Johnson County GaArchives Wills.....L. E.  Vanlandingham November 5 1926
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Source: Certified copy of the will of Lewis Edward Vanlandingham as filed in the Probate Court of Johnson County.  Recorded in Will Book B 1923-1961, pp. 40-41
Written: November 5 1926


State of Georgia.  Johnson County.

     I L. E. Vanlandingham of said State and County, being of sound and 
disposing mind and memory do make this my last Will and Testament, hereby 
revoking any and all others that I have heretofore made.
     ITEM 1.  It is my will and desire that my body be buried in a Christian 
like manner, the place and details of which I leave to my wife.
     ITEM 2.  It is my will and desire, and I so direct, that all of my just 
debts be paid as soon as practicable after my death.
     ITEM 3.  I will, bequeath and devise unto my daughter, Maxie Tompkins, 
the house and lot located at 409 Floyd Street, Sandersville, Georgia, being 
the house and lot whereon my daughter above named now resides, and to which 
lot she now holds Bond for Title for the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars, and at 
my death said Bond for Title and said debt is to be cancelled and she is to 
have said lot in Fee Simple.
     ITEM 4.  I will, bequeath and desire to my daughter Nora Page, the sum of 
Eleven Hundred Dollars; also the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars to my son J. W. 
Vanlandingham; also the sum of Eleven Hundred Dollars to be equally divided 
among the children of my deceased son Reno Vanlandingham, they to share and 
share alike. It is my will and desire that my executor hereinafter named, as 
soon as practicable after my death, to sell a sufficiency of my estate to to 
pay the special bequest in this item named, it being my will and desire that 
my children should have an equal amount of Eleven Hundred Dollars each.
     ITEM 5.  I will, bequeath and desire to my wife Elizabeth Vanlandingham, 
the entire residue of my estate, both real and personal, including insurance, 
money, notes and accounts to have and to hold, sell and convey and in any 
manner as she sees fit so long as she may live, and should there be any of my 
estate left at her death, then and in that event, what is left shall be 
divided equally among my children, the children of my deceased son Reno 
Vanlandingham, receiving the share he would have received had he been living, 
share and share alike.
     ITEM 6.  I hereby make and appoint my wife Elizabeth Vanlandingham, 
Executrix of this will, and I relieve her from making any inventory of my 
property or appraisement, or from giving any bond, and she is required only by 
this will to probate the same, and she is further relieved from making any 
returns of her acts and doings to any court whatever.  I further authorize and 
impower my said executrix in carrying out the terms of this my will, to sell 
any part or all of said estate, real and personal, either at public or private 
sale as to her may seem best, and to the interest of said estate, hereby 
impowering her to sell my said estate and make deeds of conveyance thereto 
without having to give notice to any person.
     This November the fifth 1926.
     L. E. Vanlandingham  (seal)
     Declared, published, signed and sealed by L. E. Vanlandingham have as his 
last will and testament, in the presence of the undersigned as witnesses, he 
first signing in our presence and we then at his special instance and request, 
signing in his presence and in the presence of each other.
    This November the fifth 1926.
     R. E. Fulford
     Alban L. Hatcher
     A. L. Hatcher

Additional Comments:
L. E. is Lewis Edward Vanlandingham.

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