OBION COUNTY TN - WILLS - Jeremiah Frank Johnson 1894 ********************************************************************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Frank Edwards ********************************************************************************************************** Will of Jeremiah Frank Johnson, Obion County, 22 Aug 1894. I, J. F. Johnson do make and publish this as my last will and testament hereby revolking and making void all others heretofore made by me at any time. First, I direct that all my personal expenses and all my debts be paid as soon as possible after my death out of any moneys that I may die seized and possessed of that may first come into the hands of my executor. Secondly, I give and bequeath unto my wife N.N. Johnson during her life the following real estate, situated and lying and being in the 8th Civil District of Obion County, Tennessee, bounded on North by Jerry Pierces land and on East by a certain tract of land herein willed and bequeath to Mary Johnson and the said Mary Johnson land herein after described and on the South by T.P. Finch and on the West by T.P. Finch containing 50 acres it being half interest of my home place including the dwelling now occupied by me. The above described 50 acres of land is given and bequeathed unto my wife N.W. Johnson for her natural life and at her death this said 50 acres of land is to revert to all of my children equally or theirs in fee simple forever. I further give and bequeath unto my wife such personal property as she would be entitled to under the law as if no will had been made. Thirdly, I give and bequeath unto Mary Johnson the following real estate situated and being in the 8th Civil District of Obion County Tenn bounded on the North by the lands of Jerry Pierce and Henry Robbins on the East by the land of J.L. Cody and J.B. Arnold on South by land belonging to my estate, which was purchased from Hugh Scott and Hatty B. Scott and the west by a 50 acre tract of land heretofore described in this instrument given to N.N. Johnson for her life this contains 50 acres of land and it being one half of my original home tract. Fourthly, I give and bequeath unto S.M. Johnson my son the following real estate in fee simple forever situated in 11th Civil District of Obion County. Beginning at N.E. corner of Susan Finch's 51 acre tract of land this being N.W. corner of the tract described running thence 70 poles east to T.P. Finch line and from thence south 153 poles to stake and from thence west 43 poles and 8 1/3 links and from thence north 30 poles to stake and from thence west 26 2/3 poles & from thence north 123 poles to the beginning containing 61 15/16 acres it being a part of the tract of land purchased from John Murry Carnochan. 5th I give and bequeath to my son in fee simple Frank Johnson the following real estate situated and being in 11th Civil District of Obion County, bound as following, Beginning at the N.W. corner this corner being N.S. Corner of a certain tract of land above described under section 4 of this instrument conveyed to S. M. Johnson from thence east 26 2/3 poles and from thence South 30 poles and from thence east 43 1/3 poles to T.P. Finche's line from thence south 66 2/7 poles with said Finche's line and from thence west 70 poles thence North 96 2/7 poles to the beginning, containing 34 acres. It being a part of a tract of land purchased by me from John Murry Carnochan. I also give and bequeath in fee simple unto my son Frank the following tract of land bounded as follows: beginning at the S.E. corner of parcel of land herein described and set apart to my daughter Mary, this being N.E. corner of this described tract , and thence west 39 poles to stake, and from thence south to the Henry George line and from thence east 39 poles to J.B. Arnold S.W. corner and thence North to the beginning corner 16 acres more or less. 6th I give and bequeath unto my daughter Olger Johnson in fee simple, the following real estate situated and being in the 8th Civil District of Obion County bounded as follows: beginning at state it being the N.W. corner of tract of land conveyed in this instrument to Frank Johnson, and from said stake west 39 poles to T.P. Finch N.E. corner and thence South to the Henry George corner thence 39 poles to the line of Frank Johnson herein described and from thence north to the beginning containing 16 acres more or less. I also give and bequeath unto my daughter Algar the following tract of land, bounded as follows and located in District No 11 of Obion County. Beginning at the S.E. corner of the first tract of land given and bequeathed to Frank Johnson it being N.E. corner of this tract of land and thence south 82 poles and 21 1/2 links to A.T. Sherrill line from thence west 17 poles 22 1/2 links to said Sherrill N.W. corner thence south 17 poles 22 1/2 links to Sherrill S.W. corner. Thence west 52 poles 2 1/2 links to Pierces S.E. corner, thence north 100 poles & 19 links to Frank Johnson S.W. corner . From thence east 70 poles to the beginning containing about 42 acres being a part of the tract of land purchased by me of John Murry Carnachan. 7th . I hereby give and bequeath unto Catharine Johnson Six Hundred Dollars. 8th. I hereby give and bequeath unto all my children W.N. Johnson, Catherine Johnson, S.W. Johnson, Frank Johnson, Olgar Johnson and Mary Johnson all my personal property that I may die seized and possessed of after the personal property that is conveyed under this instrument to my wife has been set apart to her, that is to say my wife is first to be provided for as this instrument directs, and then all the children are to share equally in the personal property with this exception: that is Mary and Frank are to have one hundred dollars less of the personal property than the remaining children. The intention of this clause is that my wife is to take what the law would give her of my personal property as my widow and then the children are to have the remaining personal property divided equally between them with the exception of Mary and Frank who are to receive One Hundred Dollars less of the personal property than the others, but it is understood that the gift and bequest to Catheran of six hundred dollars is first to be paid before this clause shall go into effect. 9th I give and bequeath unto my son Noah Johnson in fee simple the following property that is one eight undivided interest in the following real estate located and being in 8th Civil District of Obion County, Bounded on North by G.P. Hurt and W.H. Hollomon on East by R.B. Minton and L. Boyett and on the South L. Boyett and West by A.J. Garrison and Mark Elam this belonging to Quarles heirs. Lastly, I do hereby nominate and appoint P.M. and S.W. Johnson as my executers. In witness whereof I do to this my will set my hand this 22 day of August 1894. J. F. Johnson Signed and published in our presence and we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of the testator, this Aug 22nd 1894. T.P. Finch J.L. Fry