Georgia:  Chattooga County:  Elijah Harper Will, 8 Sep 1887

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Chattooga County}

I Elijah Harper of said state and county being of sound mind and memory 
do make this my last will and testament.

Item 1st  I give bequeath and devise to my wife, Martha W. Harper, the 
following property to wit.  The center portion of Lot of Land No. 
nineteen (19) in the thirteenth (13) District and fourth (4) section of 
said county seventy acres more or lefs the lines running north and 
south said land free from all charges or limitations whatever to her 
own proper use, benefit and behoof during her natural life and after 
the death of said Martha W. Harper the above named land to be divided 

Item 2nd  between C. M. Harper and Mrs. Emma Martin equally.   C. M. 
Harper to have the house and three acres of land around the same and 
Emma Martin to have three acres of land off of C. M. Harper’s half to 
make Emma Martin even in lands, free from all charges or limitations 
whatever to their own proper use, benefit and behoof.

[Written in left margin:] and said Martha W. Harper to have all the 
stock household & kitchen furniture to ____ said ____ ____ named.

Item 3rd  I give bequeath and devise to my son, W. S. Harper the 
following to wit – five hundred dollars in cash.

Item 4th  I give bequeath and devise to my daughter Almedin Tapp the 
following to wit five hundred dollars cash

Item 5th  I have given my daughter Julia C. Story seven hundred and 
sixty five dollars all I intend for her.

Item 6th  My daughter Fanny Lumpkin had received from me four hundred 
and sixty dollars her part of my estate all I intend for her.

Item 7th  I hereby constitute and appoint my son C. M. Harper Executor 
of this my last will and testament this the 8th day of September 1887.

                                  Elijah Harper

Signed declared and published by Elijah Harper as his last will and 
testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our 
names hereto in the presence of said testator (at his instance and 
request) and of each other he signing in our presents and we signing in 
his presents.

I. P. Pureley
                              J. B. Henry
                              [one more name unreadable]