Knox County TN Archives Wills.....Clark, Eliza Alice Trent March 12, 1884
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Source: Knox County Courthouse
Written: March 12, 1884

Buried Old Gray Cemetery



Will of Eliza Alice Trent Clark



I Eliza A. Clark of Knox County Tennessee do make and publish this as my last 

will and testament.



Item 1st - I appoint Mary S. Trent, my sister to be the guardian of the person 

of my daughter Ellen W. Clark and direct that she shall have the sole charge 

and control of her during her minority or until she is married, and the 

management and control of her maintenance, education and training of all 

expenditures require to these purposes. It is my desire that Ellen shall be 

given a liberal and thorough collegiate education.  I further give to said Mary 

S. the right and authority to direct, when orally or in writing, who shall 

succeed her, in case of her own death, in this guardianship control of Ellen.



This guardianship to cease, when Ellen marries or reaches her majority.



At my death I direct the following disposition made of my property.



Item 2nd - I bequeath to my step-daughter Ollie Clark of Knoxville Tennessee a 

sofa and five parlor chairs now at my sister Sarah Alexander in Knoxville and 

my silver castor and to my step son Walter (usually called Dickey) Clark, I 

bequeath a silver watch, which belonged to his father and which is now in the 

hands of my brother James W. Trent.



Item 3rd - My life is insured in the United Order of the Golden Cross for Four 

Thousand Dollars, one half of which I have arranged with the Order, to be paid 

at my death to my sister Bettie Bowman and this arrangement I wish to stand and 

be carried out.  The other half I directed the order to pay to my daughter 

Ellen.  This direction I now revoke, and instead thereof, I bequeath Five 

Hundred Dollars of said Insurance Fund to my sister Mary S. Trent of Knox 

County and direct that the remainder shall be paid to my Executor, and pass 

with the rest of my property under the next clause of this will.



Item 4th - All the property which I may leave at my death both real and 

personal except that herein before disposed of, I devise and bequeath to my 

brother G. L. Trent of Sevier County, Tennessee in trust to hold, rent, sell, 

invest, control and manage the same for the benefit of my daughter Ellen in 

accordance with the provisions of of this will.  The state to be remain trust 

estate, during the life of said Ellen and said G. L. Trent to continue as its 

trustee, subject to the right herein after given to her husband to act as such 

trustee during her coverture.   He shall have authority to sell and convey the 

real estate or any part there of and reinvest the proceeds as such manner as he 

may in his sound discretion deem safe and for the best advantage to the parties 

interested or to the state.  And his deed to the purchaser shall convey and 

unencumbered title in fee.



Out of the interest, rents, issues and profits of the estate, and, wherever 

necessary out of principal or corpus of the estate, said trustee shall furnish 

to my sister Mary L. Trent and to her successor in the guardianship of Ellen 

the funds needed for the maintenance, support and education of my daughter 

Ellen, and their receipts to the trustee for such funds, shall be a sufficient 

voucher to him and shall absolve him from all further responsibility therefore.



And after Ellen arrives at twenty one years of age, the trustee shall pay over 

to her in person the interest, rents and income of the estate, and in case 

these are insufficient to maintain her and her family comfortably, the trustee 

may in his discretion use such parts of the principal of the estate as may be 

necessary for this purpose.



Upon the marriage of my said daughter, her husband shall have the right to 

become the trustee of said estate with the same rights of discretionary control 

and management and the same duties above devolve on said Trent as trustee.  And 

he shall use and apply the rents, interest and income of the estate for the 

support and maintenance of said Ellen and her children.



At the death of my said daughter if she leaves a child or children or the 

descendants of such surviving her the said estate shall go to them according to 

the laws of descent and distribution of this State - if no children surviving 

her then to her husband, if neither children nor husband surviving her, then to 

my sister, Mary Trent if neither children nor husband, nor my sister Mary 

survives her, then the income, rents, and interest of the estate to go to my 

parents William B. and Sallie W. Trent for their natural lives and after their 

death one third of the whole estate to go to my brother John P. Trent of Texas 

and the remainder to be divided equally among my other brothers and sister or 

their heirs an distributees per stripe excepting my sister Billie Bowman.



My household furniture including piano which passes to the trustee under this 

will I wish to be kept for Ellen's use, not sold, unless circumstances should 

arise which would render it advisable to sell rather than retain it.  In such 

case the trustee may sell it and hold the proceeds as the other tract property 

is held.



Item 5th - I appoint my father Wm. B. Trent the Executor of this my last will 

and exempt him from giving bond as such.  He is to pay my debts;  if there 

should be any and financial expenses, including a suitable monument over my 

grave, and discharge the legacies herein provided and turn over the remainder 

of the estate to the trustee G. L. Trent.  I further direct that the guardian 

herein appointed for my Daughter to wit my Sister Mary S. Trent and the 

successor who may be appointed by her shall not be required to give bond as 

such guardian.



In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand an seal this 12th day of March 

1884.  Wit. Samuel K. Walker, Jas. Comfort

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