hugh Mallory and which precedes this codicil 
shall in all respects stands.
In witness whereof I William M. Martin do hereunto set my hand and declare the 
same to be a codicil to my forgoing will this December the 1895, in the 
attesting witnesses W. M. Martin
Signed and executed by the said William M. Martin, as a codicil to his 
foregoing will in our presence and in the presence of each other subscribed our 
names hereto as attesting witnesses, all done the day and date last herein 
written
John J. Babsick
John P. Furrise
The foregoing is the record of the last will and testament of William M. Martin 
deceased, which was admitted to probate and on the 29th day of April 1896, the 
petition to probate the said will having been contested, and the contest found 
in favor of the ____ by a jury, ____ to by the issues joined in the case.
P. Z. Wood
Probate Judge 

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