HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - Mrs. Florence Ella Hardenbrook 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/crawford.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm WILL BOOK A, PAGE 231-239 WILL OF MRS. FLORENCE ELLA HARDENBROOK, DECEASED I, Florence Ella Hardenbrook, now a resident of Tallapoosa, Georgia being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make this my last Will and Testament as follows: First. I direct that all my just debts and funeral expenses be fully paid Second. I give and bequeath to my sister MARY ELDORA MYERS of Hinsdale, Illinois, my jewelry and wearing apparel and my household goods, including my Piano, and in the event of her decease before my death, I give and bequeath said jewelry, wearing apparel and household goods, including my Piano to my niece FLORENCE LOUSE MYERS, now residing at Hinesdale, Illinois. Third: I give, devise and bequeath to my husband JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOK, the house and lot now owned and occupied by me as a home in Tallapoosa, Georgia, during the period of his natural life or until such time as he shall marry again; and at his decease or at such time as he shall marry again, I give devise and bequeath said house and lot to my brother-in- law, MYRON A. MYERS of Chicago, Illinois and if he shall not be living at the time of my decease, to his son, HAROLD L. MYERS, in trust, however, for the uses and purposes set forth in paragraph fourth of this will. Fourth: I give, devise and bequeath all the remainder of my property both real and personal, to my brother-in-law MYRON A. MYERS of Hinsdale, Illinois and if he shall not be living at the time of my decease to his son HAROLD L. MYERS in trust for the following uses and purposes, to wit: (a) To take, hold and have the entire use, management and control of the same with full power to sell, exchange, dispose of and convey it; to invest and reinvest the proceeds, or any part thereof at time to time, as the trustee shall deem for the best interests of the trust estate; to receive the interest, rents, income and principal of such investments and to do all things necessary and proper for the preservation and management of said estate. The trustee shall have full power to vote the shares of stock belonging to the trust estate in any incorporated company or companies, in such manner as he may deem best, at all meetings of stockholders of such company or companies. (B) The trustee shall pay to my husband, JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOK, in case he is living at the time of my death the net income from my estate after paying all taxes, insurance, repairs on real estate, all just expenses, costs and a reasonable compensation to himself, for his services during the period of my said husband’s natural life or in case he should marry again , to the date of such remarriage, at which time such payments shall cease. (C) As soon as practical after my husband’s decrease, or after his remarriage, in chase he should survive me and should marry again, the trustee shall sell and dispose of the real estate and out of the proceeds shall pay Rev. Harry Hardenbrook, son of my husband, or his legal heirs if he is then deceased, the sum of one thousand ($1,000) Dollars and out of said proceeds shall also pay Miss ANNA HARDENBROOK, daughter of my husband, the sum of two hundred and fifty ($250.00) dollars, if she then be living. (D) All the remainder of my estate the trustee shall then divide into three equal parts and shall pay and deliver one of such parts to my brother, JOHN EDWIN RHODES of Chicago, Illinois, or to his legal heirs in case he is then deceased, to be his or their absoluteestate; another of such parts to my sister MARY E. MYERS of Hinesdale, Illinois or to her legal heirs in case she is then deceased, to be her or their absolute estate and the remaining part he shall pay and delivery in equal shares to my two nieces to be their own absolute estate, respectively, MRS. EVA RHODES SMITH.now of Freshno, California, and BESSIE RHODES YOUNG now of Spokene Washington. In Case, however, either or both of my said nieces are deceased at the time of my husband’s decease, or remarriage, and leaves suriving a child or children, then the share of such deceased niece shall go to her child or children then surviving in equal parts; and in case either or both of my said nieces are deceased at the time of the death or remarriage of my husband but leave no issue surviving , then the share of such deceased niece shall go in equal parts to the children then surviving of my nephew WILLIAM HENRY RHODES, who now resides at Albany, Oregon In case said MYRON A. MYERS should die during the administration of the trusts estate hereby created, then his son HAROLD L. MYERS, SHALL at once and thereby be and become his successor in the trust, vested with the title to the trust property and estates, with all the rights, powers, duties and liabilities of the original trustees. Fifty: I hereby constitute and appoint MYRON A MYERS, my brother-in-law executor of this my last will and testament and I direct that the Probate Court having charge of the settlement of my estate, require no bonds of my said executor or of the said MYRON A MYERS, trustee, for the faithful discharge of his duty under this will or under the trusts herein created; And in case the said MYRON A. MYERS should not be living at the time of my decease or should die during the administration of my estate by him as executor, then I make constitute and appoint my nephew HAROLD L. MYERS, Executor of this will. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Tallapoosa, Georgia this1st day of December AD, 1910. FLORENCE ELLA HARDENBROOK Witnesses: G. A. MCCALLUM, TALLAPOOSA, GA MRS. G. A. MCCALLUM, TALLAPOOSA GA MRS. A. L. JACKSON, TALLAPOOSA, GA CODICIL I, Florence Ella Hardenbrook, of Tallapoosa, Georgia, having made my last will and testament bearing date of The First day of December , A. D., 1910, do now hereby make this Codicil to be taken a part of same. First. I hereby ratify and confirm said will in every respect save so far as any part of it may be inconsistent with this Codicil. Secon. I desire and hereby direct that if my husband JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOK any time after my death and before his decease or remarriage should prefer to have the house and lot now owned and occupied by me as a home in Tallapoosa, GA sold, the trustee named in my last will and testament is authorized to make such sale, and to pay to said JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOKout of the proceeds of such sale the sum of twelve hundred fifty Dollars ($1250) such payment to be in full of all claims against my estate by my husband JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOK and to take the place of the life residence in my house and lot, now owned and occupied by me as a home in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Third, In the event of the sale of the house and lot now owned and occupied by me as a home in Tallapoosa, GA and of the payment to my husband JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOK of the sum named in the next preceeding section(C) on the second page of my last will and Testament of date December 1st, A. D., 1910 for payment to Harry Hardenbrook and mis Anna Hardenbrook, shall be hereby revoked and considered null and void. APRIL 6TH, 1911 FLORENCE ELLA HARDENBROOK Witnesses: A. L. Jackson, residing in Tallapoosa, GA Mrs. Phebe Jackson residing in Tallapoosa, GA Mrs. Mina Watson, residing in Tallapoosa, GA Affidavits of subscribing witnesses the following pages 236, 237, 238 & 239 Affadivit by MYRON MYERS: “Florence Ella Hardenbrook was married in November 1905 to JOHN JOSEPH HARDENBROOK and died at Tallapoosa, GA, June11th, 1911 without ever having any child born to her.