FULTON COUNTY  GA  Will - Head, Harriet Henrietta

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY


I, HARRIET HENRIETTA HEAD, of said state and county,
being of sound mind and disposing memory, do make this my
last will and testament, hereby revoking and annulling
all other wills heretofore made by me.

ITEM I I desire and direct that my remains be place in a
good casket and interred in the Strickland lot in the
cemetery at Griffin, Georgia, beside sister, Emily Head
Strickland.

ITEM II

I desire and direct that all my just debts, including the
expense of my last sickness and funeral, be paid by my
executor herein after named and appointed, as soon as
practicable after my death.

ITEM III

I give, devise and bequeath to my great-niece, Mrs.
Murray Gundy of Enid, Oklahoma, the sum of One Hundred
Fifty ($150.00) Dollars in cash.

ITEM IV

I give, devise and bequeath to my great-niece, Mrs.
Henrietta Doremus of Enid, Oklahoma, the sum of One
Hundred fifty ($150.00) Dollars in cash.

ITEM V

I give, devise and bequeath to Alice Walker Stancil
eleven (11) hand-painted plates and one hand-painted
platter to have and to hold during her natural life, and
at her death, the same shall go to and become the
property of her brother, Konts Walker.

ITEM VI

I hereby give, devise and bequeath to Mr. and Mrs. Frank
B. Davenport the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars in
cash, provided neither one of them files any claim of any
kind or character against my estate for rent, board, or
any other claim.  In the event any claim is filed by
either one of said parties against my estate, then said
$500.00 shall automatically become a part of the residue
of my estate and be disposed of as provided in Item Ten
(X) of this my last will and testament.

ITEM VII

I desire and hereby direct that my executor hereinafter
named and appointed sell all my books, furniture, china,
silverware, pictures (except family portraits), piano,
bar pin, diamond rings, and that the cash derived from
the sale of same be used to apply on the above specified
bequests.  (My bar pin and diamond rings are in my safety
box in the First National Bank of Atlanta, and the
remainder of items named herein are stored at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Davenport, 647 Linwood Avenue, N.
E., Atlanta, Georgia).

ITEM VIII

If there are not sufficient funds in my estate, after
converting all of my property into cash, to pay my debts
and to pay the above specified bequests, I hereby direct
that my executor hereinafter named and appointed, pay my
debts, and then prorate the balance among the above named
beneficiaries. The proration made by my executor
hereinafter named and appointed shall be final and
binding upon all of said beneficiaries.

ITEM XIX (SIC) i give, devise and bequeath to my niece,
Miss Nancy Head, and my nephew, James P. Head, my
undivided one-third (1/3) interest in and to the
Riverside Plantation located in Butts County, Georgia,
share and share alike. ITEM X

I hereby give, devise and bequeath all the remainder and
resideu of my estate, both personal and real and
whereever situated, to the Martha Ivey Nursing Home, now
located at 809 Myrtle Steet, N. E., Atlanta, Georgia,
same to be used only for the purpose of maintenance and
upkeep of one room in memory of Harriet Henrietta Head.

ITEM XI

I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my friend,
Thomas Howell Scott, as executor of this my last will and
testament, and I hereby give him full power and
authority, as such executor, to sell any of all of my
estate, both personal and real, at public or private
sale, and without any order of court.  It is my desire,
however, that my said executor give a good and sufficient
bond in the sum of Three Thousand ($3,000.00) Dollars,
and that my estate be wound up within one year after my
death.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed my seal this 23 day of September, 1942.
                                   Harriett Henrietta Head  (SEAL)


Signed, sealed, declared and published by HARRIETT
HENRIETTA HEAD as her last will and testament, in the
presence of us, the subscribing witnesses, who subscribe
our names hereto in the presence of said testatrix, after
she had signed her name thereto, and at her special
instance and request, and in the presence of each other.
      This 23 day of September, 1942.
                                    Irene W. Vining
                                    Mildred Bowers
                                    K. B. Girardeau

(Submitted by Barbara Walker Winge,  barbarawinge@yahoo.com)


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