WILLS: Jemima Buckner Chism Gee, 1936: Monroe County, KY

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Date:  October 28, 2000
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Jemima Buckner Chism Gee, 1858-1843, was the daughter of Nathan Breed Chism
and Zelpha Keys, and the granddaughther of William Belew Chism and
Priscilla Breed,  and Isaac Keys and Rachel Unknown.
 She married in 1880, James Tolbert Gee, son of Sack H. Gee and Mary Harlan
Thomas, grandson of Tolbert Thomas and Elizabeth Breed, and James Gee and
Lucy Bugg.
JEMIMA BUCKNER CHISM GEE

WILL

AUGUST 1, 1936

MONROE COUNTY, KENTUCKY
Will Book ___________

I,  Gemima Gee,  being of sound mind and disposing memory make and publish
this my last will and testament hereby revoking any and all former wills at
any time made by me.
I.
     First, I will that all my just debts be paid, including furneral
expenses.
II.
     Second: I will and desire that my daughter Donnie Conkin, receive ten
($10.00) dollars, and my son Will Gee, to also receive Ten ($10.00) dollars
and the remainder of my property of every kind and character I desire that
my son, Homer Gee, take, keep, hold and do as he shall see fit with any and
all of said property.
III.
     Third, I hereby nominate and appoint my son, Homer Gee, executor of
this my last will and testament and desire that  he qualify as such, and
that he be permitted to serve without bond.
Witness my  hand this August 1, 1936.
Gemima Gee
This will consisting of one page has this day been executed acknowledged
and declared by the testator herein, and subscribed by her in the presence
of these witnessess and by these witnessses in the presence of the testator
and in the presence of each other:
/s/ Hermon Basket
/s/ Annie A. Denham  }Witnessess
STATE OF KENTUCKY} SCT
COUNTY OF MONROE}
I,  S.J. Moore, County Court Clerk of the county and state aftersaid.
Certify. The forgoing Will ledged for recordd in my office  6 -, 1943
properly certified, was duly recorded in my said office, this 5 day of July
1943. Given under my hand as dated above
/s/ S.J. Moore, Clerk.
by Delphia Tooley, D.C.
NOTE:  A contemporary picture  of JEMIMA BUCKNER CHISM GEE is given by the
Rev. Willie E. Thomas, Methodist evangelist, in  a letter he wrote in the
1930s describing the  dedication of the Old Mulkey State Park, where many
of Jemima Buckner Chism Gee's  ancestors are buried or memoralized by
markers. (Full text of report by the Rev. Thomas at MONROECO USGEN WEB
ARCHIVES,  "LETTERS.")
     ". . . . January 4, 1932. The old church, the people, pioneers, yes in
their road wagons, horse back & afoot.
Cousin Jemima with her long sweeping black dress & black silk sun bonnet to
watch. .  . "

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