Giles County TN Archives Wills.....Doster, William Zenus Augustus January 30, 1915
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Source: Giles Co.
Written: January 30, 1915

I W.Z.A Doster do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby 

revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.



1) I bequeath my body to the dust and my Soul to the God who give it.



2) I direct that funeral expenses together with all other just debits that I 

may die owing be paid out of any money that I may die possessed of or will of 

first money that may come into the hands of my Executors.



3) I bequeath to my beloved wife Elizabeth Doster the home place of 54 acres 

land upon which I now reside to be hers during her natural life and to have 

all products of said farm to her own use and benefits I also bequeath to her 

all my personal effects of every character except a land note of twelve 

hundred and eighty six and 40/ dollars executed to me by  J.J. Doster and 

W.Z.A. Doster jr on 30th day of Jan 1915 and in event that I should not leave 

as much as one hundred dollars in cash at the time of my death after paying my 

indebitness then I direct that my executor shall collect that amount or any 

part that there of that may necessary to. To make up the amount of one hundred 

dollars and pay the same over to her for her own use and benefit.

4) I bequeath to my children J.J. Doster, W.Z.A. Doster jr., Mrs. Pearl 

Yokley, Mrs Mattie Follis and one share each to the legal heirs of my deceased 

children R.A. Doster and Mrs Pricilla Blackburn the proceeds of the above 

mentioned note or the reminder after the bequest to my wife has been satisfied 

The same to be equally divided between them except as follows. I have advanced 

to my deceased son R.A. Doster and his heirs four hundred and fourty dollars. 

To my deceased daughter Pricilla Blackburn one hundred and sixty dollars. To 

my daughter Pearl Yokley one hundred and twenty six. To my daughter Mattie 

Follis fifty dollars. To my son W.Z.A. Doster jr. one hundred and seventy five 

dollars all of which I direct shall be accounted and shall be deducted from 

their respective shares. but no interest is to be collected on these accounts 

share enumerated



5) I direct that at the death of my wife the lands herein bequeath en to her 

shall be sold by my Executors on whatever terms they may deem best to all the 

heirs and hereby empower them to executed and acknowledge deeds to same and 

also all the personal property that may be left except the household furniture 

and goods shall be sold and the proceeds of said sales of both real and 

personal property shall be equally divided among my legal heirs above 

mentioned after all the accounts against them have been satisfied.



6) I do hereby  nominate and appoint J.J. Doster & W.Z.A. Doster jr as my 

executor and request that they be permitted to qualify without bond.



Witness my hand and seal this 30th day Jan 1915

 Wm Z. A. Doster

signed and delivered in our presence this 30th day of Jan 1915

J. C.(?) Hannah

W. R. ?

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