HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS - James A. Hudson 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 125-131 WILL OF JAMES A. HUDSON STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY I, James A. Hudson, being of sound and disposing mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament. Item First - I give, bequeath and devise tomy wife MELLY A HUDSON the following property to wit; one hundred and five acres of land it being parts of land Lots No. 169 and 168 and all live stock, 1 mule, 4 head of cow stock, six head hogs, wagon, buggy, farm tools, barn fodder, cotton cottonseed and all and anything that I now own free from all charge or limitation to her own use benefit and behoof during her natural life. This bequest is made to my wife for her dower. Item Second - After the death of my wife I give to IDORA HUDSON and DELULA J. HUDSON my two daughters to have fifty dollars each, and if JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY lives with my wife until he is eighteen years old he is to become heir then with all of my own children. Item 3 - I give to each and every one of my children an equal part of all my property after the above two daughters gets their Fifty ($50.00) dollars each, and JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY as before named and under the above conditions at that time to become an heir with IDORA, DELULA, WESLEY T, JAMES M., L. A. J HUDSON. Item 4- I hereby constitute and appoint my friend John P. Powell, Executor of this my last will and testament this the 31st day of October 1896. J. A. HUDSON Witnesses: J. P. Powell H. P. Bush A. Mauldin Petition to Probate will in Solemn Form To. Thos A. Hutcheson, Ordinary of said County The petition of John P. Powell a resident of said state shows that JAMES A. HUDSON late of said county, died Testate on the 6th day of Feby 1897 owning vaulable real and personal property in said State. Petitioner herewith presents the last Will and Testament of said deceased and shows that he is named therein as Executor. Your petitioner show that the following named persons are all the heirs at law of said Testator: MELLY A. HUDSON, IDORA HUDSON, DELULA J. HUDSON, WESLEY F. HUDSON, JAMES M. HUDSON, L. A. J. HUDSON AND JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY all of Haralson county except JAMES M. HUDSON who is a resident of Polk County Georgia and that of said persons named the following are minors, IDORA HUDSON, DELULA J. HUDSON, AND JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY. Petitioner prays leave to prove said will in solemn form and that letters testamentary do issue to him and to that end he prays that citation do issue to said heirs at law and terms of the statute for such cases made and propounded and that Guardians ADLILENE BE approved to represent said minor where made party to this proceeding by proper service. J. P. Powell, Petitioner STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY Upon considering the petition of J. P. Powell to prove the will of J. A. HUDSON IN solemn form, it is ordered that MELEY A HUDSON, W. F. HUDSON, JAMES M. HUDSON, L. A. J. HUDSON, IDORA HUDSON, DELULA J. HUDSON AND JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY, appear before the Court of Ordinary to be held for said County on the First Monday in Feby next then and there to show cause if any exists why the paper offered for probate by the petitioner J. P. Powell as the last Will and Testament of J. A. HUDSON, late of said county deceased should not be proven in solemn form and admitted to Record as the last will and testament of said deceased. And it is further ordered that the said MELEY A. HUDSON , WESLEY F. HUDSON , IDORA HUDSON, DELULA J. HUDSON AND JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY be each served personally with a copy of the within petition and this order at least ten days before the next Term of this Court. This the 20th Day of January, 1899 Thos. A. Hutcheson, Ordinary GEORGIA - HARALSON I have this day served WESLEY F. , JAMES M. , MELEY A, L. A. J., IDORA, DELULA HUDSON AND JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY each personally with a copy of the within petititon and order. January 21st, 1899 G. A. Shelnutt, Deputy Sheriff JOHN P. POWELL, NP Application to Probate Will in Solemn Form Haralson Court of Ordinary, February Term 1899. It appearing to the Court that John P. Powell who is nominated as Executor of a paper purporting to be the last will and testament of JAMES A. HUDSON, late of said County, deceased which paper he offers for probation solemn form in this Court and it further appearing that there are minor children of said deceased to wit: Idora Hudson, Delula j. Hudson and Joseph Edgar Awtry and that said minors have no regular guardian, it is ordered by the court that Wesley F. Hudson be and he is hereby appointed Guardian Adl..... (?) For said minors and that this order be served on said Wesley F. Hudson and if he accepts that he signify his acceptance of said trust and file the same with this order, Feby the 6th 1899. Thos. A. Hutcheson, Ordinary GEORGIA-HARALSON COUNTY I hereby acknowledge notice of my appointment as Guardian Adliteur of the minor children of said James A. Hudson named in the within order and I concent to act as such guardian adliteur and waive all other notice of my appointment and the proceedings prior then to Feby 6th, 1899. W. F. HUDSON STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY We. J. P. Powell, H. P. Bush and A Mauldin do swear that we saw the within named James A. Hudson sign and publish the within paper as his last Will and Testament, that we subscribed the same as witnesses thereto at the special instance and request of the said James A. Hudson and in his presence that the said James A. Hudson freely and voluntarily and was at the time of such signing of sound and disposing mind and memory/ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 6th day of Feby, 1899 J. P. POWELL THOS. A. HUTCHESON, ORDINARY H. P. BUSH A. MAULDIN STATE OF GEORGIA HARALSON COUNTY Upon the hearing the petition of John P. Powell for the probate in solemn form of the paper propounded by him as the last Will and Testament of James A. Hudson late of said County deceased and for his admission to record as such and it appearing that MELEY A HUDSON, W. F. HUDSON, JAMES M. HUDSON, L. A. J. HUDSON, IDORA HUDSON, DELULA J. HUDSON AND JOSEPH EDGAR AWTRY the heirs at law of said deceased have had legal notice of said application and the time of the hearing and have failed to show any legal or sufficient cause why said paper should not be proven and admitted to record as the last Will and Testament of said deceased, it is therefore ordered and adjudged by the Court upon the proof of said will by all the witnesses to said will that the same be set up as the last Will and Testament of said deceased and be admitted to record as such and it is further ordered that letters testamentary issue to the said John P. Powell the Executor named in said will upon his taking the oath required by law. This the 6th day of Feby 1899. THOMAS A. HUTCHESON, ORDINARY GEORGIA - HARALSON COUNTY I, John P. Powell do solemnly swear this writing contains the true last will of the within named JAMES A. HUDSON deceased so far as I know or believe and that I will well and truly Execute the same in accordance with the laws of this state, so help me God. Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 6th day of Feby 1899. J. P. Powell Thomas A. Hutcheson, Ordinary Examined and approved this July 24trh 1899 D. L. Watson & W. W. Summerlin ) Com.