WILL: Asher Slemmons, 1875 - Metcalfe Co.

I, Asher W. Slemmons of Metcalfe County, Kentucky do hereby 
make and publish this my last will and testament in manner 
and form following that is to say First It is my will and 
desire that so much of my personal property preferring that 
which is perishable as may be necessary be immediately sold 
after my death and the proceeds thereof applied to the payment 
of all my just debts and funeral expenses.  Should my personal 
property not be sufficient for that purpose then I authorize 
my executor herein after named to sell and convey a sufficient 
of my real estate for that purpose Second after the payment 
of my debts and Funeral Expenses as above provided for I give 
and bequeath to my wife Martha S. Slemmons during her natural 
life and widow hood my real and personal estate of every kind 
and diserytion but in the event she should mary then it is my 
will that my estate both real and personal be equally divided 
between my wife Martha S. and my five children viz. R. W. Slemmons, 
W. T. Slemmons, Mary E. Slemmons, Sarah F. Slemmons and Emily 
C. Slemmons and at the death of my wife Martha S. Slemmons in 
the event that she should or should not mary after my death 
it is my will and desire that my whole estate both real and 
personal should be divided equally between my five children above 
named and lastly I do hereby appoint my son R. W. Slemmons executor 
of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all other or 
former wills & testaments by me here to fore made 

In testimony where of I have hereto set my hand and seal this 
31st day of August 1875
                                              Asher W. Slemmons

Signed Sealed and acknowledged in the present of 
Geo. R. Price
C. W. Thompson

In the month of August the 31st day 1875 I made a will of my 
property and appointed my son R. W. Slemmons Executor of said 
will Since he died I now appoint my wife Martha S. Slemmons 
as executor of said will given under my hand this 5th day of 
July 1882
                                              Asher W. Slemmons

Signed Seal and Acknowledged in the presents of 
Washington Slemmons
Peter Depp


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