Taylor County GaArchives Wills.....Humphries, Dubose 1888
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Source: Taylor  Wills 1853-1917, Page 114
Written: 1888

Georgia, Probate Records, 1742-1990  Taylor  Wills 1853-1917, page 114; image 97 of
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We the undersided being present at the house of Dubose Humphries on the 1st day of
July (inst) 1888, the day of his death, do on oath say that the following statements
& requests were made to us at that time. He Humphries asked Thomas Amerson, "Tommy,
do you think I am dying? I know I am.  Call Sister and hear what I say,  Sister,
what is here is yours. Dolly is yours.  I want you to have dolly. You can go  __ and
her right now. The Engine & Gin down yonder is one half yours and the other Tommy's,
the papers are in my trunk.  There is a mortgage in my trunk I want you to get that,
it is yours and I want you to get it right now.

I have used a hundred & sixty dollars of Barty [sister Martha Bartow Humphries]
money and she hasn't the scratch of a pen for it. I want her to have it.   Carry on
the business just as it has been   Keep Lish if you  Him, if not pay him & let him
go.   Give Dennis his part of the crop.  Tommy I want you to see my Sisters righted,
take that watch & carry it to Edgar, get Farter's [father?] watch and give it to
Sister, it is hers.  I want Monroe to have the gun.

Sworn to & subscribed before me this 4th day of July 1888.   T.J. Amerson,  F.C.
Goodman,  Ell Barker
Z. Beeland J.P.

In addition to the foregoing said T.J. Amerson, F.C. Goodwin & Ell Barker,  say on
oath that the foregoing will was made by Dubose Humphries, at the place that he had
resided at for more than three years.   Sworn to and subscribed before me.  This
July 9th 1888. M.H. Riley, Ord

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