HARALSON COUNTY, GA - WILLS -Matthew Anderson McCorkle

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WILL BOOK A, PAGE 228-229-230                                        WILL OF MATTHEW A. MCCORKLE
STATE OF GEORGIA
HARALSON COUNTY
                        
I, MATTHEW ANDERSON MCCORKLE, of said State and
County, being of sound and disposing mind and
memory, do make this my last will and testament,
hereby revoking all wills heretofore made by me.

Item 1st.  I wish my Executor as soon as possible
after my death to pay all my just debts and bills
accrued during my sickness and decease.

If a sale of property shall be necessary, I wish him
to select for sale that which can be most
advantageously used for the purpose and authorize
him to sell same at public or private sale as he may
see fit and proper.

Item 2nd.  I give and bequeath to my wife SARAH ANN
CLAMANTINE MCCORKLE all my property, both personal
and real to have and to hold through her natural
life.

Item 3rd.  After the death of my wife, I will that
above named property be reverted to and equally
divided among the following named nephews and nice,
JAMES CROCKETT, JOHN J. PILKERTON, MARQUIS A. FELL,
WILLIAM J MARABLE, WM. S. FRANKLIN, JAMES A KELLEY
AND SEALY ANN SIMPSON.

Item 4th.  I reserve one acre of ground at the
present grave yard site to always remain for the
purpose of public cemetery forever and for no other
purpose.

Item 5th.  I do hereby appoint ROBERT ROBERTSON
executor of this my last will and testament

In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal,
this 18th day of Jany A. D. 1910.
                                                 MATTHEW A MCCORKLE
Witnesses:
ROBERT ROBERTSON
W. J. ROBERTSON
S. D. CREMEAN, J. P.

                        CODICIL TO THE FOREGOING WILL
              Whereas, I, MATTHEW ANDERSON MCCORKLE OF said State and County, did on the 18th day of January, 1910, make seal and sign and declare and publish my last will and testament in the presence of Robert Robertson and S. D. Cremean who signed said will and testament as witnesses thereto.
              And whereas, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, I am desirous of making certain additional and explanatory devises and bequest to said will, I do therefore make and publish this codicil to said will.
1.  The property both real and personal given to my wife SARAH JANE CELMANTINE MCCORKLE for and during the term of her natural life by the terms of Item 2nd of said Will and Testament, is hereby declared to be subject in all respects to her free and untrolled use benefit and disposal during her life in so far as the same may be necessary her comfortable maintenance and support.  She shall have all the rents and income of said property and if it becomes necessary to encroach upon the confines of said property in order to afford to her the means of a comfortable support of which necessity she is to be the sole judge, the she is hereby empowered and authorized for such purpose to sell at either private or public sale, part or all of said property as the necessity may arise and she is hereby authorized and empowered to make to the purchases of any or all of said property good and sufficient deeds of conveyance thereto.
2.            The aforesaid devises and bequest to my said wife are hereby declared to be in lieu of dower and years support, should she elect to take under my said will and codicil.
3.            At the death of my said wife any and all of said property remaining unused and unsold by her, and any and all of the proceeds of the sale thereof, and of the rents and income thereof remaining unused by her, except such as is necessary to defray the expenses of her last sickness and of the decent burial of her body after death, shall go in equal shares to my nephews and niece named in Item 3rd. Of my said will and testament.
4.            This 18th day of April 1910                                                MATTHEW A. MCCORKLE
Witnesses:    LOYD THOMAS
                        C. L. HENSLEE
                        J. H. FULLERTON