WILL of JAMES ALFONZO COLLINS
Fulton Co., Kentucky - Will Book #1, page 480

I, J. A. Collins of Fulton, Ky., realizing the uncertainty of life, and the
certainty of death, do make and publish this, my last will and testament, 
revoking all others heretofore made by me.

1. I desire all my just debts paid by my Executors hereinafter mentioned and
that they erect and construct at the graves of my deceased wife Jennie Collins 
and at my grave, both in the cemetery at Fulton, Ky., a suitable and appropriate 
monument, not to cost, however, a sum exceeding One Thousand Dollars, this is to
be done provided I do not construct said monument before my death.

2. If Miss Lou Taylor is living at my death, I will and devise to her all my
interest in the little house and lot adjoining the Baptist Church in Fulton, 
Ky., being in the front of the residence of Mrs. Ada Paschall, and across the 
street therefrom, and in addition to that, I bequeath to her the sum of Five 
Hundred Dollars cash, if she be living at my death, the sum to be paid to her by 
my Executor or Executors hereinafter mentioned.

3. If my brother A. D. Collins should be living at my death, I will and bequeath
to him the sum  of One Thousand Dollars, but not to his descenants if he should 
be dead at my death.

4. I will and bequeath to my half-sister Azerlee Burge Campbell the sum of One 
Hundred Dollars, to be paid to her if she be living at my death, and if not to
her descendants who may be living at my death; and I devise a like sum to the 
children of my half-sister now deceased, who married Elmo Inman, to be paid to 
those of them who may be living at my death, the same is to go to his then 
living descendants; provided, however, that the above sum devised to my half-
brother and half-sister, and the children of my deceased half-sister, are upon 
the express condition that they nor either of them file any suit or suits 
against my estate or against me before I die either for the purpose of 
contesting this will, or for any other purpose. If they or any of them 
should file such a suit or suits, then the $100 each devised to them in this
clause is to be null and void, and to be disposed of by and through the other 
provisions of this my last will and testament.

5. All the rest of my property both real, personal and mixed, situated in 
Kentucky, Tennessee or any other country, which I may own or of which I may be 
seized at the time of my death, including the One Thousand Dollars devised to 
A. D. Collins, in clause three herein, if he should be dead at my death, and 
including the Five Hundred Dollars and my interest in house and lot by the 
Baptist Church in Fulton, Ky., devised and bequeathed to Miss Lou Taylor, if she 
be dead at the time of my death, in clause two herein, each and all of it shall 
be divided into equal parts. One part thereof, I will and devise to Lucy Taylor, 
if living at the time of my death, and one part I will and devise to W. P. 
Taylor, if then living but if he should then be dead, to his then living 
descendants and one part, I will and devise to E. M. Taylor, if then living but
if he should then be dead, to his then living descendants, if any, and one part 
I will and devise to A. D. Collins, if he should be living at the time of my 
death, but if not, then to his then living  descendants. And one part I will and 
devise to Mrs. Ada Paschall, if she then be living, but if dead, to her then 
living descendants; provided, however, that if either of the devisees above 
mentioned should be dead at  the time of my death, and should leave no 
descendants, then living, such devisees part or parts shall go back into my 
estate and be divided among those who are then living, or who then have living 
descendants; and provided further, that in the division of my estate among the 
devisees mentioned, I desire the interest hereby devised to Mrs. Ada Paschall 
or if dead to her descendants, be charged with the sum of $350, and the interest 
herein devised to W. P. Taylor, or his descendants, if he is dead, be charged 
with the sum of $600`, snf the interest herein be devised to E. M. Taylor or to 
his descendants, if any, or if he be deadm be charged with the sum of $400, and
the interest herein devised to H. P. Taylor, if living, or if dead, to his 
descendants, be the above devisees whose parents may be dead and the children of 
any such descendants who may be living at the time of my death shall take here 
in stirpes, each lot or set of devisees representing their, his or her parent 
only, in the distribution of my estate.

6. I hereby nominate and appoint as Executor of this, my last will and 
testament, Ed Thomas, of Fulton, Ky. and Pat Collins, the oldest son of my 
brother, the above named A. D. Collins, and request the court to permit them to 
qualify as such Executors without bond if the said Ed Thomas should be dead at 
the time of my death, or should die thereafter before qualification, or before 
my estate should be wound up, I then nominate in his stead his brother Gus 
Thomas, with the same request of the court above indicated.

  In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribe my name in the presence of 
R. A. Browder and G. W. Moss, two witnesses whom I have called upon and 
requested to witness this my last will and testament, This June 1st, 1908.
	J. A. Collins

We, R. A. Browder and G. W. Moss have been called upon by J. A. Collins, of
Fulton, Ky. to witness this, his last will and testament, do hereby certify that 
at his request and in his presence we do hereby subscribe our names as witnesses 
thereto, and we do further certify that he subscribed his name thereto in our 
presences.
	Witness our hands, this June 6th, 1908
	R. A. Browder
	G. W. Moss

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Fulton County Court
Regular Term January 11th 1915
	The foregoing last will and testament of J. A. Collins, deceased was at
this term of Court filed, probated and ordered to be recorded which is now done 
accordingly.

	Attest: S. T. Roper, Clerk
	By: Ella Monan, D. C.

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