Red River County Louisiana Archives Wills.....Collins, Philip L.  June 6, 1919

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Source: Red River Parish / Coushatta, La.
Written: June 6, 1919
Recorded: July 1, 1926

LAST WILL OF                                
PHILIP L. COLLINS, deceased.
Filed April 12, 1926
M. A. Conly, Clerk D. C.
"Ne Varietur" J. F. STEPHENS, District Judge
State of Louisiana
Parish of Red River
   Being mindful of the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, I make 
this my last will and testament -
   1st. I am of sound mind.
   2nd. I will that all of my just debts be paid.
   3rd. I will and beaqueath unto the (5) five children of R. E. and LEONA 
KITCHINGS viz: THYRA, the oldest, and PHILIP BENIT, 2nd, and JAMES GARLAND, 
3rd, and JOHN L., 4th, and HELLEN, 5th, the sum of $1,500.00, One Thousand and 
Five Hundred Dollars, in Liberty Bonds now in the Bank of Coushatta, at 
Coushatta,La., the interest to be drawn annually after my death by the 
Executor of this will and paid over to them for their benefit, the bonds to be 
drawn by them as they become of age or otherwise by emancipated.
   4th. The balance of my estate be divided according to relationship between 
my people and my deceased wife's people. What is left at my death after all 
expenses paid.
June 6th. 1919                 PHILIP L. COLLINS
    
           "Ne Varietur" J. F. STEPHENS District Judge
                    (second page)
           "Ne Varietur" J. F. STEPHENS District Judge
   5th. I will that W. H. ELLIOTT be appointed Executor of this will and in 
case of his death PHHILIP C. ELLIOTT be appointed with bond.
   This written, dated and signed wholly with my own hand on this day. 
           "Ne Varietur" J. F. STEPHENS, District Judge
            (Third page)
           "Ne Varietur" J. F. STEPHENS, District Judge
   LETTER OF INSTRUCTIONS TO EXECUTOR OF MY WILL AS FOLLOWS:
   1st. I wish to have a decent burial
   2nd. I wish a suitable tomb to mark my last resting place, giving the date 
of my birth, and state of birth, all to be paid out of my estate.
   3rd. I wish be be buried by my wife.
   In regard to dividing my estate I wish the grandchildren of a brother or 
sister to share equal with the children, where they have no children. Where 
there is no children, for instance, there is LANCE COLLINS and LEONA KITCHINGS 
have neither brother or sister, they to receive the same as their father or 
mother would receive if they were living.
   I hope this will be adhered to in the division. This written and signed 
with my own hand. In gold I havve $202.50 in safe to use for my burial.
                              P. L. COLLINS
         (Third page of reverse side) 
   To W. H. or P. C. ELLIOTT:
   In case of the inability of W. H. ELLIOTT to attend to the winding up of 
the estate, then P. C. ELLIOTT will take his place. PHIL has power of attorney 
in my business in life and I extend it until the succession is opened. [He is] 
empowered and instructed to deliver to R. H. KITCHINGS, father, and MRS. LEONA 
KITCHINGS, mother, for and on behalf of said minors, and the sum of FIFTEEN 
HUNDRED DOLLARS IN LIBERTY BONDS out of the bonds left by said deceased 
testator.
    That PHILLIP C. ELLIOTT, Executor of said last will and testament of 
PHILLIP L. COLLINNS, deceased be and he is hereby instructed and empowered to 
disburse and distribute among the universal legatees afore-named, in the 
proportion to the interest which each has herein been judicially determined to 
have in said succession, the residue of the cash money on hand and in the 
possession of said executor, and shown by his final account after all bills 
and charges were paid, and that payment to the minors named in said petition 
may be made to their legal representatives.
   4th. It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed, that the universal 
legatees afore-named in the proportion in which each has been decreed 
interested in owners in fee simple, of all of the property leftby said 
decedent, PHILLIP L. COLLINS, deceased, in indivision , except the special 
bequest made to the KITCHINGS minors aforesaid, particularly the following 
described property, situated in the Parish of Red River, Louisiana, to wit:
                     S1/2 of SW1/4 of Section 18;
                     NW1/4 of NW1/4 of Section 19;
                     SW 1/4 of NW1/4 of Section 19;
                     E1/2 of NW1/4 of Section 19;
                    All of the foregoing in Twp. 13 N. R. S. West; also,
                     E1/2 of NE1/4 of Section 19;
                     SE1/4 of SE1/4 of Section 13
                    All in Twp 13 N. R. ( West, and said land, in aggregate, 
containing THREE HUNDRED SIXTY ACRES (360.00) acres more or less,
Three head of cattle, one horse; one mule; four hogs and pne2 and 3/4 wagon.
   Thus done, rendered and signed, in open court on this lst day of Jyly, 
1926. 
                         J. F. STEPHENS, Judge District court
Attest, a true record, recorded July 7, 1926
                         M. A. Conly, Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder            

Additional Comments:
Note: Apparently the instructions to the executors were not filed until July 
7, 1926, as a preliminary to the Sucession, filed on July 2, 1926. The heirs 
are listed in the Succession.

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