Jefferson County AlArchives Wills.....Holtam, Thomas Jefferson October 26, 1884 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: L. Hanke lhbham@yahoo.com August 30, 2006, 11:44 am Source: Loose Records, Birmingham City Court In Equity, Jefferson Co Al Written: October 26, 1884 Recorded: June 21, 1901 State of Alabama Jefferson County October the 26th A. D. 1884. I, Thomas Jefferson Holtam a citizen of the State and County above written. Being of sound mind and judgment. Make and declare this to be my last will, and testament and hereby revoking all others. I hereby nominate, and appoint my son Lewis Lee Holtam as my Executor to this my last will. I first will my soul to God and desire that my body be decently buried. I desire that all of my just debts be paid as ealy [sic] as may be practicable. I will here enumerate all the debts which I owe. Dr. Abanathy, a small amount, I think not exceeding five dollars. Mr. Shambly five, or six dollars And Doctor Douglass my present attending Physician for his attention. The aforesaid debts I will and desire paid as early as practicable. It is my will and desire that my Executor Lewis Lee Holtam Take a full and complete inventory of all my personal Property. and that he have the Deed which I hold against the Elyton Land Company dated January 17th 1882. for the Lots upon which I now reside, Recorded in the office of the Judge of Probate for Jefferson County Alabama, And that my wife Sarah Giles Holtam, shall have control of the same, as her property during her life, with authority to rent out any portion of the same upon such terms as may suit her, the proceeds however shall be hers, and used by her in any way she may desire And my Executor shall not be responsible for any rents which she may recieve [sic]. I also desire & will that my wife Sarah Giles Holtam shall have entire control of my personal property and use the same as she may desire, And my Executor shall only be responsible for the Personal property at the death of my wife. It is my will and desire that my property shall be sold at the death of my wife, and the proceeds be equally divided between my children, whose names are as follows: William America Holtam, Martha Jane Parr, Asa Holtam, Lewis L. Holtam, Frances Charlotte Kellum, Marinda Robinson, Robert Bennet Holtam, & Catharine Rebecca Holtam. I hold a note against my son William America Holtam for forty dollars, which he shall pay with out interest to my Executor, to be allowed in settlement of his interest in my Estate. I have a just account against my brother Abner S. Holtam of Clak [Clark?] County Alabama for Eighty nine & 19/100 dollars, which I wish secured by note for that amount to bear interest after my death, and the interest paid to my wife, and the note to be paid at her death, unless paid sooner. It is my will that what may be coming to each of my children shall not be subject to any of their debts or the debts of their husbands. In testimony whereof I subscribe my name in the presents [sic] of the following Witnesses (signed by each in his own hand): T. J. Holtam G. W. Marshall Wm Housten Additional Comments: The clerk who wrote the will for Mr. Holtam made the last name look like 'Haltam,' and spelled the executor's name as 'Lewis.' Mr. Holtam's signature, in his own hand, is very clearly 'Holtam.' On the 1900 Jefferson Co census, Louis L. Holtam and family is living in East Lake area of Jefferson Co. That area is now part of Birmingham City. With him was his mother Sarah G. Holtam. Louis L. Holtam wm Nov 1860 - 39 widower - bAL parents: AL Walter L. son wm Dec 1889 - 11 b.AL parents: AL Albert L. son wm Jan 1890 - 10 b.AL parents: AL Harry C. son wm Jan 1894 - 6 b.AL parents: AL Sarah G. mother wf Jan 1827 b.AL parents: GA Robert was also in East Lake: Robert Holtam 35 b.May 1865 AL Rosa E., wife 28 b.Oct 1871 Frank 10 b. Apr 1890 AL Robert 8 b. March 1892 AL Rosa 4 b.Oct 1895 AL Martha Jane was 48 b.Feb 852, widowed, keeping a boarding house daughter Queenie, 15 Jul 1884, and five boarders lived on Ave. D in Birmingham AL Frances Charlotte married John S. Kellum. In 1900 they lived in the 29th precinct of Jefferson Co AL; John 43 bMch 1857 MS parents: MS - carpenter Frances 41 b.Jan 1859 AL parents: AL Minnie 15 b. Aug 1884 AL Maudi 14 b.Mch 1886 AL Myrtle 10 b.June 1889 AL Rosser (son) 10 b.Feb 1890 AL Beta (looks like) dau 8 b.Jan 1892 AL Balen (looks like) dau 2 b.July 1897 AL Even though the will was written in Jefferson Co AL in 1884, I can find no Holtams, by any spelling, on the 1880 Jefferson Co census. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/jefferson/wills/holtam161gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 5.0 Kb