Lowndes County AlArchives Wills.....Reese, Catherine December 12, 1894
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Source: Lowndes County Will Book C, Page 272
Written: December 12, 1894
Recorded: April 15, 1895

State of Alabama
Lowndes County

I, Catherine Reese of said State and County being of sound and disposing memory,
do make, declare and publish this my last will and testament, disposing of all
my estate, real and personal while I may own or have at the time of my death.

Item first:  It is my will and desire that all my just debts be paid out of
money which I may have at the time of my death.

Item second:  It is my will and desire that all my household and kitchen
furniture, beds and bedding, sewing machine clock be equally divided between my
Sister Julia Whetston, and her daughter Sallie Moore.

Item third:  It is my will and desire that Georgia Reese have all her bedding,
bedstead and trunk, also one of my sows name Spot” should she be living with me
at the time of my death.

Item fourth:  It is my will and desire that the remainder of my estate
consisting of two houses and lots located in the town of Lowndesboro, Lowndes
Co., one horse and buggy one horse wagon, six head of hogs and five head of
cattle together with what money I may have after paying my just debts, be
equally divided, share and share alike, between Mamie and Lillie, daughters of
my niece, Sallie Moore.  I further will and devise that should either of them
die without heir, then this interest should revert to the other surviving
sister, and in the event of the death of both Mamie and Lillie without heirs,
then I will and devise that said property be equally divided between their two
brothers, James and Willie.

Item fifth:  It is my will and desire and I do hereby appoint and constitute J.
W. Hammond, my sole executor without bond and Guardian of Mamie and Lillian in
the division control and management of this property for the said minor
children, Mamie & Lillie.

Witness my hand and seal this 12th day of Dec. 1894.
                                                  her
                                   Catherine  X  Reese
                                                 mark

Signed, sealed and published in presence of
W. D. McCurdy
Rufus Bradley.


State of Alabama,
Lowndes County.

In Lowndes Probate Court, April 15th, 1895

Now, on the 15th day of April, 1895 in the matter of the Probate of the last
will and testament of Catherine Reese, deceased, before me, personally appeared
Rufus Bradley who first being duly sworn and says on oath, that he is a
subscribing witness to the instrument of writing now shown to him, purporting to
be the last will and testament of Catherein [sic] Reese, deceased, that said
Catherine Reese signed and executed said instrument of writing and declared the
same to be her last will and testament on the day the same bears date, in the
presence of affiant and W. D. McCurdy, who also signed the same with affiant as
a witness thereto, and that affiant and said McCurdy set their signatures
thereto on the day the same bears date as subscribing witnesses in the presence
of said testator, that said testator was at said time, of sound mind and
disposing memory and fully capable of making her will and testament, and that
the testator was over the age of twenty-one years at said time.

                                                                      Rufus Bradley
Sworn to and subscribed before me
This 15th day of April, 1895.

A. E. Caffee, Judge of Probate

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