Will of JB HENRY October 5, 1919
County of Anson, town of Wadesboro, North Carolina
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Will of JB HENRY October 5, 1919
County of Anson, town of Wadesboro, North Carolina

Executors shall give to my body a decent burial suitable to my friends
and relatives, pay all my expenses, together with my debts, of the first
monies which come from my estate.
Item 2: heretofore advance to my daughter, ROSA USSERY, wife of ELI
USSERY, the sum of two hundred dollars.  To my son, SHALVOR HENRY, the
sum of two hundred dollars.  To my son ROBERT DEWEY HENRY, one hundred
dollars counted for a distributed to my estate as hereto set out.
Item 3: Give and bequeath to ROBERT L. LAMPLEY, and SHALVOR HENRY the
sum of one thousand five hundred dollars in trust for use in benefit of
my three minor daughters MATTIE HENRY, age 17, ORPHA HENRY, age 14,
MADGE HENRY, age 12, years.  Five hundred dollars to each said daughters
said trustees shall manage said sums to interest of said minors, and
paid to each daughter remainder of sums if any, remains at age twenty
one.
Item 4: All of the remainder of my estate which consists of notes on
mortgages on land and stock of goods, wares and merchandise located in
storeroom owned by H.W. LITTLE, automobile, household and kitchen
furniture and other notes and accounts, and money on land I give and
bequeath to the following named children share and share alike to wit.
ROSE USSERY, wife of ELI USSERY, SHALVOR HENRY, LULA USSERY, wife of
FRANK USSERY, ROBERT DEWEY HENRY, BERTA HENRY, MATTIE HENRY, ORPHA
HENRY, MADGE HENRY, the advancements heretofore made to ROSA USSERY,
SHALVOR HENRY, AND ROBERT DEWEY HENRY shall be taken into consideration
and accounted for in the distribution of my estate among my said
children.
Item 5: My said executors shall turn over to my trustees herein before
named for MATTIE HENRY, ORTHO HENRY, and MADGE HENRY the portion of my
estate herein given and bequeathed to my said children, who shall manage
and benefit the said children until each said daughter arrives at the
age of twenty-one years.  Said trustees are authorized and empowered and
directed to use such portion of said estate as may be needed for the
support education and maintenance of my aforesaid daughters.  Until each
daughter arrives at the age of twenty one years when they shall pay over
to said daughters amounts due her, my son ROBERT DEWEY HENRY has been
managing my mercantile business but there has been no agreement as to
what I should pay him for his services.  It is my desire that he be paid
a reasonable compensation for services rendered me after deducting such
sums as paid him up to my death.
Item 6: Should any of my said minor children die before reaching twenty
one years without leaving lawful issue then in that event it is my will
and desire and I so direct that whatever monies belong to said daughter
so dying remaining in the hands of trustees shall be divided equally
among my said children.
Item 7: I hereby constitute and appoint ROBERT LAMPLEY and SHALVOR HENRY
my lawful executors to all intents and purposes to issue this my last
will and testament according to intent and meaning to every part and
clause thereby.  Hereby revoking all previous wills heretofore made.
Signed:
9th of August, 1919
JB HENRY
J.M. COVINGTON and L.D. ROBINSON