HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS -Dr. W.F. Goldin 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 277-280 WILL OF DR. W. F. GOLDIN, DECEASED STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY I, DR. W. F. GOLDIN, of said State and County, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last will and testament hereby revoking and annulling all others by me heretofore made. 1. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and conditions in life. 2 I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid without unnecessary delay by my executor hereinafter named and appointed. 3. I give, beqaueath and devise to my wife SALLIE all my real estate everywhere, together with all the improvements thereon, with all the rights, members and appurtenances to said land in anywise belonging, free from all charge and limitation whatever, with the request that when by (my) baby, EARNEST becomes of age to retain a sufficient amount of said real estate to keep and support her, my said wife aforesaid as she deems proper in her judgement, and then the remainder of said real estate to be divided equally among my six children whose names are as follows: CLEVE GOLDIN, EFFIE SINGLETON, BATT GOLDIN, JOHN GOLDIN, ANNIE MAE GOLDIN, AND EARNEST GOLDIN the deeds made to said children and their heirs for the said children afroresaid to share said real estate, share and share alike each to have the same amount without partiality to either of said children said division to be left with my said wife in her sound discretion. If my said wife should die before my baby Earnest should become of age, then I want all my real estate aforesaid to be equally divided between my six children aforesaid, with a natural guardian appointed for my baby Earnest, and also a natural guardian appointed for my daughter ANNIE MAE in the event that she should not be of age when my said wife dies. I give my wife full control of all my said real estate aforesaid for her to use to support herself, my baby Earnest and Annie Mae and to use the remainder in any manner that she desires. If my said wife should die before this will takes effect, then in that event I want all my real estate aforesaid to be equally divided between my six children whose names are hereinbefore mentioned for each to share and share alike. If either of my children should die before my said wife dies, or before Earnest, my baby becomes of age, or before this will takes effect, then in that event I want the surviving ones to have all my real estate, said real estate to be divided equally between said survivors, share and share alike without said property being administered on. 4. I give and bequeath to my said Wife SALLIE all my live stock including horses, mules, cows, hogs and sheep and goats, for her my said wife to use in supporting my minor children aforesaid and any other child of mine that she desires and for the support of herself as long as she lives with the same disposition to be made of said live stock as is set out in the third paragraph of this, my last will and testament. 5. I give and bequeath to my said wife SALLIE all my property of every description not hereinbefore mentioned including bank stocks and all corporation stocks of every kind, notes and accounts that are due me, all choices in action, and trust property, rentals from my property that are due, and will be due, buggies, wagons, drays, carriages, automobiles, household and kitchen furniture including my personal effects, with the privilege and giving her the right to dispose of my personal effects in any manner that she sees right and proper, this paragraph includes all my property of every description that is not specially, devised and bequeathed except the following that is set out in the 6th and succeeding paragraph. 6. It is my will and desire that my son, BATT, COMPLETE and finish his course in medicine, and practice same when finished and I give my wife aforesaid mentioned the right and authority to contribute such an amount of money out the income and proceeds of my property to completion of my son Batt’s medical education and such other amount of money that is necessary to equip him, my said son for the practice of medicine, and upon the completion of his my said son’s medical education, i give and bequeath to him , my said son Batt, all my medical instruments of every description, medicines of all kinds, all my medical books, and office furniture, with the stipulation that if Dr. Ivy T. GOLDEN, my nephew, remains at Draketown, GA and practices medicine with my son Batt, the he the said Dr. Ivey T. Golden can use my instruments, books and furniture as same as my son Batt, In the event my said son Batt should die or fail to finish his course in medicine, then I give and bequeath all my medical instruments of every kind and description, medical books and office furniture and medicines to my said wife, SALLIE , FOR HER, MY SAID wife to give the said instruments, medicines, medical books of office furniture to Dr. Ivy T., Golden, my nephew to be divided as she sees proper, or giving her, my said wife the right to give said named articles to any she sees proper. 7. I hereby constitute and appoint my son CLEVE GOLDIN the sole executor of this my last will and testament conferring upon him the right and power to carry into effect every all the stipulations and wishes of this my last will and testament without his giving any bond. This 22nd day of April 1915 W. F. GOLDIN Witnesses: JOHN Y,. STEPHENS J. B. GOLDIN W. S. BROOKS, NP&EX-OFF jp Filed in this office July 6th, 1915