Georgia: Pike County: Milton Cauthen will dated 
6th day of January 1906,
page 383 & 384.                       
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State of Georgia}
County of Pike   } By the grace of God Amen.
I, Milton Cauthen of the county and state aforesaid being
of feeble health but of sound and disposing memory,
knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of
death, make this my last will and testament disposing of
such property as it has pleased almighty God to bestow
upon me and hereby revoking and annulling all other wills
or will heretofore made by me.

1st. I desire and direct that my body be buried in a
decent Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances
in life, believing in the resurrection and reunion with
my soul at the great day of final accounts as I hope for
salvation through the merits and atonement of the blessed
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

2nd. It is my will and desire that all my just debts be
paid by my executor hereinafter appointed. 

3rd. It is my will and desire and I will and bequeath all
my property, both real and personal to my beloved wife,
Martha Cauthen for and during her natural life and that
she be buried in a decent Christian like manner suitable
to her circumstances in life.

4th. I have advanced to my beloved daughter Mrs. Carrie
Walker one hundred Dollars (100) to my beloved daughter
Mrs. Georgia Ann Blackman Fifty (50) Dollars and to my
beloved daughter Missouri Lewis deceased Fifty (50)
Dollars.

5th. It is my will, wish and desire that after the death
of my beloved wife that all of my property be sold by my
executor hereinafter named and that after paying the
expenses of Administration my two beloved daughters  Miss
Rebecca Cauthen and Mrs. Mary Wright each be paid fifty
dollars before anything is paid to my beloved daughter
Mrs. Georgia Ann Blackman or the children to wit. Miss
Kate Lewis and Jimmie Lewis, two children of my said
deceased daughter being my grand children and that may
said daughters herein before named in this the 5th Item
of my will be each paid (50) fifty dollars and said two
grand children each Twenty five (25) Dollars. Then each
of my living daughters will have received an equal share
to the advancement made by me to my said daughters Carrie
Walker and my said two grand children with the
advancement of $50.00 made by me to their deceased mother
will be equal to the advancement made by me to my
daughters Mrs. Carrie Walker. My living children and said
representatives of said deceased daughter being made
equal as above indicated.  It is my will and wish and
desire that the remainder of the proceeds from the sale
of my property be equally divided among my said living
children and said two grand children share and share
alike. Said two grand children receiving the share that
their mother would have received were she in life.

6th. It is my will wish and desire that my grandson John
A. Edmonds receive nothing more, he having already
received more than his share of my estate.

7th. I hereby constitute and appoint my friend S. J. Hale
executor of this my last will and testament this the 6th
day of January 1906.

                 Milton Cauthen Sr.
 
Signed, sealed and published by Milton Cauthen as his
last Will and Testament in the presence of us the
subscribers who subscribe our names hereto in the
presence of said Testator at his instance and request and
of each other; he signing in our presence and we signing
in his presence.                    }
This the 6th day of January 1906.    }                                  
B. D. Martin
                                                                               
                 B. T. Ferguson
                                                                               
                 J. L. Duncan
Georgia       }
Pike County} 
Before me came J. L. Duncan as a witness to the within
writing purporting to be Milton Cauthen's last will and
being duly sworn saith that he with B. D. Martin and B.
P. Ferguson at the request of Milton Cauthen and in his
presence and in the presence of each other did attest as
witnesses the within writing as said Milton Cauthen's
will that the same was signed and published by Milton
Cauthen in their presence as his will that he executed
the within paper voluntarily.
 
Sworn to and signed before me Nov. 2nd 1908 }
J. W. Means }
Ordinary       
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J. L. Duncan
 
I do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true
last Will of the within named Milton Cauthen decs'd so
far as I know or believe and that I will will and truly
execute the same in accordance with the laws of the state
so help me God.
 
Sworn to and subscribed before me this Nov 2nd 1908}
J. W. Means}
Ordinary     
}                                                                            
S. J. Hale