HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Laura A. Baltzley Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: lrober@plantationcable.net E. Robertson Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/haralson.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm WILL BOOK A, PAGE 289-290-291 WILL OF LAURA A BALTZLEY STATE OF GEORGIA, HARALSON COUNTY I, Laura A. Baltzley, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling others by me heretofore made. 1. I desire and direct all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay by my executors hereinafter named and appointed. 2. I further will and direct that my executor put a boundry curb on the East and the West sides of my lot in Hollywood Cemetery where my late husband lies buried, such curb to correspond with the curbing on the adjoining lots on the North and South of my said lot. 3. I give and bequeath to my son CLARENCE, my Blood Stone Finger Ring, given me by my Mother ; also my Onyx clock. 4. I give and bequeath to my daughter MAUDE, my engagement ring with Cameo and Pearls. 5. I give and bequeath to my son-in-law FREDERICK UPHAM my wedding ring, and my opera glass. 6. I will and direct that all of my household goods and my personal effects be divided by and between said CLARENCE, MAUDE AND FREDERICK as they may mutually agree; provided if they do not agree to a division thereof, then the executor of this my will is hereby authorized , empowered and directed to make such division as he may think just and right in the preemises 7. I give, bequeath and devise to my son CLARENCE , absolutely, and to my daughter MAUDE TO her own use and behoof during her natural life, all the residue of my estate, both real and personal of every kind and nature wherever situated, not hereintofore specially given, in equal shares, share and share alike the remainder over if any there be at the death of Maude of the property given, bequeathed and devised to her , I give bequeath and devise to her husband FREDERICK UPHAM , absolutely it being my will that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent my daughter MAUDE from selling; expending or otherwise disposing of her part of said estate as she may see fit, which she is hereby authorized to do as fully and completely as I might or could do if I were still living. 8. I hereby constitute and appoint E. A. Latimer of Tallapoosa, GA if he be liging at the time of my deaty executor of this my last will and testament ; if he be not then living , then I hereby constitute and appoint KARL L. TEUBNER of Tallapoosa, GA as such executor. And I hereby confer upon my executor full power and authority to sell any part of my estate not hereinbefore specially bequeathed and devised without any order of court, at public or private sale without note, as he may deem best; and without any order of court, to make good and sufficient conveyance to the purchaser and purchasers holding the proceeds of such sale and sales to the same uses and trusts as hereinbefore declared in the several items of this my will. LAURA A. BALTZLEY October 14th, 1913 Witnesses: Julia A. Heacock Grace B. West Geo. W. Sheppard CODICILE: Item 1. I give and bequeath to my daughter MAUDE mentioned in my will, my hunting case watch, to be hers absolutely. LAURA A. BALTZLEY 7/22/1916