Coweta County GaArchives Wills.....Elder, William Howell October 16, 1891
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Source: Coweta County, Georgia Will Book C, Page 82
Written: October 16, 1891

William H. Elder's Will [Coweta County, Georgia Will Book C, Page 82]

State of Coweta County [sic]

In the name of God Amen

I William H Elder of the County of Coweta and State of Georgia, On this the 
Sixteenth day of October in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred 
and ninety one, Being of sound mind and memory, and being desirous to settle my 
worldly affairs while I have strength to do, Do make and publish this my last 
Will and Testament, hereby revoking all other Wills made by me at any time 
heretofore, and first I commit my Soul to the God who gave it and my body I 
desire buried in the family burial ground upon my Brother Sterling's Homestead, 
and my worldly estate I dispose of as follows:

Item 1st To my dearly beloved daughters Mrs. Rebecca Jane Hunter, Mrs. Emma 
Parks and Martha Perkins I give and bequeath to each one, Sic hundred Dollars, 
having hereto fore given them what I consider their part of my Estate,

Item 2nd I I direct my executor hereafter named to sell the fifty acres off of 
Lot No 178, Fifty acres Fifty acres [sic] in the Southwest corner of Lot No 176 
Fifty acres in the South East corner of Lot No 177, and Twenty acres running 
North, and South in West of Lot No 176, to pay the Eighteen hundred dollars 
willed to my three daughters, and if said land does not bring enough to pay the 
Eighteen hundred dollars, my Executor shall make up the deficit so that each 
daughter shall received of Six hundred dollars.

Item 3rd I give and bequeath my to son Sterling James Elder the balance of my 
Entire Estate both Real and Personal consisting of Four hundred acres of land. 
I want entailed to my Son Sterling James Elder and his posterity:

Item 4 I hereby constitute and appoint my son Sterling James Elder, Executor of 
this my last will and Testament, and if I should die before he becomes of age, 
I desire he be allowed to qualify as such Executor.

W. H. Elder L. S.

Signed declared and published by William H. Elder as his last Will and 
Testament in the presence of subscribers, who subscribes and names hereto in 
the presence of said Testator, and his Instance and request and of each others 
he signing in our presence in signing in his presence.

Witnesses L T Moses

          M S Hunter

          J C Hunter

          J B Walker





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