Georgia:  Chattooga County:  Last Will and Testament of Eli Monroe 
Stephenson, 28 June 1933

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Transcription of Last Will and Testament of Eli Monroe Stephenson

Transcription by William L. Stephenson, April 2002

Georgia, Chattooga County	Will Book 2, page 53.

I, the undersigned E. M. Stephenson, of said state and county, being 
now of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make this my last 
will and testament, revoking all former wills made by me, and providing 
as follows:

			Item First
I have heretofore made full and sufficient provision for all of my 
children, except my son, W. R. Stephenson, who is now dead, and in 
whose home I have lived and been cared for during many years.  It is my 
will, that if the widow of my said son, W. R. Stephenson, and his 
children, shall during the remainder of my life, care for me, in the 
same manner as my said son, W. R. Stephenson cared for me, and if they 
shall at my death, provide me a Christian burial and erect a tombstone 
at my grave, and pay all the demands that may be justly chargeable to 
me, that all my estate, of whatever kind, goods, chattels, realty, 
money, notes, accounts and choses in action shall pass, share and share 
alike to Mrs. Lula Stephenson, the widow of my said son, W. R. 
Stephenson, and to Eli Stephenson, Mrs. Bonnie Ellenburg, Mrs. Vera 
Gross, Roy Stephenson, and W. R. Stephenson, Jr., children of my said 
son, W. R. Stephenson, now deceased, and should the said Mrs. Lula 
Stephenson, die, before this will takes effect, then it is my will that 
the share that she would otherwise take under this will shall go share 
and share alike to the other beneficiaries named in this item.  And 
should any of said children die before this will takes effect, it is my 
will that the share  which said child would have taken otherwise, shall 
go to the bodily heirs of said child, or in their default to the wife 
of such child, if such child be a male, and in default of wife or 
children surviving any of the above named beneficiaries who may die 
before my will takes effect, the share of such deceased beneficiary 
shall be divided, as part of my estate, and according to the spirit of 
this item.

			Item:
I name nominate and appoint all of my above named beneficiaries to be 
the executors of this my will; and I excuse them from making bond and 
returns to the court for their actings and doings under this will, and 
provide that they may sell at public or private sale, without leave of 
the Court of Ordinary.

This 28th day of June, 1933
					E. M. Stephenson

Signed, sealed, declared and published by E. M. Stephenson, as his last 
will and testament, in the presence of us, the undersigned, who 
subscribe our names hereto as witnesses, at his special instance and 
request, and in his presence and in the presence of each other.
This 28th, day of Jund, 1933.
					C. D. Rivers
					O. J. Espy
					L. C. Smith
Recorded in Office December 12, 1933
H. A. Ross, Ordinary