Butler County KyArchives Wills.....Davis, W. B. July 29, 1887 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ky/kyfiles.html ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Alice Warner http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003503 July 9, 2008, 10:26 am Source: Will Book 2 Page 164-165 Written: July 29, 1887 Recorded: October 19, 1888 164 W B Davis's Will I W B Davis of the County of Butler and state of Kentucky being of sound mind and memory and knowing the uncertainty of this mortal life do honly make publish and declare this my las Will and Testiment hereboy revoking all former wills by me made. Item 1st I desire that all funeral expenses shall be paid and that my just debts shall be paid. Item 2nd I give and bequeath unto my sister Mrs. Nancy W. Roark and to my nephew Ruric N Roork, son of my Sister Nancy W Roork and to Charles Arthur Davis son of my brother Samuel L Davis the sum of two hundred dollars each. Item 3rd I give and bequeath unto my sister Margaret C Davis All of the remainder of my property both real and personal and of any kind whatsover. Item 4th In the even that my Sister Margaret C Davis should die before I do and leave no issue I revoke items No 2 and 3 and give and bequeath one half of my estate to my sister Nancy W Roark and the remainder to be equally divided between my nephews Ruric N Roark and Charles Arthur Davis son of my Brother Samuel L Davis Item 5 In the event that my sister Margaret C Davis should die and have no issue before I do and that my sister Nancy W Roork should also die before I do I revoke items No 2,3 and 4 and give one half of my estate to my nephew Ruric N Roark and one fourth to my nephew Charles Arthur Davis son of my Brother Samuel L Davis and the remainder to be equally divided between my two brothers Charles T Davis and Samuel L Davis. In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this the 29th day of July 1887. W B Davis Witnessed by now the presence of W B Davis and of each other Wm Wand Jerome T Moore State of Kentucky} Sct County of Butler } At a county court held at the court house in Morgantown Kentucky October the 8th 1888 the foregoing Will of W B Davis Dec 165 was produced in open court and the handwriting duly proven by the oaths of B L Guffy Thos P Wand N T Howard and Thos T Porter thereupon same was ordered to record whereupon it together with this certificate have been duly recorded in my office. Witness my hand as Clerk of said Court this 19th dy of Oct 1888. W H Tuck Clerk By A H Tuck D.C. Additional Comments: Original Image available on Butler County KYGenweb page http://genealogenie.net/kybutler File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ky/butler/wills/davis415gwl.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/kyfiles/