Upson County GaArchives Wills.....Robert  W. Greene  April 10 1862
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Written:  April 10 1862
Recorded:  April 10 1862


State of Georgia:Upson County:

In the name of God Amen & I Robert W. Greene of said
state and county being of soundmind & memory knowing
that lifes uncertain &death certain deem it right
and proper to make a disposition with the property
with which a kind provedence has blessed me.I do
therefore make this my last will & testament hereby
revocking & annulling all others by me here before
made.

Item First:I desire & direct that my body be buried
in a decent & christian like.My soul I trust shall
return to rest with God who gave it,& I hope for
salvation through the merits & atonment of our
beloved Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. Item Second::I
desire & direct that all my just debts be paided by
my executor herein after named & appointed.

Item Third:I give,bequeath& desire to my daughter
Ida Mira & my son Thomas B. all of my estate both
real & personal to be equally divided between them
whenever my executor shall deem best for my said two
children and in the event the said Ida Mira & Thomas
B. shall depart this life before they arrive to the
age of twenty one years of age without child or
children then I give & bequeath my property to my
five brothers towit,James M.Greene,John
M.Greene,Thomas B. Greene,Charles H.Greene,Francis
Thomas Greene & in the event either of them be not
in the life then to their children.

Item Fourth:I hereby constitute & appoint my brother
James W.Greene the gaurdian of the person & property
of Ida Mira & Thomas B.and to control their person &
property as if they were his own children,& in the
event that he is not in the life to act fails from
any cause whatsoever to act as the gaurdian of my
said two children ,I appoint my brothers John
M.Greene & Charles H. Greene gaurdians of my
children with all the rights & powers herein given
to my brother James W.Greene in the event that he
acts.

Item Fifth:I hereby constitute & appoint my brother
James W.Greene executor of this my last will &
testament & in the event of his failure to qualify
from any cause whatsoever,then I appoint my brothers
John M.&Charles H. Greene executor of this my last
will & testament.April 10th,1862


Signed:Robert W.Greene

Additional Comments:
Robert made this will (as his wife Dora Lewis had
preceded him in death 4-24-1862 during childbirth of
their third child,neither survived) before he had
enlisted in" Woodson Guards" Co.I 32nd GA Regiment
and was killed in the last battle fought between the
states on 3-15-1865 in Averysboro N.C
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