Clarke County GaArchives Wills.....W. J. (William Jeff) Bates April 30 1910
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Source: Clarke Co. Probate Court
Written: April 30 1910


Georgia
Clarke County

I W. J. Bates of said state & county being of sound & disposing mind & memory 
do make publish and declare this my last will & Testament.
Item 1st
	I give to my wife Catherine Bates all my property both real & personal 
of every kind & nature to be held used & controlled by my said wife for her 
own benefit during her natural life or widowhood and on her death or re-
marriage (should she marry again) to be disposed of as hereinafter provided.
Item 2nd
	I think it advisable & best for my wife to rent out the farm & not try 
to farm or run the business on her own account & in this view of the case I 
think it advisable and best for her to sell (at the end of the year in which I 
may depart this life) all the livestock (that is mules and horses) & all the 
wagons, plantation tools & implements in fact dispose of by sale all the 
personal property (outside of household goods) exclude (?) such as she may 
need for her own use or comfort.  But if my wife sees fit & prefers (not 
withstanding my advice & suggestion) to run & manage the farm herself she 
shall not be authorized to sell the stock, wagons __ to irresponsible parties 
on credit.
Item 3rd It is my will I so direct that while I expect my wife to rent out the 
farm & live comfortably from the rents (which she ought to be able to get from 
the farm) still if from necessity or other good reason of which I leave her to 
decide she finds it necessary to sell & dispose of the farm in order to get 
the means to support herself comfortably my said wife is hereby authorized to 
make sale of the farm (after due notice & public advertisement) & execute give 
fee simple title to the purchaser.  The proceeds of such sale she is allowed 
to use for her own support & maintenance and on her death (or remarriage) the 
same to be disposed of as hereinafter directed—the house property containing 
over 12 acres is not to be sold in any event until my wife’s death.
Item 4th
Upon the death of my wife or remarriage (should she remarry) I wish my 
property & effects to be distributed as follows: all my lands (farm & home 
place) and all other property (except the organ) to be sold by my executors 
hereinafter names after due & public advertisement.  The proceeds after the 
payments of any debts due by my estate to be equally divided among my children 
share & share alike—the children of any of my deceased children to take the 
share in lieu or place of their deceased parent.
Item 5th The Crown organ which I have I wish given to my daughter Cleo Smith 
she not to remove from house until the death of my wife unless my wife 
consents to same.
Item 6th I wish & direct that a suitable tablet or monument not very costly be 
erected by my executors on the graves of myself & wife.
Item 7th
Should my wife by reason of old age or protracted illness before her death 
require & need any special attention and services from any of our children it 
is my will & I direct that the child or children rendering such service or 
giving such attention to my wife be paid & compensated for the same by my 
executors & that such service be paid & settled for before there is any 
division or distribution among my children.
Item 8th
I constitute & appoint my wife Catherine Executrix of this my last will & 
Testament & empower her to make any sale of my property above authorized 
without any order of court being necessary.  I also relieve her from the 
necessity of making any inventory of my estate or any return to the ordinary.
Item 9th
Upon the death or remarriage of my wife I hereby constitute & appoint the 
following as Executors to wind up the business of my estate & I give them the 
same authority & privilege as that given above to my wife.  The Executors (to 
succeed my wife) shall be A. S. Towns [Albert Sidney Towns m. Rowena Bates], 
my son W[illiam] H. Bates, Parks Williams [m. Flora Tempy Bates] and Weldon 
Smith [m. Martha Cleo Bates].  Should my daughter the wife of A. S. Towns die 
before her mother then the said A. S. Towns is not & shall not be one of my 
Executors.  In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this April 30th 
1910.

Signed published & declared by W. J. Bates	[signature of] W. J. Bates
as his last will & testament by signing in our
presence & we signing in his presence
(at his insistence & request)
& in the presence of each other

[signature of] J. N. Booth
[signature of] Chas. Emory Smith
[signature of] Henry C. Tuck


Additional Comments:
SURNAMES: Bates, Smith, Towns, Williams, Booth, Tuck

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