Heard County GaArchives Wills.....John Bell February 3 1904
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Source: Heard County, Georgia Will Records
Written: February 3 1904
Recorded: March 12 1904


Will of John Bell

State of Georgia, County of Heard

Last Will and Testament of John Bell

I,  John Bell 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 1.  I wish my Executrix as soon as possible after my death to pay all my 
debts and if a sale of any property be necessary to said purpose, I direct 
that she sell such personal property as she believes can be most 
advantageously sold and authorize her to sell the same at public or private 
sale without taking any order of any Court.

Item 2.  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Fannie Bell for and during her 
natural life all my real estate consisting of the following described lands to 
wit: One Hundred and Fifty two and one half acres of lot of land number 
seventy one (71) in the thirteenth district of originally Carroll but now 
Heard County Georgia and being all of said lot of land except fifty (50) acres 
off of the south side of same, with remainder at her death to my children to 
wit:  Bulah Miller, Ike Bell, Levi Bell, Hope Bell, Bob Bell, Dock Bell and 
Jim Bell and my step daughter Georgia Hester share and share alike.

Item 3.  I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Fannie Bell all my personal 
property of all and every character and kind to be applied by her to such use 
and purposes as she may direct for the support of herself and such of my minor 
children as remain with her during her life time and at her death all of my 
personal property and the proceeds thereof which she has not disposed of shall 
be divided among my children to wit:  Bulah, Ike, Levi, Hope, Bob, Dock and 
Jim and my step daughter Georgia Hester share and share alike.

Item 4.  I give and bequeath to the children of my daughter Jennie Bell to 
wit:  Jep Parham, Bob Parham and Clifford Parham, nothing for the reason that 
their said mother has already before her death received more than an equal 
interest with my other children in my estate.  

Item 5.  I hereby constitute my beloved wife Fannie Bell my Executrix and 
hereby relieve her from making any bond, inventory, appraisement or return to 
the Court of Ordinary or any other Court as my Executrix and I also relieve 
her from taking any order from any Court for the sale of any of my said 
personal property.  In testimony whereof I have hereto set my hand this twenty 
third day of February 1904.  John Bell, X, his mark

Signed, sealed and published by John Bell as his Last Will and Testament in 
the presence of the undersigned who subscribe our names hereto as witnesses at 
the instance and request of said testator and in his presence and in the 
presence of each other.  This the twenty third day of February 1904.
R.M. Lipford
F. P.  Jackson
Roy Johnson, D.B. Whitaker

Filed in Office this March 7, 1904.  Robt G. Crain, Ordinary

Georgia, Heard County
Before me came F.P. Jackson,  R.M. Lipford, Roy Johnson and D.B. Whitaker
named as witnesses to the within writing purporting to be JOhn Bell's Last 
Will and Testament and being duly sworn saith that they at the request of said 
John Bell and in his presence did attest as witnesses the within writing as 
his John Bell's Will, that the same was signed and published by said John Bell 
in their presence as his Last Will; that he was at the time of said attestation
and signing by himself of sound and disposing mind and memory; that he 
executed the within paper voluntarily.  F.P. Jackson,  R.M. Lipford, Roy 
Johnson, D.B. Whitaker.

Georgia, Heard County
I do solemnly swear that the writing contains the true last Will of John Bell 
the within named deceased so far as I know or believe and that I will and 
truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of the State so help me God.
Fannie Bell

Sworn to and subscribed before me this March 7, 1904.  Robt. G. Crain, 
Ordinary.
Recorded March 12, 1904
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