Will of Elihu Melton, Fayette, Alabama

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Copied by Fred Olive folive@uab.edu at the  Alabama Department 
of Archives and History, July 1976
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Fayette County
Lucy Tarwater
Index to Wills

>From the original Will of Elihugh Melton

"THE STATE OF ALABAMA)
 FAYETTE 
COUNTY
	
	
I, Elihugh Melton of said county and state being mindful of my 
mortality and being of sound mind do make and publish this to be 
my last will and testament hereby revoking all other wills that I may 
have made.
	
Item First, It is my will that at my death be decently and plainly 
buried without any pomp or ceremony.
	
Item Second, It is my will and desire that my executor hereinafter 
appointed at my death pay of my effects one hundred dollars to 
each of my children, to-wit: Emily I. Olive, wife of Thos. Olive, Louis 
H. Barnett, wife of Joseph Barnett, Mary H. Poe, wife of William 
Poe, Amelia Black, wife of F. M. Black, Helen E, Melton, Martha 
E. Olive, wife of James H. Olive and my son Willis B. Melton and 
one hundred dollars to my grand-daughter Melvina Melton, daughter 
of my deceased son Meedy W.
	
Item Third, after paying the above legacies it is my will that the 
balance of my property of whatever description both real and 
personal, I will to my wife Sarah S. Melton during her life and at her 
death I desire that the property remaining be equally divided among 
my children mentioned aforesaid share and share alike, but my 
grand-daughter is to receive no share in this 
property.
	
	
It is my desire if my children cannot divide the property equally that 
then my executor advertise and sell the property at public sale for 
cash or a credit as he may desire and the proceeds of said sale be 
divided as aforesaid among my children.
	
Item Fourth, 
	
I hereby constitute and appoint my son, Willis B. Melton, Executor 
of this will.
	
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 5th 
day of November, A. D. 1876.
	
Elihu Melton.

Signed in our presence and we witnessed the same at the request 
of the testator and signed as witnesses in each others presence 
5th, November, 1876.

J. B. Jones,
Joseph Henry,
E.P. Jones."