Pike-Lamar County GaArchives Wills.....Milner, Simeon C.  February 1898
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Source: Pike County Probate Court
Written: February 1898
Recorded: February 15 1898

Will of Simeon C. Milner

Georgia
Pike County

I Simeon C. Milner being of sound mind and memory, and deeming it fit that I 
should make proper disposition of my worldly affairs, ordain, declare, and 
publish this my last will and Testament

Item 1st     I direct that my body receive Christian burial on the lot I now 
own in the Church yard of the Barnesville Baptist Church, and that a fitting 
monument be erected thereon in my memory

Item 2nd    My son Simeon C. Milner Jr. owes me two hundred and fifty eight 
dollars, and I hereby direct that he shall receive this as an advancement and 
that he shall not share in my Estate until each of my heirs, whose names are 
hereby mentioned, Benjamin J. Milner, Rebecca Bray [?] of the State of 
Florida, Acalia Adams (my grand daughter and the daughter of my deceased 
daughter Elizabeth Adams) and my wife Mrs. Elmyra Milner, shall each receive a 
like sum of two hundred and fifty eight dollars.

Item 3rd     After each of my five heirs above mentioned have been made equal 
share in my Estate I direct that the remainder shall be equally divided 
between the five; share and share alike

Item 4th     All my heirs above named being of full age of 21 years I direct 
that they shall get together and make this equal distribution of my Estate as 
above stated.
First  advertising and selling all my real estate and personal property to the 
highest bidder, dividing the real estate into such size parcels as they may 
agree on and making the terms of the sale such as they may deem best and I 
direct that this sale and distribution be made without any administration of 
my estate and that a joint deed made by my said heirs shall be a valid deed to 
my real estate of which I may die [--?--] and possessed and that the title to 
my personal property shall pass by the public sale as above directed

Item 5th     I hereby direct that my son Benjamin J. Milner shall be and is 
hereby appointed to collect all debts which may be owing to me at the time of 
my death, and that he shall account for all such collection as part of my 
Estate.

Item 6th     I own two shares of stock in the Barnesville Manufacturing 
Company, and I desire that this may be sold at public or private sale as my 
heirs may think best and I desire that my son Benjamin J. Milner my Executor 
sign all papers necessary to its proper transfer the [--?--] of the name of my 
son Simeon C. Milner in the 13th line of the first page were done before the 
signing of this will
Signed sealed and delivered as my last will and Testament in the presence of 
the witnesses whose names are hereto attached as said witnesses who signed the 
same in my presence and in the presence of each other and who also saw me sign 
the same in their presence.
S. C. Milner

B. M. Turner
W. H. Smith
W.A. Prout


Georgia
Pike County

Pike Court of Ordinary at chambers Feb 15th 1898
Personally came before me in open court B. M. Turner, named as a witness to 
the foregoing writing purporting to be the last will and Testament of Simeon 
C. Milner deceased who being sworn says that he saw Simeon C. Milner sign the 
same as his last will and testament and that he signed the same freely & 
voluntarily in his presence and in the presence of W. A. Prout & W. H. Smith 
the other witnesses and that they all signed as witnesses in his presence and 
in the presence of each other, that he was at the time of such attestation and 
signing by himself of sound and disposing mind and memory
B. M. Turner

Feby 15th 1898
J. W. Means   Ordinary


State of Georgia
Pike County

I Benjamin J. Milner do solemnly swear that this writing contains the last 
Will and testament of the within named Simeon C. Milner deceased so far as I 
know or believe and that I will well and truly execute the same in accordance 
with the laws of this state so help me God.
Benjamin Milner

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 15th day of Feby 1898
J. W. Means    Ordinary


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