Will of Robert Russell, Lowndes Alabama

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January 2002


Will of Robert Russell
Lowndes County, Alabama
Will Book C, pages 241-242

The State of Alabama     December 20th, 1885
Lowndes County           In the name of God, Amen!

I, Robert Russell, of said State and County, being of sound mind but of feeble 
health, do hereby make this my last will and Testament.

It is my will that all the property both real and personal, that I may be 
possessed of at the time of my death shall be divided as follows, to wit:  That 
my sons, R. H. Russell and J. H. Russell, and my daughter, I. G. Ellis, shall 
have one fourth each, and my Grandchildren, Robert R., Crowell and Eula Brodnax 
shall have the other forth equally divided between them.

I here by appoint my sons, R. W., & J. H. Russell as the executors of this my 
last will and testament and having confidence in their integrity, it is my wish 
that they shall not be required to give bond.

Witness my hand this 24th day of December, A.D., 1885.

Witnesses                         Robert Russell
John A. Robertson
H. P. Williamson


State of Alabama  }     Probate Court of said County
Lowndes County    }     In the matter of the Probate of the Last Will

And Testament of Robert Russell, Deceased. 

Before me, A. E. Caffee, Judge of said Court, personally appeared in open Court, 
John A. Robertson, who, having been by me first duly sworn and examined, did and 
does depose and say, on oath, that he is a subscribing witness to the instrument 
of writing shown to him and which purports to be the last will and testament of 
Robert Russell, dec'd, late an inhabitant of the County.  That said Robert - 
signed and executed said instrument on the day the same bears date, and declared 
the same to be his last will and testament and that affiant set his signature 
thereto on the day the same bears date as a subscribing witness to the same in 
his presence of said Testator; that H. R. Williamson also signed said instrument 
on the day the same bears date as a subscribing witness thereto in the presence 
of said Testator, and that both of said subscribing witnesses signed the same in 
the presence of each other; that said Testator was of sound mind and disposing 
memory, and in the opinion of affiant, fully capable of making his will as the 
____ the same was so made as aforesaid.

Affiant further states that said Testator was on the day of the same date of 
said will of the full age of twenty-one years.

Subscribed and sworn to in                     John A. Robertson
Open Court this 29th day of October,
1888
A. E. Caffee, Judge of Probate


The foregoing is a true copy of the original will filed for record in the office 
and for Probate on the 15th day of October 1888.

A. E. Caffee
Judge of Probate