CARROLL COUNTY, TN - WILLS - S.P. Demoss Will
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Know all men by these present that I S. P. Demoss in view of the Shortness of
life & certainty of death Being of sound mind & memory believing it to be the
duty of man to arrange his business in time to save to his friends a needless
court expense & dispose of his Earthly possession agreeable to his own mind do
publish the foregoing as my last will & Testament First I wish my Funeral
Expences & all Just Debts paid as soon after my Death as convenient out of any
moneys I may die possessed of or otherwise if needed. Second I wish all
property I may die possessed of Sold Excepting House hould property for cash
in hand or on a Twelve months credit I prefer the latter Third  The money
arrising from the above Sale I wish to be placed by my Executor in the hands
of a Trustee Selected by my wife also any money on hand not already applyed by
his giving bond with approved security for his acts & deeds as Trustee Fourth
I wish my Trustee to pay to my widow fifty Dollars per year & the balance of
Interest on money in land after retaining a Resonable Compensation for his
services as Trustee in case of Sickness or misfortune Seventy Five Dollars
myself and B. E. P. Mathis has a claim for stock in the Mobile & Ohio Rail
Road for about Five hundred & Thirty Dollars I wish my Trustee to have
Discretionary powers to do the best he can with it. Fifth I wish Stephen S.
Pate & H. H. Ridley to Execute the above will.  In witness to all & Singlar
the above will I hereunto set my hand & seal this 24th day of September in the
year of our Lord one thousand Eight hundred & Sixty signed & sealed in the
presence of us (  Stephen S. Pate (  F. C. Todd

S. P. Demoss (Seal)