Georgia:Pike County: Thomas M. Cauthen Sr. Will 
dated 4th day of November 1885
Book D 115 - 116
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Georgia       } 
Pike County} 

In the name of God Amen.  I, T.M. Cauthen Sr. of said
state and county being weak and feeble in body but of
sound and disposing mind and memory, do make this my last
will and testament.

Item 1st.  I give my soul to God trusting in the merits
of a crucified redeemer.

Item 2nd. I will all my just debts and funeral expenses
to be first paid.

Item 3rd.  After payment of my just debts my will and
desire is that my executor hereinafter named shall allow
my beloved wife Mary and my daughter Elizabeth Rebecca to
remain in possession and hold as their own as long as
they both live and at the death of one to remain the
property of the other until her death. In case my
daughter Elizabeth Rebecca dies without heir or heirs to
be divided between my two daughters Caroline M. Gardner
and Amanda L. Wilson equally share and share alike the
following named property my home place containing two
hundred acres of land more or less on where I now live
also my perishable property.

Item 4th.  My will and desire is that my executor allow
my wife Mary and thereafter Elizabeth Rebecca  to have
and hold as their own until the death of my wife Mary the
follwing described property one hundred and sixty five
acres of land more or less known as the ----mie Cauthen
place. At  the death of my wife Mary, my will and desire
herein it be divided equally between my daughters
Caroline M. Gardner and Amanda L. Wilson.

Item 5th. It is my will and desire that my executor give
to the heirs of my deceased daughter and to my son-in-law
Rivers the ----- of fifteen ----- willing that they have
received enough assistance from me to make them equal
unto the other heirs of my estate. 

Item 6th.  It is my will and desire that my executor
divide the balance of my estate equally between my wife
Mary and my three daughters Caroline M. Gardner, Amanda
L. Wilson and Elizabeth Rebecca share and share alike.

Item 7th.  I nominate constitute and appoint my sons in
law E.G. Wilson and W.Z. Gardner executors of this my
last will in witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this fourth day of November 1885.
                                                                                     T. M. Cauthen  (seal)

Signed, Sealed, Published and declared by T.M. Cauthen to
be his last will and testament in the presence of who in
his presence and in the presence of each other have
hereto signed our names as witnessess this November the
fourth, 1885. 
 Luther Holmes
 W.G. (Lyns or Tyns)
 John E. Gardner
Filed in Office December 8th, l885}
                       Harry Wells, Ordinary}

State of Georgia}  
Pike County        } 

Before me came Luther Holmes and John E. Gardner named as
witnesses to the within writing purporting to be Thomas
M. Cauthens last will and being duly sworn saith that
they with W. G. Lyns at the request of Thomas M. Cauthen
and in his presence did attest as witnesses the within
writing as his Thomas M. Cauthen's will.  That the same
was signed and published by Thomas M. Cauthen in thier
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. 
Subscribed and sworn to before me this December 8th, 1885      }                                 
Luther Holmes
John E. Gardner
Harry Wells, Ordinary                   }

Georgia       } Pike County} 
We do solemnly swear that this writing contains the true
last will of the within named Thomas M. Cauthen deceased
in as far as we know or believe and that we will well and
truly execute the same in accordance with the laws of
this state. So help me god.
Sworn to & Subscribed before me in 

                          
term court this January 4th, 1886 
E. G. Wilson
 W. Z Gardner
Harry Wells, Ordinary

Recorded January 8th, 1886
Harry Wells, Ordinary